Malls · Nebraska
Conestoga Mall (Grand Island)
Opened 1974. Redeveloped in 2023.
Status nowOperatingextracted, unreviewed
What it becameretailextracted, unreviewed reported
Site size612,539 sq ft GLAEsri 2014 layer reported
Retrofit year2023extracted, unreviewed reported
Walkability9.5 of 20 · 15-minute 6 of 6EPA, OpenStreetMap
Rail within 800 mNo · Opportunity ZoneOpenStreetMap, HUD
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Site profile13 elements · what this retrofit is built with · tap a chip for the evidence
Former anchors
Dillard's
This site: Dillard's wikipedia · all sites with thisJCPenney
This site: JCPenney wikipedia · all sites with thisSears
This site: Sears wikipedia · all sites with thisYounkers
This site: Younkers wikipedia · all sites with thisFinance and pipeline
On Facebook
This site: …https://www.facebook.com/111893667052813 overture · all sites with thisPlace
15-minute neighbourhood (5+ of 6 daily needs within 800 m)
This site: 6/6 openstreetmap · all sites with thisGrocery within 800 m
This site: 2 stores openstreetmap · all sites with thisHigh tornado risk
This site: Very High fema-nri · all sites with thisOpportunity Zone
This site: 31079000400 hud-oz · all sites with thisTract income up 60%+ since 2013
This site: +62% census-acs · all sites with thisScale
Building footprint 50,000+ m²
This site: 52,839 m² overture · all sites with thisStrategy
Redeveloped
This site: …outdoor shopping mall extraction · all sites with thisNew use
Retail (continued)
This site: …outdoor shopping mall extraction · all sites with thisNow
| Status | Operatingextracted, unreviewed |
|---|---|
| Strategy | Redevelopedextracted, unreviewed documentedThe mall was redeveloped in 2023 by its current owner, Woodsonia Real Estate. |
| New uses | retailextracted, unreviewed reported |
| What is there now | outdoor shopping mallextracted, unreviewed documentedConestoga Marketplace is an outdoor shopping mall in Grand Island, Nebraska. |
| Retrofit year | 2023extracted, unreviewed reported |
| Redeveloper | Woodsonia Real Estateextracted, unreviewed reported |
Site context
| Transit within 800 m | no rail stationOpenStreetMap |
|---|---|
| FEMA flood zone | X · AREA OF MINIMAL FLOOD HAZARDFEMA NFHL |
| EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m | 7: BIG KMART 3907; CORNHUSKER RAIL CAR INC; JIFFY LUBE 0029; SAM'S CLUB 6461; SEARS A/C 2421 & 7221EPA FRS |
| Census tract 31079000400 | 4,897 people, 1,906 per sq mi; median household income $72,993; median gross rent $959; 32% renters; 3.1% vacant units; 0.0% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year |
| Walkability (EPA, block group) | index 9.5 of 20; 68 intersections per sq mi; no transit stop within the EPA search radius; land-use mix 0.85; 15,003 jobs within 45 min by car; 2% of households without a carEPA Smart Location |
| Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m) | 6 of 6 daily needs: 2 grocers, 2 schools, 1 parks or playgrounds, 2 health, 2 civic, 26 food and drink; 4 cycleway segments, 5 sidewalk-tagged segmentsOpenStreetMap |
| Opportunity Zone | yes, tract 31079000400 (rural)HUD |
| Housing permits, Hall County (NE), 2024 | 98 units in 5+ unit buildings, 44 in 2–4, 104 single-family; 2023: 120 in 5+Census BPS |
| Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract) | overall percentile 0.60; socioeconomic 0.62; housing and transport 0.41; 22% below 150% of poverty; 5% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR |
| Overture Maps | place Pretzel Maker- Conestoga Mall (professional_service, confidence 0.91, from Overture, Overture-signals, meta); building footprint 52,839 m²Overture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0) |
| Website and social | no website listed · social: facebookOverture / Internet Archive |
| Attention: Wikipedia page views | 3,021 since 2015; 2,372 in the last 12 months; peak 2026-07 with 345Wikimedia |
| Tract change 2013–2023 | population -10% (5,463 → 4,897); median income +62% ($45,083 → $72,993); renters 36% → 32%; median home value +77% ($106,600 → $188,400)Census ACS 5-year |
| Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract) | relatively moderate overall (score 70.8); expected annual loss $1.9M; high: tornado, hail, strong wind, winter weather, ice storm, lightning; community resilience relatively moderateFEMA NRI |
| Tax-credit housing within 1 km | 1 LIHTC properties, 18 units: Windridge Townhomes Ii (18 units)HUD LIHTC |
| Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW) | 4,390 jobs in 253 establishments; average annual pay $36,632; employment location quotient 1.24; employment -0.3% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private |
| Jobs located in the tract, 2022 | 2,355 jobs; 397 in retail trade, 480 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 31079000400)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022 |
| Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract) | children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 46th income percentile as adults; 0.7% incarcerated at the 2010 count (466 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; 1% of residents more than 1 mile from a supermarket; poverty rate 12.7%; median family income $56,076; 201 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS |
| Schools | Grand Island Public Schools (PK-12); 5 public schools within 1 mile: NEWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL; GRAND ISLAND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL; WALNUT MIDDLE SCHOOL; WEST LAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLNCES EDGE |
| Elevation | 1,872 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP |
| Storm events in the county, 2016-2025 | 157 county-logged events: 77 thunderstorm wind, 58 hail, 8 heavy rain, 5 flash flood; $25,559,000 property damage reported; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events |
| Homes for sale in ZIP 68803, 2026-09 | median list price $365,000 (+12.3% on the year); 83 active listings; median 72 days on market; 21% with a price cutRealtor.com Research |
| Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023 | 293 establishments (-2%); 4,538 jobs (-8%)Census CBP |
| Housing market in the county | typical home value $255,979 (-0% 1 yr, +24% 5 yr); typical rent $1,342/mo (+2% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research |
| House price index, tract, 2025 | 384 (2000 = 100); +0.8% 1 yr, +48% 5 yr, +87% 10 yrFHFA |
| Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024) | 20,930 vehicles a day on US-281 (principal arterial, 4 lanes); 950 trucks; 39 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS |
Summary, model-written
Conestoga Mall opened in 1974 as an enclosed shopping mall. It was redeveloped in 2023 by Woodsonia Real Estate and reopened in May 2024 as an outdoor shopping mall. The current anchors are Target and Best Buy.
Why. The record does not state the reasons for the redevelopment; no anchor loss, competition, debt, or demolition factors are mentioned.
Where it stands. The mall is currently operating as an outdoor shopping mall under the ownership of Woodsonia Real Estate since 2023.
For a planner
- Precedent: redevelopment of an enclosed mall to an outdoor format.
- Strategy listed as 'redevelop' with new use 'retail'.
- Open questions: whether any public incentives or zoning changes were used.
- Open questions: long-term viability and any phased expansion plans.
For a developer
- Site size: 612,539 sq ft GLA (large).
- Control: owned by Woodsonia Real Estate from 2023 to present.
- Entitlement stage: redevelopment completed 2023, currently operating.
- Context-layer constraints (flood, transit, environment) not recorded in the record.
- Market signals from tract data not recorded in the record.
What we do not know yet
- Reasons for redevelopment (anchor performance, competition, debt) are not stated.
- Details on any demolition or construction phases are missing.
- Policy tools, incentives, or zoning adjustments used are not recorded.
- Context-layer data (floodplain, transit access, environmental constraints) absent.
- Market demographics, tract data, and sales performance unknown.
- Fields such as year_retrofit, developer, after_notes, status, strategy, new_use are marked as extraction and unverified (verified: draft).
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: Conestoga Mall on DeadMalls.com photos, field notes and visitor memories since 2000; matched by name and city; nothing copied here
Pages with photos
- Conestoga Mall Stores Directory - Waterloo, Ontario, Canada shopping-canada.com
- Conestoga Mall Milk Glass Mug "for the Good Things in Life." - Etsy etsy.com
- Grand Island's Conestoga Mall will be almost unrecognizable after ... theindependent.com
- Conestoga Mall conestogamall.com
- Hallway View - "Conestoga Mall" Grand Island, NE | Dbla… flickr.com
- Conestoga Mall Adds New Stores and Events in Growing Waterloo retail-insider.com
- Conestoga Mall (42 stores) - shopping … mallscenters.com
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Multifamily screen
- retrofit already built
- 612,539 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 | 1974Esri 2014 layer |
|---|---|
| Gross leasable area | 612,539 sq ftEsri 2014 layer reported |
| Stores at peak | 71Esri 2014 layer reported |
| Anchors | Dillard's, JCPenney, Sears, Younkers, Target, Best Buy |
| Address | Hwy. 281 & 13th St. |
| County | Hall |
| Census division | 4 · West North Central |
| Notes | Wikipedia categories: Demolished shopping malls in the United States |
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Background
Conestoga Marketplace is an outdoor shopping mall in Grand Island, Nebraska. The current mall opened in May 2024. The mall was originally opened in 1974 as Conestoga Mall, an enclosed shopping mall. The mall was redeveloped in 2023 by its current owner, Woodsonia Real Estate. The mall's anchors are Target and Best Buy.
Excerpt from Wikipedia (authors and history), CC BY-SA 4.0. May be older than the record above.
Timeline
- 1974 Opened
- 1974 Originally opened as Conestoga Mall (enclosed shopping mall)
- 2023 Redeveloped by Woodsonia Real Estate
- 2024 Current mall opened (outdoor shopping mall)
Sources
- Wikipedia: Conestoga Mall (Nebraska) · supports: after notes, status, strategy
6 quoted sentences
Conestoga Marketplace is an outdoor shopping mall in Grand Island, Nebraska.
The current mall opened in May 2024.
The mall was redeveloped in 2023 by its current owner, Woodsonia Real Estate.
The mall was originally opened in 1974 as Conestoga Mall, an enclosed shopping mall.
- Esri StoryMaps: Closed_US_Malls feature layer (2014) · 2014-10-02
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