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Malls · Mississippi

Leigh Mall

Imported, unreviewedOperatingColumbus, MS

Leigh Mall opened 1973, sold 2019, demolished/rebuilt, renamed Columbus Place 2023; now operating under Hull Property Group amid county population decline. · summary, model-written

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Former anchors
JCPenneyThis site: JCPenney wikipedia · all sites with this
Finance and pipeline
AuctionThis site: …scope: property research-deals · all sites with this
Website aliveThis site: …http://www.dutchpharmacy.net/ overture / http check · all sites with this
Place
15-minute neighbourhood (5+ of 6 daily needs within 800 m)This site: 5/6 openstreetmap · all sites with this
County lost 10%+ of retail establishments since 2012This site: -13% census-cbp · all sites with this
Grocery within 800 mThis site: 1 stores openstreetmap · all sites with this
High tornado riskThis site: Very High fema-nri · all sites with this
Opportunity ZoneThis site: 28087000900 hud-oz · all sites with this
Renter-majority tractThis site: 50% census-acs · all sites with this
Shrinking countyThis site: -2.1% census-acs · all sites with this
New use
Retail (continued)This site: …shopping mall extraction · all sites with this

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Now

StatusOperatingextracted, unreviewed
What is there nowshopping mallextracted, unreviewed
Retrofit year2023extracted, unreviewed
RedeveloperHull Property Groupextracted, unreviewed

Deals and debt

DateEventPricePartiesSource
2019Auction$3.5M closedHull Property GroupWikipedia

Site context

Transit within 800 mno rail stationOpenStreetMap
Motorway junctions within 2 kmjunctionOpenStreetMap
FEMA flood zoneX · 0.2 PCT ANNUAL CHANCE FLOOD HAZARDFEMA NFHL
EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m4: ASPEN DENTAL; O'REILLY AUTO PARTS STORE 945; PPM CONSULTANTS INC, LEIGH MALL CHEVRON; SEARS NUMBER 2086 7326EPA FRS
Census tract 280870009012,128 people, 203 per sq mi; median household income $54,755; median gross rent $962; 50% renters; 18.9% vacant units; 0.0% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year
Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m)5 of 6 daily needs: 1 grocers, 0 schools, 1 parks or playgrounds, 2 health, 2 civic, 14 food and drink; 0 cycleway segments, 0 sidewalk-tagged segmentsOpenStreetMap
Opportunity Zoneyes, tract 28087000900 (rural)HUD
Housing permits, Lowndes County (MS), 20240 units in 5+ unit buildings, 0 in 2–4, 130 single-family; 2023: 0 in 5+Census BPS
Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract)overall percentile 0.43; socioeconomic 0.26; housing and transport 0.67; 11% below 150% of poverty; 6% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR
Overture Mapsplace Family Pharmacy at Leigh Mall Shell (pharmacy, confidence 0.92, from Microsoft, Overture, Overture-signals); building footprint 31,558 m², 4.7883830070495605 mOverture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0)
Website and socialwww.dutchpharmacy.net (alive); archived 2011–2026 (Wayback)Overture / Internet Archive
Attention: Wikipedia page views2,102 since 2015; 960 in the last 12 months (+18% vs the prior 12); peak 2025-12 with 105Wikimedia
Tract change 2013–2023tract boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 census; no 2013 comparisonCensus ACS
Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract)relatively moderate overall (score 78.5); expected annual loss $2.0M; high: tornado, strong wind, cold wave, lightning; community resilience relatively moderateFEMA NRI
Tax-credit housing within 1 km1 LIHTC properties, 100 units: Castle Oak Apts (100 units)HUD LIHTC
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023274 establishments (-13%); 3,187 jobs (-12%)Census CBP
Housing market in the countytypical home value $187,535 (+3% 1 yr, +15% 5 yr); typical rent $1,403/mo (+4% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
House price index, tract, 2021138 (2000 = 100); +1.9% 1 yr, +26% 10 yrFHFA
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)26,422 vehicles a day on US HIGHWAY 45 (minor arterial, 4 lanes); 1,532 trucks; 35 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Leigh Mall opened in 1973 developed by Sterling Properties, featuring anchors such as Dollar Tree, Hobby Lobby, Planet Fitness, Burke's Outlet and a vacant JCPenney space. In 2019 Hull Property Group bought the mall at auction for $3.5 million, demolished and rebuilt it, and renamed it Columbus Place in 2023. The property continues to operate as Columbus Place.

Why. The record shows a long‑time anchor vacancy (former JCPenney) and notes that the surrounding county shrank –2.1% from 2018‑2023, suggesting anchor loss and local demographic decline contributed to the retrofit.

Where it stands. The mall is currently operating as Columbus Place under the ownership of Hull Property Group, which acquired it at auction in 2019.

For a planner

  • Precedent: acquisition via auction followed by demolition and rebranding (2019‑2023).
  • Policy tools: none explicitly mentioned in the record.
  • Open questions: how to maintain retail viability amid county population loss; what reuse options exist for the remaining vacant anchor; long‑term fiscal impact of the retrofit.

For a developer

  • Site size: not specified in the record.
  • Control: Hull Property Group has owned the property since 2019.
  • Entitlement stage: retrofit completed in 2023; property now operates as Columbus Place.
  • Market signals: opportunity score 0.0 tied to a –2.1% county population decline 2018‑2023; no flood, transit, or environmental constraints noted.

What we do not know yet

  • Exact site size and parcel boundaries are not provided.
  • Detailed lease terms, current tenant mix beyond the named anchors, and post‑retrofit financial performance are unknown.
  • Floodplain, transit access, and environmental constraints are not mentioned in the record.
  • The record is marked as “draft” verified status, indicating possible unreviewed or model‑extracted fields.
  • Specific demolition scope and rebuilding costs are not disclosed.

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History and original facts

Opened1973extracted, unreviewed
Original developerSterling Propertiesextracted, unreviewed
AnchorsJCPenney, Hobby Lobby, Dollar Tree, Planet Fitness, Burke's Outlet
CountyLowndes County
Census division6 · East South Central
NotesWikipedia categories: Defunct shopping malls in the United States

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Background

Columbus Place, formerly Leigh Mall, is a shopping mall in Columbus, Mississippi, United States, constructed in 1973 and marketed by Sterling Properties. The anchor stores were Dollar Tree, Hobby Lobby, Planet Fitness, and Burke's Outlet, with a vacant anchor store that was once JCPenney. In 2019 it was purchased at auction for US$3.5 million by the Hull Property Group, which after much demolition and rebuilding renamed it Columbus Place in 2023.

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

Timeline

  1. 1973 Constructed
  2. 2019 Purchased at auction by Hull Property Group
  3. 2023 Renamed Columbus Place after demolition and rebuilding

Sources

  • Wikipedia: Leigh Mall · supports: after notes, original developer, status, year opened
    7 quoted sentences
    constructed in 1973
    marketed by Sterling Properties
    Columbus Place, formerly Leigh Mall, is a shopping mall
    Columbus Place, formerly Leigh Mall, is a shopping mall

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