Malls · California

Florin Mall

Imported, unreviewedRedevelopedOperatingSacramento County, CA

Opened 1968. Redeveloped in 2008.

Status nowOperatingextracted, unreviewed

documented

Florin Towne Centre is an outdoor shopping center

en.wikipedia.org

What it becameretailextracted, unreviewed reported

Retrofit year2008extracted, unreviewed reported

Walkability14.3 of 20 · 15-minute 5 of 6EPA, OpenStreetMap

Rail within 800 mNoOpenStreetMap, HUD

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Site profile14 elements · what this retrofit is built with · tap a chip for the evidence

Finance and pipeline

On Facebook

This site: …https://www.facebook.com/1665300070384836 overture · all sites with this

Place

15-minute neighbourhood (5+ of 6 daily needs within 800 m)

This site: 5/6 openstreetmap · all sites with this

200+ tax-credit housing units within 1 km

This site: 1,010 units in 8 properties hud-lihtc · all sites with this

County typical rent $2,000+

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

Grocery within 800 m

This site: 4 stores openstreetmap · all sites with this

High earthquake risk

This site: Relatively High fema-nri · all sites with this

High social vulnerability tract (SVI ≥ 0.75)

This site: 1.00 cdc-svi · all sites with this

Lower-income tract (< $50k)

This site: $41,975 census-acs · all sites with this

Renter-majority tract

This site: 65% census-acs · all sites with this

Tract house prices doubled in 10 years

This site: +151% fhfa · all sites with this

Tract income up 60%+ since 2013

This site: +66% census-acs · all sites with this

Walkable block group (EPA ≥ 12)

This site: …index 14.3 epa-walkability · all sites with this

Strategy

Redeveloped

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New use

Retail (continued)

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Now

Status	Operatingextracted, unreviewed documented Florin Towne Centre is an outdoor shopping center en.wikipedia.org
Strategy	Redevelopedextracted, unreviewed documented It opened in 2008 on the site of the old Florin Mall, which closed and was demolished in 2006 en.wikipedia.org
New uses	retailextracted, unreviewed reported
What is there now	Florin Towne Centre is an outdoor shopping centerextracted, unreviewed documented Florin Towne Centre is an outdoor shopping center en.wikipedia.org
Retrofit year	2008extracted, unreviewed reported

Site context

Transit within 800 m	no rail station; 5 bus stops within 400 mOpenStreetMap
Motorway junctions within 2 km	293A, 293BOpenStreetMap
FEMA flood zone	X · 0.2 PCT ANNUAL CHANCE FLOOD HAZARDFEMA NFHL
EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m	38: 7-ELEVEN 38788; 7128 CHANDLER DR; 7265 CHANDLER DR.; A1-MARKETPLACE; AUTOZONE #6869EPA FRS
Census tract 06067005002	7,019 people, 5,932 per sq mi; median household income $41,975; median gross rent $1,258; 65% renters; 5.7% vacant units; 1.3% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year
Walkability (EPA, block group)	index 14.3 of 20; 80 intersections per sq mi; nearest transit stop 504 m; land-use mix 0.73; 126,769 jobs within 45 min by car, 71,055 by transit; 26% of households without a carEPA Smart Location
Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m)	5 of 6 daily needs: 4 grocers, 1 schools, 5 parks or playgrounds, 0 health, 3 civic, 27 food and drink; 3 cycleway segments, 77 sidewalk-tagged segmentsOpenStreetMap
Opportunity Zone	noHUD
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
Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract)	overall percentile 1.00; socioeconomic 0.96; housing and transport 0.99; 43% below 150% of poverty; 14% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR
Other atlas sites nearby	0 within 10 km, 5 within 25 kmcomputed
Overture Maps	place Florin Mall, Sears Roebuck & Co. (department_store, confidence 0.42, from Overture, meta); building footprint 8,587 m², 6.719315528869629 mOverture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0)
Website and social	no website listed · social: facebookOverture / Internet Archive
Attention: Wikipedia page views	26,898 since 2015; 2,684 in the last 12 months (-11% vs the prior 12); peak 2019-10 with 457Wikimedia
Tract change 2013–2023	population +17% (6,015 → 7,019); median income +66% ($25,313 → $41,975); renters 65% → 65%; median home value +205% ($85,700 → $261,000)Census ACS 5-year
Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract)	relatively moderate overall (score 62.0); expected annual loss $1.1M; high: earthquake; community resilience relatively moderateFEMA NRI
Tax-credit housing within 1 km	8 LIHTC properties, 1,010 units: Azure Park Apts (212 units); Willow Pointe At Lindale Apts (210 units); Garden Village (195 units)HUD LIHTC
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	2,026 jobs; 386 in retail trade, 335 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 06067005002)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; 4.2% incarcerated at the 2010 count (1,562 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 38.5%; median family income $37,405; 653 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
Schools	Elk Grove Unified School District (KG-12); 7 public schools within 1 mile: Fortune; Daylor (William) High (Continuation); Samuel Kennedy Elementary; David Reese ElementaryNCES EDGE
Elevation	31 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 95823, 2026-09	median list price $424,250 (+0.1% on the year); 71 active listings; median 57 days on market; 17% 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
House price index, tract, 2024	345 (2000 = 100), +54% 5 yr, +151% 10 yrFHFA
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)	28,852 vehicles a day (principal arterial, 4 lanes); 1,100 trucks; 15 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Florin Mall opened in 1968 as a traditional indoor mall. It closed and was demolished in 2006. The site reopened in 2008 as Florin Towne Centre, an outdoor shopping center that remains operating.

Why. The record does not specify why the mall closed or was demolished; no anchor loss, competition, debt, or other causes are mentioned.

Where it stands. The site is currently operating as Florin Towne Centre; ownership is not identified in the record.

For a planner

Redevelopment strategy was implemented with a retrofit completed in 2008.
The opp_reasons note that the retrofit is already built, county population grew 4.9% (2018‑2023), and median rent is $1,702.
Open question: whether further redevelopment or intensification is viable given the existing built‑out condition.

For a developer

Site size: 484,500 square feet (as stated in the narrative).
Control/ownership: not specified in the record.
Entitlement stage: retrofit completed, status operating; no further entitlements noted.
Market signals: Sacramento County grew 4.9% 2018‑2023 and median rent is $1,702 per the opp_reasons.

What we do not know yet

Owner of the property is not provided in the record.
Reasons for the 2006 closure and demolition are not stated.
Any floodplain, transit, or environmental constraints are absent from the record.
The record is marked as "verified": draft, indicating it has not been reviewed.
Specific policy tools or incentives used beyond the generic "redevelop" strategy are not detailed.

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Elsewhere on the web

Pages with photos

20060326 Florin Mall | Almost all the stores ar… flickr.com
Florin Mall – Mobile Program Sacra… jillcastyglassart.com

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Multifamily screen

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

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

Opened	1968Wikidata
Anchors	AutoZone, Chuze Fitness, PetSmart, US Foods CHEF'STORE, Walmart
County	Sacramento County
Census division	9 · Pacific
Notes	Wikipedia categories: Demolished shopping malls in the United States

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Background

Florin Towne Centre is an outdoor shopping center in the unincorporated area of Florin in Sacramento County, California, United States, in the Sacramento area. It opened in 2008 on the site of the old Florin Mall, which closed and was demolished in 2006. The 484,500 square feet (45,010 m2) center is anchored by AutoZone, Chuze Fitness, PetSmart, US Foods CHEF'STORE, and Walmart.

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

Timeline

1968 Opened (Wikidata)
2006 Florin Mall closed
2006 Florin Mall demolished
2008 Florin Towne Centre opened

Sources

Wikipedia: Florin Mall · supports: after notes, status, strategy
6 quoted sentences
Florin Towne Centre is an outdoor shopping center
Florin Towne Centre is an outdoor shopping center
It opened in 2008 on the site of the old Florin Mall, which closed and was demolished in 2006
the old Florin Mall, which closed and was demolished in 2006

Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Florin Mall, Sacramento County, CA." Record m-16508da187, imported, unreviewed. Built on the public Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ca/sacramento-county-florin-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

BibTeX

@misc{retrofitatlas_sacramentocountyflorinmall,
  title = {Florin Mall, Sacramento County, CA},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ca/sacramento-county-florin-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-16508da187, 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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