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Malls · Kentucky

Lexington Mall

From the authors' mapReinhabitedRetrofit builtLexington, KY

Opened 1974. Closed 2005. Reinhabited in 2013.

Status nowRetrofit builtderived from authors' map (retrofit year present) reported
What it becamechurchextracted, unreviewed reported
Site size508,000 sq ft GLAEsri 2014 layer reported
Retrofit year2013authors' map reported
Walkability12.8 of 20 · 15-minute 6 of 6EPA, OpenStreetMap
Rail within 800 mNoOpenStreetMap, HUD
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Lexington Mall
Exterior view of a former shopping center with empty parking lot and closed storefronts. · verified by a vision model. Photo: unknown, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Site profile13 elements · what this site is built with · tap a chip for the evidence

Former anchors
Dillard'sThis site: Dillard's wikipedia · all sites with this
Ownership
University, hospital or churchThis site: Southland Christian Church county-parcels · all sites with this
Place
15-minute neighbourhood (5+ of 6 daily needs within 800 m)This site: 6/6 openstreetmap · all sites with this
30,000+ vehicles a day on an adjacent roadThis site: 56,977 on E NEW CIRCLE RD fhwa-hpms · all sites with this
Bike network nearbyThis site: 21 ways openstreetmap · all sites with this
Grocery within 800 mThis site: 3 stores openstreetmap · all sites with this
High tornado riskThis site: Relatively High fema-nri · all sites with this
Interstate or freeway within 600 mThis site: E NEW CIRCLE RD fhwa-hpms · all sites with this
Low social vulnerability tract (SVI ≤ 0.25)This site: 0.25 cdc-svi · all sites with this
Tract income flat or down since 2013This site: -3% census-acs · all sites with this
Walkable block group (EPA ≥ 12)This site: …index 12.8 epa-walkability · all sites with this
Strategy
ReinhabitedThis site: Reinhabitation: religious record · all sites with this
New use
Church and worshipThis site: …new_use field extraction · all sites with this

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From the authors' map

KY, Lexington: Lexington Mall, Southland Christian Church, 2013
• Reinhabitation: religious

Now

StatusRetrofit builtderived from authors' map (retrofit year present) reported
StrategyReinhabitedauthors' map reported
New useschurchextracted, unreviewed reported
What is there nowReinhabitation: religiousauthors' map reported
Retrofit year2013authors' map reported
DeveloperSouthland Christian Churchextracted, unreviewed

History and original facts

Now called / also known asSouthland Christian Church
Opened1974Esri 2014 layer
Closed2005extracted, unreviewed
documented
The mall's only remaining tenant, Dillard's left the mall in September 2005 to focus its operations at the Fayette Mall store.

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Gross leasable area508,000 sq ftEsri 2014 layer reported
Stores at peak9Esri 2014 layer reported
AnchorsDillard's, Home Depot, Border's Books, Wild Oats, McAlpin's, Shoppers Choice Supermarket, CSC discount store, County Market
AddressRichmond Rd. & New Circle Rd.
CountyFayette
Census division6 · East South Central

Not yet recorded: acres, original developer. Know it? Tell us.

Planning

No zoning change, subsidy or policy tool recorded for this site.

Deals and debt

DateEventPricePartiesSource
2010Sold—Southland Christian Church ← Saul Centers IncWikipedia

Securitised debt and public filers

Filings (2001 to date) that name “Lexington Mall” and “Lexington” (53 hits, first 53 sampled, 3 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.

KindFilerFilingsDatesForms
Public owner (strong)SAUL CENTERS INC (BFS, BFS-PD, BFS-PE)472001-05-14 to 2010-03-1610-Q 31, 10-K 8, 8-K 6, 10-K/A 2

Before and after

Before: the mall

Renovations1993quote

After: the retrofit

Demolished2,011quote

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Site context

FEMA flood zoneX · AREA OF MINIMAL FLOOD HAZARDFEMA NFHL
EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m28: 6TH STREET WATER MAIN REPLACEMENT; APPALACHIAN FUELS LLC (880-0180); ATHENS-BOONESBORO WATER LINE EXTENSION; CHEVRON USA, INC.; CHICK-FIL-A RICHMOND ROAD FSUEPA FRS
Census tract 210670017002,152 people, 2,298 per sq mi; median household income $56,149; median gross rent $935; 32% renters; 5.8% vacant units; 2.6% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year
Walkability (EPA, block group)index 12.8 of 20; 22 intersections per sq mi; nearest transit stop 98 m; land-use mix 0.69; 62,715 jobs within 45 min by car, 48,661 by transit; 6% of households without a carEPA Smart Location
Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m)6 of 6 daily needs: 3 grocers, 2 schools, 12 parks or playgrounds, 1 health, 1 civic, 13 food and drink; 21 cycleway segments, 8 sidewalk-tagged segmentsOpenStreetMap
Opportunity ZonenoHUD
Housing permits, Fayette County (KY), 2024542 units in 5+ unit buildings, 2 in 2–4, 492 single-family; 2023: 768 in 5+Census BPS
Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract)overall percentile 0.25; socioeconomic 0.32; housing and transport 0.16; 21% below 150% of poverty; 8% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR
Other atlas sites nearby1 within 10 km, 2 within 25 km: Turfland Mall (7.0 km)computed
Overture Mapsno place match; building footprint 11,201 m², 6.734344482421875 mOverture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0)
Attention: Wikipedia page views32,244 since 2015; 2,672 in the last 12 months (-14% vs the prior 12); peak 2024-11 with 436Wikimedia
Tract change 2013–2023population +9% (1,977 → 2,152); median income -3% ($57,650 → $56,149); renters 43% → 32%; median home value +40% ($260,100 → $365,500)Census ACS 5-year
Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract)relatively low overall (score 35.2); expected annual loss $862,390; high: tornado; community resilience relatively highFEMA NRI
Tax-credit housing within 1 kmnoneHUD LIHTC
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)19,778 jobs in 1,370 establishments; average annual pay $40,673; employment location quotient 0.97; employment +1.0% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 20221,489 jobs; 508 in retail trade, 140 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 21067001700)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 43rd income percentile as adults; 1.7% incarcerated at the 2010 count (233 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; 44% of residents more than 1 mile from a supermarket; poverty rate 13.0%; median family income $100,938; 71 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
SchoolsFayette County School District (PK-12); 4 public schools within 1 mile: Henry Clay High School; Madeline M Breckinridge Elem School; Eastside Technical Center; Martin L King Acad for Excellence AltNCES EDGE
Elevation990 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025141 county-logged events: 96 thunderstorm wind, 17 flash flood, 15 hail, 6 lightning; $8,411,000 property damage reported; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 40502, 2026-09median list price $722,000 (+4.7% on the year); 66 active listings; median 49 days on market; 27% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 20231,173 establishments (-2%); 20,244 jobs (+2%)Census CBP
Housing market in the countytypical home value $330,784 (+3% 1 yr, +33% 5 yr); typical rent $1,628/mo (+4% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
House price index, tract, 2025578 (2000 = 100); -2.8% 1 yr, +55% 5 yr, +94% 10 yrFHFA
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)56,977 vehicles a day on E NEW CIRCLE RD (freeway or expressway, 4 lanes); 2,737 trucks; 31 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Similar sites

  • Turfland Mall, Lexington, KY · Malls · similar GLA (552,000 sq ft); opened 1967; closed 2008
  • Dutchess Mall, Fishkill, NY · Malls · similar GLA (580,000 sq ft); opened 1974; closed 2001
  • Kildonan Place, Winnipeg · Malls · similar GLA (460,498 sq ft); opened 1980; same strategy: reinhabit
  • Prestonwood Mall, Dallas, TX · Malls · similar GLA (462,277 sq ft); opened 1979; closed 2004

Elsewhere on the web

Retail history: Lexington Mall on DeadMalls.com photos, field notes and visitor memories since 2000; matched by name and city; nothing copied here

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Multifamily screen

  • retrofit already built
  • 508,000 sq ft GLA (large site)

Inputs: record fields (size, status) and county Census ACS 2018–2023 figures (growth, rent). How the points work. Not a recommendation.

Background

Lexington Mall was a small shopping mall located in Lexington, Kentucky along US 25/US 421. The mall portion was built in 1975.

Excerpt from Wikipedia (authors and history), CC BY-SA 4.0. May be older than the record above.

Timeline

  1. 1971 Original opening of anchor stores
  2. 1974 Opened
  3. 1975 Mall completed and opened
  4. 1984 County Market expands into former CSC
  5. 1988 Karmelkorn Shoppe national sales leader
  6. 1993 McAlpin's renovation
  7. 1995 County Market closes
  8. 2005 Dillard's departs
  9. 2010 Southland Christian Church purchases mall
  10. 2011 Demolition begins
  11. 2013 Retrofit: reinhabit
  12. 2013 New church opens

Sources

  • Wikipedia: Lexington Mall · supports: year closed
    11 quoted sentences
    The mall's only remaining tenant, Dillard's left the mall in September 2005 to focus its operations at the Fayette Mall store.
    It originally opened with a 2-story McAlpin's, Shoppers Choice Supermarket and a CSC discount store in 1971; however, the enclosed mall portion was not completed due to the bankruptcy of its primary developers.
    In 1975, the remainder of the mall was completed and opened with 48 stores.
    County Market replaced Shoppers Choice Supermarket in the 1980s, eventually expanding into the former CSC in 1984.
  • Esri StoryMaps: Closed_US_Malls feature layer (2014) · 2014-10-02
  • Retrofitting Suburbia Interactive Mall Map (ArcGIS web map ce33ab26…) · 2021-01-20

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