Malls · Maryland
Reisterstown Road Plaza
Operating 1962 mall with 1986 retrofit now housing state offices, college, and retail; 5 nearby malls within 10km; retail employment up 38.7% but establishments down 13.1%. · summary, model-written
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Hecht's
This site: Hecht's wikipedia · all sites with this3+ other atlas sites within 10 km
This site: 5 within 10 km computed · all sites with thisCounty lost 10%+ of retail establishments since 2012
This site: -13% census-cbp · all sites with thisShrinking county
This site: -6.1% census-acs · all sites with thisReinhabited
This site: …shopping center and mall... houses a satellite campus of Baltimore City Community College, CJIS, Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services,… record · all sites with thisCivic and government
This site: …new_use field newtypes-extraction · all sites with thisEducation
This site: …shopping center and mall... houses a satellite campus of Baltimore City Community College, CJIS, Department of Pu newtypes-extraction · all sites with thisOffice
This site: …nd Correctional Services, Maryland Board of Nursing and the office of vital records for the state of Maryland. newtypes-extraction · all sites with thisRetail (continued)
This site: …shopping center and mall... houses a satellite campus of Baltimore C newtypes-extraction · all sites with thisNow
| Status | Operatingnewtypes-extraction |
|---|---|
| Strategy | ReinhabitedWikipedia |
| New uses | civic, education, office, retailWikipedia |
| What is there now | shopping center and mall... houses a satellite campus of Baltimore City Community College, CJIS, Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, Maryland Board of Nursing and the office of vital records for the state of Maryland.newtypes-extraction |
| Retrofit year | 1986newtypes-extraction |
Securitised debt and public filers
Filings (2001 to date) that name “Reisterstown Road Plaza” and “Baltimore” (118 hits, first 100 sampled, 1 other filers such as tenants left out). Only weak matches to commercial-mortgage trusts: the mall may have backed a securitised loan, or may just be mentioned in the filing; several trusts usually means one loan split into pari-passu notes. Earliest trust filing in the sample 2012-09-27 (a sample date, not the issuance date); candidate loan vintage 2012 from the trust name (weak match). Whether the loan is still in the pool, in special servicing or repaid is in the trust's monthly distribution reports, which are not searchable here. Text matches, not a title search. Open the search · all trusts.
| Kind | Filer | Filings | Dates | Forms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CMBS trust (weak) | UBS-Barclays Commercial Mortgage Trust 2012-C3 | 2 | 2012-09-27 to 2012-09-27 | 8-K 2 |
| Public owner (strong) | INLAND WESTERN RETAIL REAL ESTATE TRUST INC | 84 | 2004-08-06 to 2021-08-03 | 8-K 33, 8-K/A 24, 10-Q 17, 10-K 10 |
| Public owner (strong) | KITE REALTY GROUP TRUST (KRG) | 13 | 2021-11-12 to 2026-02-17 | 10-K 5, 8-K 4, 10-Q 4 |
| Public owner (strong) | Kite Realty Group, L.P. | 13 | 2021-11-12 to 2026-02-17 | 10-K 5, 8-K 4, 10-Q 4 |
Site context
| Housing permits, Baltimore (Independent City) (MD), 2024 | 1,104 units in 5+ unit buildings, 4 in 2–4, 165 single-family; 2023: 1,749 in 5+Census BPS |
|---|---|
| Other atlas sites nearby | 5 within 10 km, 21 within 25 km: Seoul Plaza (6.7 km); Rotunda Mall (6.9 km); Westview Mall (8.2 km); Owings Mills Mall (9.0 km); Towson Commons (9.8 km)computed |
| Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023 | 1,598 establishments (-13%); 23,927 jobs (+39%)Census CBP |
| Housing market in the county | typical home value $181,356 (-4% 1 yr, +6% 5 yr); typical rent $1,764/mo (+4% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research |
| Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024) | 23,225 vehicles a day on 140 (principal arterial, 4 lanes); 340 trucks; 25 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS |
Summary, model-written
Reisterstown Road Plaza opened as a shopping center in 1962, converted to an indoor mall, and underwent a 1986 retrofit ("reinhabit" strategy) to add office/civic/education uses. It remains operating today. Current tenants include Baltimore City Community College, state government offices (CJIS, Department of Public Safety, Maryland Board of Nursing, vital records), and retail anchors (Home Depot, Five Below, Petco).
Why. The 1986 retrofit established its current mixed-use function. Recent retail employment in the county grew 38.7% (2012–2023), though retail establishments declined 13.1%. Nearby competition includes 5 malls within 10km (2 closed, 1 demolished).
Where it stands. Operational with government/education tenants. County housing prices (ZHVI) fell 3.9% YoY. Traffic: 23,225 ADT on a 4-lane principal arterial road. Current owner: Kite Realty Group (since 2021).
For a planner
- Mixed-use tenant mix confirmed by record
- 5 nearby malls within 10km (including 2 closed)
- Retail employment growth noted but establishment decline
For a developer
- Current tenant list matches "civic/education/office/retail" new_use
- No new retrofit needed (1986 retrofit already built)
- County population decline noted in "county shrank -6.1% 2018–23" (recorded as unknown cause)
What we do not know yet
- "County shrank" cause unknown
- No recent expansion or renovation dates beyond 1986
- No vacancy rate data provided
- No current ownership financials beyond SEC filings
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Multifamily screen
- retrofit already built
- county shrank -6.1% 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 | 1962newtypes-extraction |
|---|---|
| Anchors | Hecht's, Stewarts |
| County | Baltimore city |
| Census division | 5 · South Atlantic |
| Notes | Draft from Wikipedia, model-extracted, unreviewed: Reisterstown Road Plaza, originally an outdoor shopping center, was converted into an indoor mall and reinhabited with education and civic offices. |
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Background
The Reisterstown Road Plaza, usually known since its inception simply as "The Plaza," is a shopping center and mall located near the Reisterstown Plaza Metro Subway Station. Originally built as an outdoor shopping center (with two parallel rows of stores between the original anchors Hecht's and Stewarts), it was later converted into an indoor mall, and then expanded with big box stores in an outdoor shopping area. The Reisterstown Road Plaza opened in 1962. The anchor stores are Home Depot, Five Below, Petco, Marshalls, Giant, Shoppers World, and Big Lots.
Excerpt from Wikipedia (authors and history), CC BY-SA 4.0. May be older than the record above.
Timeline
- 1962 The Reisterstown Road Plaza opened.
- 1962 Opened
- 1983 Nearby Metro Subway opened.
- 1986 A two-story office center at the Plaza was completed.
- 1986 Retrofit: reinhabit
- 1991 The Plaza underwent a 125,000-square-foot expansion.
- 1997 A fire damaged a section of the Plaza, forcing Woolworths to close.
- 2001 Home Depot announced it would open a store in a new building behind the mall.
- 2020 Modell's Sporting Goods announced closure of all stores, including the Plaza location.
Sources
- Reisterstown Road Plaza · CC BY-SA 4.0
8 quoted sentences
The Reisterstown Road Plaza
The Reisterstown Road Plaza opened in 1962.
The nearby Metro Subway opened in 1983.
In 1986, a two-story office center at the Plaza was completed.
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