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Malls · New York

St. Lawrence Centre

Imported, unreviewedRedevelopedRegreenedReinhabitedDemolishedMassena, NY

Opened 1990. Closed 2024. Redeveloped · Regreened · Reinhabited in 2024.

Status nowDemolishedextracted, unreviewed
What it becameindustrialextracted, unreviewed
Last sale$3.6M · 2003public reporting
Retrofit year2024extracted, unreviewed
Walkability6.8 of 20 · 15-minute 1 of 6EPA, OpenStreetMap
Rail within 800 mNo · Opportunity ZoneOpenStreetMap, HUD
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Former anchors
JCPenneyThis site: JCPenney wikipedia · all sites with this
Finance and pipeline
Website aliveThis site: …https://www.stlawrencecentre.com overture / http check · all sites with this
Place
County lost 10%+ of retail establishments since 2012This site: -18% census-cbp · all sites with this
High inland flooding riskThis site: Relatively High fema-nri · all sites with this
High social vulnerability tract (SVI ≥ 0.75)This site: 0.81 cdc-svi · all sites with this
Lower-income tract (< $50k)This site: $44,181 census-acs · all sites with this
Opportunity ZoneThis site: 36089490300 hud-oz · all sites with this
Shrinking countyThis site: -1.6% census-acs · all sites with this
Scale
Building footprint 50,000+ m²This site: 59,144 m² overture · all sites with this
Strategy
RedevelopedThis site: …shipping warehouse, rebranded as the St. Lawrence Industrial Complex extraction · all sites with this
RegreenedThis site: …shipping warehouse, rebranded as the St. Lawrence Industrial Complex extraction · all sites with this
ReinhabitedThis site: …shipping warehouse, rebranded as the St. Lawrence Industrial Complex extraction · all sites with this
New use
Logistics and industrialThis site: …shipping warehouse, rebranded as the St. Lawrence Industrial Complex extraction · all sites with this

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Now

StatusDemolishedextracted, unreviewed
StrategyRedeveloped · Regreened · Reinhabitedextracted, unreviewed
New usesindustrialextracted, unreviewed
What is there nowshipping warehouse, rebranded as the St. Lawrence Industrial Complexextracted, unreviewed
Retrofit year2024extracted, unreviewed

Deals and debt

DateEventPricePartiesSource
2017Sold—Canadian investors ← Carlyle Development GroupWikipedia
2003Sold$3.6M closedCarlyle Development Group ← AP Massena PartnersWikipedia
1995Sold—AP Massena Partners ← Heritage CompanyWikipedia

Site context

Transit within 800 mno rail stationOpenStreetMap
FEMA flood zoneno NFHL polygon at point (unmapped or outside coverage)FEMA NFHL
EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m5: BJ'S WHOLESALE CLUB #301; PENNEY OPCO LLC 2460; PITTSTON PETROLEUM INC; SEARS #2033; WAL-MART STORE #1946EPA FRS
Census tract 360894903005,733 people, 241 per sq mi; median household income $44,181; median gross rent $598; 42% renters; 5.1% vacant units; 0.0% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year
Walkability (EPA, block group)index 6.8 of 20; 10 intersections per sq mi; no transit stop within the EPA search radius; land-use mix 0.68; 1,748 jobs within 45 min by car; 14% of households without a carEPA Smart Location
Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m)1 of 6 daily needs: 0 grocers, 0 schools, 0 parks or playgrounds, 0 health, 0 civic, 3 food and drink; 0 cycleway segments, 0 sidewalk-tagged segmentsOpenStreetMap
Opportunity Zoneyes, tract 36089490300 (rural)HUD
Housing permits, St. Lawrence County (NY), 202412 units in 5+ unit buildings, 12 in 2–4, 204 single-family; 2023: 0 in 5+Census BPS
Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract)overall percentile 0.81; socioeconomic 0.71; housing and transport 0.92; 38% below 150% of poverty; 15% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR
Overture Mapsplace St. Lawrence Center (shopping_mall, confidence 0.96, from Foursquare, Overture, Overture-signals); building footprint 59,144 m²Overture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0)
Website and socialwww.stlawrencecentre.com (alive); archived 2004–2025 (Wayback)Overture / Internet Archive
Attention: Wikipedia page views21,874 since 2015; 2,001 in the last 12 months (-9% vs the prior 12); peak 2017-12 with 395Wikimedia
Tract change 2013–2023population +4% (5,512 → 5,733); median income +27% ($34,853 → $44,181); renters 51% → 42%; median home value +32% ($81,400 → $107,200)Census ACS 5-year
Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract)relatively moderate overall (score 77.0); expected annual loss $1.8M; high: inland flooding, winter weather, ice storm, cold wave, lightning; community resilience relatively moderateFEMA NRI
Tax-credit housing within 1 kmnoneHUD LIHTC
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023339 establishments (-18%); 4,484 jobs (-14%)Census CBP
Housing market in the countytypical home value $149,753 (+6% 1 yr, +30% 5 yr); typical rent $1,239/mo (+6% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)8,996 vehicles a day on NY 37 (principal arterial, 4 lanes); 776 trucks; 40 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

St. Lawrence Centre opened in 1990 as a mall with one anchor store (JCPenney) and changed ownership several times before closing in 2024. The site was demolished that year and redeveloped as a shipping warehouse, rebranded the St. Lawrence Industrial Complex.

Why. The record does not explicitly state why the mall failed, but it notes an eminent domain attempt in 2006, a 2009 petition for a Target anchor, and a 2017 call for demolition, indicating market and regulatory pressures.

Where it stands. As of 2024, the site has been demolished and redeveloped as a shipping warehouse (St. Lawrence Industrial Complex) under the control of the Canadian investors who owned the property from 2017 to 2024.

For a planner

  • Eminent domain attempt (2006) used as a policy tool to address site blight.
  • Community petition for a new anchor tenant (Target) in 2009 shows local interest in retail revival.
  • Open questions include the long-term suitability of the industrial reuse and any needed infrastructure upgrades.

For a developer

  • Control: last recorded owner was Canadian investors (2017‑2024), likely retaining title after demolition.
  • Entitlement stage: demolition completed 2024 and retrofit built, so post‑entitlement for industrial use.
  • Constraints such as flood risk, transit access, or environmental conditions are not stated in the record.

What we do not know yet

  • Site size, exact parcel boundaries, and current ownership after 2024 are not provided.
  • Environmental conditions, floodplain status, and transit proximity are absent from the record.
  • The verification status is 'draft' and opportunity score is 0.0, indicating limited confidence in the data.
  • It is unknown whether the St. Lawrence Industrial Complex is fully operational or what tenants occupy it.

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History and original facts

Opened1990Wikidata
Closed2024extracted, unreviewed
Original developerHeritage Companyextracted, unreviewed
AnchorsJCPenney
CountySt. Lawrence County
Census division2 · Mid-Atlantic
NotesWikipedia categories: Defunct shopping malls in the United States

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Background

St. Lawrence Centre was a shopping mall in Massena, New York, United States. It includes one anchor store, JCPenney.

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

Timeline

  1. 1990 Opened (Wikidata)
  2. 1990 built
  3. 1995 sold
  4. 2003 sold
  5. 2006 eminent domain attempt
  6. 2009 petition for Target
  7. 2017 demolition called for
  8. 2024 demolition began

Sources

  • Wikipedia: St. Lawrence Centre · supports: after notes, original developer, status, strategy, year closed
    12 quoted sentences
    On April 30, 2024, further demolition began on the mall's interior as it became a shipping warehouse, rebranded as the St. Lawrence Industrial Complex.
    The mall was built in 1990 by the Heritage Company.
    On April 30, 2024, further demolition began on the mall's interior as it became a shipping warehouse, rebranded as the St. Lawrence Industrial Complex.
    On April 30, 2024, further demolition began on the mall's interior as it became a shipping warehouse, rebranded as the St. Lawrence Industrial Complex.

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