Malls · California

Arden Fair

Imported, unreviewedRedevelopedReinhabitedOperatingSacramento, CA

Operating mall (175k sqft) with redevelopment strategy; county growth, rent, and 'retrofit built' cited as opportunities; no current vacancy data or tenant list provided. · summary, model-written

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Former anchors

Sears

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Place

3+ other atlas sites within 10 km

This site: 3 within 10 km computed · all sites with this

30,000+ vehicles a day on an adjacent road

This site: 36,028 on a counted road fhwa-hpms · all sites with this

County typical rent $2,000+

This site: $2,170/mo zillow · all sites with this

Strategy

Redeveloped

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Reinhabited

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New use

Civic and government

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Entertainment and sports

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Retail (continued)

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Now

Status	Operatingnewtypes-extraction reported
Strategy	Redeveloped · ReinhabitedWikipedia no source
New uses	civic, entertainment, healthcare, retailWikipedia no source
Redeveloper	Fulcrum Propertynewtypes-extraction reported

Securitised debt and public filers

Filings (2001 to date) that name “Arden Fair” and “Sacramento” (100 hits, first 100 sampled, 9 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)	Copper Property CTL Pass Through Trust (CPPTL)	5	2022-03-14 to 2026-03-13	10-K 5

Site context

Housing permits, Sacramento County (CA), 2024	1,752 units in 5+ unit buildings, 127 in 2–4, 4,868 single-family; 2023: 2,770 in 5+Census BPS
Other atlas sites nearby	3 within 10 km, 6 within 25 km: Country Club Centre (3.8 km); Fry’s Electronics Store (6.2 km); Downtown Plaza (6.7 km)computed
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)	60,891 jobs in 3,734 establishments; average annual pay $44,829; employment location quotient 0.84; employment +0.0% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 2022	8,067 jobs; 2,416 in retail trade, 1,443 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 06067005502)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)	children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 37th income percentile as adults; 1.4% incarcerated at the 2010 count (1,109 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights
Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract)	low-income, low-access tract (1 mile urban / 10 miles rural); 53% of residents more than 1 mile from a supermarket; poverty rate 38.7%; median family income $30,910; 566 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
Schools	Twin Rivers Unified School District (KG-12); 4 public schools within 1 mile: D. W. Babcock Elementary; Howe Avenue Elementary; Palmiter Special Education; Elinor Lincoln Hickey Jr./Sr. HighNCES EDGE
Elevation	40 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025	155 county-logged events: 129 flood, 11 heavy rain, 5 flash flood, 4 tornado; $268,271,000 property damage reported; 4 direct deaths; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 95815, 2026-09	median list price $367,500 (+2.4% on the year); 34 active listings; median 47 days on market; 14% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023	3,752 establishments (+7%); 61,833 jobs (+10%)Census CBP
Housing market in the county	typical home value $521,128 (-0% 1 yr, +3% 5 yr); typical rent $2,170/mo (+2% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)	36,028 vehicles a day (principal arterial, 4 lanes); 1,578 trucks; 17 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Arden Fair remains an operating regional mall (175,000 sqft) in Sacramento, CA, developed by Kassis Investment. Current developer Fulcrum Property is pursuing a redevelopment strategy focused on civic, entertainment, healthcare, and retail uses. The mall anchors include Macy's, JCPenney, and RH (occupying former Nordstrom space), with a Dick's House of Sport planned for 2027. Nearby context shows 3 other malls within 10km, including the built Downtown Plaza (6.7km).

Why. Record cites county population growth (4.9% 2018–2023), median rent ($1,702), and 'retrofit already built' as opportunity drivers. Permits show $1.96B in 2024 construction value in Sacramento County. Traffic data indicates 36,028 ADT on a 4-lane principal arterial. Housing ZHVI is $521,128 (down 0.5% YoY).

Where it stands. Status is 'operating' with no vacancy rate or current tenant count provided. The record states a 'retrofit already built' but does not specify completion date or scope. County growth rate and median rent are cited as reasons for opportunity, but no vacancy data or current tenant mix is given. The narrative excerpt mentions 150+ tenants but this conflicts with the GLA (175k sqft vs. 1.1M sqft in narrative) — record GLA is used. No evidence of redevelopment phase underway beyond strategy statement.

For a planner

10km cluster includes 3 other malls (1 unknown status)
County permits show $1.96B construction value (2024)
Traffic: 36k ADT on principal arterial (4 lanes)

For a developer

Median rent: $1,702 (recorded)
County growth: 4.9% (2018–2023)
No current vacancy rate or tenant list provided
Nordstrom closed 2020 (replaced by RH)

What we do not know yet

'Retrofit already built' contradicts operating status; no details on what was built
Narrative excerpt GLA (1.1M sqft) conflicts with record GLA (175k sqft)
No current tenant mix or vacancy rate
County growth rate source not specified
No timeline for redevelopment

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Multifamily screen

retrofit already built
county grew 4.9% 2018–23
median rent $1,702

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History and original facts

Gross leasable area	175,000 sq ftnewtypes-extraction
Original developer	Kassis Investmentnewtypes-extraction reported
Anchors	Sears, Broadway-Hale Stores
County	Sacramento County
Census division	9 · Pacific
Notes	Draft from Wikipedia, model-extracted, unreviewed: Arden Fair, a regional shopping mall opened in 1959 on Arden Way in Sacramento, California, is being redeveloped and reinhabited with new retail, healthcare, civic, and entertainment uses as of 2024.

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Background

Arden Fair is a two-level regional shopping mall located on Arden Way in Sacramento, California, in the United States. It encompasses 1,112,000 square feet (103,300 m2) of retail space occupied by over 150 tenants. The mall is anchored by Macy's, JCPenney, and a Dick’s House of Sport expected to open in 2027. A fourth anchor tenant building, left vacant after Nordstrom closed in May 2020, was repurposed, with its lower level leased by the furniture store RH. Arden Fair was developed as an open-air complex by the firm Kassis Investment, with Sears opening in 1957 as the mall's first store.

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

Sources

Arden Fair · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Arden Fair

Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Arden Fair, Sacramento, CA." Record n-404351f732, imported, unreviewed. Built on the public Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ca/sacramento-arden-fair/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

BibTeX

@misc{retrofitatlas_sacramentoardenfair,
  title = {Arden Fair, Sacramento, CA},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ca/sacramento-arden-fair/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-404351f732, release 2026.10.20, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-20}
}

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