Malls · Illinois

North Park Mall

Imported, unreviewedClosedVilla Park, IL

Opened 1973.

Status nowClosedEsri 2014 layer reported

Site size333,596 sq ft GLAEsri 2014 layer reported

Retrofit yearNot yet retrofittedstatus reported

Walkability10.2 of 20EPA, OpenStreetMap

Rail within 800 mNoOpenStreetMap, HUD

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Former anchors

JCPenney Outlet

This site: JCPenney Outlet wikipedia · all sites with this

Kmart

This site: Kmart wikipedia · all sites with this

Finance and pipeline

Closed per a 2014 list or a Wikipedia category, unchecked

This site: …closed import, no source · all sites with this

Place

30,000+ vehicles a day on an adjacent road

This site: 44,426 on North Ave fhwa-hpms · all sites with this

County lost 10%+ of retail establishments since 2012

This site: -12% census-cbp · all sites with this

County typical rent $2,000+

This site: $2,105/mo zillow · all sites with this

High tornado risk

This site: Relatively High fema-nri · all sites with this

High-income tract ($100k+)

This site: $110,197 census-acs · all sites with this

Shrinking county

This site: -0.5% census-acs · all sites with this

Tract income up 60%+ since 2013

This site: +74% census-acs · all sites with this

All elements and lists · Trends

Now

Status	ClosedEsri 2014 layer reported

Site context

Transit within 800 m	no rail stationOpenStreetMap
Motorway junctions within 2 km	junctionOpenStreetMap
FEMA flood zone	X · AREA OF MINIMAL FLOOD HAZARDFEMA NFHL
EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m	25: A-1 CUSTOM & COLLISION; A5 AUTO COLLISION & SALES; ADVANCE PRESS; ALLIED LABS; AMOCO 5892EPA FRS
Census tract 17043846702	4,245 people, 1,349 per sq mi; median household income $110,197; median gross rent $1,235; 20% renters; 3.8% vacant units; 3.1% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year
Walkability (EPA, block group)	index 10.2 of 20; 71 intersections per sq mi; no transit stop within the EPA search radius; land-use mix 0.89; 342,650 jobs within 45 min by car; 0% of households without a carEPA Smart Location
Opportunity Zone	noHUD
Housing permits, DuPage County (IL), 2024	647 units in 5+ unit buildings, 19 in 2–4, 784 single-family; 2023: 303 in 5+Census BPS
Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract)	overall percentile 0.48; socioeconomic 0.52; housing and transport 0.24; 12% below 150% of poverty; 0% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR
Other atlas sites nearby	1 within 10 km, 18 within 25 km: Yorktown Center (7.6 km)computed
Overture Maps	place North Park Mall (shopping_mall, confidence 0.90, from BrightQuery, Overture, Overture-signals); building footprint 12,484 m²Overture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0)
Tract change 2013–2023	population -2% (4,353 → 4,245); median income +74% ($63,281 → $110,197); renters 24% → 20%; median home value +42% ($222,100 → $314,800)Census ACS 5-year
Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract)	relatively low overall (score 51.7); expected annual loss $2.1M; high: tornado, cold wave; community resilience relatively highFEMA NRI
Tax-credit housing within 1 km	noneHUD LIHTC
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)	53,372 jobs in 2,647 establishments; average annual pay $50,645; employment location quotient 0.86; employment +0.6% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 2022	13,772 jobs; 1,090 in retail trade, 334 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 17043846702)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)	children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 48th income percentile as adults; 1.7% incarcerated at the 2010 count (342 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; 2% of residents more than 1 mile from a supermarket; poverty rate 14.5%; median family income $68,333; 204 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
Schools	DuPage High School District 88 (09-12); 6 public schools within 1 mile: Fullerton Elem School; Ardmore Elem School; Addison Early Learning Center; North Elem SchoolNCES EDGE
Elevation	700 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025	361 county-logged events: 201 thunderstorm wind, 53 hail, 47 flood, 28 flash flood; $405,000 property damage reported; 1 direct deaths; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 60181, 2026-09	median list price $455,875 (+25.8% on the year); 27 active listings; median 23 days on market; 10% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023	2,924 establishments (-12%); 56,986 jobs (-4%)Census CBP
Housing market in the county	typical home value $437,880 (+4% 1 yr, +30% 5 yr); typical rent $2,105/mo (+2% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
House price index, tract, 2025	398 (2000 = 100); +9.9% 1 yr, +50% 5 yr, +92% 10 yrFHFA
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)	44,426 vehicles a day on North Ave (principal arterial, 6 lanes); 3,500 trucks; 8 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

North Park Mall opened in 1973 as a 333,596‑square‑foot mall with 51 stores. It operated as a retail center until it closed; the record does not specify a closure date or subsequent events.

Why. not stated in the record

Where it stands. The mall is currently closed; the record does not identify the current owner or controlling entity.

For a planner

No policy tools or interventions are documented in the record.
Open questions include appropriate zoning for reuse and potential infrastructure needs.
No documented precedents for similar mall closures in the area are provided.

For a developer

Site size: 333,596 sq ft of GLA.
Current control and ownership are unknown per the record.
Entitlement stage and any existing approvals are not specified.
No context‑layer data (flood, transit, environment) or market signals are provided.

What we do not know yet

Closure date and reason for closure are not recorded.
Current owner or controlling entity is unknown.
Any redevelopment plans, proposals, or pending transactions are absent.
Zoning, land‑use, and environmental constraints are not detailed.
The opportunity score and reasons are model‑extracted and marked as unverified (verified: draft).

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.

Similar sites

Chicago Place, Chicago, IL · Malls · similar GLA (314,521 sq ft); also in IL; 30 km away
St Charles Mall, St Charles, IL · Malls · opened 1980; also in IL; 29 km away
Spring Hill Mall, West Dundee, IL · Malls · opened 1980; also in IL; 34 km away
Fairfield Commons Mall, Glen Allen, VA · Malls · similar GLA (335,000 sq ft); opened 1968

Elsewhere on the web

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

Pages with photos

Trip to the Mall: North Park Mall- ( Villa Park, IL) triptothemall.blogspot.com
North Park Mall; Villa Park, Illinois - Labelscar: The Retail History Blog labelscar.com
NORTH PARK MALL - Updated June 2026 - 2… yelp.com
Everything you need to need to know about the 'new' Northpark Mall clarionledger.com
Council to consider report with options to redevelop NorthPark Mall ... ourquadcities.com
Northpark Mall Logo fity.club
Northpark Mall celebrates 40 years of business as malls across the county close their doors wlbt.com

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Multifamily screen

closed or demolished per category only, +0 until sourced
median rent $1,628

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	333,596 sq ftEsri 2014 layer reported
Stores at peak	51Esri 2014 layer reported
Anchors	Kmart, JCPenney Outlet
Address	Hwy. 64 & Addison Rd.
County	Du Page
Census division	3 · East North Central
Notes	Listed as a closed mall in Esri's 2014 Closed_US_Malls layer (Directory of Major Malls data). Current status to be checked.

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

Timeline

1973 Opened

Sources

Esri StoryMaps: Closed_US_Malls feature layer (2014) · 2014-10-02

Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "North Park Mall, Villa Park, IL." Record m-dad22e3d1e, imported, unreviewed. Built on the public Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/il/villa-park-north-park-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

BibTeX

@misc{retrofitatlas_villaparknorthparkmall,
  title = {North Park Mall, Villa Park, IL},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/il/villa-park-north-park-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-dad22e3d1e, release 2026.10.20, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-20}
}

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