Malls · New Jersey

Manalapan Mall

Imported, unreviewedRedevelopedDemolishedManalapan, NJ

Closed 1998. Redeveloped in 2002.

Status nowDemolishedextracted, unreviewed

documented

It replaced the earlier Manalapan Mall that was demolished in 1998.

en.wikipedia.org

What it becameretailextracted, unreviewed reported

Retrofit year2002extracted, unreviewed reported

Walkability9.8 of 20 · 15-minute 5 of 6EPA, OpenStreetMap

Rail within 800 mNoOpenStreetMap, HUD

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Manalapan Mall — Signboard displaying various retail store names against clear blue sky. · verified by a vision model. Photo: Tinton5, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

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Place

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

This site: 5/6 openstreetmap · all sites with this

30,000+ vehicles a day on an adjacent road

This site: 62,300 on US 9 fhwa-hpms · all sites with this

County typical rent $2,000+

This site: $2,827/mo zillow · all sites with this

Grocery within 800 m

This site: 1 stores openstreetmap · all sites with this

High-income tract ($100k+)

This site: $180,909 census-acs · all sites with this

Low social vulnerability tract (SVI ≤ 0.25)

This site: 0.04 cdc-svi · all sites with this

Strategy

Redeveloped

This site: Manalapan EpiCentre extraction · all sites with this

New use

Retail (continued)

This site: …new_use field extraction · all sites with this

All elements and lists · Trends

Now

Status	Demolishedextracted, unreviewed documented It replaced the earlier Manalapan Mall that was demolished in 1998. en.wikipedia.org
Strategy	Redevelopedextracted, unreviewed documented It replaced the earlier Manalapan Mall that was demolished in 1998. en.wikipedia.org
New uses	retailextracted, unreviewed reported
What is there now	Manalapan EpiCentreextracted, unreviewed documented The Manalapan EpiCentre opened in 2002 on the corner of U.S. Route 9 southbound and Symmes Drive in Manalapan, New Jersey. en.wikipedia.org
Retrofit year	2002extracted, unreviewed reported

Site context

FEMA flood zone	no NFHL polygon at point (unmapped or outside coverage)FEMA NFHL
EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m	6: MANALAPAN GULF; PETCO STORE #2889; TARGET STORE T1184; WALGREENS #12441; WEGMANS FOOD MARKET #95EPA FRS
Census tract 34025810102	4,193 people, 1,493 per sq mi; median household income $180,909; 1% renters; 0.0% vacant units; 6.9% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year
Walkability (EPA, block group)	index 9.8 of 20; 54 intersections per sq mi; no transit stop within the EPA search radius; land-use mix 0.75; 77,796 jobs within 45 min by car; 2% of households without a carEPA Smart Location
Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m)	5 of 6 daily needs: 1 grocers, 1 schools, 4 parks or playgrounds, 0 health, 2 civic, 5 food and drink; 7 cycleway segments, 1 sidewalk-tagged segmentsOpenStreetMap
Opportunity Zone	noHUD
Housing permits, Monmouth County (NJ), 2024	443 units in 5+ unit buildings, 188 in 2–4, 2,151 single-family; 2023: 504 in 5+Census BPS
Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract)	overall percentile 0.04; socioeconomic 0.12; housing and transport 0.02; 2% below 150% of poverty; 0% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR
Other atlas sites nearby	0 within 10 km, 5 within 25 kmcomputed
Overture Maps	no place match; building footprint 22,054 m², 4.556323051452637 mOverture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0)
Attention: Wikipedia page views	18,101 since 2015; 1,616 in the last 12 months (+1% vs the prior 12); peak 2019-12 with 201Wikimedia
Tract change 2013–2023	population +2% (4,115 → 4,193); median income +54% ($117,198 → $180,909); renters 6% → 1%; median home value +29% ($429,200 → $554,900)Census ACS 5-year
Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract)	relatively moderate overall (score 64.1); expected annual loss $3.0M; high: strong wind; community resilience very highFEMA NRI
Tax-credit housing within 1 km	noneHUD LIHTC
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)	36,048 jobs in 2,338 establishments; average annual pay $43,447; employment location quotient 1.31; employment +0.1% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 2022	2,543 jobs; 467 in retail trade, 232 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 34025810102)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)	children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 64th income percentile as adults; -0.4% incarcerated at the 2010 count (129 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; 7% of residents more than 1 mile from a supermarket; poverty rate 0.5%; median family income $126,684; 34 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
Schools	Freehold Regional School District (09-12); 1 public school within 1 mile: Lafayette Mills SchoolNCES EDGE
Elevation	131 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025	350 county-logged events: 228 thunderstorm wind, 57 flash flood, 32 hail, 14 heavy rain; $5,125,010 property damage reported; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 07726, 2026-09	median list price $774,475 (-2.0% on the year); 108 active listings; median 46 days on market; 9% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023	2,518 establishments (-4%); 37,590 jobs (-1%)Census CBP
Housing market in the county	typical home value $786,951 (+7% 1 yr, +40% 5 yr); typical rent $2,827/mo (+4% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
House price index, tract, 2025	941 (2000 = 100); +1.6% 1 yr, +51% 5 yr, +72% 10 yrFHFA
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)	62,300 vehicles a day on US 9 (principal arterial, 5 lanes); 3,345 trucks; 22 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

The Manalapan Mall operated until its demolition in 1998. The site was cleared and redeveloped as the Manalapan EpiCentre, a retail center that opened in 2002. Today the EpiCentre remains on the site serving the surrounding area.

Why. The record does not state why the mall closed or was demolished.

Where it stands. The site currently hosts the Manalapan EpiCentre retail development, though the record does not specify the current owner or controlling entity.

For a planner

Precedent: demolition of an enclosed mall followed by retail redevelopment (EpiCentre).
Policy tools: not indicated in the record; strategy listed as 'redevelop'.
Open questions: current ownership, zoning status, and long‑term retail viability.

For a developer

Site size: not provided in the record.
Control/ownership: not specified; no deed or lease details available.
Entitlement stage: unknown; no zoning or permit information included.
Context constraints (flood, transit, environment) and market signals: absent from the record.

What we do not know yet

Original opening year and reason for closure/demolition are missing.
Owner/developer identity and current control of the EpiCentre are not stated.
Site dimensions, parcel boundaries, and exact location details are absent.
Zoning, floodplain, transit access, and environmental constraints are not documented.
Data verification status is 'draft', indicating the information may be unreviewed.

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Elsewhere on the web

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

Pages with photos

Manalapan EpiCentre - Wikiwand wikiwand.com
Manalapan Mall which now has a life as a big box center called the ... retroguy76.blogspot.com

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retrofit already built
closed or demolished site (sourced)
county grew 3.2% 2018–23
median rent $1,771

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Official records (5)

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Census tract 34025810102 profile (data.census.gov)from tract.geoid 34025810102
Census tract 34025810102 on Census Reporterfrom tract.geoid 34025810102
Monmouth County (34025) profile (data.census.gov)from site.county_fips 34025
FEMA flood map (NFHL) at this pointfrom site.lat/lon
EPA ECHO facilities within 1 milefrom site.lat/lon

Reference (4)

encyclopaedic and research references

Wikipedia articlefrom site.wikipedia
Wikidata item Q6746826from site.wikidata_qid
Wikimedia Commons photos within 500 mfrom site.lat/lon
Retrofitting Suburbia (book site)from constant

Place (8)

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Google Mapsfrom site.lat/lon
Street Viewfrom site.lat/lon
Bing Mapsfrom site.lat/lon
Apple Mapsfrom site.lat/lon
OpenStreetMapfrom site.lat/lon
Walk Score at this pointfrom site.lat/lon
Transitland mapfrom site.lat/lon
USGS National Mapfrom site.lat/lon

Market (2)

listings and owner pages; commercial, so search engines are told not to follow

LoopNet: for sale in Manalapan, NJfrom site.city + state → search
DeadMalls.com · Manalapan Mallfrom deadmalls.url

News (2)

news searches and archived pages

Google News: “Manalapan Mall”from site.name + city → search
Bing News: “Manalapan Mall”from site.name + city → search

Planning (1)

the jurisdiction's own pages

Manalapan Township, New Jersey on Wikipediafrom city_wikipedia.json (Wikipedia API)

History and original facts

Closed	1998extracted, unreviewed
County	Monmouth County
Census division	2 · Mid-Atlantic
Notes	Wikipedia categories: Demolished shopping malls in the United States

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Background

The Manalapan EpiCentre opened in 2002 on the corner of U.S. Route 9 southbound and Symmes Drive in Manalapan, New Jersey. The mall serves the Marlboro and Freehold area. It replaced the earlier Manalapan Mall that was demolished in 1998.

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

Timeline

1998 Manalapan Mall demolished
2002 Manalapan EpiCentre opened

Sources

Wikipedia: Manalapan Mall · supports: after notes, status, strategy, year closed
6 quoted sentences
It replaced the earlier Manalapan Mall that was demolished in 1998.
The Manalapan EpiCentre opened in 2002 on the corner of U.S. Route 9 southbound and Symmes Drive in Manalapan, New Jersey.
It replaced the earlier Manalapan Mall that was demolished in 1998.
It replaced the earlier Manalapan Mall that was demolished in 1998.

Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Manalapan Mall, Manalapan, NJ." Record m-fd2a013663, imported, unreviewed. Built on the public Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/nj/manalapan-manalapan-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

BibTeX

@misc{retrofitatlas_manalapanmanalapanmall,
  title = {Manalapan Mall, Manalapan, NJ},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/nj/manalapan-manalapan-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-fd2a013663, release 2026-10-21, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-21}
}

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Nowextracted, unreviewed

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Summary, model-writtenwritten from this record only, not reviewed by a person