Malls · California
Downtown Plaza
Redeveloped in 2017.
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Macy's
This site: Macy's wikipedia · all sites with thisOn Facebook
This site: …https://www.facebook.com/361723480517835 overture · all sites with thisWebsite alive
This site: …http://sacdowntownplaza.com overture / http check · all sites with thisSingle-purpose entity
This site: JMA Ventures, LLC county-parcels · all sites with this100k+ jobs within 45 min by transit
This site: 506,965 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: 1,046 units in 11 properties hud-lihtc · all sites with this30,000+ vehicles a day on an adjacent road
This site: 31,600 on a counted road fhwa-hpms · all sites with thisBike network nearby
This site: 171 ways openstreetmap · all sites with thisCounty typical rent $2,000+
This site: $2,170/mo zillow · all sites with thisGrocery within 800 m
This site: 3 stores openstreetmap · all sites with thisHigh earthquake risk
This site: Relatively High fema-nri · all sites with thisHigh social vulnerability tract (SVI ≥ 0.75)
This site: 0.95 cdc-svi · all sites with thisInterstate or freeway within 600 m
This site: fhwa-hpms · all sites with thisLower-income tract (< $50k)
This site: $14,978 census-acs · all sites with thisNational Register place within 500 m
This site: Coolot Company Building; Travelers' Hotel nps-nrhp · all sites with thisOpportunity Zone
This site: 06067000700 hud-oz · all sites with thisRail within 800 m
This site: 7th & Capitol, 7th & I/County Center, 8th & Capitol openstreetmap · all sites with thisRenter-majority tract
This site: 92% census-acs · all sites with thisWalkable block group (EPA ≥ 12)
This site: …index 19 epa-walkability · all sites with thisRedeveloped
This site: Redevelopment: arena, retail, hotel, restored streets record · all sites with thisEntertainment and sports
This site: Redevelopment: arena, retail, hotel, restored streets extraction · all sites with thisHotel
This site: Redevelopment: arena, retail, hotel, restored streets extraction · all sites with thisMixed use
This site: …new_use field extraction · all sites with thisRetail (continued)
This site: Redevelopment: arena, retail, hotel, restored streets extraction · all sites with thisFrom the authors' map
CA, Sacramento, Downtown Plaza/Downtown Commons, 2017
• Redevelopment: arena, retail, hotel, restored streets
Now
| Status | Retrofit builtauthors' map |
|---|---|
| Strategy | Redevelopedauthors' map reported |
| New uses | mixed, entertainment, data centerextracted, unreviewed reported |
| What is there now | Redevelopment: arena, retail, hotel, restored streetsauthors' map reported |
| Retrofit year | 2017authors' map reported |
Securitised debt and public filers
Filings (2001 to date) that name “Downtown Plaza” and “Sacramento” (92 hits, first 92 sampled, 10 other filers such as tenants left out). Only weak matches to commercial-mortgage trusts: the mall may have backed a securitised loan, or may just be mentioned in the filing; several trusts usually means one loan split into pari-passu notes. Earliest trust filing in the sample 2005-03-14 (a sample date, not the issuance date); candidate loan vintage 2007 from the trust name (weak match). Whether the loan is still in the pool, in special servicing or repaid is in the trust's monthly distribution reports, which are not searchable here. Text matches, not a title search. Open the search · all trusts.
| Kind | Filer | Filings | Dates | Forms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CMBS trust (weak) | JP MORGAN CHASE COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE SECURITIES CORP | 1 | 2005-03-14 to 2005-03-14 | 8-K 1 |
| CMBS trust (weak) | Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2007-PWR17 | 1 | 2007-10-12 to 2007-10-12 | 8-K 1 |
| Public owner (strong) | WESTFIELD AMERICA INC | 1 | 2001-04-02 to 2001-04-02 | 10-K 1 |
| Public owner (weak) | RETAIL OPPORTUNITY INVESTMENTS CORP (ROIC) | 37 | 2010-05-05 to 2022-02-17 | 8-K 26, 10-K 9, 8-K/A 2 |
| Public owner (weak) | Retail Opportunity Investments Partnership, LP | 30 | 2015-10-02 to 2022-02-17 | 8-K 22, 10-K 6, 8-K/A 2 |
| Public owner (weak) | REGENCY CENTERS CORP (REG, REGCO, REGCP) | 17 | 2003-05-12 to 2011-02-03 | 8-K 15, 8-K/A 2 |
Site context
| Transit within 800 m | 7th & Capitol, 7th & I/County Center, 8th & Capitol, 8th & H/County Center, 8th & K, 8th & O (rail); 13 bus stops within 400 mOpenStreetMap |
|---|---|
| Motorway junctions within 2 km | 3, 4A, 4B, 5OpenStreetMap |
| FEMA flood zone | X · AREA OF MINIMAL FLOOD HAZARDFEMA NFHL |
| EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m | 84: 013 EDD SOLAR STATE OF CA DGS/FMD; 1117-1131 9TH ST; 1122 7TH STREET LLC; 1209 4TH ST; 2214 BYERS LANEEPA FRS |
| Census tract 06067000700 | 2,739 people, 15,049 per sq mi; median household income $14,978; median gross rent $392; 92% renters; 9.1% vacant units; 0.0% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year |
| Walkability (EPA, block group) | index 19 of 20; 158 intersections per sq mi; nearest transit stop 93 m; land-use mix 0.83; 172,740 jobs within 45 min by car, 506,965 by transit; 79% of households without a carEPA Smart Location |
| Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m) | 6 of 6 daily needs: 3 grocers, 1 schools, 63 parks or playgrounds, 2 health, 12 civic, 66 food and drink; 171 cycleway segments, 537 sidewalk-tagged segmentsOpenStreetMap |
| Opportunity Zone | yes, tract 06067000700 (rural)HUD |
| National Register places within 500 m | 10: Coolot Company Building; Travelers' Hotel; Southern Pacific Railroad Company's Sacramento Depot; Ruhstaller BuildingNPS |
| 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 0.95; socioeconomic 0.87; housing and transport 1.00; 74% below 150% of poverty; 74% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR |
| Other atlas sites nearby | 2 within 10 km, 6 within 25 km: Fry’s Electronics Store (0.5 km); Arden Fair (6.7 km)computed |
| Overture Maps | place Downtown Plaza (shopping, confidence 0.47, from Overture, meta); building footprint 20,490 m², 19.238296508789062 mOverture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0) |
| Website and social | sacdowntownplaza.com (alive); archived 2012–2026 (Wayback) · social: facebookOverture / Internet Archive |
| Attention: Wikipedia page views | 67,448 since 2015; 4,142 in the last 12 months (-23% vs the prior 12); peak 2023-04 with 1,493Wikimedia |
| Tract change 2013–2023 | population +8% (2,542 → 2,739); median income +21% ($12,403 → $14,978); renters 100% → 92%; median home value n/aCensus ACS 5-year |
| Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract) | relatively moderate overall (score 56.0); expected annual loss $953,221; high: earthquake; community resilience relatively moderateFEMA NRI |
| Tax-credit housing within 1 km | 11 LIHTC properties, 1,046 units: Pioneer Towers (198 units); Imperial Tower (187 units); 7Th & H Apts (150 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 | 8,249 jobs; 457 in retail trade, 1,844 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 06067000700)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; -7.5% incarcerated at the 2010 count (3 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 44.2%; median family income $18,900; 100 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS |
| Schools | Sacramento City Unified School District (KG-12); 2 public schools within 1 mile: William Land Elementary; The METNCES EDGE |
| Elevation | 35 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 95814, 2026-09 | median list price $696,450 (-17.8% on the year); 12 active listings; median 104 days on market; 28% 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) | 31,600 vehicles a day (Interstate); 32 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS |
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Elsewhere on the web
Pages with photos
- Downtown Plaza Mall, Sacramen… alamy.com
- Minneapolis Mall Of America Skyway akachanhonpo.catch-the-future.com
- Last few stores leave Downtown Plaza before demolition kcra.com
- 2011-09-05 Sacramento 084 Westfield Downtown Plaza | Flickr flickr.com
- LivingInUrbanSac: Downtown Plaza is History livinginurbansac.blogspot.com
- Information about "Downtownplaza1.jpg" on dow… localwiki.org
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Multifamily screen
- retrofit already built
- closed or demolished site (sourced)
- county grew 4.9% 2018–23
- median rent $1,702
- 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 | Downtown Commons |
|---|---|
| Anchors | Macy's |
| County | Sacramento County |
| Census division | 9 · Pacific |
Not yet recorded: acres, GLA, year opened, original developer. Know it? Tell us.
Background
Downtown Commons, formerly known as Sacramento Downtown Plaza, Westfield (Shoppingtown) Downtown Plaza and Downtown Plaza, is a part single level, part two-level outdoor mixed-use entertainment, dining, and retail complex operated by JMA Ventures, LLC, located along the alignment of K Street in downtown Sacramento, California, United States, near the State Capitol building. The complex is bordered by J Street to the north, L Street to the south, 7th Street to the east and 4th Street to the west. Downtown Commons' previous format was a mainly two-level outdoor shopping mall commonly known as Downtown Plaza, despite numerous official name changes over the years. The majority of the site has been redeveloped, centering on Golden 1 Center, home of the NBA's Sacramento Kings. The section between 5th and 7th Streets was demolished in 2014 to make room for Golden 1 Center, as well as The Sawyer, a 250-room boutique hotel operated by Kimpton Hotels immediately north of the arena site. The remaining standing section between 4th and 5th Streets was also redeveloped a few years later in association with the arena project. A Macy's, which predated Downtown Plaza, anchored the west end of the complex for several decades before closing in March 2025.
Excerpt from Wikipedia (authors and history), CC BY-SA 4.0. May be older than the record above.
Timeline
- 2014 demolition of 5th-7th Streets section
- 2014 arena project
- 2017 Retrofit: redevelop
- 2025 Macy's closure
Sources
- Wikipedia: Downtown Plaza (Sacramento) · supports: status
4 quoted sentences
demolished
section between 5th and 7th Streets was demolished in 2014
Macy's...closed in March 2025
section between 4th and 5th Streets was also redeveloped a few years later in association with the arena project
- Retrofitting Suburbia Interactive Mall Map (ArcGIS web map ce33ab26…) · 2021-01-20
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