# Turfland Mall

Lexington, KY · mall · tier: curated · Retrofit Atlas record `m-5619986608` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ky/lexington-turfland-mall/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-5619986608.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-5619986608.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-5619986608

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | partial | reported · authors' map |
| Strategy | regreen, reinhabit | reported · authors' map |
| New use | healthcare, retail | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | • Partial reinhabitation, healthcare • Partial regreening, lawn | reported · authors' map |
| Opened | 1967 | reported · Wikidata |
| Closed | 2008 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Retrofit year | 2014 | reported · authors' map |
| GLA (sq ft) | 552000 | reported · Esri 2014 layer |
| Stores at peak | 43 | reported · Esri 2014 layer |
| Redeveloper | Turf Development | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Public subsidy | tax increment funding | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Planning notes | In 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. | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_closed**: “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.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turfland_Mall
- **public_subsidy**: “Rubloff requested 39 Million dollars in tax increment funding for public improvement.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turfland_Mall

## Anchors

Dillard's, Home Depot, Dillard's For The Home, Staples, Montgomery Ward, McAlpin's, Grant City

## Parties

- Rubloff Development Group — owner (from text) (1997–2012)
- Turf Development — owner (from text) (2012–)

## Timeline

- 1967: Opened (Wikidata)
- 1967: Opened
- 1976: Grant City replaced by JCPenney
- 1993: JCPenney moved to Fayette Mall
- 1997: Rubloff acquisition and renovations
- 2000: Montgomery Ward closed, converted to Home Depot
- 2008: Mall closed
- 2009: Redevelopment plans announced
- 2012: Foreclosure lawsuit
- 2012: Purchase by Turf Development
- 2014: Retrofit: reinhabit, regreen
- 2016: Transformation to UK Health Clinic

## Deals and debt

- 2012 foreclosure:   ← Rubloff of Lexington lender Heritage Bank of Hopkinsville https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turfland_Mall
- 2012 sale: 6000000.0 Turf Development ← Rubloff of Lexington  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turfland_Mall

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

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.

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

## Sources

- Quoted support for year_closed — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turfland_Mall
- Esri StoryMaps: Closed_US_Malls feature layer (2014) — https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=6869fc5bfb3f4757954ef7a9e9ccbebf (2014-10-02)
- Retrofitting Suburbia Interactive Mall Map (ArcGIS web map ce33ab26…) — https://www.arcgis.com/apps/mapviewer/index.html?webmap=ce33ab2637374aab862b8a23847f620f (2021-01-20)

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Turfland Mall, Lexington, KY." Record m-5619986608, release 2026-10-21, tier curated. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ky/lexington-turfland-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_lexingtonturflandmall,
  title = {Turfland Mall, Lexington, KY},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ky/lexington-turfland-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-5619986608, release 2026-10-21, tier: curated. 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.