Malls · Maryland
Francis Scott Key Mall
Opened 1978. Partial Regreened. · from the fields below
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Finance and pipeline
On Facebook
This site: …https://www.facebook.com/168903253508 overture · all sites with thisWebsite alive
This site: …https://www.shopfskmall.com/ overture / http check · all sites with thisPlace
30,000+ vehicles a day on an adjacent road
This site: 111,131 on 270 fhwa-hpms · all sites with thisCounty typical rent $2,000+
This site: $2,179/mo zillow · all sites with thisFast-growing county (8%+ 2018–23)
This site: 13% census-acs · all sites with thisGrocery within 800 m
This site: 6 stores openstreetmap · all sites with thisHigh social vulnerability tract (SVI ≥ 0.75)
This site: 0.87 cdc-svi · all sites with thisInterstate or freeway within 600 m
This site: 270 fhwa-hpms · all sites with thisOpportunity Zone
This site: 24021751003 hud-oz · all sites with thisScale
Building footprint 50,000+ m²
This site: 54,951 m² overture · all sites with thisStrategy
Regreened
This site: Partial regreening, solar roof record · all sites with thisFrom the authors' map
MD, Frederick: Francis Scott Key Mall
• Partial regreening, solar roof
Now
| Status | Partly retrofittedauthors' map reported |
|---|---|
| Strategy | Partial Regreenedauthors' map reported |
| What is there now | Partial regreening, solar roofauthors' map reported |
Securitised debt and public filers
Filings (2001 to date) that name “Francis Scott Key Mall” and “Frederick” (135 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 2002-11-13 (a sample date, not the issuance date); candidate loan vintage 2002 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) | GE CAPITAL COMMERCIAL MORT CORP COM MORT PAS TH CE SE 2002 3 | 1 | 2002-11-13 to 2002-11-13 | 8-K 1 |
| Public owner (strong) | PENNSYLVANIA REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST | 95 | 2004-03-03 to 2023-11-14 | 8-K 75, 10-Q 13, 10-K 4, 8-K/A 3 |
| Public owner (strong) | CROWN AMERICAN REALTY TRUST | 3 | 2001-02-14 to 2003-05-15 | 8-K 2, 10-Q 1 |
As reported by the owner
Property tables from the owner's annual report (Form 10-K, Item 2) on EDGAR, one row per filing year. GLA, occupancy and anchors are the filer's own figures at that year end; “leased” counts signed leases, “occupied” counts open stores; ownership is the filer's share. Matched by name and place, unreviewed; the verbatim table row is in sec_facts.csv.
| Year end | Filer | Name in filing | GLA sq ft | Occupancy | Years | Share | Sales psf | Anchors listed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust 10-K, 2023-03-27 | Francis Scott Key Mall Frederick, MD match: exact | 748,646 in-line 609,313 | 97.7% occupied | built 1973 / renovated 2000 | 100.0% | Dick's Sporting Goods, JC Penney, Macy’s, Sears | |
| 2016 | Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust 10-K, 2017-02-28 | Francis Scott Key Mall Frederick, MD match: exact | 756,040 in-line 616,707 | 96.6% occupied | built 1978 / renovated 1991 | 100.0% | Barnes & Noble, JC Penney, Macy’s, Sears and Value City Furniture | |
| 2009 | Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust 10-K, 2010-03-16 | Francis Scott Key Mall Frederick, MD match: exact | 706,225 in-line 566,892 | 97.5% occupied | built 1978 / renovated 1991 | 100.0% | Barnes & Noble JCPenney Macy’s Sears Value City Furniture |
Site context
| Transit within 800 m | no rail stationOpenStreetMap |
|---|---|
| Motorway junctions within 2 km | 31, 31A, 31B, 32OpenStreetMap |
| FEMA flood zone | X · AREA OF MINIMAL FLOOD HAZARDFEMA NFHL |
| EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m | 17: APPLEBEE S - 5613 SPECTRUM DRIVE; DICK'S SPORTING GOODS #614; EXXON; HOLIDAY INN - HOLIDAY DRIVE; HOME DEPOT STORE #2559EPA FRS |
| Census tract 24021751003 | 5,894 people, 1,078 per sq mi; median household income $80,714; median gross rent $1,905; 44% renters; 2.4% vacant units; 0.9% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year |
| Walkability (EPA, block group) | index 9.0 of 20; 22 intersections per sq mi; no transit stop within the EPA search radius; land-use mix 0.89; 36,897 jobs within 45 min by car; 47% of households without a carEPA Smart Location |
| Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m) | 4 of 6 daily needs: 6 grocers, 1 schools, 0 parks or playgrounds, 0 health, 1 civic, 21 food and drink; 1 cycleway segments, 27 sidewalk-tagged segmentsOpenStreetMap |
| Opportunity Zone | yes, tract 24021751003 (rural)HUD |
| Housing permits, Frederick County (MD), 2024 | 374 units in 5+ unit buildings, 3 in 2–4, 1,185 single-family; 2023: 493 in 5+Census BPS |
| Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract) | overall percentile 0.87; socioeconomic 0.56; housing and transport 0.99; 22% below 150% of poverty; 12% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR |
| Other atlas sites nearby | 1 within 10 km, 1 within 25 km: Frederick Towne Mall (5.9 km)computed |
| Overture Maps | place Francis Scott Key Mall (shopping_mall, confidence 0.94, from Overture, Overture-signals, meta); building footprint 54,951 m²Overture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0) |
| Website and social | www.shopfskmall.com (alive); archived 2006–2026 (Wayback) · social: facebookOverture / Internet Archive |
| Attention: Wikipedia page views | 61,709 since 2015; 3,868 in the last 12 months (-2% vs the prior 12); peak 2019-10 with 2,136Wikimedia |
| Tract change 2013–2023 | population +3% (5,735 → 5,894); median income +33% ($60,714 → $80,714); renters 57% → 44%; median home value +52% ($228,000 → $347,500)Census ACS 5-year |
| Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract) | relatively low overall (score 32.3); expected annual loss $1.2M; high: winter weather; community resilience relatively highFEMA NRI |
| Tax-credit housing within 1 km | noneHUD LIHTC |
| Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW) | 14,832 jobs in 713 establishments; average annual pay $42,785; employment location quotient 1.40; employment +1.5% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private |
| Jobs located in the tract, 2022 | 19,005 jobs; 4,299 in retail trade, 2,327 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 24021751003)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022 |
| Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract) | children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 43th income percentile as adults; 0.0% incarcerated at the 2010 count (570 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; 2% of residents more than 1 mile from a supermarket; poverty rate 11.4%; median family income $79,605; 258 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS |
| Schools | Frederick County Public Schools (PK-12); 1 public school within 1 mile: Carroll Creek Montessori Public CharterNCES EDGE |
| Elevation | 295 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP |
| Storm events in the county, 2016-2025 | 483 county-logged events: 273 thunderstorm wind, 159 flood, 24 flash flood, 22 hail; $47,377,000 property damage reported; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events |
| Homes for sale in ZIP 21703, 2026-09 | median list price $427,500 (+1.3% on the year); 101 active listings; median 35 days on market; 20% with a price cutRealtor.com Research |
| Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023 | 724 establishments (-2%); 13,462 jobs (+12%)Census CBP |
| Housing market in the county | typical home value $494,258 (-0% 1 yr, +18% 5 yr); typical rent $2,179/mo (+3% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research |
| House price index, tract, 2021 | 221 (2000 = 100); +14.8% 1 yr, +30% 5 yr, +38% 10 yrFHFA |
| Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024) | 111,131 vehicles a day on 270 (Interstate, 4 lanes); 11,758 trucks; 26 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS |
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Elsewhere on the web
Pages with photos
- Francis Scott Key Mall Frederick MD | Flickr flickr.com
- Francis Scott Key Mall - Frederick, MD commons.wikimedia.org
- Thriving Mall: Francis Scott Key Mall - Frederick, Maryland youtube.com
- Can Francis Scott Key Mall In Frederick, MD, Still Compete In 2… bestattractions.org
- Maryland’s Francis Scott Key Mall adds 2-MW rooftop solar system vi… leedpoints.com
- FRANCIS SCOTT KEY MALL - 26 Photos & 36 Reviews - 5500 Buckeystown Pike ... yelp.com
- Francis Scott Key Mall - Shopping Mall foursquare.com
- Francis Scott Key Mall - Lohnt es sich? Aktuell für 2026 (mi… tripadvisor.de
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Multifamily screen
- county grew 12.8% 2018–23
- median rent $1,706
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 | 1978Wikidata |
|---|---|
| County | Frederick County |
| Census division | 5 · South Atlantic |
Not yet recorded: acres, GLA, original developer, retrofit year. Know it? Tell us.
Timeline
- 1978 Opened (Wikidata)
Sources
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