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Madison East Mall

From the authors' mapReinhabitedRetrofit builtMankato, MN

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Place

15-minute neighbourhood (5+ of 6 daily needs within 800 m)

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Bike network nearby

This site: 18 ways openstreetmap · all sites with this

County lost 10%+ of retail establishments since 2012

This site: -14% census-cbp · all sites with this

Grocery within 800 m

This site: 3 stores openstreetmap · all sites with this

High tornado risk

This site: Relatively High fema-nri · all sites with this

Strategy

Reinhabited

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New use

Medical and health

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From the authors' map

MN, Mankato: Madison East Mall /Madison East Center, 1990s
• Reinhabitation: healthcare

Now

Status	Retrofit builtauthors' map reported
Strategy	Reinhabitedauthors' map reported
What is there now	Reinhabitation: healthcareauthors' map reported

Site context

FEMA flood zone	X · AREA OF MINIMAL FLOOD HAZARDFEMA NFHL
EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m	20: AAMCO TRANSMISSION; BRIDGEWATER MANKATO; CEDAR HAVEN; CROWN AUTO INC MANKATO; DR WILLIAM A ANDERSONEPA FRS
Census tract 27013170400	4,204 people, 2,225 per sq mi; median household income $66,765; median gross rent $1,294; 44% renters; 7.8% vacant units; 2.6% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year
Walkability (EPA, block group)	index 10.2 of 20; 67 intersections per sq mi; no transit stop within the EPA search radius; land-use mix 0.85; 18,104 jobs within 45 min by car; 20% of households without a carEPA Smart Location
Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m)	6 of 6 daily needs: 3 grocers, 1 schools, 4 parks or playgrounds, 11 health, 3 civic, 19 food and drink; 18 cycleway segments, 44 sidewalk-tagged segmentsOpenStreetMap
Opportunity Zone	noHUD
Housing permits, Blue Earth County (MN), 2024	154 units in 5+ unit buildings, 36 in 2–4, 81 single-family; 2023: 345 in 5+Census BPS
Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract)	overall percentile 0.53; socioeconomic 0.29; housing and transport 0.88; 26% below 150% of poverty; 13% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR
Other atlas sites nearby	2 within 10 km, 2 within 25 km: Mankato Place Mall (2.8 km); 602-634 S. Front St. and 112 W. Liberty St. (3.0 km)computed
Overture Maps	no place match; building footprint 31,155 m², 5.384612083435059 mOverture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0)
Tract change 2013–2023	population +7% (3,943 → 4,204); median income +53% ($43,663 → $66,765); renters 50% → 44%; median home value +47% ($144,900 → $212,800)Census ACS 5-year
Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract)	relatively moderate overall (score 70.2); expected annual loss $1.6M; high: tornado, hail, strong wind, winter weather, cold wave; community resilience very highFEMA NRI
Tax-credit housing within 1 km	noneHUD LIHTC
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)	5,467 jobs in 278 establishments; average annual pay $36,106; employment location quotient 1.33; employment -2.4% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 2022	5,153 jobs; 1,281 in retail trade, 924 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 27013170400)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)	children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 48th income percentile as adults; 2.1% incarcerated at the 2010 count (148 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; 9% of residents more than 1 mile from a supermarket; poverty rate 10.1%; median family income $74,423; 94 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
Schools	Mankato Public School District (PK-12); 3 public schools within 1 mile: KENNEDY ELEMENTARY; MANKATO EAST SENIOR HIGH; WASHINGTON ELEMENTARYNCES EDGE
Elevation	1,011 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025	121 county-logged events: 46 thunderstorm wind, 42 hail, 10 heavy rain, 8 funnel cloud; $1,127,000 property damage reported; 1 direct deaths; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 56001, 2026-09	median list price $341,150 (-6.5% on the year); 161 active listings; median 62 days on market; 23% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023	280 establishments (-14%); 5,953 jobs (-4%)Census CBP
Housing market in the county	typical home value $301,642 (+2% 1 yr, +24% 5 yr); typical rent $1,274/mo (+6% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
House price index, tract, 2025	849 (2000 = 100); +10.2% 1 yr, +56% 5 yr, +94% 10 yrFHFA
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)	20,854 vehicles a day on Madison Ave (minor arterial, 4 lanes); 959 trucks; 13 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

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History and original facts

Now called / also known as	Madison East Center
County	Blue Earth County
Census division	4 · West North Central

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Sources

Retrofitting Suburbia Interactive Mall Map (ArcGIS web map ce33ab26…) · 2021-01-20

Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Madison East Mall, Mankato, MN." Record m-7f0a97f101, from the authors' map. Built on the public Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/mn/mankato-madison-east-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

BibTeX

@misc{retrofitatlas_mankatomadisoneastmall,
  title = {Madison East Mall, Mankato, MN},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/mn/mankato-madison-east-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-7f0a97f101, release 2026.10.20, tier: curated. 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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