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Woodmar Mall

From the authors' mapRedevelopedRetrofit builtHammond, IN

Redeveloped in 2020. · from the fields below

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Former anchors
Carson Pirie ScottThis site: Carson Pirie Scott wikipedia · all sites with this
Finance and pipeline
On FacebookThis site: …https://www.facebook.com/205738742845891 overture · all sites with this
Website aliveThis site: …http://www.labelscar.com/indiana/woodmar-mall overture / http check · all sites with this
Place
15-minute neighbourhood (5+ of 6 daily needs within 800 m)This site: 5/6 openstreetmap · all sites with this
Grocery within 800 mThis site: 2 stores openstreetmap · all sites with this
High tornado riskThis site: Relatively High fema-nri · all sites with this
Tract house prices doubled in 10 yearsThis site: +137% fhfa · all sites with this
Strategy
RedevelopedThis site: Redevelopment: sports and recreation record · all sites with this

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From the authors' map

IN, Hammond: Woodmar Mall/Hammond Sportsplex and Community Center, 2020
• Redevelopment: sports and recreation

Now

StatusRetrofit builtderived from authors' map (retrofit year present) reported
StrategyRedevelopedauthors' map reported
What is there nowRedevelopment: sports and recreationauthors' map reported
Retrofit year2020authors' map reported

Site context

FEMA flood zoneX · AREA OF MINIMAL FLOOD HAZARDFEMA NFHL
EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m17: ALTORFER INDUSTRIES, INC.; AMOCO PIPELINE - HAMMOND; CAM2 INTERNATIONAL LLC; CARS COLLISION CENTER XIX; FORMER CARSON PIRIE SCOTT DEMOLITIONEPA FRS
Census tract 180890213003,602 people, 3,602 per sq mi; median household income $63,547; median gross rent $1,161; 29% renters; 8.2% vacant units; 8.7% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year
Walkability (EPA, block group)index 11.7 of 20; 139 intersections per sq mi; no transit stop within the EPA search radius; land-use mix 0.86; 151,848 jobs within 45 min by car; 18% of households without a carEPA Smart Location
Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m)5 of 6 daily needs: 2 grocers, 2 schools, 3 parks or playgrounds, 0 health, 1 civic, 4 food and drink; 1 cycleway segments, 2 sidewalk-tagged segmentsOpenStreetMap
Opportunity ZonenoHUD
Housing permits, Lake County (IN), 202414 units in 5+ unit buildings, 14 in 2–4, 1,621 single-family; 2023: 210 in 5+Census BPS
Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract)overall percentile 0.62; socioeconomic 0.71; housing and transport 0.25; 22% below 150% of poverty; 9% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR
Other atlas sites nearby2 within 10 km, 8 within 25 km: Lake Business Center (4.1 km); Centennial Village (4.1 km)computed
Overture Mapsplace Woodmar Mall (shopping_mall, confidence 0.77, from Foursquare, Overture); building footprint 11,371 m²Overture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0)
Website and socialwww.labelscar.com (alive) · social: facebookOverture / Internet Archive
Tract change 2013–2023population -2% (3,685 → 3,602); median income +41% ($45,000 → $63,547); renters 41% → 29%; median home value +63% ($98,000 → $160,000)Census ACS 5-year
Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract)relatively moderate overall (score 60.9); expected annual loss $1.2M; high: tornado, cold wave; community resilience relatively highFEMA NRI
Tax-credit housing within 1 kmnoneHUD LIHTC
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)22,369 jobs in 1,504 establishments; average annual pay $36,852; employment location quotient 1.18; employment -1.6% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 20221,046 jobs; 160 in retail trade, 199 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 18089021300)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 35th income percentile as adults; 2.0% incarcerated at the 2010 count (258 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 9.7%; median family income $53,710; 155 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
SchoolsHammond School City (PK-12); 1 public school within 1 mile: Thomas Jefferson Elementary SchoolNCES EDGE
Elevation602 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025236 county-logged events: 150 thunderstorm wind, 25 hail, 23 flood, 16 tornado; $14,020,000 property damage reported; 1 direct deaths; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 46320, 2026-09median list price $249,500 (+35.6% on the year); 18 active listings; median 48 days on market; 31% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 20231,521 establishments (-0%); 24,256 jobs (+0%)Census CBP
Housing market in the countytypical home value $250,943 (+2% 1 yr, +23% 5 yr); typical rent $1,457/mo (+5% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
House price index, tract, 2025324 (2000 = 100); +1.8% 1 yr, +64% 5 yr, +137% 10 yrFHFA
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)27,834 vehicles a day on SR 152 (principal arterial, 4 lanes); 1,781 trucks; 40 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

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History and original facts

Now called / also known asHammond Sportsplex and Community Center
AnchorsCarson Pirie Scott
CountyLake County
Census division3 · East North Central

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Background

Woodmar Mall was an indoor shopping mall located at Indianapolis Boulevard between 165th Street and 167th Street in Hammond, Indiana. It opened in 1954 and was anchored by Carson Pirie Scott and Co. The mall was closed and demolished in 2006 except for the Carson's store which remained open until 2018 and which was demolished in 2019. The site is now occupied by the Hammond Sportsplex & Community Center.

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Timeline

  1. 2020 Retrofit: redevelop

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