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Malls · Ohio

Midway Mall (Elyria)

Imported, unreviewedRedevelopedPartly retrofittedElyria, OH

Opened 1965. Partial Redeveloped in 2023.

Status nowPartly retrofittedextracted, unreviewed
What it becameindustrialextracted, unreviewed
Site size1,110,420 sq ft GLAEsri 2014 layer
Retrofit year2023extracted, unreviewed
Walkability7.7 of 20 · 15-minute 5 of 6EPA, OpenStreetMap
Rail within 800 mNoOpenStreetMap, HUD
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Midway Mall
Midway Mall. Photo: Mike Kalasnik from Charlotte, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Site profile19 elements · what this retrofit is built with · tap a chip for the evidence

Former anchors
Dillard'sThis site: Dillard's wikipedia · all sites with this
JCPenneyThis site: JCPenney wikipedia · all sites with this
Macy'sThis site: Macy's wikipedia · all sites with this
May CompanyThis site: May Company wikipedia · all sites with this
SearsThis site: Sears wikipedia · all sites with this
WoolworthThis site: Woolworth wikipedia · all sites with this
Finance and pipeline
On FacebookThis site: …https://www.facebook.com/1704385246319618 overture · all sites with this
Sold since 2020This site: 2026 Industrial Realty Group research-deals · all sites with this
Website dead or redirectingThis site: …http://www.midwaymallshopping.com overture / http check · all sites with this
Ownership
Public bodyThis site: Lorain County Port Authority county-parcels · all sites with this
REIT or listed companyThis site: Centro Properties Group wikidata · all sites with this
Place
15-minute neighbourhood (5+ of 6 daily needs within 800 m)This site: 5/6 openstreetmap · all sites with this
30,000+ vehicles a day on an adjacent roadThis site: 43,061 on LORAIN BLVD fhwa-hpms · all sites with this
Grocery within 800 mThis site: 5 stores openstreetmap · all sites with this
Lower-income tract (< $50k)This site: $48,267 census-acs · all sites with this
Scale
1M+ sq ft GLAThis site: 1,110,420 sq ft esri-closed-us-malls-2014 · all sites with this
Building footprint 50,000+ m²This site: 81,264 m² overture · all sites with this
Strategy
RedevelopedThis site: After BestBuy closed in 2020, Dunham's Sports and Johnny K's Power Sports were the mall's remaining anchors. extraction · all sites with this
New use
Logistics and industrialThis site: …new_use field extraction · all sites with this

All elements and lists · Trends

Now

StatusPartly retrofittedextracted, unreviewed
StrategyPartial Redevelopedextracted, unreviewed
New usesindustrialextracted, unreviewed
What is there nowAfter BestBuy closed in 2020, Dunham's Sports and Johnny K's Power Sports were the mall's remaining anchors.extracted, unreviewed
Retrofit year2023extracted, unreviewed
RedeveloperIndustrial Commercial Propertiesextracted, unreviewed

Deals and debt

DateEventPricePartiesSource
2026Sold—Industrial Realty Group ← Lorain County Port AuthorityWikipedia
2006Sold—Centro Properties Group ← The Westfield GroupWikipedia
2001Sold—The Westfield Group ← Jacobs GroupWikipedia

Securitised debt and public filers

Filings (2001 to date) that name “Midway Mall” and “Elyria” (44 hits, first 44 sampled, 8 other filers such as tenants left out). Only weak matches to commercial-mortgage trusts: the mall may have backed a securitised loan, or may just be mentioned in the filing; several trusts usually means one loan split into pari-passu notes. Earliest trust filing in the sample 2006-07-14 (a sample date, not the issuance date); candidate loan vintage 2006 from the trust name (weak match). Whether the loan is still in the pool, in special servicing or repaid is in the trust's monthly distribution reports, which are not searchable here. Text matches, not a title search. Open the search · all trusts.

KindFilerFilingsDatesForms
CMBS trust (weak)J.P. Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust 2006-LDP722006-07-14 to 2006-07-148-K 2

Site context

FEMA flood zoneno NFHL polygon at point (unmapped or outside coverage)FEMA NFHL
EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m8: ASPEN DENTAL; BED BATH AND BEYOND #822; BP OIL CO SITE 05159; CITGO PETROLEUM CORP SR07467; CONRADS TIRE SERVICE INCEPA FRS
Census tract 390930703003,181 people, 796 per sq mi; median household income $48,267; median gross rent $794; 34% renters; 12.8% vacant units; 0.0% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year
Walkability (EPA, block group)index 7.7 of 20; 47 intersections per sq mi; no transit stop within the EPA search radius; land-use mix 0.74; 59,164 jobs within 45 min by car; 23% of households without a carEPA Smart Location
Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m)5 of 6 daily needs: 5 grocers, 1 schools, 1 parks or playgrounds, 1 health, 0 civic, 14 food and drink; 7 cycleway segments, 35 sidewalk-tagged segmentsOpenStreetMap
Opportunity ZonenoHUD
Housing permits, Lorain County (OH), 2024130 units in 5+ unit buildings, 110 in 2–4, 1,091 single-family; 2023: 79 in 5+Census BPS
Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract)overall percentile 0.59; socioeconomic 0.50; housing and transport 0.81; 22% below 150% of poverty; 14% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR
Other atlas sites nearby0 within 10 km, 1 within 25 kmcomputed
Overture Mapsplace Midway Mall (shopping_mall, confidence 0.97, from Overture, Overture-signals, meta); building footprint 81,264 m²Overture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0)
Website and socialwww.midwaymallshopping.com (down or redirecting, status 0); archived 2007–2021 (Wayback) · social: facebookOverture / Internet Archive
Attention: Wikipedia page views75,478 since 2015; 5,963 in the last 12 months (-36% vs the prior 12); peak 2025-05 with 1,709Wikimedia
Tract change 2013–2023population +4% (3,072 → 3,181); median income +23% ($39,303 → $48,267); renters 39% → 34%; median home value +35% ($99,800 → $134,500)Census ACS 5-year
Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract)relatively low overall (score 29.5); expected annual loss $859,273; community resilience very highFEMA NRI
Tax-credit housing within 1 km1 LIHTC properties, 59 units: Arlington Square Apartments (59 units)HUD LIHTC
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023779 establishments (-5%); 13,554 jobs (+2%)Census CBP
Housing market in the countytypical home value $260,654 (+5% 1 yr, +34% 5 yr); typical rent $1,499/mo (+4% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
House price index, tract, 2025250 (2000 = 100); +6.4% 1 yr, +48% 5 yr, +66% 10 yrFHFA
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)43,061 vehicles a day on LORAIN BLVD (principal arterial, 6 lanes); 2,683 trucks; 23 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Opened in 1965 by Visconsi-Mead-Jacobs, the mall was renovated 1989‑1990 and saw ownership shift to Westfield (2001), Centro (2006), and later the Lorain County Port Authority (2023). After BestBuy closed in 2020, Dunham's Sports and Johnny K's Power Sports remained as anchors; a 2023 retrofit led by Industrial Commercial Properties aimed at industrial use, and the property was sold to Industrial Realty Group in 2026, leaving the site in partial status.

Why. The record shows anchor loss with BestBuy’s 2020 closure as a visible factor; other causes such as competition, debt, or demolition are not stated.

Where it stands. The mall is currently in partial status and, per the 2026 sale, is controlled by Industrial Realty Group.

For a planner

  • Precedent: retrofit of a large regional mall to industrial use following anchor loss.
  • Policy tools: public ownership via Lorain County Port Authority facilitated the 2023 retrofit and subsequent sale.
  • Open questions: timing for full build‑out, required zoning changes, and any environmental review needed.

For a developer

  • Site size: approximately 1,110,420 sq ft GLA as recorded.
  • Control: post‑2026 sale places the property under Industrial Realty Group.
  • Entitlement stage: retrofit initiated in 2023 with industrial new_use; status remains partial.
  • Constraints: context layers (flood risk, transit access, environmental conditions) are not provided in the record.
  • Market signals: tract‑level data (income, demographics, competition) are absent from the record.

What we do not know yet

  • Conflicting GLA figures: record lists 1,110,420 sq ft while narrative_excerpt cites 940,174 sq ft.
  • Discrepancy in retrofit developer: developer field names Industrial Commercial Properties, but parties list shows Industrial Realty Group as buyer in 2026 with no mention of Industrial Commercial Properties.
  • Missing context layers: floodplain, transit proximity, environmental constraints are not included.
  • Limited financial detail: no data on debt, investment amounts, or operating performance.
  • Verification status: marked as “draft,” indicating the record has not been fully reviewed.

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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  • Southwyck Mall, Toledo, OH · Malls · similar GLA (850,000 sq ft); opened 1972; same strategy: redevelop
  • Westland Mall, Columbus, OH · Malls · similar GLA (1,042,610 sq ft); opened 1969; same strategy: redevelop

Elsewhere on the web

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Multifamily screen

  • retrofit already built
  • 1,110,420 sq ft GLA (large site)
  • public owner

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

Opened1965Esri 2014 layer
Gross leasable area1,110,420 sq ftEsri 2014 layer
Stores at peak120Esri 2014 layer
Original developerVisconsi-Mead-Jacobs (later known as Jacobs Visconsi Jacobs)extracted, unreviewed
AnchorsMacy's, Dillard's, JCPenney, Sears, Best Buy, Dunham's Sports, Woolworth, Higbee's, May Company, Johnny K's Power Sports
AddressRte. 57 & I-90 & Midway Blvd.
CountyLorain
Census division3 · East North Central
NotesWikipedia categories: Abandoned shopping malls in the United States

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Background

Midway Mall is a 940,174 sq ft (87,345 m2) square foot regional shopping mall in Elyria, Ohio, United States. Lorain County's only enclosed regional mall, it is located on Ohio State Route 57 near Interstate 80 and Interstate 90.

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

Timeline

  1. 1964 Plans announced
  2. 1965 Opened
  3. 1966 Mall opened
  4. 1967 JCPenney opened
  5. 1989 Renovation began
  6. 1990 Renovation completed
  7. 2001 Sold to Westfield
  8. 2006 Sold to Centro
  9. 2020 BestBuy closed
  10. 2023 Port Authority voted to buy
  11. 2026 Sold to Industrial Realty Group

Sources

  • Wikipedia: Midway Mall · supports: after notes, original developer, status, strategy
    14 quoted sentences
    Visconsi-Mead-Jacobs (later known as Jacobs Visconsi Jacobs), a retail development firm co-founded by Cleveland, Ohio developer Richard E. Jacobs, first announced plans for Midway Mall in June 1964.
    After BestBuy closed in 2020, Dunham's Sports and Johnny K's Power Sports were the mall's remaining anchors.
    After BestBuy closed in 2020, Dunham's Sports and Johnny K's Power Sports were the mall's remaining anchors.
    and in 2024 the port authority named Industrial Commercial Properties to redevelop the mall into an industrial park.
  • Esri StoryMaps: Closed_US_Malls feature layer (2014) · 2014-10-02

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