# Circle Centre Mall

Indianapolis, IN · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-a548094b67` · release 2026-10-21

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## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | closed | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop, reinhabit | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | office, mixed | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | redevelopment into a multi-use campus known as Traction Yards | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1995 | reported · Wikipedia |
| Closed | 2025 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Retrofit year | 2025 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Acres | 7.2 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Stores at peak | 99 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Original developer | Melvin Simon & Associates | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_closed**: “The mall closed its doors on December 31, 2025.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circle_Centre_Mall
- **acres**: “The mall covered 7.2 acres (2.9 ha)” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circle_Centre_Mall
- **original_developer**: “Melvin Simon & Associates announced the completion of a study” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circle_Centre_Mall
- **after_notes**: “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.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circle_Centre_Mall
- **status**: “The mall closed its doors on December 31, 2025.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circle_Centre_Mall
- **strategy**: “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.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circle_Centre_Mall

## Anchors

Carson Pirie Scott, Regal Cinemas, Nordstrom, Parisian, The Indianapolis Star, Tilt Studio

## Parties

- JLL Partners — operator (Wikidata, undated)

## 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

## Background (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened)

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.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circle_Centre_Mall

## Sources

- Quoted support for year_closed — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circle_Centre_Mall

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Circle Centre Mall, Indianapolis, IN." Record m-a548094b67, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/in/indianapolis-circle-centre-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_indianapoliscirclecentremall,
  title = {Circle Centre Mall, Indianapolis, IN},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/in/indianapolis-circle-centre-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-a548094b67, release 2026-10-21, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-21}
}
```

Licence: research use only; terms undecided with the authors (https://retrofitatlas.org/licence/). Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0. Tiers: curated = from the authors' public map, not reviewed by them; draft = imported or model-extracted, unreviewed.