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Como Mall
Reinhabited in 1991. · from the fields below
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Place
15-minute neighbourhood (5+ of 6 daily needs within 800 m)
This site: 5/6 openstreetmap · all sites with thisBike network nearby
This site: 13 ways openstreetmap · all sites with thisGrocery within 800 m
This site: 4 stores openstreetmap · all sites with thisTract house prices doubled in 10 years
This site: +112% fhfa · all sites with thisWalkable block group (EPA ≥ 12)
This site: …index 13.3 epa-walkability · all sites with thisStrategy
Reinhabited
This site: Reinhabitation, office and education record · all sites with thisNew use
Office
This site: Reinhabitation, office and education arcgis-webmap · all sites with thisFrom the authors' map
NY, Cheektowaga: Como Mall/Appletree Business Ctr, 1991
• Reinhabitation, office and education
Now
| Status | Retrofit builtderived from authors' map (retrofit year present) reported |
|---|---|
| Strategy | Reinhabitedauthors' map reported |
| What is there now | Reinhabitation, office and educationauthors' map reported |
| Retrofit year | 1991authors' map reported |
Site context
| Transit within 800 m | no rail stationOpenStreetMap |
|---|---|
| Motorway junctions within 2 km | 52A, 52EOpenStreetMap |
| FEMA flood zone | X · AREA OF MINIMAL FLOOD HAZARDFEMA NFHL |
| EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m | 2: BIG D TIRE; MR D CLEANERS INCEPA FRS |
| Census tract 36029010803 | 2,046 people, 900 per sq mi; median household income $73,459; median gross rent $475; 24% renters; 6.9% vacant units; 0.0% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year |
| Walkability (EPA, block group) | index 13.3 of 20; 31 intersections per sq mi; nearest transit stop 877 m; land-use mix 0.79; 81,446 jobs within 45 min by car, 37,997 by transit; 8% of households without a carEPA Smart Location |
| Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m) | 5 of 6 daily needs: 4 grocers, 0 schools, 1 parks or playgrounds, 1 health, 1 civic, 2 food and drink; 13 cycleway segments, 23 sidewalk-tagged segmentsOpenStreetMap |
| Opportunity Zone | noHUD |
| Housing permits, Erie County (NY), 2024 | 578 units in 5+ unit buildings, 46 in 2–4, 584 single-family; 2023: 404 in 5+Census BPS |
| Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract) | overall percentile 0.54; socioeconomic 0.27; housing and transport 0.85; 16% below 150% of poverty; 7% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR |
| Other atlas sites nearby | 2 within 10 km, 5 within 25 km: Seneca Mall (7.1 km); J. N. Adam–AM&A Historic District (9.9 km)computed |
| Overture Maps | no place match; building footprint 34,239 m², 5.406185150146484 mOverture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0) |
| Tract change 2013–2023 | population -0% (2,053 → 2,046); median income +57% ($46,750 → $73,459); renters 29% → 24%; median home value +78% ($107,600 → $191,900)Census ACS 5-year |
| Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract) | relatively low overall (score 37.0); expected annual loss $846,097; community resilience very highFEMA NRI |
| Tax-credit housing within 1 km | noneHUD LIHTC |
| Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW) | 47,627 jobs in 2,834 establishments; average annual pay $41,000; employment location quotient 1.04; employment -0.6% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private |
| Jobs located in the tract, 2022 | 7,358 jobs; 1,104 in retail trade, 324 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 36029010803)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022 |
| Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract) | children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 47th income percentile as adults; 0.7% incarcerated at the 2010 count (118 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; 3% of residents more than 1 mile from a supermarket; poverty rate 4.7%; median family income $69,167; 63 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS |
| Schools | Cheektowaga Central School District (PK-12); 0 public schools within 1 mileNCES EDGE |
| Elevation | 625 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP |
| Storm events in the county, 2016-2025 | 278 county-logged events: 167 thunderstorm wind, 32 hail, 28 flash flood, 23 flood; $1,702,400 property damage reported; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events |
| Homes for sale in ZIP 14227, 2026-09 | median list price $269,900 (+4.8% on the year); 25 active listings; median 45 days on market; 7% with a price cutRealtor.com Research |
| Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023 | 3,116 establishments (-7%); 49,839 jobs (-6%)Census CBP |
| Housing market in the county | typical home value $295,625 (+3% 1 yr, +31% 5 yr); typical rent $1,480/mo (+4% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research |
| House price index, tract, 2024 | 280 (2000 = 100); +1.3% 1 yr, +68% 5 yr, +112% 10 yrFHFA |
| Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024) | 27,827 vehicles a day on 277 (principal arterial, 4 lanes); 1,473 trucks; 35 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS |
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Elsewhere on the web
Pages with photos
- The AppleTree Business Park (formerly the Como Mall, AppleTree Mall ... reddit.com
- Appletree Business Park (formerly Como Mall) - Raw & Real Retail youtube.com
- Como Mall - Cheektowaga, NY | American Retro Apparel americanretroapparel.com
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Multifamily screen
- retrofit already built
- county grew 3.3% 2018–23
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History and original facts
| Now called / also known as | Appletree Business Ctr |
|---|---|
| County | Erie County |
| Census division | 2 · Mid-Atlantic |
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Timeline
- 1991 Retrofit: reinhabit
Sources
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