# Summit Place Mall

Waterford Township, MI · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-95dc9e61c0` · release 2026-10-21

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## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | demolished | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | office | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1962 | reported · Wikipedia |
| Closed | 2009 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Acres | 74.0 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| GLA (sq ft) | 1300000 | reported · Esri 2014 layer |
| Stores at peak | 177 | reported · Esri 2014 layer |
| Original developer | A&W Management (later known as Ramco-Gershenson and now known as RPT Realty) | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Redeveloper | ARi-El Enterprises | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Zoning change | rezoning of much of the property to include housing | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Public subsidy | tax abatement | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Entitlement year | 2005 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Planning notes | The proposed redevelopment called for demolition of half of the mall, and the rezoning of much of the property to include housing. | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_closed**: “The entire mall closed, except for the three remaining anchors, on September 10, 2009.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summit_Place_Mall
- **acres**: “it was built on a 74-acre (30 ha) site.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summit_Place_Mall
- **original_developer**: “The mall was built by A&W Management (later known as Ramco-Gershenson and now known as RPT Realty)” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summit_Place_Mall
- **status**: “Demolition on the mall began on May 7, 2019.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summit_Place_Mall
- **strategy**: “The site is set to be redeveloped into a business center called Oakland County Business Center.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summit_Place_Mall
- **zoning_change**: “State legislative action in 2005 resulted in a law that would allow the owners of Summit Place to receive a tax abatement for redevelopment of the site. The proposed redevelopment called for demolition of half of the mall, and the rezoning of much of the property to include housing.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summit_Place_Mall
- **public_subsidy**: “State legislative action in 2005 resulted in a law that would allow the owners of Summit Place to receive a tax abatement for redevelopment of the site. The proposed redevelopment called for demolition of half of the mall, and the rezoning of much of the property to include housing.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summit_Place_Mall

## Anchors

Service Merchandise, JCPenney, Sears, Kohl's, Hudson's/Macy's, Montgomery Ward, J. C. Penney, Hudson's (later Marshall Field's, then Macy's)

## Parties

- Namco Financial — owner (from text) (2002–)
- SD Capital LLC — owner (from text) (2014–)
- ARi-El Enterprises — owner (from text) (2018–)

## Timeline

- 1962: Opened (Wikidata)
- 1962: Opened as Pontiac Mall
- 1972: Sears store built north of property
- 1983: Renovation plans announced
- 1987: Expansion announced adding 470,000 sq ft
- 1998: Great Lakes Crossing Outlets opened nearby
- 2002: Sold to Namco Financial
- 2005: State legislative action for tax abatement and rezoning for housing
- 2009: Kohl's closed
- 2014: Sears closed
- 2019: Demolition began

## Deals and debt

- 2018 sale:  ARi-El Enterprises ← Namco Financial  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summit_Place_Mall
- 2002 sale:  Namco Financial ← General Growth Properties  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summit_Place_Mall

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

Summit Place Mall, originally Pontiac Mall, was a shopping mall in Waterford Township, Michigan, United States. Opened in 1962 as the first enclosed mall in Michigan, it was built on a 74-acre (30 ha) site. After expansions in 1987 and 1993, it comprised more than 1,400,000 square feet (130,000 m2) of retail space. At its peak, it had approximately 200 inline tenants and six anchor stores: Hudson's, Sears, J. C. Penney, Montgomery Ward, Service Merchandise, and Kohl's.

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

## Sources

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

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Summit Place Mall, Waterford Township, MI." Record m-95dc9e61c0, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/mi/waterford-township-summit-place-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_waterfordtownshipsummitplacemall,
  title = {Summit Place Mall, Waterford Township, MI},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/mi/waterford-township-summit-place-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-95dc9e61c0, release 2026-10-21, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-21}
}
```

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.