Malls · Indiana
Circle Centre Mall
Opened 1995. Closed 2025. Redeveloped · Reinhabited in 2025.
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Carson Pirie Scott
This site: Carson Pirie Scott wikipedia · all sites with thisNordstrom
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This site: 17,665 views, +98% wikimedia · all sites with thisWebsite alive
This site: …https://www.circlecentre.com overture / http check · all sites with this15-minute neighbourhood (5+ of 6 daily needs within 800 m)
This site: 6/6 openstreetmap · all sites with this200+ tax-credit housing units within 1 km
This site: 213 units in 5 properties hud-lihtc · all sites with this3+ other atlas sites within 10 km
This site: 5 within 10 km computed · all sites with thisBike network nearby
This site: 135 ways openstreetmap · all sites with thisGrocery within 800 m
This site: 2 stores openstreetmap · all sites with thisHigh earthquake risk
This site: Relatively High fema-nri · all sites with thisHigh inland flooding risk
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This site: Very High fema-nri · all sites with thisNational Register place within 500 m
This site: Hotel Washington; Indiana Theatre nps-nrhp · all sites with thisOpportunity Zone
This site: 18097391000 hud-oz · all sites with thisRail within 800 m
This site: Indianapolis Union Station openstreetmap · all sites with thisRenter-majority tract
This site: 88% census-acs · all sites with thisUnder 20 acres
This site: 7.2 acres extraction · all sites with thisRedeveloped
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| Status | Closedextracted, unreviewed |
|---|---|
| Strategy | Redeveloped · Reinhabitedextracted, unreviewed documentedOn April 1, 2025, the south end of the mall closed to make way for redevelopment into a multi-use campus known as Traction Yards. |
| New uses | office, mixedextracted, unreviewed reported |
| What is there now | redevelopment into a multi-use campus known as Traction Yardsextracted, unreviewed documentedOn April 1, 2025, the south end of the mall closed to make way for redevelopment into a multi-use campus known as Traction Yards. |
| Retrofit year | 2025extracted, unreviewed reported |
Securitised debt and public filers
Filings (2001 to date) that name “Circle Centre Mall” and “Indianapolis” (123 hits, first 100 sampled, 5 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) | SIMON PROPERTY GROUP INC /DE/ (SPG, SPG-PJ) | 76 | 2001-02-16 to 2021-11-01 | 8-K 59, 10-K 16, 8-K/A 1 |
| Public owner (weak) | SIMON PROPERTY GROUP L P /DE/ | 15 | 2001-03-30 to 2012-03-02 | 10-K 15 |
| Public owner (weak) | LASALLE HOTEL PROPERTIES | 2 | 2004-02-10 to 2004-02-19 | 8-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 | Simon Property Group 10-K, 2010-02-25 | Circle Centre Indianapolis, IN match: name-city | 735,922 | 96.7% occupied | built 1995 | 14.7% Property Lease (2097) | Nordstrom, Carson Pirie Scott, United Artists Theatre |
Site context
| Transit within 800 m | Indianapolis Union Station (rail); 5 bus stops within 400 mOpenStreetMap |
|---|---|
| Motorway junctions within 2 km | 110A, 110B, 111, 112AOpenStreetMap |
| FEMA flood zone | X · AREA OF MINIMAL FLOOD HAZARDFEMA NFHL |
| EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m | 37: 321-231 SHINOLA HOTEL AND RETAIL DEVELOPMENT; ADAMS MARK HOTEL; AMERICAN UNITED LIFE INSURANCE CO.; BACK IN A FLASH; BANKERS LIFE FIELDHOUSEEPA FRS |
| Census tract 18097391001 | 1,991 people, 1,201 per sq mi; median household income $54,605; median gross rent $1,323; 88% renters; 27.9% vacant units; 10.5% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year |
| Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m) | 6 of 6 daily needs: 2 grocers, 1 schools, 31 parks or playgrounds, 2 health, 11 civic, 81 food and drink; 135 cycleway segments, 475 sidewalk-tagged segmentsOpenStreetMap |
| Opportunity Zone | yes, tract 18097391000 (rural)HUD |
| National Register places within 500 m | 15: Hotel Washington; Indiana Theatre; Christ Church Cathedral; Indianapolis Union Railroad StationNPS |
| Housing permits, Marion County (IN), 2024 | 621 units in 5+ unit buildings, 32 in 2–4, 1,253 single-family; 2023: 1,457 in 5+Census BPS |
| Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract) | overall percentile 0.58; socioeconomic 0.76; housing and transport 0.88; 56% below 150% of poverty; 4% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR |
| Other atlas sites nearby | 5 within 10 km, 7 within 25 km: Indianapolis Stamping Plant site (0.2 km); Kahn Tailoring Company building (1.3 km); Lockefield Gardens (1.8 km); Lafayette Square Mall (9.3 km); Lifeline Data Center (10.0 km)computed |
| Overture Maps | place Circle Centre Mall (shopping_mall, confidence 0.88, from BrightQuery, Overture, Overture-signals); building footprint 27,249 m²Overture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0) |
| Website and social | www.circlecentre.com (alive); archived 1999–2025 (Wayback)Overture / Internet Archive |
| Attention: Wikipedia page views | 59,705 since 2015; 17,665 in the last 12 months (+98% vs the prior 12); peak 2026-01 with 4,704Wikimedia |
| Tract change 2013–2023 | tract boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 census; no 2013 comparisonCensus ACS |
| Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract) | relatively high overall (score 90.5); expected annual loss $4.1M; high: tornado, inland flooding, earthquake; community resilience relatively lowFEMA NRI |
| Tax-credit housing within 1 km | 5 LIHTC properties, 213 units: Rink Savoy (60 units); Davlan (50 units); Penn Street Tower (43 units)HUD LIHTC |
| Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW) | 45,102 jobs in 2,930 establishments; average annual pay $43,606; employment location quotient 0.73; employment +0.4% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private |
| Jobs located in the tract, 2022 | 47,815 jobs; 449 in retail trade, 4,532 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 18097391001)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022 |
| Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract) | children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 33th income percentile as adults; 3.1% incarcerated at the 2010 count (67 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 29.0%; median family income $125,717; 51 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS |
| Schools | Indianapolis Public Schools (PK-12); 2 public schools within 1 mile: Dept of Correction Adult Schools; Center For Inquiry School 2NCES EDGE |
| Elevation | 710 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP |
| Storm events in the county, 2016-2025 | 241 county-logged events: 138 thunderstorm wind, 63 hail, 21 flash flood, 12 flood; $6,855,650 property damage reported; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events |
| Homes for sale in ZIP 46204, 2026-09 | median list price $354,975 (-12.8% on the year); 62 active listings; median 89 days on market; 26% with a price cutRealtor.com Research |
| Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023 | 2,856 establishments (-4%); 45,527 jobs (-2%)Census CBP |
| Housing market in the county | typical home value $227,822 (-1% 1 yr, +20% 5 yr); typical rent $1,379/mo (+2% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research |
| Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024) | 13,766 vehicles a day on ILLINOIS ST (minor arterial, 2 lanes); 412 trucks; 40 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS |
Summary, model-written
Circle Centre Mall opened in 1995, incorporating existing downtown structures and initially hosting nearly 100 stores. Over time key anchors such as Nordstrom (2011) and Carson's (2018) closed, leaving only the Indianapolis Star offices as an anchor, and the mall shut entirely at the end of 2025. The site is now slated for redevelopment into a multi‑use campus called Traction Yards.
Why. The record shows anchor store losses (Nordstrom in 2011, Carson's in 2018) as the primary visible cause of decline, leading to the eventual full closure in 2025. No explicit mention of competition, debt, or demolition appears in the record.
Where it stands. The mall is closed and scheduled for redevelopment into Traction Yards, with JLL Partners listed as the operator (per Wikidata, undated).
For a planner
- Strategy indicated in record: redevelop and reinhabit.
- After‑notes describe a planned multi‑use campus (Traction Yards).
- Open questions: exact timeline for Traction Yards completion, required zoning or land‑use approvals, and financing structure.
For a developer
- Site size: 7.2 acres.
- Control: JLL Partners noted as operator; owner not specified in record.
- Entitlement stage: year_retrofit 2025 and after_notes point to redevelopment planning underway.
- Constraints from context layers (flood, transit, environment) and market signals from tract data are not provided in the record.
What we do not know yet
- Owner of the property is not stated in the record.
- Details of financing, public incentives, or development agreements for Traction Yards are missing.
- Environmental constraints (floodplain, contamination) and transit access are not described.
- Market demand for the proposed office/mixed‑use program is unknown.
- The record is marked as 'verified: draft', indicating some facts may be model‑extracted and unreviewed.
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Elsewhere on the web
Retail history: Circle Centre Mall on DeadMalls.com photos, field notes and visitor memories since 2000; matched by name and city; nothing copied here
Pages with photos
- Circle Centre Mall Downtown Indianapolis, IN November 2018 - 31550994707 commons.wikimedia.org
- A glass-enclosed walkway over West Maryland Street at the Circl… alamy.com
- Take a walk around Circle Centre Mall in Indianapolis indystar.com
- Circle Centre Mall arcade, Tilt Studio, is closed fox59.com
- Circle Centre Mall - Indianapolis, IN : r/dea… reddit.com
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Multifamily screen
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- closed or demolished site (sourced)
- housing in the record
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 | 1995Wikidata |
|---|---|
| Closed | 2025extracted, unreviewed |
| Acres | 7.2extracted, unreviewed |
| Stores at peak | 99extracted, unreviewed reported |
| Original developer | Melvin Simon & Associatesextracted, unreviewed |
| Architect | Jerde Partnership |
| Anchors | Carson Pirie Scott, Regal Cinemas, Nordstrom, Parisian, The Indianapolis Star, Tilt Studio |
| Organisations in Wikidata (undated) | JLL Partners |
| County | Marion County |
| Census division | 3 · East North Central |
| Notes | Wikipedia categories: Defunct shopping malls in the United States |
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Background
Circle Centre Mall was an indoor shopping mall located in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. Circle Centre Mall was opened to the public on September 8, 1995, and incorporated existing downtown structures such as the former L. S. Ayres flagship store. The mall is only anchored by the offices for The Indianapolis Star. The space occupied by former anchors Carson Pirie Scott, Regal Cinemas, and Tilt Studio is vacant. The mall closed its doors on December 31, 2025.
Excerpt from Wikipedia (authors and history), CC BY-SA 4.0. May be older than the record above.
Timeline
- 1995 Opened (Wikidata)
- 1995 Opened to the public
- 2011 Nordstrom closed
- 2014 Indianapolis Star moved offices into former Nordstrom space
- 2018 Carson's closed
- 2025 South end closed for redevelopment into Traction Yards
- 2025 Mall closed entirely
Sources
- Wikipedia: Circle Centre Mall · supports: acres, after notes, original developer, status, strategy, year closed
12 quoted sentences
The mall closed its doors on December 31, 2025.
The mall covered 7.2 acres (2.9 ha)
Melvin Simon & Associates announced the completion of a study
On April 1, 2025, the south end of the mall closed to make way for redevelopment into a multi-use campus known as Traction Yards.
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