# North Towne Square

Toledo, OH · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-d3d67274ab` · release 2026-10-20

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/oh/toledo-north-towne-square/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-d3d67274ab.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-d3d67274ab.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-d3d67274ab

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | demolished | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | industrial | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | vacant land | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1980 | reported · Wikipedia |
| Closed | 2005 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Retrofit year | 2021 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| GLA (sq ft) | 386600 | reported · Esri 2014 layer |
| Stores at peak | 14 | reported · Esri 2014 layer |
| Original developer | Simon Property Group | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Redeveloper | NorthPoint Development | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_closed**: “The mall closed in 2005, city government acquired the building in 2011 and demolished it in 2013.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Towne_Square
- **original_developer**: “North Towne Square was developed in 1980 by Simon Property Group of Indianapolis, Indiana.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Towne_Square
- **after_notes**: “In 2021, the City of Toledo announced the site would be sold to NorthPoint Development with intentions to build a $70 million industrial park with a spring 2022 groundbreaking.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Towne_Square
- **status**: “The mall closed in 2005, city government acquired the building in 2011 and demolished it in 2013.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Towne_Square
- **strategy**: “In 2021, the City of Toledo announced the site would be sold to NorthPoint Development with intentions to build a $70 million industrial park with a spring 2022 groundbreaking.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Towne_Square

## Anchors

Builder's Square, Target, Sam's Club, Montgomery Ward, Lasalle's, The Lion Store

## Parties

- Simon Property Group — owner (from text) (1999–2002)
- City of Toledo — owner (from text) (2011–2013)

## Timeline

- 1980: Opened (Wikidata)
- 1980: Developed by Simon Property Group
- 1981: Mall opened
- 2002: Sold by Simon Property Group
- 2005: Mall closed
- 2011: City of Toledo acquired building
- 2013: Building demolished
- 2021: Announced sale to NorthPoint Development for industrial park

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

NorthTowne Square, briefly known as Lakeside Centre, was a shopping mall in Toledo, Ohio developed by Simon Property Group.

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

## Sources

- Quoted support for year_closed — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Towne_Square
- Esri StoryMaps: Closed_US_Malls feature layer (2014) — https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=6869fc5bfb3f4757954ef7a9e9ccbebf (2014-10-02)

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "North Towne Square, Toledo, OH." Record m-d3d67274ab, release 2026-10-20, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/oh/toledo-north-towne-square/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_toledonorthtownesquare,
  title = {North Towne Square, Toledo, OH},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/oh/toledo-north-towne-square/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-d3d67274ab, 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}
}
```

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.