Malls · California
Plaza Pasadena
Opened 1980. Redeveloped in 2001. · from the fields below
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Finance and pipeline
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This site: …https://www.facebook.com/1055239971016458 overture · all sites with thisPlace
100k+ jobs within 45 min by transit
This site: 316,400 epa-walkability · all sites with this15-minute neighbourhood (5+ of 6 daily needs within 800 m)
This site: 6/6 openstreetmap · all sites with this200+ tax-credit housing units within 1 km
This site: 550 units in 5 properties hud-lihtc · all sites with this3+ other atlas sites within 10 km
This site: 4 within 10 km computed · all sites with thisBike network nearby
This site: 79 ways openstreetmap · 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 thisGrocery within 800 m
This site: 4 stores openstreetmap · all sites with thisHigh earthquake risk
This site: Very High fema-nri · all sites with thisHigh inland flooding risk
This site: Relatively High fema-nri · all sites with thisHigh natural hazard risk (FEMA NRI)
This site: Very High; inland flooding, earthquake fema-nri · all sites with thisHigh-income tract ($100k+)
This site: $122,500 census-acs · all sites with thisNational Register place within 500 m
This site: Singer Building; Odd Fellows Temple nps-nrhp · all sites with thisRenter-majority tract
This site: 81% census-acs · all sites with thisShrinking county
This site: -2.5% census-acs · all sites with thisTract income up 60%+ since 2013
This site: +119% census-acs · all sites with thisWalkable block group (EPA ≥ 12)
This site: …index 19 epa-walkability · all sites with thisStrategy
Redeveloped
This site: Redevelopment: mixed use, restored street grid record · all sites with thisNew use
Mixed use
This site: Redevelopment: mixed use, restored street grid arcgis-webmap · all sites with thisFrom the authors' map
CA, Pasadena: Plaza Pasadena/Paseo Colorado, 2001
• Redevelopment: mixed use, restored street grid
Now
| Status | Retrofit builtderived from authors' map (retrofit year present) reported |
|---|---|
| Strategy | Redevelopedauthors' map reported |
| What is there now | Redevelopment: mixed use, restored street gridauthors' map reported |
| Retrofit year | 2001authors' map reported |
Securitised debt and public filers
Filings (2001 to date) that name “Plaza Pasadena” and “Pasadena” (59 hits, first 59 sampled, 1 other filers such as tenants left out). No commercial-mortgage trust names this mall in the sample, which does not rule out a securitised loan. Text matches, not a title search. Open the search · all trusts.
| Kind | Filer | Filings | Dates | Forms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public owner (weak) | FEDERAL REALTY INVESTMENT TRUST (FRT, FRT-PC) | 31 | 2017-05-03 to 2026-02-12 | 8-K 22, 10-K 9 |
| Public owner (weak) | MAGUIRE PROPERTIES INC | 24 | 2003-08-13 to 2006-05-10 | 8-K 17, 8-K/A 4, 10-K 2, 10-Q 1 |
| Public owner (weak) | Federal Realty OP LP | 8 | 2022-02-10 to 2026-02-12 | 10-K 5, 8-K 3 |
| Public owner (weak) | WEINGARTEN REALTY INVESTORS /TX/ | 3 | 2001-03-13 to 2004-03-15 | 10-K 3 |
Site context
| FEMA flood zone | no NFHL polygon at point (unmapped or outside coverage)FEMA NFHL |
|---|---|
| EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m | 61: 150 COLORADO PASADENA; 163 N MARENGO AVE.; 177 COLORADO OWNER LLC, ROCKHILL MGMT LL; 1777 LLC; 330 CORDOVA STEPA FRS |
| Census tract 06037463602 | 5,896 people, 16,463 per sq mi; median household income $122,500; median gross rent $2,788; 81% renters; 10.0% vacant units; 4.6% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year |
| Walkability (EPA, block group) | index 19 of 20; 410 intersections per sq mi; nearest transit stop 86 m; land-use mix 0.8; 341,852 jobs within 45 min by car, 316,400 by transit; 21% of households without a carEPA Smart Location |
| Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m) | 6 of 6 daily needs: 4 grocers, 6 schools, 15 parks or playgrounds, 3 health, 17 civic, 158 food and drink; 79 cycleway segments, 416 sidewalk-tagged segmentsOpenStreetMap |
| Opportunity Zone | noHUD |
| National Register places within 500 m | 5: Singer Building; Odd Fellows Temple; Holly Street Livery Stable; Nicholson, Grace, BuildingNPS |
| 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 |
| Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract) | overall percentile 0.52; socioeconomic 0.30; housing and transport 0.88; 19% below 150% of poverty; 12% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR |
| Other atlas sites nearby | 4 within 10 km, 31 within 25 km: Adams Square Mini-Park (9.1 km); Glendale Fashion Center (9.6 km); Former retail site (9.6 km); Sears department store site (9.6 km)computed |
| Overture Maps | place 日韓直郵代購 (shopping, confidence 0.13, from Overture, meta); building footprint 11,765 m², 12.8 mOverture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0) |
| Website and social | no website listed · social: facebookOverture / Internet Archive |
| Attention: Wikipedia page views | 20,263 since 2015; 2,730 in the last 12 months (+6% vs the prior 12); peak 2018-07 with 334Wikimedia |
| Tract change 2013–2023 | population +5% (5,620 → 5,896); median income +119% ($56,000 → $122,500); renters 83% → 81%; median home value +52% ($430,400 → $653,700)Census ACS 5-year |
| Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract) | very high overall (score 98.0); expected annual loss $7.3M; high: inland flooding, earthquake; community resilience very lowFEMA NRI |
| Tax-credit housing within 1 km | 5 LIHTC properties, 550 units: Holly Street Village (374 units); Centennial Place (144 units); Euclid Villa Transition Housing (15 units)HUD LIHTC |
| 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 | 6,564 jobs; 578 in retail trade, 1,205 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 06037463602)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022 |
| Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract) | children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 41th income percentile as adults; -0.1% incarcerated at the 2010 count (150 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; poverty rate 15.1%; median family income $123,750; 30 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS |
| Schools | Pasadena Unified School District (KG-12); 3 public schools within 1 mile: Rose City High (Continuation); Madison Elementary; McKinleyNCES EDGE |
| Elevation | 855 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 91101, 2026-09 | median list price $849,000 (-14.9% on the year); 70 active listings; median 74 days on market; 11% 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) | 21,816 vehicles a day (major collector, 2 lanes); 34 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS |
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Elsewhere on the web
Pages with photos
- The History of Plaza Pasadena Mall in Pasadena CA. youtube.com
- Pasadena Plaza, Pasadena, Calif., 1981 … calisphere.org
- Jury Awards $3.5 Million in '88 Murder of Woman Leaving Mall … howarth-smith.com
- Pasadena Plaza — Pasadena, CA — Mall Gang mallgang.com
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Multifamily screen
- retrofit already built
- county shrank -2.5% 2018–23
- median rent $1,893
- housing in the record
Inputs: record fields (size, status) and county Census ACS 2018–2023 figures (growth, rent). How the points work. Not a recommendation.
History and original facts
| Now called / also known as | Paseo Colorado |
|---|---|
| Opened | 1980Wikidata |
| County | Los Angeles County |
| Census division | 9 · Pacific |
Not yet recorded: acres, GLA, original developer. Know it? Tell us.
Background
The Paseo is an outdoor mall in Pasadena, California, covering three city blocks with office space, shops, restaurants, a movie theater, and 400 loft-style condominiums above.
Excerpt from Wikipedia (authors and history), CC BY-SA 4.0. May be older than the record above.
Timeline
- 1980 Opened (Wikidata)
- 2001 Retrofit: redevelop
Sources
- Retrofitting Suburbia Interactive Mall Map (ArcGIS web map ce33ab26…) · 2021-01-20
- Wikipedia: Plaza Pasadena · 2026-08-05 · CC BY-SA 4.0
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