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Towne Square Mall
Towne Square Mall opened 1978, closed 2023; now hosts Owensboro Kentucky Planet Fitness, Maui's Theme Park, landscaping, and vacant JCPenney. · summary, model-written
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JCPenney
This site: JCPenney wikipedia · all sites with thisGrocery within 800 m
This site: 1 stores openstreetmap · all sites with thisHigh earthquake risk
This site: Relatively High fema-nri · 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 natural hazard risk (FEMA NRI)
This site: Relatively High; tornado, inland flooding, heat wave, earthquake, hail, strong wind, winter weather, ice storm, lightning fema-nri · all sites with thisHigh social vulnerability tract (SVI ≥ 0.75)
This site: 0.78 cdc-svi · all sites with thisHigh tornado risk
This site: Very High fema-nri · all sites with thisRenter-majority tract
This site: 52% census-acs · all sites with thisNow
| Status | Status not verifiedWikidata reported |
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Site context
| Transit within 800 m | no rail stationOpenStreetMap |
|---|---|
| Motorway junctions within 2 km | 14OpenStreetMap |
| FEMA flood zone | X · AREA OF MINIMAL FLOOD HAZARDFEMA NFHL |
| EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m | 8: ASPEN DENTAL; CASEYS GENERAL STORE; OMHS CLINIC AT WAL-MART (FREDERICA STREET); SEARS, ROEBUCK AND COM. -2950; SOUTHGATE CENTREEPA FRS |
| Census tract 21059001701 | 6,476 people, 574 per sq mi; median household income $61,786; median gross rent $914; 52% renters; 5.4% vacant units; 0.0% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year |
| Walkability (EPA, block group) | index 7.2 of 20; 8 intersections per sq mi; no transit stop within the EPA search radius; land-use mix 0.81; 19,566 jobs within 45 min by car; 22% of households without a carEPA Smart Location |
| Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m) | 4 of 6 daily needs: 1 grocers, 2 schools, 0 parks or playgrounds, 0 health, 3 civic, 24 food and drink; 1 cycleway segments, 0 sidewalk-tagged segmentsOpenStreetMap |
| Opportunity Zone | noHUD |
| Housing permits, Daviess County (KY), 2024 | 6 units in 5+ unit buildings, 22 in 2–4, 198 single-family; 2023: 97 in 5+Census BPS |
| Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract) | overall percentile 0.78; socioeconomic 0.71; housing and transport 0.72; 26% below 150% of poverty; 6% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR |
| Other atlas sites nearby | 1 within 10 km, 1 within 25 km: Lincoln Mall (3.8 km)computed |
| Overture Maps | place Towne Square Mall (shopping_mall, confidence 0.59, from BrightQuery, Overture); building footprint 46,226 m², 7.648510456085205 mOverture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0) |
| Attention: Wikipedia page views | 11,632 since 2015; 1,799 in the last 12 months (-8% vs the prior 12); peak 2023-08 with 366Wikimedia |
| Tract change 2013–2023 | population +18% (5,506 → 6,476); median income +55% ($39,909 → $61,786); renters 53% → 52%; median home value +70% ($101,600 → $172,300)Census ACS 5-year |
| Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract) | relatively high overall (score 93.9); expected annual loss $3.9M; high: tornado, inland flooding, heat wave, earthquake, hail, strong wind, winter weather, ice storm, lightning; community resilience relatively highFEMA NRI |
| Tax-credit housing within 1 km | noneHUD LIHTC |
| Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW) | 5,570 jobs in 436 establishments; average annual pay $35,309; employment location quotient 1.18; employment -0.7% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private |
| Jobs located in the tract, 2022 | 5,593 jobs; 618 in retail trade, 798 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 21059001701)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022 |
| Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract) | children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 41th income percentile as adults; 1.4% incarcerated at the 2010 count (577 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights |
| Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract) | low-income, low-access tract (1 mile urban / 10 miles rural); 51% of residents more than 1 mile from a supermarket; poverty rate 21.4%; median family income $41,609; 407 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS |
| Schools | Daviess County School District (PK-12); 2 public schools within 1 mile: F T Burns Middle School; F T Burns Elementary SchoolNCES EDGE |
| Elevation | 394 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP |
| Storm events in the county, 2016-2025 | 154 county-logged events: 54 thunderstorm wind, 37 hail, 29 flood, 20 flash flood; $5,872,000 property damage reported; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events |
| Homes for sale in ZIP 42301, 2026-09 | median list price $263,650 (-11.7% on the year); 108 active listings; median 35 days on market; 27% with a price cutRealtor.com Research |
| Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023 | 396 establishments (-4%); 5,328 jobs (-8%)Census CBP |
| Housing market in the county | typical home value $219,193 (+4% 1 yr, +31% 5 yr); typical rent $1,252/mo (+3% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research |
| House price index, tract, 2025 | 337 (2000 = 100); +7.9% 1 yr, +48% 5 yr, +85% 10 yrFHFA |
| Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024) | 23,337 vehicles a day on FREDERICA ST (minor arterial, 4 lanes); 3,375 trucks; 25 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS |
Summary, model-written
Towne Square Mall opened in 1978 as a regional shopping center featuring anchors such as Macy's and Sears. It operated for 45 years before closing permanently in September 2023. Since closure, part of the building has been occupied by Planet Fitness, Maui's Indoor Theme Park opened in May 2026, the former Sears houses a landscaping company, and the former JCPenney remains vacant.
Why. not stated in the record
Where it stands. The mall's status is listed as unknown, with current use divided among Planet Fitness, Maui's Indoor Theme Park, a landscaping company in the former Sears, and a vacant former JCPenney, though the owning entity is not specified in the record.
For a planner
- The record shows a post-closure transition to mixed‑use (fitness, entertainment, industrial) without explicit public policy interventions.
- No zoning, incentive, or land‑use policy tools are mentioned in the record.
- Open questions include long‑term ownership, future zoning compatibility, and potential for further adaptive reuse.
For a developer
- Site size: not stated in the record.
- Control/ownership: not identified in the record.
- Entitlement stage: not described; current uses suggest existing occupancy but no formal redevelopment approvals noted.
- Context‑layer constraints (flood risk, transit access, environmental factors) are not provided.
- Market signals from tract data (population growth, income, retail demand) are absent beyond the county growth note.
What we do not know yet
- Owner of the property is not specified in the record.
- Exact site dimensions and parcel boundaries are missing.
- Detailed financial status, debt, or anchor tenant loss reasons are not provided.
- Zoning designation, flood‑plain status, transit proximity, and environmental constraints are absent.
- The record is marked as draft with only one source, indicating thin data quality and potential unreviewed model‑extracted information.
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Elsewhere on the web
Pages with photos
- Throwback Thursday: Ruby Tuesday at Towne Square Mall [… wbkr.com
- Owensboro Towne Square Mall closing Sept. 5 after 45 years | News ... kentuckytoday.com
- Towne Square Mall - All You Need to Know BEF… tripadvisor.com
- Towne Square Mall, Owensboro, KY : deadmalls reddit.com
- Town Square Mall Owensboro Ky | Towne Square Mall closing after nearly ... suit.bridgingages.co.uk
- Owensboro Towne Square Mall shutting down tristatehomepage.com
- Towne Square Mall In Owensboro, KY Traded Retail For Rides And Games ... bestattractions.org
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- county grew 3.3% 2018–23
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History and original facts
| Anchors | JCPenney |
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| County | Daviess County |
| Census division | 6 · East South Central |
| Notes | Wikipedia categories: Defunct shopping malls in the United States |
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Background
Towne Square Mall was a shopping mall located in Owensboro, Kentucky that opened in 1978. The mall featured during its existence several clothing and department stores such as Macy's and Sears, dining areas and a video arcade. The mall operated for 45 years before closing permanently in September 2023. A Planet Fitness location has operated in part of the former mall building continuously since the closure, and Maui's Indoor Theme Park opened on May 8, 2026, taking up a majority of the building's space. The former Sears building is being used by a landscaping company as of May 8, 2026, while the former JCPenney building remains vacant.
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Sources
- Wikipedia: Towne Square Mall · 2026-06-11 · CC BY-SA 4.0