Malls · Indiana
Scottsdale Mall
Scottsdale Mall closed 2003, demolished, reopened 2004 as Erskine Village strip mall with Target, Ross, TJ Maxx, Kohl's; currently operating. · summary, model-written
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Montgomery Ward
This site: Montgomery Ward wikipedia · all sites with this15-minute neighbourhood (5+ of 6 daily needs within 800 m)
This site: 6/6 openstreetmap · all sites with this30,000+ vehicles a day on an adjacent road
This site: 40,120 on US 20 fhwa-hpms · all sites with thisBike network nearby
This site: 12 ways openstreetmap · all sites with thisGrocery within 800 m
This site: 3 stores openstreetmap · all sites with thisInterstate or freeway within 600 m
This site: US 20 fhwa-hpms · all sites with thisTract house prices doubled in 10 years
This site: +101% fhfa · all sites with thisRedeveloped
This site: Erskine Village strip mall with Target, Ross Dress for Less, TJ Maxx, and Kohl's. extraction · all sites with thisRetail (continued)
This site: …new_use field extraction · all sites with thisNow
| Status | Operatingextracted, unreviewed |
|---|---|
| Strategy | Redevelopedextracted, unreviewed documentedthe property was torn down in 2003 and redeveloped the following year as a strip mall. |
| New uses | retailextracted, unreviewed reported |
| What is there now | Erskine Village strip mall with Target, Ross Dress for Less, TJ Maxx, and Kohl's.extracted, unreviewed documentedTenants of Erskine Village include Target, Ross Dress for Less, TJ Maxx, and Kohl's. |
| Retrofit year | 2004extracted, unreviewed reported |
Securitised debt and public filers
Filings (2001 to date) that name “Scottsdale Mall” and “South Bend” (35 hits, first 35 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.
| Kind | Filer | Filings | Dates | Forms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public owner (weak) | KITE REALTY GROUP TRUST (KRG) | 5 | 2004-08-20 to 2007-03-16 | 10-K 3, 8-K 2 |
Site context
| Transit within 800 m | no rail stationOpenStreetMap |
|---|---|
| Motorway junctions within 2 km | 246A, 246B, 79A, 79BOpenStreetMap |
| FEMA flood zone | X · AREA OF MINIMAL FLOOD HAZARDFEMA NFHL |
| EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m | 10: ASPEN DENTAL; BED BATH & BEYOND 1085; CVS PHARMACY 17021; KROGER #903-021; MIAMI STREET MCDONALD'S REBUILDEPA FRS |
| Census tract 18141011803 | 3,330 people, 2,230 per sq mi; median household income $70,320; median gross rent $473; 15% renters; 1.1% vacant units; 0.0% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year |
| Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m) | 6 of 6 daily needs: 3 grocers, 2 schools, 8 parks or playgrounds, 7 health, 2 civic, 14 food and drink; 12 cycleway segments, 66 sidewalk-tagged segmentsOpenStreetMap |
| Opportunity Zone | noHUD |
| Housing permits, St. Joseph County (IN), 2024 | 460 units in 5+ unit buildings, 22 in 2–4, 270 single-family; 2023: 18 in 5+Census BPS |
| Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract) | overall percentile 0.38; socioeconomic 0.23; housing and transport 0.39; 10% below 150% of poverty; 10% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR |
| Other atlas sites nearby | 0 within 10 km, 1 within 25 kmcomputed |
| Overture Maps | no place match; building footprint 23,434 m², 4.14733362197876 mOverture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0) |
| Attention: Wikipedia page views | 6,423 since 2015; 1,445 in the last 12 months (-4% vs the prior 12); peak 2026-03 with 219Wikimedia |
| 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 low overall (score 26.2); expected annual loss $817,145; high: cold wave; community resilience very highFEMA NRI |
| Tax-credit housing within 1 km | noneHUD LIHTC |
| Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW) | 12,963 jobs in 842 establishments; average annual pay $38,037; employment location quotient 1.08; employment -2.7% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private |
| Jobs located in the tract, 2022 | 1,071 jobs; 451 in retail trade, 239 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 18141011803)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022 |
| Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract) | children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 44th income percentile as adults; 1.6% incarcerated at the 2010 count (344 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights |
| Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract) | low-access at 1 mile, not low-income; 33% of residents more than 1 mile from a supermarket; poverty rate 10.4%; median family income $69,894; 114 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS |
| Schools | South Bend Community School Corporation (PK-12); 2 public schools within 1 mile: Jackson Middle School; Marshall Traditional SchoolNCES EDGE |
| Elevation | 843 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP |
| Storm events in the county, 2016-2025 | 239 county-logged events: 170 thunderstorm wind, 44 hail, 8 tornado, 7 flood; $7,156,800 property damage reported; 1 direct deaths; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events |
| Homes for sale in ZIP 46614, 2026-09 | median list price $299,450 (+11.8% on the year); 68 active listings; median 43 days on market; 32% with a price cutRealtor.com Research |
| Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023 | 878 establishments (-4%); 16,005 jobs (+10%)Census CBP |
| Housing market in the county | typical home value $230,569 (+6% 1 yr, +40% 5 yr); typical rent $1,258/mo (+2% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research |
| House price index, tract, 2025 | 364 (2000 = 100); +4.2% 1 yr, +55% 5 yr, +101% 10 yrFHFA |
| Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024) | 40,120 vehicles a day on US 20 (freeway or expressway, 4 lanes); 6,115 trucks; 39 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS |
Summary, model-written
Scottsdale Mall opened as an enclosed mall with L.S. Ayres, Ayr-Way, and Montgomery Ward and suffered declining tenancy from the late 1980s through the 1990s. The property was torn down in 2003 and redeveloped in 2004 as Erskine Village strip mall with Target, Ross Dress for Less, TJ Maxx, and Kohl's, and it continues to operate.
Why. The record attributes the mall’s decline to a loss of tenancy through the late 1980s and 1990s, leading to its demolition; no explicit mention of competition, debt, or other causes.
Where it stands. The site operates as Erskine Village strip mall; ownership is not specified in the record.
For a planner
- Precedent: conversion of an enclosed mall to a strip‑mall format (redevelopment strategy).
- Policy tools used: not stated in the record.
- Open questions: long‑term adaptability of the strip‑mall format and any needed infrastructure or zoning updates.
For a developer
- Site size: not specified in the record.
- Control/ownership: not specified.
- Entitlement stage: retrofit completed in 2004, indicating full build‑out.
- Context‑layer constraints (flood, transit, environment): not provided.
- Market signals from tract data: not provided.
What we do not know yet
- Original opening year of Scottsdale Mall is missing.
- Owner or controlling entity of the site is not given.
- Site dimensions, parcel boundaries, and zoning classification are absent.
- Flood‑plain, transit access, and environmental constraints are not detailed.
- The record is marked as 'draft' verified, indicating possible unreviewed extraction.
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Elsewhere on the web
Retail history: Scottsdale Mall on DeadMalls.com photos, field notes and visitor memories since 2000; matched by name and city; nothing copied here
Pages with photos
- Scottsdale Mall (Erskine Village); South Bend, Indiana - Labelscar: The Retail History Blog labelscar.com
- Throwback Thursday: When Scottsdale Mall in South Bend was top shopping ... southbendtribune.com
- Scottsdale Fashion Square: Premier Scottsdale Mall fashionsquare.com
- A0830 | Christmas 1979, Scottsdale Mall, South Bend, Indiana… | Flickr flickr.com
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Multifamily screen
- retrofit already built
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
| Closed | 2003extracted, unreviewed |
|---|---|
| Anchors | Montgomery Ward, L. S. Ayres, Ayr-Way |
| County | St. Joseph County |
| Census division | 3 · East North Central |
| Notes | Wikipedia categories: Demolished shopping malls in the United States |
Not yet recorded: acres, GLA, year opened, original developer. Know it? Tell us.
Background
Erskine Village is a shopping mall in South Bend, Indiana, United States. It opened in 2004 on the site of the former Scottsdale Mall, an enclosed shopping mall which featured L. S. Ayres, Ayr-Way, and Montgomery Ward. After experiencing a decline in tenancy throughout the late 1980s and into the 1990s, the property was torn down in 2003 and redeveloped the following year as a strip mall. Tenants of Erskine Village include Target, Ross Dress for Less, TJ Maxx, and Kohl's.
Excerpt from Wikipedia (authors and history), CC BY-SA 4.0. May be older than the record above.
Timeline
- 2003 Property torn down
- 2004 Opened as Erskine Village strip mall
Sources
- Wikipedia: Scottsdale Mall · supports: after notes, status, strategy, year closed
6 quoted sentences
the property was torn down in 2003
Tenants of Erskine Village include Target, Ross Dress for Less, TJ Maxx, and Kohl's.
Erskine Village is a shopping mall in South Bend, Indiana, United States.
the property was torn down in 2003 and redeveloped the following year as a strip mall.
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