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Festival Bay Mall

Imported, unreviewedStatus not verifiedOrlando, FL

Festival Bay Mall opened 2002, 860k sq ft, status unknown, no owner or further events recorded, limiting reuse assessment for planners · summary, model-written

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Festival Bay Mall
Interior view of a large indoor shopping mall with water features and colorful decor. · verified by a vision model. Photo: LancerE, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

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Finance and pipeline
On FacebookThis site: …https://www.facebook.com/490986057725535 overture · all sites with this
Website aliveThis site: …http://www.premiumoutlets.com/outlets/outlet.asp?id=94 overture / http check · all sites with this
Place
200+ tax-credit housing units within 1 kmThis site: 376 units in 4 properties hud-lihtc · all sites with this
30,000+ vehicles a day on an adjacent roadThis site: 145,700 on TPK MAINLINE SR 91 fhwa-hpms · all sites with this
Bike network nearbyThis site: 53 ways openstreetmap · all sites with this
County permitting 2,000+ apartment units a yearThis site: 3,133 units, Orange County census-bps · all sites with this
Fast-growing county (8%+ 2018–23)This site: 9% census-acs · all sites with this
Grocery within 800 mThis site: 3 stores openstreetmap · all sites with this
High hurricane riskThis site: Very 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; hurricane, tornado, inland flooding, hail, strong wind fema-nri · all sites with this
High social vulnerability tract (SVI ≥ 0.75)This site: 0.78 cdc-svi · all sites with this
High tornado riskThis site: Very High fema-nri · all sites with this
Interstate or freeway within 600 mThis site: TPK MAINLINE SR 91 fhwa-hpms · all sites with this
Renter-majority tractThis site: 69% census-acs · all sites with this
Tract house prices doubled in 10 yearsThis site: +198% fhfa · all sites with this
Tract income up 60%+ since 2013This site: +102% census-acs · all sites with this
Tract population up 25%+ since 2013This site: +79% census-acs · all sites with this
Walkable block group (EPA ≥ 12)This site: …index 14.7 epa-walkability · all sites with this
Scale
Building footprint 50,000+ m²This site: 78,671 m² overture · all sites with this

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Now

StatusStatus not verifiedWikipedia reported
DeveloperMichael Dezerhermes-web

History and original facts

Opened2002Esri 2014 layer reported
Gross leasable area860,000 sq ftEsri 2014 layer reported
Stores at peak61Esri 2014 layer reported
Original developerBelz Enterpriseshermes-web reported
ArchitectC. T. Hsu
AnchorsSteve & Barry's, Bass Pro Shops, Ron Jon Surf Shop, Vans Skate Park
AddressInternational Dr. & Oakridge Rd.
CountyOrange
Census division5 · South Atlantic
NotesWikipedia categories: Defunct shopping malls in the United States

Not yet recorded: acres, what is there now, retrofit year. Know it? Tell us.

Planning

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

Securitised debt and public filers

Filings (2001 to date) that name “Festival Bay Mall” and “Orlando” (25 hits, first 25 sampled, 6 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)LIGHTSTONE VALUE PLUS REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST II INC102011-03-09 to 2013-03-2910-Q 6, 10-K 3, 8-K 1
Public owner (weak)Lightstone Value Plus Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc.102011-03-09 to 2013-03-2910-Q 6, 10-K 3, 8-K 1

Site context

FEMA flood zoneX · AREA OF MINIMAL FLOOD HAZARDFEMA NFHL
EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m15: 7-ELEVEN #38218; 7-ELEVEN #38218; ARTEGAN MALL ID SIGN; ARTEGON MULTI-FAMILY ALA; BASS PRO SHOPSEPA FRS
Census tract 120950170015,373 people, 518 per sq mi; median household income $74,674; median gross rent $1,834; 69% renters; 31.1% vacant units; 1.0% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year
Walkability (EPA, block group)index 14.7 of 20; 82 intersections per sq mi; nearest transit stop 302 m; land-use mix 0.7; 133,565 jobs within 45 min by car, 10,554 by transit; 11% of households without a carEPA Smart Location
Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m)4 of 6 daily needs: 3 grocers, 0 schools, 8 parks or playgrounds, 0 health, 1 civic, 14 food and drink; 53 cycleway segments, 257 sidewalk-tagged segmentsOpenStreetMap
Opportunity ZonenoHUD
Housing permits, Orange County (FL), 20243,133 units in 5+ unit buildings, 109 in 2–4, 4,810 single-family; 2023: 4,082 in 5+Census BPS
Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract)overall percentile 0.78; socioeconomic 0.80; housing and transport 0.92; 22% below 150% of poverty; 2% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR
Other atlas sites nearby2 within 10 km, 5 within 25 km: Artegon Marketplace (0.0 km); Belz Factory Outlet World (0.5 km)computed
Overture Mapsplace 奧蘭多名牌折扣購物中心 (shopping_mall, confidence 0.65, from Overture, meta); building footprint 78,671 m², 14.4 mOverture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0)
Website and socialwww.premiumoutlets.com (alive); archived 1999–2026 (Wayback) · social: facebookOverture / Internet Archive
Attention: Wikipedia page views43,080 since 2015; 9,290 in the last 12 months (-16% vs the prior 12); peak 2025-03 with 1,321Wikimedia
Tract change 2013–2023population +79% (3,009 → 5,373); median income +102% ($37,040 → $74,674); renters 48% → 69%; median home value +183% ($85,200 → $241,000)Census ACS 5-year
Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract)relatively high overall (score 95.3); expected annual loss $5.5M; high: hurricane, tornado, inland flooding, hail, strong wind; community resilience relatively lowFEMA NRI
Tax-credit housing within 1 km4 LIHTC properties, 376 units: Fountains At Millenia I (162 units); Fountains At Millenia Iv (100 units); Fountains At Millenia Iii (82 units)HUD LIHTC
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)85,211 jobs in 5,472 establishments; average annual pay $44,971; employment location quotient 0.90; employment -1.3% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 202259,220 jobs; 8,732 in retail trade, 16,314 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 12095017001)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 30th income percentile as adults; 4.9% incarcerated at the 2010 count (691 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; 0% of residents more than 1 mile from a supermarket; poverty rate 17.1%; median family income $46,048; 195 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
SchoolsOrange County School District (PK-12); 5 public schools within 1 mile: FLORIDA VIRTUAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL; FLORIDA VIRTUAL HIGH SCHOOL; FLORIDA VIRTUAL MIDDLE SCHOOL; TANGELO PARK ELEMENTARYNCES EDGE
Elevation100 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025147 county-logged events: 65 thunderstorm wind, 45 hail, 10 funnel cloud, 8 tornado; $224,193,350 property damage reported; 2 direct deaths; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 32819, 2026-09median list price $525,000 (+0.0% on the year); 199 active listings; median 87 days on market; 18% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 20235,161 establishments (+10%); 89,299 jobs (+16%)Census CBP
Housing market in the countytypical home value $400,964 (-1% 1 yr, +22% 5 yr); typical rent $1,933/mo (+1% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
House price index, tract, 2025206 (2000 = 100), +63% 5 yr, +198% 10 yrFHFA
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)145,700 vehicles a day on TPK MAINLINE SR 91 (freeway or expressway, 9 lanes); 28,995 trucks; 10 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Festival Bay Mall opened in 2002 as an 860,000‑sq‑ft mall with 61 stores. No further events are recorded, and its current status is listed as unknown.

Why. The record does not state any reasons for the mall’s decline or closure.

Where it stands. The mall’s status is unknown and no owner or controlling entity is identified in the record.

For a planner

  • No specific precedents or policy tools are documented for this site.
  • Open questions include current ownership, occupancy status, and any reuse or redevelopment plans.

For a developer

  • Site size: 860,000 sq ft GLA.
  • Control and entitlement stage are unknown per the record.
  • Context‑layer constraints (flood, transit, environment) are not provided.
  • Market signals from the tract show 9.0% county growth 2018‑23 and median rent $1,675.

What we do not know yet

  • Current status (open, vacant, demolished) is unknown.
  • Owner or controlling entity is not identified.
  • Anchor tenant losses, competition, debt, or demolition details are missing.
  • The narrative excerpt about Dezerland Park appears unrelated and may be model‑extracted and unreviewed.
  • No information on zoning, entitlements, or environmental conditions.

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

Retail history: Festival Bay Mall on DeadMalls.com photos, field notes and visitor memories since 2000; matched by name and city; nothing copied here

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Multifamily screen

  • 860,000 sq ft GLA (large site)
  • county grew 9.0% 2018–23
  • median rent $1,675

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Background

Dezerland Park Orlando is an enclosed family entertainment center located on International Drive in Orlando, Florida, United States. The 850,000-square-foot (79,000 m2) complex, opened in 2020, is operated by real estate developer Michael Dezer. The park's primary attraction is the Orlando Auto Museum, a collection of over 2,000 vehicles and assorted memorabilia from Dezer's private collection; other attractions include video and pinball arcades, go-karts, bowling, laser tag, and miniature golf.

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

Timeline

  1. 2002 Opened

Sources

  • found by hermes-web (staffboxfree)
    6 quoted sentences
    Belz Enterprises announced plans for a 1.1‑million‑square‑foot shopping center in 1998 which opened as Festival Bay Mall in 2003
    In 2000, local architect C.T. Hsu announced plans for Factory Funhouse and Festival Boardwalk as part of the mall
    The park’s primary attraction is the Orlando Auto Museum, part of the Dezer development
    Belz Enterprises … opened as Festival Bay Mall in 2003
  • Esri StoryMaps: Closed_US_Malls feature layer (2014) · 2014-10-02

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