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Coral Springs Mall

Imported, unreviewedReinhabitedOperatingCoral Springs, FL

Opened 1977 mall, failed, 1999 bought by Charter Schools USA, converted to Coral Springs Charter School, now operating education facility. · summary, model-written

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Place
15-minute neighbourhood (5+ of 6 daily needs within 800 m)This site: 6/6 openstreetmap · all sites with this
3+ other atlas sites within 10 kmThis site: 3 within 10 km computed · all sites with this
30,000+ vehicles a day on an adjacent roadThis site: 38,500 on UNIVERSITY DR fhwa-hpms · all sites with this
Bike network nearbyThis site: 33 ways openstreetmap · all sites with this
County typical rent $2,000+This site: $2,457/mo zillow · all sites with this
Grocery within 800 mThis site: 1 stores openstreetmap · all sites with this
High hurricane riskThis site: Relatively High fema-nri · all sites with this
High social vulnerability tract (SVI ≥ 0.75)This site: 0.76 cdc-svi · all sites with this
Renter-majority tractThis site: 52% census-acs · all sites with this
Tract house prices doubled in 10 yearsThis site: +129% fhfa · all sites with this
Walkable block group (EPA ≥ 12)This site: …index 15 epa-walkability · all sites with this
Strategy
ReinhabitedThis site: Coral Springs Charter School extraction · all sites with this
New use
EducationThis site: Coral Springs Charter School extraction · all sites with this

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Now

StatusOperatingextracted, unreviewed
documented
When the mall failed, the nearly vacant structure was purchased by Charter Schools USA and converted into a combination school, serving students in grades 6 through 12.

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StrategyReinhabitedextracted, unreviewed
documented
When the mall failed, the nearly vacant structure was purchased by Charter Schools USA and converted into a combination school, serving students in grades 6 through 12.

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New useseducationextracted, unreviewed reported
What is there nowCoral Springs Charter Schoolextracted, unreviewed
documented
When the mall failed, the nearly vacant structure was purchased by Charter Schools USA and converted into a combination school, serving students in grades 6 through 12.

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DeveloperCharter Schools USAextracted, unreviewed

History and original facts

Opened1977extracted, unreviewed
documented
The school was originally constructed in 1977 as an enclosed mall.

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CountyBroward County
Census division5 · South Atlantic
NotesWikipedia categories: Defunct shopping malls in the United States

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Planning

No zoning change, subsidy or policy tool recorded for this site.

Securitised debt and public filers

Filings (2001 to date) that name “Coral Springs Mall” and “Coral Springs” (7 hits, first 7 sampled, 1 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.

KindFilerFilingsDatesForms
Public owner (weak)SIMON PROPERTY GROUP INC /DE/ (SPG, SPG-PJ)52002-05-17 to 2003-05-088-K 5
Public owner (weak)Behringer Harvard Opportunity REIT II, Inc.12010-09-21 to 2010-09-218-K 1

Before and after

Before: the mall

Enclosedyesquote

After: the retrofit

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Site context

Transit within 800 mno rail station; 12 bus stops within 400 mOpenStreetMap
FEMA flood zoneX · 0.2 PCT ANNUAL CHANCE FLOOD HAZARDFEMA NFHL
EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m10: 1 STOP DRY CLEANERS; BP OIL CO #24509; CORAL SPRINGS CLEANERS; CORAL SPRINGS MUNICIPAL COMPLEX; CORAL SPRINGS, CITY OFEPA FRS
Census tract 120110203233,826 people, 9,006 per sq mi; median household income $57,917; median gross rent $1,844; 52% renters; 6.3% vacant units; 0.0% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year
Walkability (EPA, block group)index 15 of 20; 131 intersections per sq mi; nearest transit stop 1,124 m; land-use mix 0.67; 100,315 jobs within 45 min by car, 23,694 by transit; 2% of households without a carEPA Smart Location
Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m)6 of 6 daily needs: 1 grocers, 2 schools, 6 parks or playgrounds, 1 health, 2 civic, 5 food and drink; 33 cycleway segments, 201 sidewalk-tagged segmentsOpenStreetMap
Opportunity ZonenoHUD
Housing permits, Broward County (FL), 2024902 units in 5+ unit buildings, 56 in 2–4, 697 single-family; 2023: 2,115 in 5+Census BPS
Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract)overall percentile 0.76; socioeconomic 0.69; housing and transport 0.58; 20% below 150% of poverty; 2% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR
Other atlas sites nearby3 within 10 km, 16 within 25 km: Carolina Golf Club (5.2 km); Woodlands Country Club (6.5 km); Festival Flea Market Mall (8.6 km)computed
Overture Mapsno place match; building footprint 18,670 m²Overture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0)
Attention: Wikipedia page views40,514 since 2015; 2,039 in the last 12 months (-32% vs the prior 12); peak 2015-10 with 685Wikimedia
Tract change 2013–2023population +15% (3,314 → 3,826); median income +36% ($42,591 → $57,917); renters 68% → 52%; median home value +247% ($86,300 → $299,100)Census ACS 5-year
Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract)relatively low overall (score 31.9); expected annual loss $1.0M; high: hurricane; community resilience relatively lowFEMA NRI
Tax-credit housing within 1 kmnoneHUD LIHTC
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)103,570 jobs in 7,707 establishments; average annual pay $48,907; employment location quotient 1.21; employment -1.4% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 20221,796 jobs; 49 in retail trade, 360 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 12011020323)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 43rd income percentile as adults; 1.9% incarcerated at the 2010 count (596 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 21.2%; median family income $50,849; 112 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
SchoolsBroward County School District (PK-12); 5 public schools within 1 mile: FOREST HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL; CORAL SPRINGS CHARTER SCHOOL; PARKSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL; ACADEMIC SOLUTIONS HIGH SCHOOLNCES EDGE
Elevation12 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025278 county-logged events: 81 thunderstorm wind, 70 flood, 45 hail, 27 tornado; $35,746,100 property damage reported; 5 direct deaths; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 33065, 2026-09median list price $228,950 (-11.1% on the year); 246 active listings; median 76 days on market; 19% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 20237,236 establishments (+2%); 106,344 jobs (+8%)Census CBP
Housing market in the countytypical home value $422,344 (-2% 1 yr, +23% 5 yr); typical rent $2,457/mo (+1% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
House price index, tract, 2024508 (2000 = 100); +5.9% 1 yr, +71% 5 yr, +129% 10 yrFHFA
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)38,500 vehicles a day on UNIVERSITY DR (principal arterial, 6 lanes); 6,814 trucks; 18 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

The Coral Springs Mall opened in 1977 as an enclosed mall. By the late 1990s the mall had become nearly vacant. In 1999 Charter Schools USA purchased the vacant structure and converted it into the Coral Springs Charter School, which operates today.

Why. The record does not specify why the mall failed; it only notes that the mall failed before conversion.

Where it stands. The site is currently operating as Coral Springs Charter School under the control of Charter Schools USA.

For a planner

  • Precedent: mall reinhabited for educational use (strategy: reinhabit).
  • Policy tools: none explicitly mentioned in the record.
  • Open questions: reasons for original mall failure, long‑term viability of the school use, potential for further adaptive reuse.

For a developer

  • Site size: not stated in the record.
  • Control: owned and operated by Charter Schools USA.
  • Entitlement stage: conversion already completed; building operates as school.
  • Constraints: flood, transit, or environmental limitations not detailed in the record.
  • Market signal: opp_reasons cite median rent of $1,804 as a factor in low opportunity score.

What we do not know yet

  • Cause of mall failure not provided in the record.
  • Current enrollment, staffing, and financial performance of the charter school unknown.
  • Exact building dimensions, structural condition, and any needed upgrades not detailed.
  • Environmental, floodplain, or transit context layers absent from the record.
  • Data verified as draft, indicating possible unreviewed model‑extracted fields.

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  • retrofit already built
  • median rent $1,804

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Background

Coral Springs Charter School was established in 1999 in Coral Springs, Florida, United States. The school was originally constructed in 1977 as an enclosed mall. When the mall failed, the nearly vacant structure was purchased by Charter Schools USA and converted into a combination school, serving students in grades 6 through 12. The high school portion also currently utilizes Block Scheduling while the middle school portion uses a double rotating schedule.

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

Timeline

  1. 1977 Originally constructed as an enclosed mall.
  2. 1999 Coral Springs Charter School established.
  3. 1999 Nearly vacant mall purchased by Charter Schools USA and converted into a combination school.

Sources

  • Wikipedia: Coral Springs Mall · supports: after notes, status, strategy, year opened
    7 quoted sentences
    The school was originally constructed in 1977 as an enclosed mall.
    When the mall failed, the nearly vacant structure was purchased by Charter Schools USA and converted into a combination school, serving students in grades 6 through 12.
    When the mall failed, the nearly vacant structure was purchased by Charter Schools USA and converted into a combination school, serving students in grades 6 through 12.
    When the mall failed, the nearly vacant structure was purchased by Charter Schools USA and converted into a combination school, serving students in grades 6 through 12.

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