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Malls · North Carolina

Signal Hill Mall

Imported, unreviewedClosedStatesville, NC

Opened 1973. Closed 2024.

Status nowClosedextracted, unreviewed
Site size357,900 sq ft GLAEsri 2014 layer
Retrofit yearNot yet retrofittedstatus
Walkability9 of 20 · 15-minute 6 of 6EPA, OpenStreetMap
Rail within 800 mNoOpenStreetMap, HUD
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Signal Hill Mall
Signal Hill Mall. Photo: ZacAttackAtl, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Site profile19 elements · what this retrofit is built with · tap a chip for the evidence

Former anchors
BelkThis site: Belk wikipedia · all sites with this
HillsThis site: Hills wikipedia · all sites with this
JCPenneyThis site: JCPenney wikipedia · all sites with this
SearsThis site: Sears wikipedia · all sites with this
WoolworthThis site: Woolworth wikipedia · all sites with this
Finance and pipeline
Closed or demolished, no retrofit recordedThis site: …closed extraction · all sites with this
On FacebookThis site: …https://www.facebook.com/165249793514806 overture · all sites with this
Website aliveThis site: …http://www.statesvillemall.com overture / http check · all sites with this
Place
15-minute neighbourhood (5+ of 6 daily needs within 800 m)This site: 6/6 openstreetmap · all sites with this
30,000+ vehicles a day on an adjacent roadThis site: 65,989 on I-77 fhwa-hpms · all sites with this
Fast-growing county (8%+ 2018–23)This site: 11% census-acs · all sites with this
Grocery within 800 mThis site: 3 stores openstreetmap · all sites with this
High inland flooding riskThis site: Relatively High fema-nri · all sites with this
High social vulnerability tract (SVI ≥ 0.75)This site: 0.80 cdc-svi · all sites with this
High tornado riskThis site: Relatively High fema-nri · all sites with this
Interstate or freeway within 600 mThis site: I-77 fhwa-hpms · all sites with this
Renter-majority tractThis site: 57% census-acs · all sites with this
Tract house prices doubled in 10 yearsThis site: +120% fhfa · all sites with this
Tract income up 60%+ since 2013This site: +69% census-acs · all sites with this

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Now

StatusClosedextracted, unreviewed
What is there nowAs of 2022, the mall has continued to decline, with Belk being the only remaining anchor tenant. The mall is occasionally used as space for community and recreational events by Statesville residents.extracted, unreviewed

Site context

Transit within 800 mno rail stationOpenStreetMap
Motorway junctions within 2 km151, 49B, 50, 51OpenStreetMap
FEMA flood zoneX · AREA OF MINIMAL FLOOD HAZARDFEMA NFHL
EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m6: EXXON RAS #45382; JENKINS CLEANERS-BROAD ST - DC; JOHNSON CLEANERS INCORPORATED; KMART #3808; NC MUNICIPAL POWER AGENCY NO.1, STATESVILLE DELIVERY #3 UNITEPA FRS
Census tract 370970606015,877 people, 1,410 per sq mi; median household income $52,366; median gross rent $1,084; 57% renters; 1.5% vacant units; 0.0% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year
Walkability (EPA, block group)index 9 of 20; 36 intersections per sq mi; no transit stop within the EPA search radius; land-use mix 0.81; 20,304 jobs within 45 min by car; 5% of households without a carEPA Smart Location
Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m)6 of 6 daily needs: 3 grocers, 1 schools, 1 parks or playgrounds, 1 health, 3 civic, 14 food and drink; 0 cycleway segments, 0 sidewalk-tagged segmentsOpenStreetMap
Opportunity ZonenoHUD
Housing permits, Iredell County (NC), 2024128 units in 5+ unit buildings, 0 in 2–4, 1,827 single-family; 2023: 1,658 in 5+Census BPS
Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract)overall percentile 0.80; socioeconomic 0.70; housing and transport 0.73; 32% below 150% of poverty; 8% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR
Overture Mapsplace Signal Hill Mall (shopping_mall, confidence 0.92, from Foursquare, Overture, Overture-signals); building footprint 32,439 m², 6.250955104827881 mOverture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0)
Website and socialwww.statesvillemall.com (alive); archived 2015–2026 (Wayback) · social: facebookOverture / Internet Archive
Attention: Wikipedia page views23,589 since 2015; 3,604 in the last 12 months (-16% vs the prior 12); peak 2024-02 with 719Wikimedia
Tract change 2013–2023population +15% (5,093 → 5,877); median income +69% ($31,033 → $52,366); renters 60% → 57%; median home value +40% ($146,500 → $204,500)Census ACS 5-year
Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract)relatively moderate overall (score 69.2); expected annual loss $1.6M; high: tornado, inland flooding, strong wind, ice storm, lightning; community resilience relatively moderateFEMA NRI
Tax-credit housing within 1 km2 LIHTC properties, 86 units: East Broad Crossing (50 units); Kings Grant Court (36 units)HUD LIHTC
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023691 establishments (+12%); 11,004 jobs (+40%)Census CBP
Housing market in the countytypical home value $383,806 (+0% 1 yr, +22% 5 yr); typical rent $1,733/mo (+3% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
House price index, tract, 2025405 (2000 = 100); -1.3% 1 yr, +73% 5 yr, +120% 10 yrFHFA
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)65,989 vehicles a day on I-77 (Interstate, 4 lanes); 11,177 trucks; 29 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Signal Hill Mall closed in 2024 after Belk became its sole remaining anchor tenant. It opened in 1973 with 40 stores at peak, totaling 357,900 sqft GLA. C&J Associates developed it. The mall has been declining since at least 2022, with no other tenants remaining. It is occasionally used for community events. Iredell County grew 11.2% population 2018–2023. The site is not demolished (status: closed). No current ownership or redevelopment plans are documented. Pageviews peaked in February 2024 (719 views) but declined afterward. County retail establishments grew 11.6% (2012–2023), but the mall itself is vacant. No brownfield status or historic designation (NRHP count: 0).

Why. Closed site with no current tenants beyond Belk, despite county growth. Community use noted but no active commercial activity. No redevelopment details provided.

Where it stands. Closed, vacant, no active tenants beyond Belk. Community events only. County growth contrasts with mall decline.

For a planner

  • Community events use noted
  • County growth (11.2% 2018–23) but mall declined
  • No brownfield or historic barriers

For a developer

  • No current tenants
  • No redevelopment plans documented
  • County growth may indicate market potential but mall is fully vacant

What we do not know yet

  • No current ownership
  • No redevelopment plans
  • No vacancy rate data beyond 'only Belk'

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Similar sites

  • Mall 205, Portland, OR · Malls · similar GLA (477,000 sq ft); opened 1970; closed 2022
  • Burlington Square Mall, Burlington, NC · Malls · similar GLA (412,000 sq ft); opened 1969; also in NC
  • Greenville Mall, Greenville, NC · Malls · similar GLA (455,157 sq ft); opened 1966; also in NC
  • Becker Village Mall, Roanoke Rapids, NC · Malls · similar GLA (360,894 sq ft); opened 1980; also in NC

Elsewhere on the web

Retail history: Signal Hill Mall on DeadMalls.com photos, field notes and visitor memories since 2000; matched by name and city; nothing copied here

Pages with photos

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  • closed or demolished site (sourced)
  • county grew 11.2% 2018–23

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

Opened1973Esri 2014 layer
Closed2024extracted, unreviewed
Gross leasable area357,900 sq ftEsri 2014 layer
Stores at peak40Esri 2014 layer
Original developerC&J Associatesextracted, unreviewed
AnchorsHills, JCPenney, Sears, Belk, Peebles Department Store, Woolworth, Spainhour's, Peebles
AddressEast Broad St. & I-77
CountyIredell
Census division5 · South Atlantic
NotesWikipedia categories: Defunct shopping malls in the United States

Not yet recorded: acres, retrofit year. Know it? Tell us.

Background

Signal Hill Mall is a defunct regional enclosed shopping mall located in Statesville, North Carolina, United States. Opened in 1973, it originally featured more than 40 stores, with Woolworth, Belk, and Spainhour's as its original anchor stores. An expansion in 1979 relocated Spainhour's while also adding JCPenney. Spainhour's and Woolworth both closed in the mid-1990s, with Peebles and Hills respectively taking their places; Hills in turn was replaced by Sears soon after. The mall experienced a great deal of decline in the 2010s, losing most of its major stores throughout the decade and receiving significant attention as an example of a dead mall.

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

Timeline

  1. 1971 C&J Associates announced the mall
  2. 1973 Opened
  3. 1973 Mall officially opened
  4. 1979 Expansion started
  5. 1980 Expansion completed
  6. 1992 Spainhour's closed
  7. 1993 Woolworth closed
  8. 1994 Winn Dixie closed
  9. 1995 Hills opened
  10. 1997 Sears opened
  11. 2024 Interior closed

Sources

  • Wikipedia: Signal Hill Mall · supports: after notes, original developer, status, year closed
    14 quoted sentences
    The interior of the mall closed its doors in January 2024.
    C&J Associates announced the mall on December 10, 1971, with Woolworth and Belk as the first two anchor stores.
    As of 2022, the mall has continued to decline, with Belk being the only remaining anchor tenant. The mall is occasionally used as space for community and recreational events by Statesville residents.
    The interior of the mall closed its doors in January 2024.
  • Esri StoryMaps: Closed_US_Malls feature layer (2014) · 2014-10-02

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