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San Mateo Fashion Island

Imported, unreviewedRedevelopedDemolishedSan Mateo, CA

Opened 1982. Redeveloped.

Status nowDemolishedextracted, unreviewed
What it becameretailextracted, unreviewed
Retrofit yearNot yet retrofittedstatus
Walkability11.8 of 20 · 15-minute 4 of 6EPA, OpenStreetMap
Rail within 800 mNoOpenStreetMap, HUD
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San Mateo Fashion Island
Interior view of a retail store with various products and furniture on display. · verified by a vision model. Photo: FASTILY, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Site profile19 elements · what this retrofit is built with · tap a chip for the evidence

Former anchors
Bullock'sThis site: Bullock's wikipedia · all sites with this
JCPenneyThis site: JCPenney wikipedia · all sites with this
Montgomery WardThis site: Montgomery Ward wikipedia · all sites with this
Place
3+ other atlas sites within 10 kmThis site: 5 within 10 km computed · all sites with this
30,000+ vehicles a day on an adjacent roadThis site: 136,000 on 92 fhwa-hpms · all sites with this
Bike network nearbyThis site: 74 ways openstreetmap · all sites with this
County lost 10%+ of retail establishments since 2012This site: -11% census-cbp · all sites with this
County typical rent $2,000+This site: $3,993/mo zillow · all sites with this
Grocery within 800 mThis site: 1 stores openstreetmap · all sites with this
High earthquake riskThis site: Relatively High fema-nri · all sites with this
High inland flooding riskThis site: Relatively High fema-nri · all sites with this
High natural hazard risk (FEMA NRI)This site: Relatively High; inland flooding, earthquake fema-nri · all sites with this
High-income tract ($100k+)This site: $139,853 census-acs · all sites with this
Interstate or freeway within 600 mThis site: 92 fhwa-hpms · all sites with this
Low social vulnerability tract (SVI ≤ 0.25)This site: 0.25 cdc-svi · all sites with this
Renter-majority tractThis site: 50% census-acs · all sites with this
Shrinking countyThis site: -2.7% census-acs · all sites with this
Strategy
RedevelopedThis site: …a power center featuring The Home Depot and Target extraction · all sites with this
New use
Retail (continued)This site: …a power center featuring The Home Depot and Target extraction · all sites with this

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Now

StatusDemolishedextracted, unreviewed
StrategyRedevelopedextracted, unreviewed
New usesretailextracted, unreviewed
What is there nowa power center featuring The Home Depot and Targetextracted, unreviewed

Site context

FEMA flood zoneno NFHL polygon at point (unmapped or outside coverage)FEMA NFHL
EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m31: BED BATH & BEYOND #158; CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL #1517; CLEARCHOICE SAN MATEO; CROSSOVER HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP; CVS PHARMACY #16490EPA FRS
Census tract 060816079002,986 people, 5,996 per sq mi; median household income $139,853; median gross rent $3,501; 50% renters; 2.3% vacant units; 4.7% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year
Walkability (EPA, block group)index 11.8 of 20; 133 intersections per sq mi; no transit stop within the EPA search radius; land-use mix 0.87; 129,187 jobs within 45 min by car; 2% of households without a carEPA Smart Location
Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m)4 of 6 daily needs: 1 grocers, 0 schools, 19 parks or playgrounds, 1 health, 0 civic, 18 food and drink; 74 cycleway segments, 184 sidewalk-tagged segmentsOpenStreetMap
Opportunity ZonenoHUD
Housing permits, San Mateo County (CA), 2024538 units in 5+ unit buildings, 29 in 2–4, 521 single-family; 2023: 750 in 5+Census BPS
Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract)overall percentile 0.25; socioeconomic 0.11; housing and transport 0.46; 9% below 150% of poverty; 6% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR
Other atlas sites nearby5 within 10 km, 19 within 25 km: Hillsdale Shopping Center (3.0 km); 668 East 3rd Avenue (3.4 km); 2820 South El Camino Real (3.9 km); Hillsdale Mall (3.9 km); 3000 Clearview Way (5.4 km)computed
Overture Mapsno place match; building footprint 13,140 m², 7.281913757324219 mOverture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0)
Attention: Wikipedia page views14,805 since 2015; 2,799 in the last 12 months (-8% vs the prior 12); peak 2024-01 with 449Wikimedia
Tract change 2013–2023population -6% (3,172 → 2,986); median income +18% ($118,920 → $139,853); renters 40% → 50%; median home value +94% ($560,900 → $1,090,900)Census ACS 5-year
Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract)relatively high overall (score 89.4); expected annual loss $3.9M; high: inland flooding, earthquake; community resilience very highFEMA NRI
Tax-credit housing within 1 km2 LIHTC properties, 152 units: Edgewater Isle Senior Apartments (92 units); Metro Center Senior Homes (60 units)HUD LIHTC
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 20231,827 establishments (-11%); 32,272 jobs (-5%)Census CBP
Housing market in the countytypical home value $1.6M (+4% 1 yr, +8% 5 yr); typical rent $3,993/mo (+11% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
House price index, tract, 2021662 (2000 = 100); +43.8% 1 yrFHFA
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)136,000 vehicles a day on 92 (freeway or expressway, 6 lanes); 5,569 trucks; 39 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Opened in 1982 as San Mateo Fashion Island, an enclosed mall with anchors JCPenney, Bullock's, Liberty House, and Montgomery Ward. After Bullock's and Liberty House closed in the 1990s, the mall declined, closed, and was demolished to make way for a power center featuring The Home Depot and Target.

Why. The record attributes the decline to the loss of Bullock's and Liberty House anchors, which led to reduced foot traffic and eventual closure.

Where it stands. The site is currently demolished and replaced by a power center; CBRE Group is listed as the owner (from text).

For a planner

  • Precedents: conversion of an enclosed mall to a power center (as noted).
  • Policy tools: none specified in the record.
  • Open questions: what zoning or incentives facilitated the redevelopment? What are the long‑term traffic impacts?

For a developer

  • Site size: not specified in the record.
  • Control: CBRE Group identified as owner.
  • Entitlement stage: strategy indicates redevelopment to retail; after_notes confirms a power center was built.
  • Market signals: county population shrank -2.7% 2018‑23 and median rent $2,893 per opp_reasons.

What we do not know yet

  • Exact demolition or closure year not provided.
  • Site dimensions and parcel boundaries missing.
  • Any floodplain, transit access, or environmental constraints not detailed.
  • Zoning or entitlement approvals status not explicit beyond strategy.
  • Some fields (origins, parties) are model‑extracted and marked unverified.

Generated by nvidia/nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b on NVIDIA API via Hermes CT from the fields, parcels, deals and context layers on this page, with no outside knowledge. It is regenerated when the record changes and has not been checked by a person. How it is made.

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  • Redlands Mall, Redlands, CA · Malls · opened 1977; same strategy: redevelop; also in CA
  • Plaza Pasadena, Pasadena, CA · Malls · opened 1980; same strategy: redevelop; also in CA

Elsewhere on the web

Pages with photos

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Multifamily screen

  • closed or demolished site (sourced)
  • county shrank -2.7% 2018–23
  • median rent $2,893

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

Opened1982extracted, unreviewed
AnchorsHome Depot, JCPenney, Montgomery Ward, Bullock's, Liberty House
CountySan Mateo County
Census division9 · Pacific
NotesWikipedia categories: Demolished shopping malls in the United States

Not yet recorded: acres, GLA, original developer, retrofit year. Know it? Tell us.

Background

Bridgepointe Shopping Center is a shopping mall in San Mateo, California, United States. Opened in 1982 as San Mateo Fashion Island, it was originally an enclosed shopping mall featuring JCPenney, Bullock's, Liberty House, and Montgomery Ward as its anchor stores. Following the closures of Bullock's and Liberty House, the mall went into decline throughout the 1990s, leading to its closure and demolition in favor of a power center. Bridgepointe Shopping Center is owned and managed by CBRE Group. Major tenants of Bridgepointe Shopping Center include The Home Depot and Target.

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

Timeline

  1. 1982 Opened as San Mateo Fashion Island

Sources

  • Wikipedia: San Mateo Fashion Island · supports: after notes, status, strategy, year opened
    5 quoted sentences
    Opened in 1982 as San Mateo Fashion Island
    leading to its closure and demolition in favor of a power center. Major tenants of Bridgepointe Shopping Center include The Home Depot and Target.
    leading to its closure and demolition in favor of a power center.
    leading to its closure and demolition in favor of a power center.

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