Malls · Mississippi
Singing River Mall
Singing River Mall opened Gautier, MS 1980; closed, 563,751 sq ft; closure cause, ownership, entitlements unknown; future reuse potential undetermined today. · summary, model-written
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Belk's
This site: Belk's wikipedia · all sites with thisJCPenney
This site: JCPenney wikipedia · all sites with thisSears
This site: Sears wikipedia · all sites with thisClosed per a 2014 list or a Wikipedia category, unchecked
This site: …closed import, no source · all sites with thisOn Facebook
This site: …https://www.facebook.com/158451407503495 overture · all sites with thisWebsite alive
This site: …https://www.singingriverhealthsystem.com/ overture / http check · all sites with this30,000+ vehicles a day on an adjacent road
This site: 36,339 on US HIGHWAY 90 fhwa-hpms · all sites with thisHigh hurricane risk
This site: Very High fema-nri · all sites with thisHigh wildfire risk
This site: Relatively High fema-nri · all sites with thisRenter-majority tract
This site: 70% census-acs · all sites with thisNow
| Status | ClosedEsri 2014 layer reported |
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Site context
| Transit within 800 m | no rail stationOpenStreetMap |
|---|---|
| FEMA flood zone | no NFHL polygon at point (unmapped or outside coverage)FEMA NFHL |
| EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m | 4: GAUTIER, CITY OF, THE COMMONS PARK; KWIK KAR WASH; MIDAS MUFFLERS; SEARS NUMBER 2196EPA FRS |
| Census tract 28059040801 | 3,408 people, 134 per sq mi; median household income $63,989; median gross rent $1,053; 70% renters; 4.6% vacant units; 0.0% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year |
| Opportunity Zone | noHUD |
| Housing permits, Jackson County (MS), 2024 | 6 units in 5+ unit buildings, 0 in 2–4, 510 single-family; 2023: 34 in 5+Census BPS |
| Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract) | overall percentile 0.59; socioeconomic 0.60; housing and transport 0.35; 31% below 150% of poverty; 2% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR |
| Overture Maps | place Singing River Mall (shopping_mall, confidence 0.96, from Overture, Overture-signals, meta); building footprint 8,248 m², 5.789587020874023 mOverture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0) |
| Website and social | www.singingriverhealthsystem.com (alive) · social: facebookOverture / Internet Archive |
| Tract change 2013–2023 | tract boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 census; no 2013 comparisonCensus ACS |
| Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract) | relatively moderate overall (score 83.4); expected annual loss $2.9M; high: hurricane, wildfire, lightning; community resilience relatively highFEMA NRI |
| Tax-credit housing within 1 km | noneHUD LIHTC |
| Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW) | 5,023 jobs in 498 establishments; average annual pay $31,480; employment location quotient 1.01; employment -1.6% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private |
| Jobs located in the tract, 2022 | 2,335 jobs; 366 in retail trade, 262 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 28059040801)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022 |
| Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract) | children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 35th income percentile as adults; 2.5% incarcerated at the 2010 count (711 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; 91% of residents more than 1 mile from a supermarket; poverty rate 8.8%; median family income $60,286; 238 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS |
| Schools | Pascagoula-Gautier School District (KG-12); 2 public schools within 1 mile: SINGING RIVER ACADEMY; GAUTIER HIGH SCHOOLNCES EDGE |
| Elevation | 20 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP |
| Storm events in the county, 2016-2025 | 101 county-logged events: 28 thunderstorm wind, 28 tornado, 25 hail, 19 flash flood; $2,060,500 property damage reported; 1 direct deaths; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events |
| Homes for sale in ZIP 39553, 2026-09 | median list price $253,750 (+26.1% on the year); 67 active listings; median 59 days on market; 18% with a price cutRealtor.com Research |
| Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023 | 430 establishments (+1%); 5,037 jobs (+3%)Census CBP |
| Housing market in the county | typical home value $214,695 (+0% 1 yr, +19% 5 yr); typical rent $1,350/mo (-1% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research |
| Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024) | 36,339 vehicles a day on US HIGHWAY 90 (principal arterial, 6 lanes); 835 trucks; 29 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS |
Summary, model-written
Singing River Mall opened in Gautier, Mississippi in 1980 and operated as a regional shopping center. The mall is currently listed as closed, with no further events recorded in the source.
Why. not stated in the record
Where it stands. The mall is closed and its current ownership or controlling entity is not specified in the record.
For a planner
- No specific precedents or policy tools documented.
- Open questions include reasons for closure and potential reuse pathways.
- Limited source base (one source, draft verification) hinders informed planning.
For a developer
- Site size: approximately 563,751 sq ft GLA.
- Control and entitlement stage unknown per record.
- No context-layer constraints (flood, transit, environment) are recorded.
- Market signals from tract data are not available.
What we do not know yet
- Exact closure date unknown.
- Cause of closure not stated.
- Current owner or controlling entity not identified.
- Entitlement status and zoning details missing.
- Context-layer data (flood risk, transit access, environmental conditions) absent.
- Verification status is draft with only one source, indicating thin data quality.
Generated by nvidia/nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b on NVIDIA API via Hermes CT from the fields, parcels, deals and context layers on this page, with no outside knowledge. It is regenerated when the record changes and has not been checked by a person. How it is made.
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Elsewhere on the web
Retail history: Singing River Mall on DeadMalls.com photos, field notes and visitor memories since 2000; matched by name and city; nothing copied here
Pages with photos
- Singing River Mall - panoramio commons.wikimedia.org
- Singing River Mall, Gautier — Stores, Map & Hours … getoccupi.com
- Final funding approved for Singing River Mall property in Gautier - WXXV News 25 wxxv25.com
- Belk - Singing River Mall, Gautier, MS | With its mo… flickr.com
- The Singing River Mall sign still st… alamy.com
- Singing River Mall - 59 Photos - Shopping Centers - 2800 Hwy 90 ... yelp.com
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Multifamily screen
- closed or demolished per category only, +0 until sourced
- 563,751 sq ft GLA (large site)
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 | 1980Esri 2014 layer |
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| Gross leasable area | 563,751 sq ftEsri 2014 layer reported |
| Stores at peak | 86Esri 2014 layer reported |
| Anchors | JCPenney, Sears, Belk's, Northrup Gruman |
| Address | US Hwy. 90 & Gautier Vancleave Rd. |
| County | Jackson |
| Census division | 6 · East South Central |
| Notes | Listed as a closed mall in Esri's 2014 Closed_US_Malls layer (Directory of Major Malls data). Current status to be checked. |
Not yet recorded: acres, original developer, what is there now, retrofit year. Know it? Tell us.
Timeline
- 1980 Opened
Sources
- Esri StoryMaps: Closed_US_Malls feature layer (2014) · 2014-10-02