Malls · New York

Camillus Plaza

Imported, unreviewedRedevelopedOperatingCamillus, NY

Opened 1964. Closed 2003. Redeveloped in 2006.

Status nowOperatingextracted, unreviewed

documented

Lowe's opened in January 2006; Walmart moved to a newly constructed Supercenter next to Lowe's in June 2006; a Bank of America branch and Verizon Wireless outlet opened in the plaza; Wendy's opened behind Denny's in late 2014; after Bon-Ton closed in the summer of 2018, the building became composed of medical offices such as St. Joseph’s Health, which opened in 2019, and Empire Dermatology, which opened in 2022.

en.wikipedia.org

What it becameretail, healthcareextracted, unreviewed reported

Retrofit year2006extracted, unreviewed reported

Walkability8.5 of 20 · 15-minute 6 of 6EPA, OpenStreetMap

Rail within 800 mNoOpenStreetMap, HUD

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Former anchors

JCPenney

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Finance and pipeline

On Facebook

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Website alive

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Place

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

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

County home values up 50%+ in 5 years

This site: +51% zillow · all sites with this

County lost 10%+ of retail establishments since 2012

This site: -10% census-cbp · all sites with this

Grocery within 800 m

This site: 3 stores openstreetmap · all sites with this

Low social vulnerability tract (SVI ≤ 0.25)

This site: 0.22 cdc-svi · all sites with this

Strategy

Redeveloped

This site: Lowe's opened in January 2006; Walmart moved to a newly constructed Supercenter next to Lowe's in June 2006; a Bank of America branch and Verizon Wireless… extraction · all sites with this

New use

Medical and health

This site: …osed in the summer of 2018, the building became composed of medical offices such as St. Joseph’s Health, which opened in 2019, extraction · all sites with this

Office

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Retail (continued)

This site: …in June 2006; a Bank of America branch and Verizon Wireless outlet opened in the plaza; Wendy's opened behind Denny's in late extraction · all sites with this

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Now

Status	Operatingextracted, unreviewed documented Lowe's opened in January 2006; Walmart moved to a newly constructed Supercenter next to Lowe's in June 2006; a Bank of America branch and Verizon Wireless outlet opened in the plaza; Wendy's opened behind Denny's in late 2014; after Bon-Ton closed in the summer of 2018, the building became composed of medical offices such as St. Joseph’s Health, which opened in 2019, and Empire Dermatology, which opened in 2022. en.wikipedia.org
Strategy	Redevelopedextracted, unreviewed documented A new plaza, called ''Camillus Commons'', was constructed on the site of the old mall, construction began in late 2004. en.wikipedia.org
New uses	retail, healthcareextracted, unreviewed reported
What is there now	Lowe's opened in January 2006; Walmart moved to a newly constructed Supercenter next to Lowe's in June 2006; a Bank of America branch and Verizon Wireless outlet opened in the plaza; Wendy's opened behind Denny's in late 2014; after Bon-Ton closed in the summer of 2018, the building became composed of medical offices such as St. Joseph’s Health, which opened in 2019, and Empire Dermatology, which…extracted, unreviewed documented Lowe's opened in January 2006; Walmart moved to a newly constructed Supercenter next to Lowe's in June 2006; a Bank of America branch and Verizon Wireless outlet opened in the plaza; Wendy's opened behind Denny's in late 2014; after Bon-Ton closed in the summer of 2018, the building became composed of medical offices such as St. Joseph’s Health, which opened in 2019, and Empire Dermatology, which opened in 2022. en.wikipedia.org
Retrofit year	2006extracted, unreviewed reported

Securitised debt and public filers

Filings (2001 to date) that name “Camillus Plaza” and “Camillus” (12 hits, first 12 sampled, 1 other filers such as tenants left out). Only weak matches to commercial-mortgage trusts: the mall may have backed a securitised loan, or may just be mentioned in the filing; several trusts usually means one loan split into pari-passu notes. Earliest trust filing in the sample 2007-01-05 (a sample date, not the issuance date); candidate loan vintage 2006 from the trust name (weak match). Whether the loan is still in the pool, in special servicing or repaid is in the trust's monthly distribution reports, which are not searchable here. Text matches, not a title search. Open the search · all trusts.

Kind	Filer	Filings	Dates	Forms
CMBS trust (weak)	Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2006-IQ12	6	2007-01-05 to 2007-08-02	8-K/A 4, 8-K 2
CMBS trust (weak)	Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2016-C36	3	2016-11-03 to 2016-11-07	8-K 2, 8-K/A 1
CMBS trust (weak)	CITIGROUP COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST 2016-C3	1	2016-11-17 to 2016-11-17	8-K 1
CMBS trust (weak)	Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust 2016-BNK2	1	2016-11-22 to 2016-11-22	8-K 1
CMBS trust (weak)	CITIGROUP COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE TRUST 2016-P5	1	2016-11-08 to 2016-11-08	8-K 1

Site context

FEMA flood zone	X · AREA OF MINIMAL FLOOD HAZARDFEMA NFHL
EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m	11: ASPEN DENTAL; HESS SERVICE STATION; HILLS STORES CO; LOWES OF CAMILLUS #2538; MOBIL OIL CORP SS E5TEPA FRS
Census tract 36067012600	5,405 people, 2,504 per sq mi; median household income $85,120; median gross rent $1,033; 13% renters; 10.5% vacant units; 1.8% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year
Walkability (EPA, block group)	index 8.5 of 20; 56 intersections per sq mi; no transit stop within the EPA search radius; land-use mix 0.72; 29,111 jobs within 45 min by car; 6% of households without a carEPA Smart Location
Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m)	6 of 6 daily needs: 3 grocers, 3 schools, 17 parks or playgrounds, 4 health, 2 civic, 7 food and drink; 2 cycleway segments, 1 sidewalk-tagged segmentsOpenStreetMap
Opportunity Zone	noHUD
Housing permits, Onondaga County (NY), 2024	278 units in 5+ unit buildings, 32 in 2–4, 323 single-family; 2023: 66 in 5+Census BPS
Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract)	overall percentile 0.22; socioeconomic 0.07; housing and transport 0.43; 9% below 150% of poverty; 9% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR
Other atlas sites nearby	0 within 10 km, 4 within 25 kmcomputed
Overture Maps	place Camillus Plaza (shopping_mall, confidence 0.78, from Overture, meta); building footprint 20,338 m², 6.149829387664795 mOverture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0)
Website and social	en.wikipedia.org (alive); archived 2003–2025 (Wayback) · social: facebookOverture / Internet Archive
Attention: Wikipedia page views	19,008 since 2015; 1,465 in the last 12 months (-5% vs the prior 12); peak 2016-10 with 229Wikimedia
Tract change 2013–2023	population +5% (5,151 → 5,405); median income +20% ($70,954 → $85,120); renters 11% → 13%; median home value +41% ($130,900 → $184,100)Census ACS 5-year
Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract)	very low overall (score 14.5); expected annual loss $698,553; high: winter weather; community resilience very highFEMA NRI
Tax-credit housing within 1 km	noneHUD LIHTC
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)	24,399 jobs in 1,461 establishments; average annual pay $42,127; employment location quotient 0.99; employment -1.7% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 2022	2,007 jobs; 1,150 in retail trade, 225 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 36067012600)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)	children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 49th income percentile as adults; -0.6% incarcerated at the 2010 count (287 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights
Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract)	low-access at 1 mile, not low-income; 10% of residents more than 1 mile from a supermarket; poverty rate 3.4%; median family income $80,554; 71 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
Schools	West Genesee Central School District (KG-12); 4 public schools within 1 mile: EAST HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL; STONEHEDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL; WEST GENESEE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL; WEST GENESEE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLNCES EDGE
Elevation	607 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025	270 county-logged events: 211 thunderstorm wind, 31 flash flood, 22 hail, 3 flood; $12,001,200 property damage reported; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 13031, 2026-09	median list price $349,800 (+22.9% on the year); 21 active listings; median 28 days on market; 12% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023	1,507 establishments (-10%); 26,928 jobs (-8%)Census CBP
Housing market in the county	typical home value $285,908 (+6% 1 yr, +51% 5 yr); typical rent $1,673/mo (+3% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
House price index, tract, 2025	349 (2000 = 100); +7.8% 1 yr, +68% 5 yr, +97% 10 yrFHFA
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)	20,498 vehicles a day on W GENESEE ST (minor arterial, 4 lanes); 713 trucks; 40 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Camillus Plaza opened in 1964 as a strip mall, was enclosed and expanded through the 1980s, began declining after the nearby Carousel Center opened in 1990, lost major anchors by 2001, and was demolished in 2003 except for a few outbuildings. Redevelopment started in 2004, and by 2006 a new plaza (Camillus Commons) opened with Lowe's, a Walmart Supercenter, Bank of America, Verizon, Wendy's, and later medical offices such as St. Joseph’s Health and Empire Dermatology.

Why. The record shows decline driven by competition from the Carousel Center and the loss of anchor tenants (Sears, JCPenney, Hess's/Bon‑Ton).

Where it stands. The site is currently operating as Camillus Commons, with a mix of retail and healthcare tenants; the record does not specify a single controlling owner.

For a planner

Precedent of full demolition followed by new‑build retail/healthcare plaza.
Policy tools used are not stated in the record.
Open questions include current zoning, any incentives or agreements that enabled the 2006 rebuild, and long‑term land‑use vision for the area.

For a developer

Site size and parcel boundaries are not provided in the record.
Control is split among multiple tenants; no single owner is identified.
Entitlement stage appears complete (retrofit built 2006, now operating).
Context‑layer constraints (flood risk, transit access, environmental factors) are unknown from the record.
Market signals from surrounding tract data are not included.

What we do not know yet

Owner of the property is not stated.
Exact site dimensions and parcel configuration are missing.
Zoning, land‑use approvals, and any deed restrictions are unknown.
Floodplain, transit proximity, and environmental conditions are not described.
Whether the 2006 construction involved public incentives or subsidies is not recorded.

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

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History and original facts

Opened	1964extracted, unreviewed
Closed	2003extracted, unreviewed documented In 2003, the entire mall was torn down, except for Bon-Ton, the newly constructed freestanding Applebee's (now split between Adelita's Cocina and Starbucks), the P&C Supermarket (now Tops), the attached Eckerd (now Rite Aid), and the vacant former Kmart building. en.wikipedia.org
Anchors	JCPenney, A&P (later Great American), P&C, E.W. Edwards, Witherill's, WT Grant, Goldberg's Furniture, Anderson Little
County	Onondaga County
Census division	2 · Mid-Atlantic
Notes	Wikipedia categories: Demolished shopping malls in the United States

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Background

Camillus Plaza and now known as Camillus Commons, was a shopping mall in Camillus, New York.

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

Timeline

1964 Camillus Plaza opened as a strip mall
1981 Enclosed mall section opened with two-screen theatre and Kmart
1984 Most of strip mall enclosed; renamed Camillus Mall
1990 Decline began as Carousel Center opened nearby
1994 Hess's closed and became Chappell's (later Bon-Ton)
2001 Sears and JCPenney closed; only small stores and cinema remained
2003 Entire mall torn down except for several outbuildings
2004 Construction of Camillus Commons began
2006 Lowe's and Walmart Supercenter opened in new plaza

Sources

Wikipedia: Camillus Plaza · supports: after notes, status, strategy, year closed, year opened
15 quoted sentences
Camillus Plaza opened in 1964 as a strip mall on the site of a former Kallet drive-in theater.
In 2003, the entire mall was torn down, except for Bon-Ton, the newly constructed freestanding Applebee's (now split between Adelita's Cocina and Starbucks), the P&C Supermarket (now Tops), the attached Eckerd (now Rite Aid), and the vacant former Kmart building.
Lowe's opened in January 2006; Walmart moved to a newly constructed Supercenter next to Lowe's in June 2006; a Bank of America branch and Verizon Wireless outlet opened in the plaza; Wendy's opened behind Denny's in late 2014; after Bon-Ton closed in the summer of 2018, the building became composed of medical offices such as St. Joseph’s Health, which opened in 2019, and Empire Dermatology, which opened in 2022.
Lowe's opened in January 2006; Walmart moved to a newly constructed Supercenter next to Lowe's in June 2006; a Bank of America branch and Verizon Wireless outlet opened in the plaza; Wendy's opened behind Denny's in late 2014; after Bon-Ton closed in the summer of 2018, the building became composed of medical offices such as St. Joseph’s Health, which opened in 2019, and Empire Dermatology, which opened in 2022.

Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Camillus Plaza, Camillus, NY." Record m-1f5ecdc233, imported, unreviewed. Built on the public Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ny/camillus-camillus-plaza/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

BibTeX

@misc{retrofitatlas_camilluscamillusplaza,
  title = {Camillus Plaza, Camillus, NY},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ny/camillus-camillus-plaza/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-1f5ecdc233, release 2026.10.20, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-20}
}

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