Malls · Kansas
Metcalf South Shopping Center
Opened 1967. Closed 2014. Redeveloped in 2018.
Solid = from the authors' map · outlined = public source · dashed = model-written, not yet reviewed by a person. Tap any value's source label to see where it came from.
Site profile14 elements · what this retrofit is built with · tap a chip for the evidence
Macy's
This site: Macy's wikipedia · all sites with thisSears
This site: Sears wikipedia · all sites with this3+ other atlas sites within 10 km
This site: 5 within 10 km computed · all sites with this30,000+ vehicles a day on an adjacent road
This site: 32,770 on METCALF AVE fhwa-hpms · all sites with thisGrocery within 800 m
This site: 2 stores openstreetmap · all sites with thisHigh heat wave risk
This site: Relatively High fema-nri · all sites with thisHigh inland flooding risk
This site: Relatively High fema-nri · all sites with thisHigh tornado risk
This site: Very High fema-nri · all sites with thisHigh-income tract ($100k+)
This site: $106,103 census-acs · all sites with thisLow social vulnerability tract (SVI ≤ 0.25)
This site: 0.14 cdc-svi · all sites with thisWalkable block group (EPA ≥ 12)
This site: …index 15.7 epa-walkability · all sites with thisRedeveloped
This site: extraction · all sites with thisOffice
This site: …new_use field extraction · all sites with thisRetail (continued)
This site: …new_use field extraction · all sites with thisNow
| Status | Status not verifiedWikidata |
|---|---|
| Strategy | Redevelopedextracted, unreviewed |
| New uses | retail, officeextracted, unreviewed |
| Retrofit year | 2018extracted, unreviewed |
| Redeveloper | Lane4 Property Groupextracted, unreviewed |
Planning
| Entitlement year | 2016extracted, unreviewed |
|---|
Deals and debt
| Date | Event | Price | Parties | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Sold | — | Lane4 Property Group and The Kroenke Group | Wikipedia |
Securitised debt and public filers
Filings (2001 to date) that name “Metcalf South Shopping Center” and “Overland Park” (5 hits, first 5 sampled, 2 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) | Seritage Growth Properties (SRG, SRG-PA) | 3 | 2018-02-28 to 2020-03-02 | 10-K 3 |
Site context
| FEMA flood zone | X · AREA OF MINIMAL FLOOD HAZARDFEMA NFHL |
|---|---|
| EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m | 18: 97TH & METCALF REDEVELOPMENT; CHICK-FIL-A - 95TH & METCALF; GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY; HOME DEPOT 2203; JIFFY LUBEEPA FRS |
| Census tract 20091051805 | 6,007 people, 3,406 per sq mi; median household income $106,103; median gross rent $1,428; 14% renters; 10.6% vacant units; 0.7% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year |
| Walkability (EPA, block group) | index 15.7 of 20; 126 intersections per sq mi; nearest transit stop 566 m; land-use mix 0.71; 134,035 jobs within 45 min by car, 14,693 by transit; 0% of households without a carEPA Smart Location |
| Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m) | 4 of 6 daily needs: 2 grocers, 2 schools, 78 parks or playgrounds, 0 health, 0 civic, 13 food and drink; 9 cycleway segments, 64 sidewalk-tagged segmentsOpenStreetMap |
| Opportunity Zone | noHUD |
| Housing permits, Johnson County (KS), 2024 | 798 units in 5+ unit buildings, 183 in 2–4, 1,733 single-family; 2023: 1,632 in 5+Census BPS |
| Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract) | overall percentile 0.14; socioeconomic 0.02; housing and transport 0.26; 5% below 150% of poverty; 1% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR |
| Other atlas sites nearby | 5 within 10 km, 10 within 25 km: Glenwood Mall (0.0 km); Corporate Woods (2.8 km); Meadowbrook Golf and Country Club (5.0 km); Ward Parkway Center (5.4 km); Mission Center Mall (8.0 km)computed |
| Overture Maps | no place match; building footprint 13,649 m², 3.529534101486206 mOverture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0) |
| Attention: Wikipedia page views | 48,550 since 2015; 3,358 in the last 12 months (-3% vs the prior 12); peak 2017-07 with 1,210Wikimedia |
| Tract change 2013–2023 | population +10% (5,487 → 6,007); median income +47% ($72,102 → $106,103); renters 14% → 14%; median home value +76% ($187,100 → $328,900)Census ACS 5-year |
| Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract) | relatively moderate overall (score 80.4); expected annual loss $3.0M; high: tornado, inland flooding, heat wave, hail, winter weather, ice storm, cold wave, lightning; community resilience relatively highFEMA NRI |
| Tax-credit housing within 1 km | noneHUD LIHTC |
| Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023 | 1,857 establishments (-1%); 37,595 jobs (+4%)Census CBP |
| Housing market in the county | typical home value $458,265 (+5% 1 yr, +28% 5 yr); typical rent $1,760/mo (+3% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research |
| House price index, tract, 2024 | 650 (2000 = 100); +12.6% 1 yr, +42% 5 yr, +100% 10 yrFHFA |
| Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024) | 32,770 vehicles a day on METCALF AVE (minor arterial, 4 lanes); 4 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS |
| Site metrics | 15,687 sq ft GLA per acre; FAR 0.36computed |
Summary, model-written
Metcalf South Shopping Center opened in 1967, closed in 2014, and underwent retrofitting starting in 2018. The developer (Lane4 Property Group) acquired the site in 2014. New uses are retail and office. Status is listed as 'unknown' despite 'retrofit already built' in opportunity reasons. The site is 50 acres with 784,336 sq ft GLA. County population grew 5% 2018–2023. Nearby context includes demolished malls (Glenwood Mall, 0 km), proposed developments (Corporate Woods, 2.8 km), and active retail (Lowe’s, Home Depot). Housing market shows rising median income ($106,103) and low renter share (14%). Flood zone is minimal hazard. NRI indicates high tornado/winter weather risk but 'relatively high' community resilience. Pageviews peaked in 2017 (1,210 views).
Why. Retrofit initiated in 2018; county growth and housing market trends support redevelopment viability. Nearby retail anchors (Lowe’s, Home Depot) and mixed-use context align with new uses. Status uncertainty remains unresolved.
Where it stands. Retrofit underway (2018), but current status unknown. Site is 50 acres with active retail tenants. Housing market and county growth support redevelopment. Nearby mall cluster includes demolished sites and proposed projects.
For a planner
- 50-acre site with GLA 784k sq ft
- County population +5% 2018–23
- Nearby retail anchors (Lowe’s, Home Depot)
- NRI: high tornado/winter weather risk but resilient community
For a developer
- New uses: retail/office
- County growth and rising median income
- Retrofit started 2018 (status unknown)
- 50 acres with active retail tenants (Lowe’s, Home Depot)
What we do not know yet
- Status unknown despite retrofit initiation
- NRI high tornado/winter weather risk
- No confirmed new tenant data beyond Lowe’s/Home Depot
Generated by qwen3-30b-a3b-64k:latest on Dell 5820 RTX 3090 (Ollama, qwen3-30b-a3b) 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
- Landmark Mall, Alexandria, VA · Malls · similar size (51 acres); similar GLA (880,000 sq ft); opened 1965
- Los Arcos Mall, Scottsdale, AZ · Malls · similar size (41.9 acres); similar GLA (607,350 sq ft); opened 1969
- Cottonwood Mall site, Holladay, UT · Malls · similar size (57 acres); similar GLA (730,000 sq ft); opened 1962
- Carousel Mall, San Bernardino, CA · Malls · similar size (43 acres); opened 1972; closed 2017
Elsewhere on the web
Pages with photos
- Metcalf South Shopping Center - 7720828410 commons.wikimedia.org
- Metcalf South Shopping Center; Overland Park, K… labelscar.com
- Overland Park, KS Metcalf South Shopping Center (a dead mall) flickr.com
- Metcalf South Shopping Center - Alchetron, the free social encyclopedia alchetron.com
- Metcalf South Shopping Center In Overland Park, … bestattractions.org
- The Story of Metcalf South Shopping Center — KC Yesterday kcyesterday.com
Search images: Google · Bing · Commons · references: ULI case studies · Google Scholar
Multifamily screen
- retrofit already built
- 50 acres
- county grew 5.0% 2018–23
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 | 1967Wikidata |
|---|---|
| Closed | 2014extracted, unreviewed |
| Acres | 50.0extracted, unreviewed |
| Gross leasable area | 784,336 sq ftEsri 2014 layer |
| Stores at peak | 18Esri 2014 layer |
| Original developer | Sherman Dreiseszun and his company MD Managementextracted, unreviewed |
| Anchors | Hancock Fabrics, Macy's, Sears, Jones Store Company |
| Address | 95th & Metcalf |
| County | Johnson |
| Census division | 4 · West North Central |
| Notes | Wikipedia categories: Demolished shopping malls in the United States |
Not yet recorded: what is there now. Know it? Tell us.
Background
Metcalf South Shopping Center was a shopping mall in Overland Park, Kansas. It opened in 1967, near a large, unique department store called the French Market, which later became a strip mall anchored by Kmart and Hancock Fabrics. The Metcalf South mall itself originally featured two main floors of retail space, although later a third floor of retail space was added, which in recent years became home to office space. It featured two anchor stores, later taken over by Macy's. Sears and the Glenwood Arts movie theater remained open in later years, while Macy's announced the closure of its Metcalf South store in January 2014.
Excerpt from Wikipedia (authors and history), CC BY-SA 4.0. May be older than the record above.
Timeline
- 1967 Opened (Wikidata)
- 1967 Opened
- 1975 Third level concourse added
- 1990 Interior facelift renovations completed
- 2014 Purchased by Lane4 Property Group and The Kroenke Group
- 2014 Mall closed
- 2015 Sears property spun off to Seritage Growth Properties
- 2016 Planning Commission approved redevelopment plan
- 2018 Lowe's opened
Sources
- Wikipedia: Metcalf South Shopping Center · supports: acres, original developer, strategy, year closed
13 quoted sentences
On September 19, 2014, Metcalf South Mall closed.
The building and parking lots sat on a 50-acre parcel
Metcalf South was developed by local entrepreneur Sherman Dreiseszun and his company MD Management
the Overland Park Planning Commission approved a plan that will allow the developer Lane4 to invest $80 million to redevelop the location into a Lowe's to open in May 2018
- Esri StoryMaps: Closed_US_Malls feature layer (2014) · 2014-10-02