Malls · Maryland
Hunt Valley Mall
Closed 2000. Redeveloped in 2003.
documented
Hunt Valley Towne Centre, formerly Hunt Valley Mall, is an outdoor shopping mall in Hunt Valley, Maryland, with 58 stores.
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100k+ jobs within 45 min by transit
This site: 218,828 epa-walkability · all sites with thisCounty lost 10%+ of retail establishments since 2012
This site: -10% census-cbp · all sites with thisGrocery within 800 m
This site: 4 stores openstreetmap · all sites with thisHigh inland flooding risk
This site: Relatively High fema-nri · all sites with thisRail within 800 m
This site: Hunt Valley, Pepper Road openstreetmap · all sites with thisRenter-majority tract
This site: 61% census-acs · all sites with thisTract population up 25%+ since 2013
This site: +58% census-acs · all sites with thisWalkable block group (EPA ≥ 12)
This site: …index 16.3 epa-walkability · all sites with thisRedeveloped
This site: Hunt Valley Towne Centre, formerly Hunt Valley Mall, is an outdoor shopping mall in Hunt Valley, Maryland, with 58 stores. extraction · all sites with thisRetail (continued)
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| Status | Operatingextracted, unreviewed documentedHunt Valley Towne Centre, formerly Hunt Valley Mall, is an outdoor shopping mall in Hunt Valley, Maryland, with 58 stores. |
|---|---|
| Strategy | Redevelopedextracted, unreviewed documentedThe development was constructed following the closure of Hunt Valley Mall in 2000. |
| New uses | retailextracted, unreviewed reported |
| What is there now | Hunt Valley Towne Centre, formerly Hunt Valley Mall, is an outdoor shopping mall in Hunt Valley, Maryland, with 58 stores.extracted, unreviewed documentedHunt Valley Towne Centre, formerly Hunt Valley Mall, is an outdoor shopping mall in Hunt Valley, Maryland, with 58 stores. |
| Retrofit year | 2003extracted, unreviewed reported |
Securitised debt and public filers
Filings (2001 to date) that name “Hunt Valley Mall” and “Hunt Valley” (5 hits, first 5 sampled, 3 other filers such as tenants left out). No commercial-mortgage trust names this mall in the sample, which does not rule out a securitised loan. Text matches, not a title search. Open the search · all trusts.
| Kind | Filer | Filings | Dates | Forms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public owner (weak) | Seritage Growth Properties (SRG, SRG-PA) | 2 | 2018-02-28 to 2019-03-01 | 10-K 2 |
Site context
| Transit within 800 m | Hunt Valley, Pepper Road (rail); 1 bus stops within 400 mOpenStreetMap |
|---|---|
| Motorway junctions within 2 km | 20A, 20A-B, 20BOpenStreetMap |
| FEMA flood zone | no NFHL polygon at point (unmapped or outside coverage)FEMA NFHL |
| EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m | 12: AMOCO 11416 YORK ROAD; BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.; BELL ATLANTIC - 99 SHAWAN ROAD; C&P TELEPHONE; DICK'S SPORTING GOODS #77EPA FRS |
| Census tract 24005408400 | 1,222 people, 318 per sq mi; median household income $97,500; median gross rent $2,291; 61% renters; 8.6% vacant units; 1.6% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year |
| Walkability (EPA, block group) | index 16.3 of 20; 67 intersections per sq mi; nearest transit stop 200 m; land-use mix 0.84; 85,540 jobs within 45 min by car, 218,828 by transit; 23% of households without a carEPA Smart Location |
| Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m) | 4 of 6 daily needs: 4 grocers, 0 schools, 4 parks or playgrounds, 2 health, 0 civic, 28 food and drink; 0 cycleway segments, 107 sidewalk-tagged segmentsOpenStreetMap |
| Opportunity Zone | noHUD |
| Housing permits, Baltimore County (MD), 2024 | 643 units in 5+ unit buildings, 2 in 2–4, 866 single-family; 2023: 554 in 5+Census BPS |
| Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract) | overall percentile 0.44; socioeconomic 0.18; housing and transport 0.85; 14% below 150% of poverty; 10% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR |
| Other atlas sites nearby | 0 within 10 km, 16 within 25 kmcomputed |
| Overture Maps | no place match; building footprint 5,678 m²Overture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0) |
| Attention: Wikipedia page views | 51,698 since 2015; 2,798 in the last 12 months (-12% vs the prior 12); peak 2018-08 with 855Wikimedia |
| Tract change 2013–2023 | population +58% (771 → 1,222); median income +45% ($67,303 → $97,500); renters 35% → 61%; median home value +20% ($250,000 → $300,000)Census ACS 5-year |
| Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract) | relatively moderate overall (score 80.0); expected annual loss $2.1M; high: inland flooding, winter weather; community resilience very highFEMA NRI |
| Tax-credit housing within 1 km | noneHUD LIHTC |
| Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW) | 40,479 jobs in 2,466 establishments; average annual pay $43,151; employment location quotient 1.11; employment -4.1% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private |
| Jobs located in the tract, 2022 | 30,023 jobs; 2,434 in retail trade, 1,431 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 24005408400)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022 |
| Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract) | children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 51th income percentile as adults; 6.8% incarcerated at the 2010 count (10 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; 0% of residents more than 1 mile from a supermarket; poverty rate 5.1%; median family income $120,179; 0 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS |
| Schools | Baltimore County Public Schools (PK-12); 0 public schools within 1 mileNCES EDGE |
| Elevation | 324 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP |
| Storm events in the county, 2016-2025 | 630 county-logged events: 311 thunderstorm wind, 147 flash flood, 119 flood, 42 hail; $34,075,500 property damage reported; 2 direct deaths; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events |
| Homes for sale in ZIP 21030, 2026-09 | median list price $601,975 (+2.5% on the year); 38 active listings; median 44 days on market; 22% with a price cutRealtor.com Research |
| Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023 | 2,467 establishments (-10%); 49,045 jobs (+2%)Census CBP |
| Housing market in the county | typical home value $358,090 (+0% 1 yr, +14% 5 yr); typical rent $1,731/mo (+2% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research |
| Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024) | 25,735 vehicles a day on 45 (principal arterial, 4 lanes); 1,167 trucks; 34 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS |
Summary, model-written
Hunt Valley Mall opened as an enclosed mall and closed in 2000. It was redeveloped and reopened in 2003 as the outdoor Hunt Valley Towne Centre, currently operating with 58 stores and anchor tenants Dick's Sporting Goods, Burlington Coat Factory, and Wegmans.
Why. The record shows anchor losses after redevelopment, including Wal-Mart's move to Cockeysville in 2007 and Best Buy's closure in 2012 as part of nationwide downsizing, which likely pressured the centre.
Where it stands. The site is currently operating as Hunt Valley Towne Centre; ownership is not specified in the record.
For a planner
- Redevelopment strategy was pursued, converting an enclosed mall to an outdoor retail centre.
- No explicit policy tools or incentives are documented in the record.
- Open questions include long-term tenant stability after anchor departures and the need for updated zoning or infrastructure plans.
For a developer
- Site size and current ownership control are not provided in the record.
- Entitlement stage and any zoning or land-use approvals post‑redevelopment are not detailed.
- Context‑layer constraints (flood risk, transit access, environmental factors) and local market signals such as tract‑level rent or demographics are absent.
What we do not know yet
- Original opening year and initial owner are not recorded.
- Current ownership, lease terms, and vacancy rates are unknown.
- Site‑specific context layers (floodplain, transit proximity, environmental conditions) are missing.
- Many fields (year_closed, year_retrofit, status, strategy, new_use, after_notes) are marked as extraction and remain unverified (verified: draft).
- Detailed financial performance or market comparables beyond the median rent mentioned in opp_reasons are not supplied.
Generated by nvidia/nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b on NVIDIA API via Hermes CT from the fields, parcels, deals and context layers on this page, with no outside knowledge. It is regenerated when the record changes and has not been checked by a person. How it is made.
Similar sites
- Harundale Mall, Glen Burnie, MD · Malls · closed 1997; same strategy: redevelop; also in MD
- Glen Burnie Mall, Glen Burnie, MD · Malls · same strategy: redevelop; also in MD; 34 km away
- Severna Park Mall, Severna Park, MD · Malls · closed 2000; same strategy: redevelop; also in MD
- The Brokerage, Baltimore, MD · Malls · same strategy: redevelop; also in MD; 24 km away
Elsewhere on the web
Retail history: Hunt Valley Mall on DeadMalls.com photos, field notes and visitor memories since 2000; matched by name and state only, check the city; nothing copied here
Pages with photos
- Hunt Valley Mall | Flickr flickr.com
- Hunt Valley Mall: Baltimore, MD on DeadMalls.com deadmalls.com
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Multifamily screen
- retrofit already built
- median rent $1,566
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
| Closed | 2000extracted, unreviewed |
|---|---|
| Anchors | Burlington Coat Factory, Wal-Mart, Best Buy, Dick's Sporting Goods, Wegmans |
| County | Baltimore County |
| Census division | 5 · South Atlantic |
| Notes | Wikipedia categories: Demolished shopping malls in the United States |
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Background
Hunt Valley Towne Centre, formerly Hunt Valley Mall, is an outdoor shopping mall in Hunt Valley, Maryland, with 58 stores. The development was constructed following the closure of Hunt Valley Mall in 2000. The new centre started operating in 2003. The anchor stores in existence today include Dick's Sporting Goods, Burlington Coat Factory and Wegmans. Wal-Mart was located at Hunt Valley mall until late October 2007, when it moved two miles south to Cockeysville, Maryland. It was replaced by Best Buy, which closed in May 2012 as part of a nationwide downsizing. Near a gazebo located in the main street area of the center, there is a memorial to Chuck Thompson. Hunt Valley's official mascot was Hunter the Valley Bear prior to redevelopment.
Excerpt from Wikipedia (authors and history), CC BY-SA 4.0. May be older than the record above.
Timeline
- 2000 Closure of Hunt Valley Mall
- 2003 New centre (Hunt Valley Towne Centre) started operating
- 2007 Wal-Mart moved two miles south to Cockeysville, Maryland
- 2012 Best Buy closed as part of nationwide downsizing
Sources
- Wikipedia: Hunt Valley Mall · supports: after notes, status, strategy, year closed
8 quoted sentences
The development was constructed following the closure of Hunt Valley Mall in 2000.
Hunt Valley Towne Centre, formerly Hunt Valley Mall, is an outdoor shopping mall in Hunt Valley, Maryland, with 58 stores.
Hunt Valley Towne Centre, formerly Hunt Valley Mall, is an outdoor shopping mall in Hunt Valley, Maryland, with 58 stores.
The development was constructed following the closure of Hunt Valley Mall in 2000.