Malls · Minnesota

Former JCPenney building

Imported, unreviewedRedevelopedRetrofit builtEdina, MN

Retrofit completed 2019 as Life Time Fitness; no new development opportunity available. · summary, model-written

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Former anchors

JCPenney

This site: JCPenney wikipedia · all sites with this

Place

3+ other atlas sites within 10 km

This site: 5 within 10 km computed · all sites with this

30,000+ vehicles a day on an adjacent road

This site: 99,487 on 100 fhwa-hpms · all sites with this

County lost 10%+ of retail establishments since 2012

This site: -12% census-cbp · all sites with this

Interstate or freeway within 600 m

This site: 100 fhwa-hpms · all sites with this

Scale

Under 20 acres

This site: 5.691 acres newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

Strategy

Redeveloped

This site: …a Life Time Fitness complex record · all sites with this

New use

Entertainment and sports

This site: …new_use field newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

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Now

Status	Retrofit builtnewtypes-extraction reported
Strategy	RedevelopedWikipedia no source
New uses	entertainment, otherWikipedia no source
What is there now	a Life Time Fitness complexnewtypes-extraction reported
Retrofit year	2019newtypes-extraction reported

Securitised debt and public filers

Filings (2001 to date) that name “Former JCPenney building” and “Edina” (7 hits, first 7 sampled). 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)	SIMON PROPERTY GROUP INC /DE/ (SPG, SPG-PJ)	7	2018-04-27 to 2019-10-30	8-K 7

Site context

Housing permits, Hennepin County (MN), 2024	1,739 units in 5+ unit buildings, 126 in 2–4, 2,054 single-family; 2023: 3,772 in 5+Census BPS
Other atlas sites nearby	5 within 10 km, 24 within 25 km: Homewood Suites by Hilton (0.0 km); One Southdale Place (2.1 km); Boston Scientific campus (5.3 km); Knollwood Mall (5.8 km); Loffler Companies (6.4 km)computed
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)	65,774 jobs in 3,548 establishments; average annual pay $47,428; employment location quotient 0.72; employment -2.5% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 2022	968 jobs; 12 in retail trade, 77 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 27053023801)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)	children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 53th income percentile as adults; 0.4% incarcerated at the 2010 count (156 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights
Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract)	low-access at 1 mile, not low-income; 37% of residents more than 1 mile from a supermarket; poverty rate 4.9%; median family income $154,706; 43 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
Schools	Edina Public School District (PK-12); 6 public schools within 1 mile: CONCORD ELEMENTARY; SOUTH VIEW MIDDLE; NORMANDALE ELEMENTARY; EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDNCES EDGE
Elevation	912 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025	308 county-logged events: 139 thunderstorm wind, 122 hail, 25 heavy rain, 16 flash flood; $18,687,200 property damage reported; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 55424, 2026-09	median list price $1,487,475 (-0.3% on the year); 41 active listings; median 39 days on market; 11% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023	3,714 establishments (-12%); 74,922 jobs (+1%)Census CBP
Housing market in the county	typical home value $386,707 (+1% 1 yr, +8% 5 yr); typical rent $1,784/mo (+4% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)	99,487 vehicles a day on 100 (freeway or expressway, 6 lanes); 5,969 trucks; 28 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS
Site metrics	43,560 sq ft GLA per acre; FAR 1.0computed

Summary, model-written

The former JCPenney building at Edina's Southdale Center (opened 1972, closed 2017) was retrofitted in 2019 as a Life Time Fitness complex. It is now built and operational. The site covers 5.69 acres with 247,902 sq ft GLA. The retrofit strategy was redevelop, with new uses specified as entertainment and other (only Life Time Fitness confirmed).

Why. The retrofit is complete (status: built), and the site is no longer available for new development. Median rent data ($1,439) is cited as a reason for low opportunity score (0.0).

Where it stands. The building is occupied by Life Time Fitness. No other new uses or tenants are documented. The site is within 2.1 km of One Southdale Place (operating) and 5.8 km of Knollwood Mall (operating).

For a planner

Retrofit completed (2019), no current vacancy data
No details on remaining retail space or parking
Adjacent to Homewood Suites (built) and One Southdale Place (operating)

For a developer

Retrofit already built (not available for new development)
Median rent data suggests existing market rate
No financials or occupancy metrics provided

What we do not know yet

New 'other' use unspecified
No current tenant mix or lease terms
No data on tenant turnover or vacancy rates
No information on remaining retail space or parking configuration

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Multifamily screen

retrofit already built
median rent $1,439

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	1972newtypes-extraction
Closed	2017newtypes-extraction reported
Acres	5.7newtypes-extraction reported
Gross leasable area	247,902 sq ftnewtypes-extraction reported
Anchors	JCPenney
County	Hennepin County
Census division	4 · West North Central
Notes	Draft from Wikipedia, model-extracted, unreviewed: Former JCPenney department store building demolished and replaced with a Life Time Fitness complex.

Not yet recorded: original developer. Know it? Tell us.

Timeline

1972 Opened
2017 Closed
2019 Retrofit: redevelop

Sources

Southdale Center · CC BY-SA 4.0
1 quoted sentence
JCPenney

Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Former JCPenney building, Edina, MN." Record n-1d50643a7a, imported, unreviewed. Built on the public Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/mn/edina-former-jcpenney-building/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

BibTeX

@misc{retrofitatlas_edinaformerjcpenneybuilding,
  title = {Former JCPenney building, Edina, MN},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/mn/edina-former-jcpenney-building/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-1d50643a7a, 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}
}

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