Malls · South Carolina
Rock Hill Mall
Opened 1968. Closed 1991. Redeveloped in 2006.
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Sears
This site: Sears wikipedia · 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: 42,900 on CHERRY RD fhwa-hpms · all sites with thisFast-growing county (8%+ 2018–23)
This site: 12% census-acs · all sites with thisGrocery within 800 m
This site: 2 stores openstreetmap · all sites with thisTract house prices doubled in 10 years
This site: +180% fhfa · all sites with thisRedeveloped
This site: …a BI-LO supermarket, which became a Publix soon after extraction · all sites with thisGrocery
This site: …a BI-LO supermarket, which became a Publix soon after extraction · all sites with thisRetail (continued)
This site: …new_use field extraction · all sites with thisNow
| Status | Demolishedextracted, unreviewed |
|---|---|
| Strategy | Redevelopedextracted, unreviewed |
| New uses | retailextracted, unreviewed |
| What is there now | a BI-LO supermarket, which became a Publix soon afterextracted, unreviewed |
| Retrofit year | 2006extracted, unreviewed |
Site context
| Transit within 800 m | no rail stationOpenStreetMap |
|---|---|
| Motorway junctions within 2 km | 81, 82A, 82A;82B, 82ABCOpenStreetMap |
| FEMA flood zone | no NFHL polygon at point (unmapped or outside coverage)FEMA NFHL |
| EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m | 17: ARCLABS TRADE SCHOOL; CALIBER COLLISION CENTER ROCK HILL; CARRICK BROTHERS LLC; CHERRY ROAD DEVELOPMENT/ANDERSON CROSSING; CITY OF ROCK HILL SCEPA FRS |
| Census tract 45091060802 | 1,971 people, 1,907 per sq mi; median household income $74,632; median gross rent $1,192; 18% renters; 5.9% vacant units; 2.5% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year |
| Walkability (EPA, block group) | index 9.5 of 20; 59 intersections per sq mi; no transit stop within the EPA search radius; land-use mix 0.83; 59,813 jobs within 45 min by car; 1% of households without a carEPA Smart Location |
| Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m) | 6 of 6 daily needs: 2 grocers, 1 schools, 6 parks or playgrounds, 1 health, 1 civic, 22 food and drink; 0 cycleway segments, 7 sidewalk-tagged segmentsOpenStreetMap |
| Opportunity Zone | noHUD |
| Housing permits, York County (SC), 2024 | 330 units in 5+ unit buildings, 12 in 2–4, 2,171 single-family; 2023: 296 in 5+Census BPS |
| Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract) | overall percentile 0.43; socioeconomic 0.41; housing and transport 0.76; 22% below 150% of poverty; 6% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR |
| Other atlas sites nearby | 1 within 10 km, 1 within 25 km: Town Center Mall (5.1 km)computed |
| Overture Maps | no place match; building footprint 6,234 m², 6.703941345214844 mOverture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0) |
| Attention: Wikipedia page views | 2,501 since 2015; 900 in the last 12 months (-8% vs the prior 12); peak 2026-06 with 109Wikimedia |
| Tract change 2013–2023 | population +5% (1,877 → 1,971); median income +57% ($47,464 → $74,632); renters 21% → 18%; median home value +74% ($128,600 → $224,300)Census ACS 5-year |
| Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract) | very low overall (score 12.5); expected annual loss $547,181; high: ice storm; community resilience relatively highFEMA NRI |
| Tax-credit housing within 1 km | 1 LIHTC properties, 106 units: Arborwood Park Apts (106 units)HUD LIHTC |
| Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023 | 743 establishments (+13%); 12,510 jobs (+31%)Census CBP |
| Housing market in the county | typical home value $383,056 (-2% 1 yr, +20% 5 yr); typical rent $1,643/mo (+2% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research |
| House price index, tract, 2025 | 529 (2000 = 100); +13.4% 1 yr, +79% 5 yr, +180% 10 yrFHFA |
| Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024) | 42,900 vehicles a day on CHERRY RD (principal arterial, 6 lanes); 2,925 trucks; 40 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS |
Summary, model-written
Rock Hill Mall opened in 1968 as an enclosed regional shopping mall. Most tenants, including all anchors, departed after the nearby Rock Hill Galleria opened in 1991, leaving the mall vacant and decaying. The structure was demolished in late 2006 and replaced by a BI‑LO supermarket that later became a Publix.
Why. The record attributes the mall’s decline to competition from the newer Rock Hill Galleria, which drew away anchors and tenants; no other causes such as debt or demolition orders are stated.
Where it stands. The mall is currently demolished; the record does not identify a current owner or controlling entity.
For a planner
- Redevelopment strategy labeled 'redevelop' with intended new use of retail
- Post‑demolition site hosted a supermarket (BI‑LO then Publix)
- Open questions: what zoning or incentives facilitated the 2006 demolition and subsequent retail reuse?
For a developer
- Site size: unknown from record
- Control/ownership after demolition: unknown
- Entitlement stage: unknown
- Constraints from context layers (flood, transit, environment): unknown
- Market signals from tract data: unknown
What we do not know yet
- Site acreage and parcel boundaries not provided
- Current ownership or controlling entity after demolition not stated
- Any environmental review, flood zone status, or transit access details missing
- Demographic or tract‑level market data absent
- Verification status is 'draft', indicating extracted facts may be unreviewed
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- Town Center Mall, Rock Hill, SC · Malls · opened 1975; closed 1993; same strategy: redevelop
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- New Rochelle Mall, New Rochelle, NY · Malls · opened 1968; closed 1995; same strategy: redevelop
- Rockville Mall, Rockville, MD · Malls · opened 1972; closed 1995; same strategy: redevelop
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Multifamily screen
- retrofit already built
- closed or demolished site (sourced)
- county grew 11.6% 2018–23
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History and original facts
| Opened | 1968extracted, unreviewed |
|---|---|
| Closed | 1991extracted, unreviewed |
| Anchors | Sears |
| County | York County |
| Census division | 5 · South Atlantic |
| Notes | Wikipedia categories: Demolished shopping malls in the United States |
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Background
Rock Hill Mall was an enclosed regional shopping mall located in Rock Hill, South Carolina. It opened in 1968. Most tenants, including all of its retail anchors, left the mall when the newer Rock Hill Galleria opened nearby in 1991. After the closure of the vast majority of the mall in the 1990s, nearly all of it sat vacant and decaying for almost a decade as a dead mall, until it was finally demolished in late 2006.
Excerpt from Wikipedia (authors and history), CC BY-SA 4.0. May be older than the record above.
Timeline
- 1968 opened for business
- 1991 most tenants left
- 2006 demolished
Sources
- Wikipedia: Rock Hill Mall · supports: after notes, status, strategy, year closed, year opened
8 quoted sentences
Rock Hill Mall opened for business on August 21, 1968.
Most tenants, including all of its retail anchors, left the mall when the newer Rock Hill Galleria opened nearby in 1991.
The mall was finally demolished in late 2006, making way for a BI-LO supermarket, which became a Publix soon after.
The mall was finally demolished in late 2006, making way for a BI-LO supermarket, which became a Publix soon after.
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