Malls · New York

Aviation Mall

Imported, unreviewedClosedQueensbury, NY

Opened 1975.

Status nowClosedEsri 2014 layer reported

Site size630,000 sq ft GLAEsri 2014 layer reported

Retrofit yearNot yet retrofittedstatus reported

Walkability10.0 of 20EPA, OpenStreetMap

Rail within 800 mNoOpenStreetMap, HUD

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Former anchors

JCPenney

This site: JCPenney wikipedia · all sites with this

Sears

This site: Sears wikipedia · all sites with this

Finance and pipeline

Closed per a 2014 list or a Wikipedia category, unchecked

This site: …closed import, no source · all sites with this

On Facebook

This site: …https://www.facebook.com/177497693509 overture · all sites with this

Website alive

This site: …http://www.shopaviationmall.com overture / http check · all sites with this

Place

200+ tax-credit housing units within 1 km

This site: 227 units in 1 properties hud-lihtc · all sites with this

30,000+ vehicles a day on an adjacent road

This site: 42,362 on 87 fhwa-hpms · all sites with this

County lost 10%+ of retail establishments since 2012

This site: -16% census-cbp · all sites with this

Renter-majority tract

This site: 50% census-acs · all sites with this

All elements and lists · Trends

Now

Status	ClosedEsri 2014 layer reported

Site context

Transit within 800 m	no rail stationOpenStreetMap
Motorway junctions within 2 km	19OpenStreetMap
FEMA flood zone	no NFHL polygon at point (unmapped or outside coverage)FEMA NFHL
EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m	4: PENNEY OPCO LLC 2662; SPEEDWAY 7789; TARGET STORE T1830; WATER FILTRATION PLANTEPA FRS
Census tract 36113070701	4,076 people, 962 per sq mi; median household income $69,942; median gross rent $1,252; 50% renters; 3.0% vacant units; 0.0% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year
Walkability (EPA, block group)	index 10.0 of 20; 44 intersections per sq mi; no transit stop within the EPA search radius; land-use mix 0.93; 14,724 jobs within 45 min by car; 14% of households without a carEPA Smart Location
Opportunity Zone	noHUD
Housing permits, Warren County (NY), 2024	102 units in 5+ unit buildings, 10 in 2–4, 143 single-family; 2023: 6 in 5+Census BPS
Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract)	overall percentile 0.38; socioeconomic 0.33; housing and transport 0.63; 10% below 150% of poverty; 4% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR
Overture Maps	place Aviation Mall (shopping_mall, confidence 0.98, from Overture, Overture-signals, meta); building footprint 26,628 m²Overture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0)
Website and social	www.shopaviationmall.com (alive); archived 1999–2026 (Wayback) · social: facebookOverture / Internet Archive
Tract change 2013–2023	population +9% (3,753 → 4,076); median income +44% ($48,452 → $69,942); renters 54% → 50%; median home value +13% ($213,600 → $241,700)Census ACS 5-year
Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract)	relatively low overall (score 53.6); expected annual loss $1.6M; high: cold wave, lightning; community resilience very highFEMA NRI
Tax-credit housing within 1 km	1 LIHTC properties, 227 units: Montcalm Apts (227 units)HUD LIHTC
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)	5,264 jobs in 378 establishments; average annual pay $44,971; employment location quotient 1.44; employment -0.1% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 2022	5,517 jobs; 1,899 in retail trade, 873 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 36113070701)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)	children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 48th income percentile as adults; 0.7% incarcerated at the 2010 count (183 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; 18% of residents more than 1 mile from a supermarket; poverty rate 15.5%; median family income $77,311; 232 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
Schools	Queensbury Union Free School District (PK-12); 5 public schools within 1 mile: KENSINGTON ROAD SCHOOL; QUEENSBURY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL; QUEENSBURY MIDDLE SCHOOL; QUEENSBURY SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLNCES EDGE
Elevation	412 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025	196 county-logged events: 129 thunderstorm wind, 44 flood, 9 flash flood, 7 hail; $4,900,500 property damage reported; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 12804, 2026-09	median list price $523,675 (+6.4% on the year); 53 active listings; median 50 days on market; 14% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023	378 establishments (-16%); 5,537 jobs (-14%)Census CBP
Housing market in the county	typical home value $380,651 (+6% 1 yr, +34% 5 yr); typical rent $1,497/mo (+6% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
House price index, tract, 2024	239 (2000 = 100); -11.8% 1 yr, +39% 5 yr, +35% 10 yrFHFA
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)	42,362 vehicles a day on 87; 4,789 trucks; 36 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Aviation Mall opened in 1975 and operated as a regional mall with a peak of 54 stores. The site encompasses approximately 630,000 square feet of GLA. It is currently listed as closed.

Why. The record does not specify reasons for the mall's closure or any anchor losses, competition, debt, or demolition events.

Where it stands. The mall is currently closed, and the record does not identify an owner or controlling entity.

For a planner

Large 630,000 sq ft site offers potential for adaptive reuse or redevelopment.
No documented zoning, entitlement, or policy interventions are recorded.
Open questions include future land‑use plans, ownership status, and any ongoing municipal review.

For a developer

Site size: 630,000 sq ft GLA.
Control and ownership are unknown per the record.
Entitlement stage, floodplain, transit access, and environmental constraints are not documented.

What we do not know yet

Cause of closure is not stated.
Current owner or controlling party is unknown.
Any existing deeds, leases, or ongoing deals are not recorded.
Zoning, land‑use entitlements, and approval status are missing.
Context‑layer data (flood risk, transit proximity, environmental conditions) are absent.

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.

Similar sites

Hudson Valley Mall, Kingston, NY · Malls · similar GLA (767,300 sq ft); opened 1981; also in NY
Clifton Country Mall, Clifton Park, NY · Malls · similar GLA (660,000 sq ft); opened 1976; also in NY
Dutchess Mall, Fishkill, NY · Malls · similar GLA (580,000 sq ft); opened 1974; also in NY
Heritage Park Mall, Midwest City, OK · Malls · similar GLA (606,339 sq ft); opened 1978

Elsewhere on the web

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

Pages with photos

Aviation Mall (back), Queensbury, New York commons.wikimedia.org
Regal Aviation Mall 7 in Queensbury, NY - Cinema Trea… cinematreasures.org
Aviation Mall in Queensbury sold at auction for $21 million timesunion.com
Not Closing, Just Changing Owners: Aviation Mall's Future glensfalls.com
Aviation Mall yourplanetinfo.blogspot.com
Aviation Mall: A Retail Landmark In Queensbury, NY - BestAttractions bestattractions.org
Aviation Mall: Queensbury’s Hub for Shopping and Fun | KPS kplasticsurgery.com

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Multifamily screen

closed or demolished per category only, +0 until sourced
630,000 sq ft GLA (large site)

Inputs: record fields (size, status) and county Census ACS 2018–2023 figures (growth, rent). How the points work. Not a recommendation.

History and original facts

Opened	1975Esri 2014 layer
Gross leasable area	630,000 sq ftEsri 2014 layer reported
Stores at peak	54Esri 2014 layer reported
Anchors	JCPenney, Sears, Target, The Bon Ton
Address	I-87 & Aviation Rd., Exit 19
County	Warren
Census division	2 · Mid-Atlantic
Notes	Listed as a closed mall in Esri's 2014 Closed_US_Malls layer (Directory of Major Malls data). Current status to be checked.

Not yet recorded: acres, original developer, what is there now, retrofit year. Know it? Tell us.

Timeline

1975 Opened

Sources

Esri StoryMaps: Closed_US_Malls feature layer (2014) · 2014-10-02

Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Aviation Mall, Queensbury, NY." Record m-9f599e4065, imported, unreviewed. Built on the public Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ny/queensbury-aviation-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

BibTeX

@misc{retrofitatlas_queensburyaviationmall,
  title = {Aviation Mall, Queensbury, NY},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ny/queensbury-aviation-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-9f599e4065, 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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