# Findlay Village Mall

Findlay, OH · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-967ff89646` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/oh/findlay-findlay-village-mall/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-967ff89646.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-967ff89646.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-967ff89646

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | demolished | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | retail | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | Target store | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1962 | reported · Wikipedia |
| Closed | 2025 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Retrofit year | 2025 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| GLA (sq ft) | 525000 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Original developer | Edward J. DeBartolo, Sr. | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Redeveloper | Target | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_closed**: “The mall closed on January 31, 2025 and demolition began in mid-2025 to prepare for the construction of a Target store.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Findlay_Village_Mall
- **gla_sqft**: “The mall expanded from 334,000 square feet to over 525,000 square feet in 1990, adding a new Kmart and JCPenney store along with Elder-Beerman.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Findlay_Village_Mall
- **original_developer**: “Developed by mall builder Edward J. DeBartolo, Sr., the mall opened in 1962 as Fort Findlay Village Shopping Center, featuring Britt's and JCPenney, followed by Sears.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Findlay_Village_Mall
- **after_notes**: “The mall closed on January 31, 2025 and demolition began in mid-2025 to prepare for the construction of a Target store.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Findlay_Village_Mall
- **status**: “The mall closed on January 31, 2025 and demolition began in mid-2025 to prepare for the construction of a Target store.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Findlay_Village_Mall
- **strategy**: “The mall closed on January 31, 2025 and demolition began in mid-2025 to prepare for the construction of a Target store.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Findlay_Village_Mall
- **gla_sqft_before**: “The mall expanded from 334,000 square feet to over 525,000 square feet in 1990, adding a new Kmart and JCPenney store along with Elder-Beerman.” — extraction-deep:nvidia/nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b
- **demolition_year**: “The mall closed on January 31, 2025 and demolition began in mid-2025 to prepare for the construction of a Target store.” — extraction-deep:nvidia/nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b

## Anchors

Best Buy, Dunham's Sports, Runnings

## Parties

- Kohan Retail Investment Group — owner (from text) (2020–2025)
- Rocky Companies — owner (from text) (1962–2020)

## Timeline

- 1962: Opened (Wikidata)
- 1962: Opened as Fort Findlay Village Shopping Center with Britt's and JCPenney
- 1974: Enclosed
- 1990: Expanded to 525,000 sq ft
- 2003: Kmart closed
- 2010: Movie theater closed
- 2014: Sears closure announced
- 2016: Stock + Field to replace Sears
- 2017: JCPenney and Sears closures
- 2020: Sold to Kohan Retail
- 2021: Stock + Field purchase

## Deals and debt

- 2020 sale: 4000000.0 Kohan Retail Investment Group ← Rocky Companies  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Findlay_Village_Mall

## Background (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened)

Findlay Mall was an enclosed shopping mall in Findlay, Ohio. Opened in 1962, it features Dunham's Sports, Runnings, and Best Buy as its anchor stores. It is owned by Rocky Companies. The mall closed on January 31, 2025 and demolition began in mid-2025 to prepare for the construction of a Target store.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Findlay_Village_Mall

## Sources

- Quoted support for year_closed — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Findlay_Village_Mall

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Findlay Village Mall, Findlay, OH." Record m-967ff89646, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/oh/findlay-findlay-village-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_findlayfindlayvillagemall,
  title = {Findlay Village Mall, Findlay, OH},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/oh/findlay-findlay-village-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-967ff89646, release 2026-10-21, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-21}
}
```

Licence: research use only; terms undecided with the authors (https://retrofitatlas.org/licence/). Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0. Tiers: curated = from the authors' public map, not reviewed by them; draft = imported or model-extracted, unreviewed.