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Malls · Michigan

Hampton Towne Centre

Imported, unreviewedClosedHampton Township, MI

Opened 1975. Closed 2010.

Status nowClosedextracted, unreviewed
What it becameoffice, retailextracted, unreviewed
Retrofit yearNot yet retrofittedstatus
Walkability7.7 of 20 · 15-minute 3 of 6EPA, OpenStreetMap
Rail within 800 mNoOpenStreetMap, HUD
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Former anchors
JCPenneyThis site: JCPenney wikipedia · all sites with this
KmartThis site: Kmart wikipedia · all sites with this
Finance and pipeline
Closed or demolished, no retrofit recordedThis site: …closed extraction · all sites with this
On FacebookThis site: …https://www.facebook.com/775993645806961 overture · all sites with this
Place
County lost 10%+ of retail establishments since 2012This site: -16% census-cbp · all sites with this
Grocery within 800 mThis site: 2 stores openstreetmap · all sites with this
High inland flooding riskThis site: Relatively High fema-nri · all sites with this
High tornado riskThis site: Relatively High fema-nri · all sites with this
Lower-income tract (< $50k)This site: $41,750 census-acs · all sites with this
Shrinking countyThis site: -1.5% census-acs · all sites with this
New use
EducationThis site: …ilding is vacant except for a thrift store, an intermediate school district, and a Michigan Department of Human Services offic extraction · all sites with this
OfficeThis site: …chool district, and a Michigan Department of Human Services office. extraction · all sites with this
Retail (continued)This site: …new_use field extraction · all sites with this

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Now

StatusClosedextracted, unreviewed
New usesoffice, retailextracted, unreviewed
What is there nowThe building is vacant except for a thrift store, an intermediate school district, and a Michigan Department of Human Services office.extracted, unreviewed

Site context

FEMA flood zoneX · AREA OF MINIMAL FLOOD HAZARDFEMA NFHL
EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m6: BIO MEDICAL APPLICATION OF MI INC; FORWARD CORP; KMART CORPORATION; RITE AID OF MICHIGAN INC; SERVICE MAX TIRE & AUTO CENTEREPA FRS
Census tract 260172852015,673 people, 375 per sq mi; median household income $41,750; median gross rent $757; 45% renters; 5.0% vacant units; 0.6% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year
Walkability (EPA, block group)index 7.7 of 20; 9 intersections per sq mi; no transit stop within the EPA search radius; land-use mix 0.73; 15,404 jobs within 45 min by car; 22% of households without a carEPA Smart Location
Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m)3 of 6 daily needs: 2 grocers, 0 schools, 1 parks or playgrounds, 0 health, 0 civic, 6 food and drink; 0 cycleway segments, 18 sidewalk-tagged segmentsOpenStreetMap
Opportunity ZonenoHUD
Housing permits, Bay County (MI), 20240 units in 5+ unit buildings, 0 in 2–4, 35 single-family; 2023: 0 in 5+Census BPS
Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract)overall percentile 0.58; socioeconomic 0.51; housing and transport 0.66; 27% below 150% of poverty; 11% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR
Other atlas sites nearby0 within 10 km, 1 within 25 kmcomputed
Overture Mapsplace Hampton Towne Centre (shopping_mall, confidence 0.80, from Overture, meta); building footprint 31,860 m², 6.460293769836426 mOverture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0)
Website and socialno website listed · social: facebookOverture / Internet Archive
Attention: Wikipedia page views24,395 since 2015; 2,042 in the last 12 months (-24% vs the prior 12); peak 2017-09 with 545Wikimedia
Tract change 2013–2023population -0% (5,687 → 5,673); median income +14% ($36,517 → $41,750); renters 42% → 45%; median home value +32% ($124,200 → $164,100)Census ACS 5-year
Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract)relatively moderate overall (score 70.6); expected annual loss $2.2M; high: tornado, inland flooding, strong wind, winter weather, cold wave; community resilience very highFEMA NRI
Tax-credit housing within 1 km1 LIHTC properties, 139 units: Pineview Apts (139 units)HUD LIHTC
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023356 establishments (-16%); 5,060 jobs (-9%)Census CBP
Housing market in the countytypical home value $186,141 (+6% 1 yr, +37% 5 yr); typical rent $1,018/mo (+2% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
House price index, tract, 2025315 (2000 = 100); -1.1% 1 yr, +49% 5 yr, +82% 10 yrFHFA
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)16,435 vehicles a day on Center Ave (principal arterial, 4 lanes); 1,314 trucks; 25 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Hampton Towne Centre opened in 1975 as Hampton Square Mall with Kmart and Wiechmann's as anchor stores, added an A&P supermarket in 1977 and JCPenney in 1989, expanding to 350,000 square feet. Over the following decades the anchors left—JCPenney relocated to Bay City Mall, and A&P, Wiechmann's, and Kmart closed—leading to declining traffic and the mall’s closure in 2010. Since then the building has remained largely vacant except for a thrift store, an intermediate school district office, and a Michigan Department of Human Services office.

Why. The record attributes the decline to the loss of anchor stores (JCPenney relocation, A&P, Wiechmann's, and Kmart closures) and notes that the owner CPR Hampton Associates filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 1991, indicating financial stress.

Where it stands. The mall remains closed and mostly vacant with only a thrift store, school district, and human services office present, and was last under the control of Art Dore until his death in 2022; current ownership is not specified in the record.

For a planner

  • Adaptive reuse to office/retail is noted as the intended new use, showing a precedent for repurposing closed malls.
  • The owner’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 1991 highlights financial distress as a planning consideration for similar sites.
  • Open questions include the current ownership status after Art Dore’s 2022 death and the zoning or incentives needed to support reuse.

For a developer

  • Site size reached 350,000 square feet after the 1989 JCPenney addition.
  • Control last rested with Art Dore (2011‑2022); post‑2022 ownership is unknown from the record.
  • Entitlement for office/retail use is indicated, but specifics on zoning, flood risk, transit access, or environmental constraints are not provided in the record.

What we do not know yet

  • Current ownership after Art Dore’s death in 2022 is not stated in the record.
  • Exact site acreage or parcel boundaries are not provided.
  • Zoning designation and any land‑use entitlements for office/retail reuse are unspecified.
  • Environmental conditions, floodplain status, and transit proximity are not described.
  • Several fields are marked as extraction and the record is labeled ‘draft’, indicating potential unverification.

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History and original facts

Opened1975extracted, unreviewed
Closed2010extracted, unreviewed
Original developerRamco-Gershenson Propertiesextracted, unreviewed
ArchitectWah Yee
AnchorsA&P, JCPenney, Kmart, Wiechmann's
CountyBay County
Census division3 · East North Central
NotesWikipedia categories: Abandoned shopping malls in the United States

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Background

Hampton Towne Centre, formerly Hampton Square Mall, was an enclosed shopping mall in Hampton Township, Michigan, just outside the city of Essexville, Michigan, United States. The mall opened on November 12, 1975. The property featured Kmart and Wiechmann's as its anchor stores, with an A&P supermarket opening in 1977 and JCPenney in 1989. A number of factors caused the mall's decline in the 1990s and onward, including the relocation of JCPenney to Bay City Mall, and the closures of A&P, Wiechmann's, and Kmart. The building, vacant except for a thrift store, an intermediate school district, and a Michigan Department of Human Services office, was last owned by Art Dore until his death in 2022.

Excerpt from Wikipedia (authors and history), CC BY-SA 4.0. May be older than the record above.

Timeline

  1. 1973 Ramco-Gershenson announced plans for Hampton Square Mall
  2. 1975 Mall opened with ribbon-cutting ceremony
  3. 1977 A&P supermarket opened
  4. 1989 JCPenney opened as anchor store
  5. 1990 Mall size increased to 350,000 square feet after JCPenney addition
  6. 1991 CPR Hampton Associates filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
  7. 2002 Kmart closed at the mall
  8. 2010 Mall ultimately closed
  9. 2011 Art Dore purchased the mall
  10. 2022 Art Dore died; he was last owner until death

Sources

  • Wikipedia: Hampton Towne Centre · supports: after notes, original developer, status, year closed, year opened
    15 quoted sentences
    The mall opened on November 12, 1975 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, attended by representatives of Ramco-Gershenson and the township's municipal clerk.
    The mall ultimately closed in September 2010.
    Ramco-Gershenson Properties (now RPT Realty), a real estate developer based in Farmington Hills, Michigan, announced plans for Hampton Square Mall in August 1973.
    The building, vacant except for a thrift store, an intermediate school district, and a Michigan Department of Human Services office, was last owned by Art Dore until his death in 2022.

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