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Closed shopping mall in Long Beach
Approved 2023 housing conversion (residential apartments) near Long Beach Plaza; county population decline, active housing market (ZHVI $871k). · summary, model-written
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Finance and pipeline
Retrofit in the pipeline
This site: …approved newtypes-extraction · all sites with thisPlace
3+ other atlas sites within 10 km
This site: 3 within 10 km computed · all sites with thisCounty permitting 2,000+ apartment units a year
This site: 9,430 units, Los Angeles County census-bps · all sites with thisCounty typical rent $2,000+
This site: $2,806/mo zillow · all sites with thisShrinking county
This site: -2.5% census-acs · all sites with thisStrategy
Redeveloped
This site: …residential apartments record · all sites with thisNew use
Housing
This site: …residential apartments Approved by City of Long Beach. newtypes-extraction · all sites with thisNow
| Status | Retrofit approvednewtypes-extraction reported |
|---|---|
| Strategy | Redevelopment, approvedWikipedia no source |
| New uses | housingWikipedia no source |
| What is there now | residential apartmentsnewtypes-extraction reported |
| Retrofit year | 2023newtypes-extraction reported |
Planning
| Entitlement year | 2023Wikipedia no source |
|---|---|
| Planning notes | Approved by City of Long Beach.Wikipedia no source |
Site context
| Housing permits, Los Angeles County (CA), 2024 | 9,430 units in 5+ unit buildings, 1,273 in 2–4, 9,106 single-family; 2023: 13,214 in 5+Census BPS |
|---|---|
| Other atlas sites nearby | 3 within 10 km, 16 within 25 km: Long Beach Plaza (0.2 km); Ports O' Call Village (8.8 km); Victoria Golf Course (8.9 km)computed |
| Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW) | 391,331 jobs in 28,960 establishments; average annual pay $52,235; employment location quotient 0.87; employment -1.7% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private |
| Jobs located in the tract, 2022 | 23,473 jobs; 548 in retail trade, 3,068 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 06037576001)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022 |
| Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract) | children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 43th income percentile as adults; 2.3% incarcerated at the 2010 count (105 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights |
| Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract) | not a low-access tract at 1 mile; 0% of residents more than 1 mile from a supermarket; poverty rate 6.7%; median family income $107,455; 22 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS |
| Schools | Long Beach Unified School District (KG-12); 6 public schools within 1 mile: Edison Elementary; Franklin Classical Middle; Stevenson Elementary; Renaissance High School for the ArtsNCES EDGE |
| Elevation | 32 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP |
| Storm events in the county, 2016-2025 | 157 county-logged events: 86 flash flood, 35 thunderstorm wind, 21 debris flow, 6 hail; $8,000 property damage reported; 1 direct deaths; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events |
| Homes for sale in ZIP 90802, 2026-09 | median list price $491,250 (-9.2% on the year); 165 active listings; median 65 days on market; 25% with a price cutRealtor.com Research |
| Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023 | 28,998 establishments (+2%); 419,890 jobs (+8%)Census CBP |
| Housing market in the county | typical home value $871,674 (+0% 1 yr, +13% 5 yr); typical rent $2,806/mo (+1% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research |
| Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024) | 22,326 vehicles a day (principal arterial, 6 lanes); 13,174 trucks; 16 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS |
Summary, model-written
Approved 2023 for housing conversion (residential apartments).
Why. County population declined 2.5% (2018-23), median rent $1,893, housing market active (ZHVI $871,674).
Where it stands. Near Long Beach Plaza (0.2km, redeveloping), within 10km of 3 other sites (1 closed, 1 proposed).
For a planner
- Proximity to redeveloping Long Beach Plaza (0.2km)
- Housing market data (ZHVI $871k, ZORI $2,806) available.
For a developer
- Approved for housing (2023)
- High-value housing market (ZHVI $871k)
- No new retail demand noted (retail establishments stable 2012-23).
What we do not know yet
- Verified status: draft
- Exact address/location not provided
- No current construction status beyond approval.
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Multifamily screen
- already in play: under construction, approved, or sold to a developer with housing plans
- county shrank -2.5% 2018–23
- median rent $1,893
- housing in the record
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History and original facts
| County | Los Angeles County |
|---|---|
| Census division | 9 · Pacific |
| Notes | Draft from Wikipedia, model-extracted, unreviewed: A closed shopping mall in Long Beach received approval to be redeveloped into residential apartments. |
Not yet recorded: acres, GLA, year opened, original developer. Know it? Tell us.
Timeline
- 2023 Approval received for redevelopment
- 2023 Retrofit: redevelop
Sources
- Turnbridge Equities · CC BY-SA 4.0
2 quoted sentences
a closed shopping mall
It received approval from the City of Long Beach to redevelop a closed shopping mall into residential apartments in April 2023.
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