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Old Mills Mall

From the authors' mapRedevelopedRetrofit builtMountain View, CA

Redeveloped in 1994. · from the fields below

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Place
100k+ jobs within 45 min by transitThis site: 475,693 epa-walkability · all sites with this
15-minute neighbourhood (5+ of 6 daily needs within 800 m)This site: 6/6 openstreetmap · all sites with this
200+ tax-credit housing units within 1 kmThis site: 457 units in 4 properties hud-lihtc · all sites with this
3+ other atlas sites within 10 kmThis site: 7 within 10 km computed · all sites with this
30,000+ vehicles a day on an adjacent roadThis site: 38,574 on a counted road fhwa-hpms · all sites with this
Bike network nearbyThis site: 193 ways openstreetmap · all sites with this
County lost 10%+ of retail establishments since 2012This site: -14% census-cbp · all sites with this
County typical rent $2,000+This site: $3,817/mo zillow · all sites with this
Grocery within 800 mThis site: 5 stores openstreetmap · all sites with this
High earthquake riskThis site: Relatively High fema-nri · all sites with this
High natural hazard risk (FEMA NRI)This site: Relatively High; earthquake fema-nri · all sites with this
High-income tract ($100k+)This site: $195,294 census-acs · all sites with this
Renter-majority tractThis site: 71% census-acs · all sites with this
Shrinking countyThis site: -1.0% census-acs · all sites with this
Tract income up 60%+ since 2013This site: +103% census-acs · all sites with this
Walkable block group (EPA ≥ 12)This site: …index 17.7 epa-walkability · all sites with this
Strategy
RedevelopedThis site: Redevelopment: transit-oriented residential record · all sites with this
New use
HousingThis site: Redevelopment: transit-oriented residential arcgis-webmap · all sites with this

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From the authors' map

CA, Mountain View: Old Mills Mall/The Crossings, 1994
• Redevelopment: transit-oriented residential

Now

StatusRetrofit builtderived from authors' map (retrofit year present)
StrategyRedevelopedWikidata
What is there nowRedevelopment: transit-oriented residentialauthors' map
Retrofit year1994authors' map

Site context

FEMA flood zoneX · AREA WITH REDUCED FLOOD RISK DUE TO LEVEEFEMA NFHL
EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m81: 141 DEL MEDIO AVE; 183 DEL MEDIO; 2455 TAMALPAIS ST; 247 DIABLO AVE; 2645 CALIFORNIA STEPA FRS
Census tract 060855094046,208 people, 15,332 per sq mi; median household income $195,294; median gross rent $3,501; 71% renters; 8.7% vacant units; 7.8% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year
Walkability (EPA, block group)index 17.7 of 20; 565 intersections per sq mi; nearest transit stop 241 m; land-use mix 0.43; 94,706 jobs within 45 min by car, 475,693 by transit; 2% of households without a carEPA Smart Location
Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m)6 of 6 daily needs: 5 grocers, 5 schools, 32 parks or playgrounds, 16 health, 4 civic, 32 food and drink; 193 cycleway segments, 349 sidewalk-tagged segmentsOpenStreetMap
Opportunity ZonenoHUD
Housing permits, Santa Clara County (CA), 20241,874 units in 5+ unit buildings, 34 in 2–4, 1,926 single-family; 2023: 4,051 in 5+Census BPS
Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract)overall percentile 0.53; socioeconomic 0.25; housing and transport 0.83; 14% below 150% of poverty; 9% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR
Other atlas sites nearby7 within 10 km, 17 within 25 km: San Antonio Shopping Center (0.4 km); Mayfield Mall (2.7 km); Stanford Shopping Center (6.9 km); Orchard Gardens (7.3 km); Sunnyvale Town Center (7.5 km)computed
Overture Mapsno place match; building footprint 6,094 m², 6.236600875854492 mOverture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0)
Attention: Wikipedia page views251 since 2015; 251 in the last 12 months; peak 2026-06 with 116Wikimedia
Tract change 2013–2023population -2% (6,358 → 6,208); median income +103% ($95,982 → $195,294); renters 62% → 71%; median home value +160% ($588,000 → $1,529,800)Census ACS 5-year
Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract)relatively high overall (score 84.7); expected annual loss $4.3M; high: earthquake; community resilience relatively highFEMA NRI
Tax-credit housing within 1 km4 LIHTC properties, 457 units: Palo Alto Gardens (156 units); San Antonio Place (120 units); Klein School Site Senior Housing (107 units)HUD LIHTC
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 20234,260 establishments (-14%); 78,955 jobs (-1%)Census CBP
Housing market in the countytypical home value $1.6M (+0% 1 yr, +17% 5 yr); typical rent $3,817/mo (+8% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
House price index, tract, 2021267 (2000 = 100); -21.2% 1 yr, -30% 5 yr, +35% 10 yrFHFA
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)38,574 vehicles a day (principal arterial, 4 lanes); 460 trucks; 28 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

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  • retrofit already built
  • median rent $2,814

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History and original facts

Now called / also known asThe Crossings, Old Mill Shopping Center
CountySanta Clara County
Census division9 · Pacific
NotesWikipedia categories: Demolished shopping malls in the United States

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Background

Old Mill Shopping Center was a shopping center in Mountain View, California. It opened in 1976 and was demolished in 1994.

Excerpt from Wikipedia (authors and history), CC BY-SA 4.0. May be older than the record above.

Timeline

  1. 1994 Retrofit: redevelop

Sources

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