Retrofit Atlas

Malls · Kentucky

Turfland Mall

From the authors' mapRegreenedReinhabitedPartly retrofittedLexington, KY

Opened 1967. Closed 2008. Partial Regreened · Reinhabited in 2014.

Status nowPartly retrofittedauthors' map reported
What it becamehealthcare, retailextracted, unreviewed reported
Site size552,000 sq ft GLAEsri 2014 layer reported
Last sale$6.0M · 2012public reporting
Retrofit year2014authors' map reported
Walkability17.5 of 20 · 15-minute 6 of 6EPA, OpenStreetMap
Rail within 800 mNoOpenStreetMap, HUD
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Site profile19 elements · what this retrofit is built with · tap a chip for the evidence

Former anchors
Dillard'sThis site: Dillard's wikipedia · all sites with this
Dillard's For The HomeThis site: Dillard's For The Home wikipedia · all sites with this
Montgomery WardThis site: Montgomery Ward wikipedia · all sites with this
Finance and pipeline
Foreclosure or REOThis site: …scope: property research-deals · all sites with this
On FacebookThis site: …https://www.facebook.com/135564223142808 overture · 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: 36,680 on HARRODSBURG RD fhwa-hpms · all sites with this
Bike network nearbyThis site: 17 ways openstreetmap · all sites with this
Grocery within 800 mThis site: 2 stores openstreetmap · all sites with this
High tornado riskThis site: Very High fema-nri · all sites with this
Tract house prices doubled in 10 yearsThis site: +104% fhfa · all sites with this
Walkable block group (EPA ≥ 12)This site: …index 17.5 epa-walkability · all sites with this
Policy tool
Tax increment financingThis site: …tax increment funding In 2009, Property owners Rubloff of Lexington annou extraction · all sites with this
Strategy
RegreenedThis site: Partial reinhabitation, healthcare Partial regreening, lawn arcgis-webmap · all sites with this
ReinhabitedThis site: Partial reinhabitation, healthcare Partial regreening, lawn arcgis-webmap · all sites with this
New use
HousingThis site: …mercial complex featuring office spaces, retail stores, and residential spaces. extraction · all sites with this
Medical and healthThis site: Partial reinhabitation, healthcare Partial regreening, lawn In 2009, Property owners Rubloff extraction · all sites with this
OfficeThis site: …p the mall into a multipurpose commercial complex featuring office spaces, retail stores, and residential spaces. extraction · all sites with this
Retail (continued)This site: a multipurpose commercial complex featuring office spaces, retail stores, and residential spaces. extraction · all sites with this

All elements and lists · Trends

From the authors' map

KY, Lexington: Turfland Mall/UK Healthcare, 2014
• Partial reinhabitation, healthcare
• Partial regreening, lawn

Now

StatusPartly retrofittedauthors' map reported
StrategyPartial Regreened · Reinhabitedauthors' map reported
New useshealthcare, retailextracted, unreviewed reported
What is there nowPartial reinhabitation, healthcare Partial regreening, lawnauthors' map reported
Retrofit year2014authors' map reported
RedeveloperTurf Developmentextracted, unreviewed reported

Planning

Public purchase or subsidytax increment fundingextracted, unreviewed
documented
Rubloff requested 39 Million dollars in tax increment funding for public improvement.

en.wikipedia.org

Planning notesIn 2009, Property owners Rubloff of Lexington announced plans to redevelop the mall into a multipurpose commercial complex featuring office spaces, retail stores, and residential spaces.extracted, unreviewed reported

Deals and debt

DateEventPricePartiesSource
2012Foreclosure— ← Rubloff of Lexington · lender Heritage Bank of HopkinsvilleWikipedia
2012Sold$6.0M closedTurf Development ← Rubloff of LexingtonWikipedia

Site context

FEMA flood zoneno NFHL polygon at point (unmapped or outside coverage)FEMA NFHL
EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m19: BIG LOTS #1511; BP OIL STATION; BURGER KING; CITY BARBEQUE; HART'S DRYCLEANING AND LAUNDRY #420EPA FRS
Census tract 210670030005,013 people, 2,901 per sq mi; median household income $60,223; median gross rent $939; 44% renters; 10.9% vacant units; 0.0% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year
Walkability (EPA, block group)index 17.5 of 20; 84 intersections per sq mi; nearest transit stop 133 m; land-use mix 0.89; 58,570 jobs within 45 min by car, 24,992 by transit; 13% of households without a carEPA Smart Location
Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m)6 of 6 daily needs: 2 grocers, 2 schools, 6 parks or playgrounds, 8 health, 4 civic, 15 food and drink; 17 cycleway segments, 129 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 0.51; socioeconomic 0.54; housing and transport 0.40; 22% below 150% of poverty; 21% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR
Other atlas sites nearby2 within 10 km, 2 within 25 km: Lexington Mall (7.0 km); Southland Christian Church (7.6 km)computed
Overture Mapsplace Turfland Mall (shopping_mall, confidence 0.95, from Overture, meta); building footprint 7,931 m², 2.9410462379455566 mOverture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0)
Website and socialno website listed · social: facebookOverture / Internet Archive
Attention: Wikipedia page views26,940 since 2015; 2,040 in the last 12 months (-27% vs the prior 12); peak 2024-11 with 676Wikimedia
Tract change 2013–2023population -16% (5,998 → 5,013); median income +41% ($42,820 → $60,223); renters 48% → 44%; median home value +48% ($158,000 → $233,200)Census ACS 5-year
Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract)relatively moderate overall (score 68.1); expected annual loss $1.9M; high: tornado, winter weather, cold wave, lightning; 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, 20225,065 jobs; 530 in retail trade, 374 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 21067003000)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 40th income percentile as adults; 1.1% incarcerated at the 2010 count (355 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; poverty rate 27.8%; median family income $43,041; 174 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
SchoolsFayette County School District (PK-12); 10 public schools within 1 mile: Beaumont Middle School; Scapa At Bluegrass; Garden Springs Elementary School; Lafayette High SchoolNCES EDGE
Elevation964 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 40504, 2026-09median list price $283,500 (-3.5% on the year); 41 active listings; median 43 days on market; 13% 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, 2025399 (2000 = 100); +2.4% 1 yr, +57% 5 yr, +104% 10 yrFHFA
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)36,680 vehicles a day on HARRODSBURG RD (principal arterial, 4 lanes); 1,265 trucks; 13 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Similar sites

  • Lexington Mall, Lexington, KY · Malls · similar GLA (508,000 sq ft); opened 1974; closed 2005
  • Montgomery Mall, Montgomery, AL · Malls · similar GLA (726,577 sq ft); opened 1970; closed 2008
  • Midtown Plaza, Rochester, NY · Malls · opened 1962; closed 2008; same strategy: regreen, reinhabit
  • Dutchess Mall, Fishkill, NY · Malls · similar GLA (580,000 sq ft); opened 1974; same strategy: reinhabit

Elsewhere on the web

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

Pages with photos

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Multifamily screen

  • retrofit already built
  • 552,000 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.

History and original facts

Now called / also known asUK Healthcare
Opened1967Wikidata
Closed2008extracted, unreviewed
documented
Dillard's for the Home closed in April 2008, and Dillard's closed June 22, 2008. GNC, the last remaining retail unit within the mall, closed July 31, 2008, and the mall itself finally closed on October 1.

en.wikipedia.org

Gross leasable area552,000 sq ftEsri 2014 layer reported
Stores at peak43Esri 2014 layer reported
AnchorsDillard's, Home Depot, Dillard's For The Home, Staples, Montgomery Ward, McAlpin's, Grant City
AddressHarrodsburg & Lane Allen Rds.
CountyFayette
Census division6 · East South Central

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

Background

Turfland Mall was an enclosed shopping mall located in Lexington, Kentucky, United States. Opened in 1967 as the first shopping mall in Lexington, the mall closed in 2008.

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

Timeline

  1. 1967 Opened (Wikidata)
  2. 1967 Opened
  3. 1976 Grant City replaced by JCPenney
  4. 1993 JCPenney moved to Fayette Mall
  5. 1997 Rubloff acquisition and renovations
  6. 2000 Montgomery Ward closed, converted to Home Depot
  7. 2008 Mall closed
  8. 2009 Redevelopment plans announced
  9. 2012 Foreclosure lawsuit
  10. 2012 Purchase by Turf Development
  11. 2014 Retrofit: reinhabit, regreen
  12. 2016 Transformation to UK Health Clinic

Sources

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