Malls · California
Westminster Mall (Westminster)
Westminster Mall opened 1974, lost anchors, closed 2025; five owners hold entitlements for 3,000 homes and 600k sf planned retail. · summary, model-written
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JCPenney
This site: JCPenney wikipedia · all sites with thisMacy's
This site: Macy's wikipedia · all sites with thisSears
This site: Sears wikipedia · all sites with thisAttention rising (Wikipedia views +50% y/y)
This site: 41,420 views, +75% wikimedia · all sites with thisHigh attention (20k+ Wikipedia views a year)
This site: 41,420 wikimedia · all sites with thisWebsite dead or redirecting
This site: …https://westminstermall.com/ overture / http check · all sites with this15-minute neighbourhood (5+ of 6 daily needs within 800 m)
This site: 6/6 openstreetmap · all sites with this30,000+ vehicles a day on an adjacent road
This site: 30,715 on a counted road fhwa-hpms · all sites with thisBike network nearby
This site: 31 ways openstreetmap · all sites with thisCounty permitting 2,000+ apartment units a year
This site: 3,839 units, Orange County census-bps · all sites with thisCounty typical rent $2,000+
This site: $3,251/mo zillow · all sites with thisGrocery within 800 m
This site: 1 stores openstreetmap · all sites with thisHigh earthquake risk
This site: Very High fema-nri · all sites with thisHigh natural hazard risk (FEMA NRI)
This site: Relatively High; earthquake fema-nri · all sites with thisHigh social vulnerability tract (SVI ≥ 0.75)
This site: 0.85 cdc-svi · all sites with thisRenter-majority tract
This site: 52% census-acs · all sites with thisShrinking county
This site: -0.0% census-acs · all sites with thisTract house prices doubled in 10 years
This site: +127% fhfa · all sites with thisTract income up 60%+ since 2013
This site: +71% census-acs · all sites with thisWalkable block group (EPA ≥ 12)
This site: …index 17.5 epa-walkability · all sites with thisMaster plan or PUD
This site: Westminster Mall Specific Plan (the plan serves as the zoning; up to 3,000 units, 600,000 research-planning · all sites with this1M+ sq ft GLA
This site: 1,161,830 sq ft esri-closed-us-malls-2014 · all sites with this60+ acre site
This site: 100 acres research-planning · all sites with thisBuilding footprint 50,000+ m²
This site: 66,202 m² overture · all sites with thisNow
| Status | Status not verifiedWikidata |
|---|---|
| Redeveloper | Five property owners (names not confirmed)research |
Planning
| Zoning change | Westminster Mall Specific Plan (the plan serves as the zoning; up to 3,000 units, 600,000 sq ft retail minimum) (specific plan)research |
|---|---|
| Public purchase or subsidy | None foundresearch |
| Entitlement year | 2022research |
| Planning notes | Approved by Westminster City Council, 5-0, Ordinance No. 2592, Dec 14, 2022. Westminster Mall Specific Plan https://westminster-ca.gov/departments/community-development/planning-division/specific-plans/westminster-mall-specific-planresearch |
Securitised debt and public filers
Filings (2001 to date) that name “Westminster Mall” and “Westminster” (1117 hits, first 100 sampled, 1 other filers such as tenants left out). Common name: these matches are unreliable. 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 2014-06-23 (a sample date, not the issuance date); candidate loan vintage 2014 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) | J.P. Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2014-C20 | 27 | 2014-06-23 to 2025-03-18 | 10-K 23, 8-K 4 |
| CMBS trust (weak) | JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2014-C21 | 13 | 2014-07-22 to 2025-03-13 | 10-K 11, 8-K 2 |
| CMBS trust (weak) | JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2014-C19 | 1 | 2014-07-01 to 2014-07-01 | 8-K 1 |
| Public owner (weak) | Copper Property CTL Pass Through Trust (CPPTL) | 43 | 2021-03-05 to 2026-09-08 | 8-K 43 |
| Public owner (weak) | WASHINGTON PRIME GROUP INC. | 14 | 2016-02-25 to 2020-11-12 | 8-K 13, 8-K/A 1 |
| Public owner (weak) | Washington Prime Group, L.P. | 2 | 2020-11-12 to 2020-11-12 | 8-K 2 |
| Public owner (weak) | SIMON PROPERTY GROUP INC /DE/ (SPG, SPG-PJ) | 1 | 2002-10-31 to 2002-10-31 | 8-K 1 |
As reported by the owner
Property tables from the owner's annual report (Form 10-K, Item 2) on EDGAR, one row per filing year. GLA, occupancy and anchors are the filer's own figures at that year end; “leased” counts signed leases, “occupied” counts open stores; ownership is the filer's share. Matched by name and place, unreviewed; the verbatim table row is in sec_facts.csv.
| Year end | Filer | Name in filing | GLA sq ft | Occupancy | Years | Share | Sales psf | Anchors listed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Washington Prime Group 10-K, 2021-03-16 | Westminster Mall Westminster, CA match: exact | 1,216,917 | 77.9% occupied | acquired 1998 | 100.0% Fee | Chuze Fitness, DSW, JCPenney, John's Incredible Pizza, Macy's, Sky Zone, Target | |
| 2016 | Washington Prime Group 10-K, 2017-02-24 | Westminster Mall Westminster, CA match: exact | 1,215,005 | 88.8% occupied | acquired 1998 | 100.0% Fee | Chuze Fitness, DSW, JCPenney, Macy's, Sears, Target | |
| 2014 | Washington Prime Group 10-K, 2015-02-26 | Westminster Mall Acq 1998, CA match: exact | 1,203,700 | 86.5% occupied | 100.0% Fee | Macy's, JCPenney, Sears, Target, DSW, Chuze Fitness | ||
| 2009 | Simon Property Group 10-K, 2010-02-25 | Westminster Mall Westminster, CA match: exact | 1,186,978 | 86.5% occupied | acquired 1998 | 100.0% Fee | Macy's, JCPenney, Sears, Target | |
| 2006 | Simon Property Group 10-K, 2007-02-28 | Westminster Mall Westminster, CA match: exact | 1,213,315 | 94.1% occupied | acquired 1998 | 100.0% Fee | Macy's, JCPenney, Sears, Target |
Site context
| FEMA flood zone | X · 0.2 PCT ANNUAL CHANCE FLOOD HAZARDFEMA NFHL |
|---|---|
| EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m | 42: 14951 TROJAN CIR; 15002 SEVILLA CIR; 15032 VICTORIA LANE; 6722 HAZARD AVE; 99 CENTS ONLY STORESEPA FRS |
| Census tract 06059099601 | 7,364 people, 5,886 per sq mi; median household income $70,865; median gross rent $1,837; 52% renters; 3.7% vacant units; 0.5% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year |
| Walkability (EPA, block group) | index 17.5 of 20; 159 intersections per sq mi; nearest transit stop 435 m; land-use mix 0.89; 72,910 jobs within 45 min by car, 83,022 by transit; 14% of households without a carEPA Smart Location |
| Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m) | 6 of 6 daily needs: 1 grocers, 5 schools, 29 parks or playgrounds, 2 health, 1 civic, 5 food and drink; 31 cycleway segments, 19 sidewalk-tagged segmentsOpenStreetMap |
| Opportunity Zone | noHUD |
| Housing permits, Orange County (CA), 2024 | 3,839 units in 5+ unit buildings, 462 in 2–4, 2,671 single-family; 2023: 3,440 in 5+Census BPS |
| Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract) | overall percentile 0.85; socioeconomic 0.88; housing and transport 0.74; 33% below 150% of poverty; 8% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR |
| Other atlas sites nearby | 1 within 10 km, 20 within 25 km: Huntington Center (2.4 km)computed |
| Overture Maps | place Westminster Mall (shopping_mall, confidence 0.97, from Microsoft, Overture); building footprint 66,202 m², 17.4 mOverture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0) |
| Website and social | westminstermall.com (down or redirecting, status 0); archived 1999–2026 (Wayback)Overture / Internet Archive |
| Attention: Wikipedia page views | 134,786 since 2015; 41,420 in the last 12 months (+75% vs the prior 12); peak 2026-01 with 12,592Wikimedia |
| Tract change 2013–2023 | population +8% (6,793 → 7,364); median income +71% ($41,346 → $70,865); renters 58% → 52%; median home value +55% ($550,800 → $854,700)Census ACS 5-year |
| Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract) | relatively high overall (score 92.8); expected annual loss $4.5M; high: earthquake; community resilience very lowFEMA NRI |
| Tax-credit housing within 1 km | noneHUD LIHTC |
| Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023 | 9,840 establishments (+5%); 146,724 jobs (+3%)Census CBP |
| Housing market in the county | typical home value $1.2M (+3% 1 yr, +37% 5 yr); typical rent $3,251/mo (+3% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research |
| House price index, tract, 2022 | 727 (2000 = 100); +29.6% 1 yr, +55% 5 yr, +127% 10 yrFHFA |
| Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024) | 30,715 vehicles a day (principal arterial, 6 lanes); 1,191 trucks; 30 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS |
| Site metrics | 11,618 sq ft GLA per acre; FAR 0.27computed |
Summary, model-written
Westminster Mall opened in August 1974 as a super‑regional shopping center. By November 2025 only Target remained as an anchor, with Macy’s, Sears and JCPenney spaces vacant, and the mall closed permanently in October 2025, evicting its 168 inline stores.
Why. The record shows anchor store losses (Macy’s, Sears, JCPenney) as the visible cause of decline; no explicit mention of competition, debt, or demolition.
Where it stands. The site’s status is listed as unknown, but the five property owners (names not confirmed) control the land and have secured entitlements via the 2022 Westminster Mall Specific Plan.
For a planner
- The Westminster Mall Specific Plan functions as the zoning tool, allowing up to 3,000 residential units and a 600,000 sf retail minimum.
- Entitlement was approved by the Westminster City Council (5‑0 vote) in December 2022, indicating a clear policy pathway.
- Open questions include timing of build‑out, infrastructure needs, and how affordable‑housing goals will be met.
For a developer
- Site totals 100 acres with 1.16 million sf of existing GLA (FAR 0.27).
- Control is split among five unnamed property owners; entitlements are in place (2022 specific plan) for up to 3,000 units and 600k sf retail.
- Context shows low FAR, no flood, transit or environmental constraints noted in the record; market signals cite a median rent of $2,352 and housing opportunities.
What we do not know yet
- Current occupancy/status is unknown beyond the narrative’s closure date.
- Exact ownership names and financial arrangements of the five property owners are not confirmed.
- Environmental conditions (flood zone, soil, contamination) are not detailed in the record.
- Infrastructure capacity (utilities, transportation) and exact phasing of the approved plan are unspecified.
- Some model‑derived fields (value_per_acre, parcel_value_total) are null and unreviewed.
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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Elsewhere on the web
Pages with photos
- Westminster Mall redevelopment proposals are being submitted. Here’s ... ocregister.com
- Westminster Mall Entrance commons.wikimedia.org
- Join us at Westminster Mall for a Mother's Day pre-treat livingmividaloca.com
- Westminster Mall: 5 Amazing Things to Know Before Visiting travpedia.net
- Photos at Westminster Mall - Westminster, CA foursquare.com
- Westminster Mall, CA flickr.com
- [4K] Saturday Afternoon | Westminster Mall | Walking tour youtube.com
- Westminster Mall flic.kr
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Multifamily screen
- already in play: under construction, approved, or sold to a developer with housing plans
- 100 acres
- median rent $2,352
- 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
| Opened | 1974Wikidata |
|---|---|
| Acres | 100research |
| Gross leasable area | 1,161,830 sq ftEsri 2014 layer |
| Stores at peak | 178Esri 2014 layer |
| Anchors | Macy's, JCPenney, Sears, Target |
| Address | Golden West St. & Bolsa Ave./NW |
| County | Orange |
| Census division | 9 · Pacific |
| Notes | Wikipedia categories: Demolished shopping malls in the United States |
Not yet recorded: original developer, what is there now, retrofit year. Know it? Tell us.
Background
Westminster Mall was a super-regional shopping mall in Westminster, California, United States, part of Orange County. Opened in August 1974, the mall's only anchor store as of November 2025 is Target, while three vacant spaces previously occupied Macy's, Sears, and JCPenney. The mall itself closed permanently in October 2025, and its remaining 168 inline stores were evicted.
Excerpt from Wikipedia (authors and history), CC BY-SA 4.0. May be older than the record above.
Timeline
- 1974 Opened (Wikidata)
Sources
- City of Westminster · supports: zoning change
1 quoted sentence
The council passed and adopted Ordinance No. 2592 on December 14, 2022.
- Esri StoryMaps: Closed_US_Malls feature layer (2014) · 2014-10-02
- Wikipedia: Westminster Mall (California) · 2026-09-26 · CC BY-SA 4.0