# Universal Mall

Warren, MI · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-e630e2c468` · release 2026-10-20

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/mi/warren-universal-mall/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-e630e2c468.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-e630e2c468.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-e630e2c468

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | operating | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | retail | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | redeveloped open-air power center with Target, Burlington Coat Factory, Marshalls, and Petco | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1965 | reported · Esri 2014 layer |
| GLA (sq ft) | 769000 | reported · Esri 2014 layer |
| Stores at peak | 50 | reported · Esri 2014 layer |

## Quoted support

- **after_notes**: “The first phase opened in mid-2009 with Target, Burlington Coat Factory, Marshalls, and Petco.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Shopping_Center
- **status**: “Universal Shopping Center, formerly Universal Mall and Universal City, is a redeveloped open-air power center located in Warren, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Shopping_Center
- **strategy**: “is a redeveloped open-air power center” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Shopping_Center

## Anchors

Burlington Coat Factory, Marshalls, Target, Value City, Kroger, A.J.Wright, Petco

## Timeline

- 1965: Opened
- 2009: First phase opened

## Background (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened)

Universal Shopping Center, formerly Universal Mall and Universal City, is a redeveloped open-air power center located in Warren, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. The first phase opened in mid-2009 with Target, Burlington Coat Factory, Marshalls, and Petco.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Shopping_Center

## Sources

- Quoted support for after_notes — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Shopping_Center
- Esri StoryMaps: Closed_US_Malls feature layer (2014) — https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=6869fc5bfb3f4757954ef7a9e9ccbebf (2014-10-02)

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Universal Mall, Warren, MI." Record m-e630e2c468, release 2026-10-20, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/mi/warren-universal-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_warrenuniversalmall,
  title = {Universal Mall, Warren, MI},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/mi/warren-universal-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-e630e2c468, release 2026-10-20, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-20}
}
```

Licence: research use only; terms undecided with the authors (https://retrofitatlas.org/licence/). Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0. Tiers: curated = from the authors' public map, not reviewed by them; draft = imported or model-extracted, unreviewed.