Malls · Colorado
Foothills Mall (Fort Collins)
Opened 1973. Partial Redeveloped in 2013.
Status nowPartly retrofittedauthors' map reported
Site size800,000 sq ft GLAEsri 2014 layer reported
Retrofit year2013authors' map reported
Walkability17.2 of 20 · 15-minute 6 of 6EPA, OpenStreetMap
Rail within 800 mNoOpenStreetMap, HUD
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Site profile11 elements · what this retrofit is built with · tap a chip for the evidence
Former anchors
Macy's
This site: Macy's wikipedia · all sites with thisSears
This site: Sears wikipedia · all sites with thisFinance and pipeline
On Facebook
This site: …https://www.facebook.com/1493480460873159 overture · all sites with thisPlace
15-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: 38,000 on U.S. 287 fhwa-hpms · all sites with thisBike network nearby
This site: 69 ways openstreetmap · all sites with thisGrocery within 800 m
This site: 5 stores openstreetmap · all sites with thisLow social vulnerability tract (SVI ≤ 0.25)
This site: 0.21 cdc-svi · all sites with thisRenter-majority tract
This site: 73% census-acs · all sites with thisWalkable block group (EPA ≥ 12)
This site: …index 17.2 epa-walkability · all sites with thisStrategy
Redeveloped
This site: Partial redevelopment, public space record · all sites with thisFrom the authors' map
CO, Fort Collins: Foothills Mall, 2013
• Partial redevelopment, public space
Now
| Status | Partly retrofittedauthors' map reported |
|---|---|
| Strategy | Partial Redevelopedauthors' map reported |
| What is there now | Partial redevelopment, public spaceauthors' map reported |
| Retrofit year | 2013authors' map reported |
Securitised debt and public filers
Filings (2001 to date) that name “Foothills Mall” and “Fort Collins” (53 hits, first 53 sampled, 8 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 (strong) | GENERAL GROWTH PROPERTIES INC | 16 | 2004-01-14 to 2010-08-30 | 10-K 7, 8-K 6, 8-K/A 1, 10-Q 1 |
| Public owner (strong) | General Growth Properties, Inc. | 13 | 2011-03-01 to 2013-02-04 | 8-K 11, 10-K 2 |
| Public owner (weak) | KIMCO REALTY CORP (KIM, KIM-PL, KIM-PM, KIM-PN) | 2 | 2011-02-28 to 2012-02-27 | 10-K 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | General Growth Properties 10-K, 2010-03-01 | Foothills Mall Fort Collins, CO match: exact | 805,715 in-line 465,618 | Macy's, Sears | ||||
| 2006 | General Growth Properties 10-K, 2007-03-01 | Foothills Mall Fort Collins, CO match: exact | 804,377 | Macy’s, Sears |
Site context
| FEMA flood zone | no NFHL polygon at point (unmapped or outside coverage)FEMA NFHL |
|---|---|
| EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m | 18: BURGERS COUNTRY CLEAN; COUNTRY CLEAN CLEANERS AND LAUNDRIES; DELLENBACH CHEVROLET INC; DELLENBACH MOTORS; DELLENBACH SUBARUEPA FRS |
| Census tract 08069001003 | 5,826 people, 4,972 per sq mi; median household income $56,088; median gross rent $1,603; 73% renters; 2.1% vacant units; 1.5% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year |
| Walkability (EPA, block group) | index 17.2 of 20; 172 intersections per sq mi; nearest transit stop 422 m; land-use mix 0.87; 29,283 jobs within 45 min by car, 27,860 by transit; 18% of households without a carEPA Smart Location |
| Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m) | 6 of 6 daily needs: 5 grocers, 1 schools, 18 parks or playgrounds, 5 health, 3 civic, 30 food and drink; 69 cycleway segments, 248 sidewalk-tagged segmentsOpenStreetMap |
| Opportunity Zone | noHUD |
| Housing permits, Larimer County (CO), 2024 | 402 units in 5+ unit buildings, 14 in 2–4, 1,370 single-family; 2023: 1,358 in 5+Census BPS |
| Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract) | overall percentile 0.21; socioeconomic 0.40; housing and transport 0.36; 24% below 150% of poverty; 10% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR |
| Other atlas sites nearby | 0 within 10 km, 1 within 25 kmcomputed |
| Overture Maps | place Foothills Mall-East (shopping_mall, confidence 0.97, from Overture, Overture-signals, meta); building footprint 41,049 m²Overture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0) |
| Website and social | no website listed · social: facebookOverture / Internet Archive |
| Tract change 2013–2023 | population +18% (4,957 → 5,826); median income +52% ($37,021 → $56,088); renters 50% → 72%; median home value +136% ($194,100 → $457,100)Census ACS 5-year |
| Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract) | relatively low overall (score 45.2); expected annual loss $1.2M; high: hail, winter weather, cold wave, lightning; community resilience relatively highFEMA NRI |
| Tax-credit housing within 1 km | 1 LIHTC properties, 107 units: Oakbrook Manor Apts I (107 units)HUD LIHTC |
| Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW) | 18,903 jobs in 1,180 establishments; average annual pay $42,147; employment location quotient 1.12; employment -1.3% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private |
| Jobs located in the tract, 2022 | 3,878 jobs; 1,387 in retail trade, 906 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 08069001003)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022 |
| Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract) | children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 44th income percentile as adults; 0.9% incarcerated at the 2010 count (329 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 7.6%; median family income $76,250; 242 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS |
| Schools | Poudre School District R-1 (PK-12); 3 public schools within 1 mile: Beattie Elementary School; Boltz Middle School; O'Dea Elementary SchoolNCES EDGE |
| Elevation | 5,020 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP |
| Storm events in the county, 2016-2025 | 197 county-logged events: 143 hail, 29 flash flood, 19 thunderstorm wind, 3 lightning; $1,327,000 property damage reported; 7 direct deaths; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events |
| Homes for sale in ZIP 80525, 2026-09 | median list price $570,000 (+4.1% on the year); 195 active listings; median 58 days on market; 31% with a price cutRealtor.com Research |
| Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023 | 1,252 establishments (+0%); 21,067 jobs (+21%)Census CBP |
| Housing market in the county | typical home value $545,602 (-0% 1 yr, +10% 5 yr); typical rent $1,973/mo (+2% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research |
| House price index, tract, 2025 | 1,142 (2000 = 100); +0.5% 1 yr, +41% 5 yr, +94% 10 yrFHFA |
| Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024) | 38,000 vehicles a day on U.S. 287 (principal arterial, 6 lanes); 1,180 trucks; 15 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS |
Similar sites
- Centre of Tallahassee, Tallahassee, FL · Malls · similar GLA (965,680 sq ft); opened 1971; same strategy: redevelop
- Frederick Towne Mall, Frederick, MD · Malls · similar GLA (602,000 sq ft); opened 1972; same strategy: redevelop
- Wayne Towne Center, Wayne, NJ · Malls · similar GLA (653,000 sq ft); opened 1974; same strategy: redevelop
- Los Arcos Mall, Scottsdale, AZ · Malls · similar GLA (607,350 sq ft); opened 1969; same strategy: redevelop
Elsewhere on the web
Retail history: Foothills Mall on DeadMalls.com photos, field notes and visitor memories since 2000; matched by name and city; nothing copied here
Pages with photos
- Foothills Mall - Fort Collins, CO - Uncover Colorado uncovercolorado.com
- Foothills Mall’s new owners share big plans reporterherald.com
- Outlying shops' sale may revive Foothills redo – BizWest bizwest.com
- McWhinney closes on purchase of Fort Collins' Foothills mall coloradoan.com
- Foothills Mall in Fort Collins Now Owned by McWhinney 999thepoint.com
- 101-235 E Foothills Pky, Fort Collins, CO 80525 - Foothills Mall | LoopNet loopnet.com
- Foothills Mall In Fort Collins, CO Stands Between Retail Past And ... bestattractions.org
- Foothills Mall, Fort Collins — Stores, Map & Hours | Occupi getoccupi.com
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Multifamily screen
- retrofit already built
- 800,000 sq ft GLA (large site)
- county grew 7.5% 2018–23
- median rent $1,677
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 | 1973Esri 2014 layer |
|---|---|
| Gross leasable area | 800,000 sq ftEsri 2014 layer reported |
| Stores at peak | 102Esri 2014 layer reported |
| Anchors | Macy's, Sears |
| Address | College Ave. & Foothills Pkwy. |
| County | Larimer |
| Census division | 8 · Mountain |
Not yet recorded: acres, original developer. Know it? Tell us.
Timeline
- 1973 Opened
- 2013 Retrofit: redevelop
Sources
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