Malls · Oregon

Jantzen Beach Mall

Imported, unreviewedRedevelopedOperatingPortland, OR

Opened 1972. Redeveloped in 2012.

Status nowOperatingextracted, unreviewed

documented

Jantzen Beach Center is an outdoor shopping mall located in Portland, Oregon, on Hayden Island in the Columbia River

en.wikipedia.org

What it becameretailextracted, unreviewed reported

Retrofit year2012extracted, unreviewed reported

Walkability13.7 of 20 · 15-minute 4 of 6EPA, OpenStreetMap

Rail within 800 mYesOpenStreetMap, HUD

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Jantzen Beach Mall — Exterior view of a Circuit City store with maintenance work being performed on signage. · verified by a vision model. Photo: Travis.Thurston, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

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Place

Bike network nearby

This site: 24 ways openstreetmap · all sites with this

Grocery within 800 m

This site: 2 stores openstreetmap · all sites with this

High earthquake risk

This site: Very High fema-nri · all sites with this

High inland flooding risk

This site: Relatively High fema-nri · all sites with this

High natural hazard risk (FEMA NRI)

This site: Very High; inland flooding, earthquake fema-nri · all sites with this

Rail within 800 m

This site: Expo Center openstreetmap · all sites with this

Walkable block group (EPA ≥ 12)

This site: …index 13.7 epa-walkability · all sites with this

Strategy

Redeveloped

This site: …outdoor shopping mall extraction · all sites with this

New use

Retail (continued)

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All elements and lists · Trends

Now

Status	Operatingextracted, unreviewed documented Jantzen Beach Center is an outdoor shopping mall located in Portland, Oregon, on Hayden Island in the Columbia River en.wikipedia.org
Strategy	Redevelopedextracted, unreviewed documented it was largely torn down in 1995–96 for big box development. en.wikipedia.org
New uses	retailextracted, unreviewed reported
What is there now	outdoor shopping mallextracted, unreviewed documented Jantzen Beach Center is an outdoor shopping mall located in Portland, Oregon, on Hayden Island in the Columbia River en.wikipedia.org
Retrofit year	2012extracted, unreviewed reported

Site context

Transit within 800 m	Expo Center (rail); 5 bus stops within 400 mOpenStreetMap
Motorway junctions within 2 km	1, 1A, 1B, 306OpenStreetMap
FEMA flood zone	no NFHL polygon at point (unmapped or outside coverage)FEMA NFHL
EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m	15: ATLANTIC RICHFIELD COMPANY; FLOOR AND DECOR; HOME DEPOT NO 4007; ISLAND CONSTRUCTION SHOP YARD; JANTZEN BEACH CENTEREPA FRS
Census tract 41051007201	2,372 people, 1,131 per sq mi; median household income $64,306; median gross rent $2,583; 20% renters; 7.6% vacant units; 0.6% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year
Walkability (EPA, block group)	index 13.7 of 20; 56 intersections per sq mi; nearest transit stop 688 m; land-use mix 0.87; 100,469 jobs within 45 min by car, 59,365 by transit; 10% of households without a carEPA Smart Location
Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m)	4 of 6 daily needs: 2 grocers, 0 schools, 8 parks or playgrounds, 2 health, 0 civic, 16 food and drink; 24 cycleway segments, 67 sidewalk-tagged segmentsOpenStreetMap
Opportunity Zone	noHUD
Housing permits, Multnomah County (OR), 2024	905 units in 5+ unit buildings, 100 in 2–4, 1,035 single-family; 2023: 2,397 in 5+Census BPS
Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract)	overall percentile 0.60; socioeconomic 0.44; housing and transport 0.77; 20% below 150% of poverty; 10% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR
Other atlas sites nearby	1 within 10 km, 6 within 25 km: Lloyd Center (9.1 km)computed
Overture Maps	no place match; building footprint 12,567 m², 8.58031177520752 mOverture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0)
Attention: Wikipedia page views	42,648 since 2015; 2,972 in the last 12 months (+16% vs the prior 12); peak 2017-08 with 1,088Wikimedia
Tract change 2013–2023	population +14% (2,077 → 2,372); median income +42% ($45,203 → $64,306); renters 16% → 20%; median home value +117% ($149,400 → $324,500)Census ACS 5-year
Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract)	very high overall (score 97.8); expected annual loss $4.8M; high: inland flooding, earthquake; community resilience very highFEMA NRI
Tax-credit housing within 1 km	noneHUD LIHTC
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)	37,024 jobs in 2,806 establishments; average annual pay $48,312; employment location quotient 0.76; employment -2.7% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 2022	2,113 jobs; 907 in retail trade, 539 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 41051007201)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)	children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 35th income percentile as adults; 5.4% incarcerated at the 2010 count (97 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; 0% of residents more than 1 mile from a supermarket; poverty rate 12.0%; median family income $94,844; 241 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
Schools	Portland School District 1J (KG-12); 0 public schools within 1 mileNCES EDGE
Elevation	36 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025	27 county-logged events: 8 heavy rain, 5 debris flow, 4 thunderstorm wind, 3 funnel cloud; $161,000 property damage reported; 4 direct deaths; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 97217, 2026-09	median list price $395,950 (-11.4% on the year); 162 active listings; median 90 days on market; 27% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023	2,783 establishments (-4%); 43,723 jobs (+17%)Census CBP
Housing market in the county	typical home value $496,807 (+0% 1 yr, -1% 5 yr); typical rent $1,683/mo (+2% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research

Summary, model-written

Opened in 1972 as an indoor mall, Jantzen Beach was later rebranded as Jantzen Beach SuperCenter and largely torn down in 1995‑96 for big‑box development. The remaining anchors (Ross, Burlington, Target) stayed until a 2012 renovation added a new one‑story Target, after which the site reopened as an outdoor shopping mall and remains operating.

Why. The record does not specify causes such as anchor loss, competition, or debt; it notes demolition for big‑box development and a 2012 retrofit but gives no underlying reasons.

Where it stands. The site is currently operating, but the record does not identify the owning entity or controlling party.

For a planner

Redevelopment strategy listed as "redevelop" with new use "retail"
2012 retrofit converted the property to an outdoor shopping mall
Status is operating and verified as draft, indicating pending validation
Open questions include ownership, long‑term tenant mix, and any policy incentives used

For a developer

Site size and parcel boundaries are not provided in the record
Ownership and controlling entity are unknown
Entitlement or zoning status for further development is not stated
No flood, transit, or environmental constraints are listed in the context layers
Market signal: opp_reasons cite median rent of $1,582

What we do not know yet

Owner of the property is not recorded
Site dimensions and parcel count are missing
Entitlement status, zoning, and any pending approvals are unknown
Context layers such as flood risk, transit access, and environmental conditions are not provided
The record is marked "verified: draft", indicating data may be unreviewed or subject to change

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

Retail history: Jantzen Beach Mall on DeadMalls.com photos, field notes and visitor memories since 2000; matched by name and city; nothing copied here

Pages with photos

Jantzen Beach Mall , Jantzen Beach … susansdanstudio.co.uk
Jantzen Beach Mall & Carousel flickr.com

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Multifamily screen

retrofit already built
median rent $1,582

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	1972extracted, unreviewed
Anchors	Burlington Coat Factory, Target, Ross Dress For Less
County	Multnomah County
Census division	9 · Pacific
Notes	Wikipedia categories: Demolished shopping malls in the United States

Not yet recorded: acres, GLA, original developer. Know it? Tell us.

Background

Jantzen Beach Center is an outdoor shopping mall located in Portland, Oregon, on Hayden Island in the Columbia River, known as Jantzen Beach SuperCenter from 1996 until about 2012. Opened in 1972 as an indoor mall, sometimes known informally as Jantzen Beach Mall, it was largely torn down in 1995–96 for big box development. The remaining enclosed portion included Ross Dress for Less, Burlington Coat Factory and Target as its anchor stores until April 2012, when renovation work began. A new one-story Target store was constructed on the property over the site of a former Barnes & Noble bookstore and restaurant, opening in October 2012.

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

Timeline

1972 Opened as indoor mall
2012 Renovation began and new Target store opened

Sources

Wikipedia: Jantzen Beach Mall · supports: after notes, status, strategy, year opened
6 quoted sentences
Opened in 1972 as an indoor mall, sometimes known informally as Jantzen Beach Mall
Jantzen Beach Center is an outdoor shopping mall located in Portland, Oregon, on Hayden Island in the Columbia River
Jantzen Beach Center is an outdoor shopping mall located in Portland, Oregon, on Hayden Island in the Columbia River
it was largely torn down in 1995–96 for big box development.

Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Jantzen Beach Mall, Portland, OR." Record m-b5e07b73f3, imported, unreviewed. Built on the public Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/or/portland-jantzen-beach-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

BibTeX

@misc{retrofitatlas_portlandjantzenbeachmall,
  title = {Jantzen Beach Mall, Portland, OR},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/or/portland-jantzen-beach-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-b5e07b73f3, 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}
}

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