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Fingerlakes Mall

Imported, unreviewedClosedAuburn, NY

Fingerlakes Mall opened in Auburn, NY in 1980 as a 427,447‑sq‑ft mall with 68 stores; it is closed, ownership unknown. · summary, model-written

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Former anchors
JCPenneyThis site: JCPenney wikipedia · all sites with this
Sears, Roebuck and Co.This site: Sears, Roebuck and Co. wikipedia · all sites with this
Finance and pipeline
Closed per a 2014 list or a Wikipedia category, uncheckedThis site: …closed import, no source · all sites with this
On FacebookThis site: …https://www.facebook.com/107475959290092 overture · all sites with this
Website aliveThis site: …http://www.fingerlakesmall.com overture / http check · all sites with this
Place
Shrinking countyThis site: -3.1% census-acs · all sites with this

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Now

StatusClosedEsri 2014 layer reported

Site context

Transit within 800 mno rail stationOpenStreetMap
FEMA flood zoneX · AREA OF MINIMAL FLOOD HAZARDFEMA NFHL
EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m6: ASPEN DENTAL; GROBER NUTRITION, LLC; HOME DEPOT #HD6846; JOHNSTON; PETCO STORE #2784EPA FRS
Census tract 360110412022,597 people, 86 per sq mi; median household income $92,303; median gross rent $805; 10% renters; 14.5% vacant units; 0.0% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year
Opportunity ZonenoHUD
Housing permits, Cayuga County (NY), 202418 units in 5+ unit buildings, 0 in 2–4, 92 single-family; 2023: 48 in 5+Census BPS
Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract)overall percentile 0.39; socioeconomic 0.30; housing and transport 0.64; 13% below 150% of poverty; 5% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR
Overture Mapsplace Fingerlakes Mall (shopping_mall, confidence 0.97, from Overture, Overture-signals, meta); building footprint 43,592 m², 6.953393459320068 mOverture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0)
Website and socialwww.fingerlakesmall.com (alive); archived 2002–2026 (Wayback) · social: facebookOverture / Internet Archive
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 low overall (score 28.2); expected annual loss $1.0M; community resilience relatively highFEMA NRI
Tax-credit housing within 1 kmnoneHUD LIHTC
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)2,926 jobs in 178 establishments; average annual pay $38,191; employment location quotient 1.21; employment -2.1% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 20222,176 jobs; 730 in retail trade, 93 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 36011041202)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 42th income percentile as adults; 1.1% incarcerated at the 2010 count (476 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; 61% of residents more than 1 mile from a supermarket; poverty rate 6.8%; median family income $81,207; 200 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
SchoolsUnion Springs Central School District (PK-12); 1 public school within 1 mile: CAYUGA-ONONDAGA BOCESNCES EDGE
Elevation590 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025198 county-logged events: 145 thunderstorm wind, 28 flash flood, 13 hail, 9 flood; $5,861,250 property damage reported; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 13021, 2026-09median list price $255,500 (-3.5% on the year); 93 active listings; median 50 days on market; 17% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Housing market in the countytypical home value $235,019 (+6% 1 yr, +33% 5 yr); typical rent $1,428/mo, 2026-09Zillow Research
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)11,728 vehicles a day on 20 (principal arterial, 2 lanes); 919 trucks; 37 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Fingerlakes Mall opened in 1980 in Auburn, NY as a 427,447‑square‑foot mall with a peak of 68 stores. The record shows no further events after opening, and the site is currently listed as closed. No closure date or subsequent details are provided.

Why. not stated in the record

Where it stands. The mall is currently closed; the record does not specify an owner or controlling entity.

For a planner

  • No documented precedents or policy tools for this site in the record.
  • Open questions include the reasons for closure and potential reuse strategies.
  • Lack of detailed ownership or zoning information limits planning analysis.

For a developer

  • Site size: 427,447 sq ft of GLA.
  • Ownership and control are not identified in the record.
  • Entitlement stage, zoning, and any context‑layer constraints (flood, transit, environment) are unknown.
  • Market signals from surrounding tract data are not provided.

What we do not know yet

  • Closure date is missing; only status 'closed' is known.
  • Ownership entity and any deed restrictions are not specified.
  • Reasons for closure (anchor loss, competition, debt, demolition) are not stated.
  • Context‑layer data (flood risk, transit access, environmental conditions) are absent.
  • The record is marked as draft with a single source, indicating thin verification.

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Elsewhere on the web

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  • closed or demolished per category only, +0 until sourced
  • county shrank -3.1% 2018–23

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History and original facts

Opened1980Esri 2014 layer
Gross leasable area427,447 sq ftEsri 2014 layer reported
Stores at peak68Esri 2014 layer reported
AnchorsSteve & Barry's, JCPenney, Bass Pro Shops, Sears, Roebuck and Co.
AddressRts. 5 & 20 @ Clark St.
CountyCayuga
Census division2 · Mid-Atlantic
NotesListed as a closed mall in Esri's 2014 Closed_US_Malls layer (Directory of Major Malls data). Current status to be checked.

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Timeline

  1. 1980 Opened

Sources

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