Malls · New York
University Plaza
Redeveloped · Reinhabited in 2017. · from the fields below
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Finance and pipeline
On Facebook
This site: …https://www.facebook.com/145749795460023 overture · all sites with thisWebsite dead or redirecting
This site: …http://www.universityplazany.com overture / http check · all sites with thisPlace
15-minute neighbourhood (5+ of 6 daily needs within 800 m)
This site: 5/6 openstreetmap · all sites with thisCounty lost 10%+ of retail establishments since 2012
This site: -12% census-cbp · all sites with thisHigh tornado risk
This site: Relatively High fema-nri · all sites with thisLower-income tract (< $50k)
This site: $49,167 census-acs · all sites with thisTract income flat or down since 2013
This site: -11% census-acs · all sites with thisStrategy
Redeveloped
This site: Partial reinhabitation: retail, fitness Redevelopment: student housing arcgis-webmap · all sites with thisReinhabited
This site: Partial reinhabitation: retail, fitness Redevelopment: student housing arcgis-webmap · all sites with thisNew use
Housing
This site: …al reinhabitation: retail, fitness Redevelopment: student housing arcgis-webmap · all sites with thisRetail (continued)
This site: Partial reinhabitation: retail, fitness Redevelopment: student housing arcgis-webmap · all sites with thisFrom the authors' map
NY, Vestal: University Plaza/U Club, 2017
• Partial reinhabitation: retail, fitness
• Redevelopment: student housing
Now
| Status | Retrofit builtderived from authors' map (retrofit year present) reported |
|---|---|
| Strategy | Redeveloped · Reinhabitedauthors' map reported |
| What is there now | Partial reinhabitation: retail, fitness Redevelopment: student housingauthors' map reported |
| Retrofit year | 2017authors' map reported |
Securitised debt and public filers
Filings (2001 to date) that name “University Plaza” and “Vestal” (20 hits, first 20 sampled, 6 other filers such as tenants left out). No commercial-mortgage trust names this mall in the sample, which does not rule out a securitised loan. Text matches, not a title search. Open the search · all trusts.
| Kind | Filer | Filings | Dates | Forms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public owner (weak) | VEREIT, Inc. | 5 | 2015-03-30 to 2019-02-21 | 10-K 5 |
| Public owner (weak) | VEREIT Operating Partnership, L.P. | 5 | 2015-03-30 to 2019-02-21 | 10-K 5 |
Site context
| Transit within 800 m | no rail station; 4 bus stops within 400 mOpenStreetMap |
|---|---|
| Motorway junctions within 2 km | junctionOpenStreetMap |
| FEMA flood zone | no NFHL polygon at point (unmapped or outside coverage)FEMA NFHL |
| EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m | 2: ATLANTIC DESIGN CO INC; BROOKS PHARMACY STORE #66EPA FRS |
| Census tract 36007014302 | 9,843 people, 3,609 per sq mi; median household income $49,167; median gross rent $1,092; 49% renters; 19.0% vacant units; 6.4% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year |
| Walkability (EPA, block group) | index 8.7 of 20; 37 intersections per sq mi; no transit stop within the EPA search radius; land-use mix 0.73; 23,724 jobs within 45 min by car; 30% of households without a carEPA Smart Location |
| Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m) | 5 of 6 daily needs: 0 grocers, 3 schools, 13 parks or playgrounds, 3 health, 6 civic, 11 food and drink; 4 cycleway segments, 89 sidewalk-tagged segmentsOpenStreetMap |
| Opportunity Zone | noHUD |
| Housing permits, Broome County (NY), 2024 | 269 units in 5+ unit buildings, 0 in 2–4, 72 single-family; 2023: 173 in 5+Census BPS |
| Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract) | overall percentile 0.42; socioeconomic 0.66; housing and transport 0.72; 40% below 150% of poverty; 19% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR |
| Overture Maps | place University Plaza Apartments (historic_site, confidence 0.91, from Overture, Overture-signals, meta); building footprint 2,351 m², 5.243349075317383 mOverture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0) |
| Website and social | www.universityplazany.com (down or redirecting, status 0); archived 2005–2014 (Wayback) · social: facebookOverture / Internet Archive |
| Tract change 2013–2023 | population +11% (8,867 → 9,843); median income -11% ($55,339 → $49,167); renters 46% → 49%; median home value +5% ($194,900 → $205,000)Census ACS 5-year |
| Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract) | relatively moderate overall (score 70.1); expected annual loss $1.4M; high: tornado, winter weather, cold wave, lightning; community resilience relatively highFEMA NRI |
| Tax-credit housing within 1 km | noneHUD LIHTC |
| Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW) | 9,339 jobs in 602 establishments; average annual pay $39,922; employment location quotient 1.13; employment -1.5% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private |
| Jobs located in the tract, 2022 | 2,339 jobs; 25 in retail trade, 1,065 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 36007014302)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022 |
| Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract) | children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 50th income percentile as adults; -1.2% incarcerated at the 2010 count (106 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights |
| Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract) | low-income, low-access tract (1 mile urban / 10 miles rural); 98% of residents more than 1 mile from a supermarket; poverty rate 31.5%; median family income $88,581; 78 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS |
| Schools | Vestal Central School District (PK-12); 2 public schools within 1 mile: WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL; VESTAL HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLNCES EDGE |
| Elevation | 867 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP |
| Storm events in the county, 2016-2025 | 426 county-logged events: 267 thunderstorm wind, 78 flash flood, 53 hail, 16 flood; $28,800,150 property damage reported; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events |
| Homes for sale in ZIP 13850, 2026-09 | median list price $304,500 (+4.1% on the year); 43 active listings; median 42 days on market; 18% with a price cutRealtor.com Research |
| Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023 | 637 establishments (-12%); 10,655 jobs (-6%)Census CBP |
| Housing market in the county | typical home value $201,781 (+7% 1 yr, +42% 5 yr); typical rent $1,640/mo (+6% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research |
| House price index, tract, 2025 | 258 (2000 = 100); +10.1% 1 yr, +59% 5 yr, +76% 10 yrFHFA |
| Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024) | 29,170 vehicles a day on VESTAL PKWY E NY 434 (principal arterial, 4 lanes); 527 trucks; 36 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS |
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Elsewhere on the web
Pages with photos
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Multifamily screen
- retrofit already built
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
| Now called / also known as | U Club |
|---|---|
| County | Broome County |
| Census division | 2 · Mid-Atlantic |
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Timeline
- 2017 Retrofit: redevelop, reinhabit
Sources
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