Malls · Ohio
Eastland Mall (Columbus)
Eastland Mall opened 1968, lost anchors, closed 2022, demolition started 2025; site under redevelopment with public subsidy and 2023 entitlement. · summary, model-written
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J. C. Penney
This site: J. C. Penney wikipedia · all sites with thisJCPenney
This site: JCPenney wikipedia · all sites with thisKaufmann's
This site: Kaufmann's wikipedia · all sites with thisLazarus
This site: Lazarus wikipedia · all sites with thisSears
This site: Sears wikipedia · all sites with thisWebsite dead or redirecting
This site: …http://thesteakescape.com overture / http check · all sites with thisSingle-purpose entity
This site: Eastland Mall Holdings LLC county-parcels · all sites with this15-minute neighbourhood (5+ of 6 daily needs within 800 m)
This site: 6/6 openstreetmap · all sites with this30,000+ vehicles a day on an adjacent road
This site: 77,427 on IR 270 S fhwa-hpms · all sites with thisBike network nearby
This site: 19 ways openstreetmap · all sites with thisCounty permitting 2,000+ apartment units a year
This site: 5,940 units, Franklin County census-bps · all sites with thisGrocery within 800 m
This site: 3 stores openstreetmap · all sites with thisHigh heat wave risk
This site: Relatively High fema-nri · all sites with thisHigh inland flooding risk
This site: Relatively High fema-nri · all sites with thisHigh social vulnerability tract (SVI ≥ 0.75)
This site: 0.98 cdc-svi · all sites with thisInterstate or freeway within 600 m
This site: IR 270 S fhwa-hpms · all sites with thisLower-income tract (< $50k)
This site: $23,207 census-acs · all sites with thisOpportunity Zone
This site: 39049009325 hud-oz · all sites with thisRenter-majority tract
This site: 85% census-acs · all sites with thisWalkable block group (EPA ≥ 12)
This site: …index 17 epa-walkability · all sites with thisBuilding footprint 50,000+ m²
This site: 74,453 m² overture · all sites with thisRedeveloped
This site: Demolition of Eastland Mall began in February 2025. extraction · all sites with thisNow
| Status | Demolishedextracted, unreviewed |
|---|---|
| Strategy | Redevelopedextracted, unreviewed documentedOut of 13 applicants, the city on June 19 chose the company MKSK to redevelop Eastland and granted them $850,000. |
| What is there now | Demolition of Eastland Mall began in February 2025.extracted, unreviewed |
| Redeveloper | MKSKextracted, unreviewed reported |
Planning
| Public purchase or subsidy | Yesextracted, unreviewed documentedOut of 13 applicants, the city on June 19 chose the company MKSK to redevelop Eastland and granted them $850,000. |
|---|---|
| Entitlement year | 2023extracted, unreviewed reported |
Securitised debt and public filers
Filings (2001 to date) that name “Eastland Mall” and “Columbus” (355 hits, first 100 sampled, 3 other filers such as tenants left out). Common name: these matches are unreliable. 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) | GLIMCHER REALTY TRUST | 96 | 2003-07-11 to 2014-11-03 | 8-K 72, 10-Q 12, 10-K 10, 10-Q/A 1 |
As reported by the owner
Property tables from the owner's annual report (Form 10-K, Item 2) on EDGAR, one row per filing year. GLA, occupancy and anchors are the filer's own figures at that year end; “leased” counts signed leases, “occupied” counts open stores; ownership is the filer's share. Matched by name and place, unreviewed; the verbatim table row is in sec_facts.csv.
| Year end | Filer | Name in filing | GLA sq ft | Occupancy | Years | Share | Sales psf | Anchors listed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Glimcher Realty Trust 10-K, 2013-02-22 | Eastland Mall Columbus, OH match: exact | 999,189 in-line 726,534 | 69.4% occupied | $359 | JCPenney Macy’s Sears | ||
| 2009 | Glimcher Realty Trust 10-K, 2010-03-11 | Eastland Mall, (“Eastland Ohio”) Columbus, OH match: exact | 998,886 in-line 726,534 | 69.4% occupied | $271 | JCPenney Macy’s Sears |
Site context
| FEMA flood zone | X · AREA OF MINIMAL FLOOD HAZARDFEMA NFHL |
|---|---|
| EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m | 7: EASTLAND U HAUL; FIRESTONE COMPLETE AUTO CARE; MACYS EASTLAND; PEARLE VISION #6670; PEP BOYS THE MANNY MOE AND JACK NO 236EPA FRS |
| Census tract 39049009325 | 4,492 people, 2,243 per sq mi; median household income $23,207; median gross rent $794; 85% renters; 12.9% vacant units; 4.9% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year |
| Walkability (EPA, block group) | index 17 of 20; 114 intersections per sq mi; nearest transit stop 443 m; land-use mix 0.93; 110,984 jobs within 45 min by car, 65,665 by transit; 37% of households without a carEPA Smart Location |
| Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m) | 6 of 6 daily needs: 3 grocers, 2 schools, 8 parks or playgrounds, 2 health, 4 civic, 10 food and drink; 19 cycleway segments, 95 sidewalk-tagged segmentsOpenStreetMap |
| Opportunity Zone | yes, tract 39049009325 (rural)HUD |
| Housing permits, Franklin County (OH), 2024 | 5,940 units in 5+ unit buildings, 169 in 2–4, 2,013 single-family; 2023: 5,113 in 5+Census BPS |
| Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract) | overall percentile 0.98; socioeconomic 0.97; housing and transport 0.80; 56% below 150% of poverty; 28% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR |
| Other atlas sites nearby | 1 within 10 km, 9 within 25 km: Trolley District (7.9 km)computed |
| Overture Maps | place Steak Escape Eastland Mall (sandwich_shop, confidence 0.93, from BrightQuery, Overture, Overture-signals); building footprint 74,453 m²Overture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0) |
| Website and social | thesteakescape.com (down or redirecting, status 405); archived 2014–2025 (Wayback)Overture / Internet Archive |
| Tract change 2013–2023 | population +13% (3,974 → 4,492); median income +19% ($19,499 → $23,207); renters 88% → 85%; median home value +87% ($48,000 → $89,800)Census ACS 5-year |
| Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract) | relatively moderate overall (score 65.9); expected annual loss $1.2M; high: inland flooding, heat wave, cold wave; community resilience relatively moderateFEMA NRI |
| Tax-credit housing within 1 km | noneHUD LIHTC |
| Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW) | 67,133 jobs in 3,800 establishments; average annual pay $45,092; employment location quotient 0.86; employment -0.1% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private |
| Jobs located in the tract, 2022 | 3,426 jobs; 324 in retail trade, 282 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 39049009325)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022 |
| Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract) | children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 33th income percentile as adults; 3.9% incarcerated at the 2010 count (711 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; 6% of residents more than 1 mile from a supermarket; poverty rate 24.3%; median family income $42,594; 694 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS |
| Schools | Columbus City School District (PK-12); 7 public schools within 1 mile: Focus Learning Academy of Southeastern Columbus; Columbus Arts & Technology Academy; Capital City Career Prep High School; Performance Academy EastlandNCES EDGE |
| Elevation | 758 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP |
| Storm events in the county, 2016-2025 | 330 county-logged events: 159 thunderstorm wind, 83 hail, 51 flood, 26 flash flood; $2,543,050 property damage reported; 2 direct deaths; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events |
| Homes for sale in ZIP 43232, 2026-09 | median list price $234,550 (-2.2% on the year); 79 active listings; median 50 days on market; 26% with a price cutRealtor.com Research |
| Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023 | 3,600 establishments (-1%); 65,828 jobs (+2%)Census CBP |
| Housing market in the county | typical home value $292,001 (+0% 1 yr, +23% 5 yr); typical rent $1,511/mo (+3% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research |
| Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024) | 77,427 vehicles a day on IR 270 S (Interstate, 6 lanes); 11,768 trucks; 32 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS |
Summary, model-written
Eastland Mall opened in 1968 as a regional shopping center in Columbus, Ohio. Over time it lost its anchor stores (Lazarus, JCPenney, Sears, Macy's) and eventually closed in early 2022 after a water line break. Demolition of the vacant mall began in February 2025.
Why. The mall's decline is visible in the record as a series of anchor store closures and mortgage defaults that led to ownership transfers and a deed in lieu of foreclosure. These losses, combined with debt pressures, precipitated its closure and subsequent demolition.
Where it stands. The site is currently demolished and under redevelopment control, with the owner listed as Eastland Mall Holdings, LLC (per the parties list) and the developer noted as MKSK.
For a planner
- Precedent: public subsidy used to support redevelopment of a closed mall.
- Policy tools: entitlement granted in 2023 and a formal redevelopment strategy.
- Open questions: final land‑use plan, timeline for completion, and community impact assessments.
For a developer
- Site size: not specified in the record.
- Control: ownership attributed to Eastland Mall Holdings, LLC; developer MKSK involved.
- Entitlement stage: entitlement year 2023 indicates approved development rights.
- Constraints: flood, transit, and environmental context layers are not provided in the record.
What we do not know yet
- Exact parcel size and dimensions are missing.
- Floodplain, transit access, and environmental constraints are unknown.
- Market signals from surrounding tract data are not included.
- Post‑demolition ownership details (e.g., IGWT role) are unclear.
- Some fields are marked as extraction and the record is flagged as 'draft' (verified: draft), indicating potential unreviewed model‑extracted data.
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
Pages with photos
- Eastland Mall Columbus, OH April 2021 commons.wikimedia.org
- Columbus Ohio Mall m.bizjournals.com
- Exploring Abandoned Eastland Mall | Columbus, Ohio Part 1 youtube.com
- Eastland Mall Will Have No Anchors Following Sears Closure - Columbus ... columbusunderground.com
- Eastland Mall Columbus OH | Opened in 1968 Eastland Mall ori… | Flickr flickr.com
- Eastland Mall in Columbus to close this week, ending 54-year run dispatch.com
- Eastland Mall (Columbus, Ohio) - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org
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Multifamily screen
- closed or demolished site (sourced)
- already in play: under construction, approved, or sold to a developer with housing plans
- county grew 3.6% 2018–23
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 | 1968Wikidata |
|---|---|
| Closed | 2022extracted, unreviewed documentedEastland Mall was slated to close on December 31, 2022, but after a water line break flooded parts of the mall on December 26, the mall closed four days early. |
| Original developer | Richard E. Jacobs Groupextracted, unreviewed |
| Anchors | JCPenney, Sears, J. C. Penney, Lazarus, Kaufmann's |
| County | Franklin County |
| Census division | 3 · East North Central |
| Notes | Wikipedia categories: Demolished shopping malls in the United States |
Not yet recorded: acres, GLA, retrofit year. Know it? Tell us.
Background
Eastland Mall was a shopping mall in Columbus, Ohio. The mall opened February 14, 1968, closed on December 27, 2022, and demolition began in February 2025. There were 4 vacant anchor stores that were once Lazarus, JCPenney, Sears, and Macy's. The mall was owned and managed by Eastland Mall Holdings, LLC. Despite having no anchor stores, the mall's interior was until recently thriving with many smaller businesses and its food court, unusual for a mall lacking anchors and thus having enough tenants to keep it from being a dead mall. It would, however, later succumb to that fate.
Excerpt from Wikipedia (authors and history), CC BY-SA 4.0. May be older than the record above.
Timeline
- 1968 Opened (Wikidata)
- 1968 Mall opened
- 2003 Glimcher Realty Trust purchased mall
- 2012 Glimcher defaulted on mortgage loan
- 2014 Property transferred to lender via deed in lieu of foreclosure
- 2015 Mall sold for $9.25 million
- 2015 JCPenney announced closure; store closed May 2015
- 2017 Macy's announced closure; store closed March 2017
- 2017 Sears announced closure; store closed early September
- 2022 Mall closed early due to water line break
- 2025 Demolition began
Sources
- Wikipedia: Eastland Mall (Columbus, Ohio) · supports: after notes, original developer, public subsidy, status, strategy, year closed
16 quoted sentences
Eastland Mall was slated to close on December 31, 2022, but after a water line break flooded parts of the mall on December 26, the mall closed four days early.
The mall was built in 1968 by Richard E. Jacobs Group.
Demolition of Eastland Mall began in February 2025.
demolition began in February 2025.
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