Strip centers · California

Anaheim Towne Center

Imported, unreviewedRedevelopedRetrofit builtAnaheim, CA

Retrofit built; housing and small retail operational. No new development planned. · summary, model-written

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Place

3+ other atlas sites within 10 km

This site: 7 within 10 km computed · all sites with this

30,000+ vehicles a day on an adjacent road

This site: 44,381 on a counted road fhwa-hpms · all sites with this

County permitting 2,000+ apartment units a year

This site: 3,839 units, Orange County census-bps · all sites with this

County typical rent $2,000+

This site: $3,251/mo zillow · all sites with this

Shrinking county

This site: -0.0% census-acs · all sites with this

Strategy

Redeveloped

This site: …small retailers and hundreds of new homes record · all sites with this

New use

Housing

This site: …new_use field newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

Office

This site: …new_use field newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

Retail (continued)

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Now

Status	Retrofit builtWikipedia no source
Strategy	RedevelopedWikipedia no source
New uses	housing, office, retailWikipedia no source
What is there now	small retailers and hundreds of new homesnewtypes-extraction reported

Site context

Housing permits, Orange County (CA), 2024	3,839 units in 5+ unit buildings, 462 in 2–4, 2,671 single-family; 2023: 3,440 in 5+Census BPS
Other atlas sites nearby	7 within 10 km, 18 within 25 km: Anaheim Center (3.0 km); The City Shopping Center (6.1 km); Buena Park Downtown (6.9 km); The Village at Orange (7.2 km); Village at Buena Park (9.2 km)computed
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)	142,472 jobs in 9,812 establishments; average annual pay $51,666; employment location quotient 0.87; employment -1.1% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 2022	6,915 jobs; 180 in retail trade, 560 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 06059087302)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)	children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 41th income percentile as adults; 2.0% incarcerated at the 2010 count (2,910 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; poverty rate 23.0%; median family income $59,833; 615 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
Schools	Anaheim Union High School District (07-12); 7 public schools within 1 mile: EPIC Charter (Excellence Performance Innovation Citizenship); Franklin (Benjamin) Elementary; Jefferson (Thomas) Elementary; Ross (Betsy) ElementaryNCES EDGE
Elevation	155 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025	140 county-logged events: 49 flood, 43 heavy rain, 24 flash flood, 10 thunderstorm wind; $1,361,500 property damage reported; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 92805, 2026-09	median list price $865,000 (-1.0% on the year); 76 active listings; median 50 days on market; 23% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023	9,840 establishments (+5%); 146,724 jobs (+3%)Census CBP
Housing market in the county	typical home value $1.2M (+3% 1 yr, +37% 5 yr); typical rent $3,251/mo (+3% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)	44,381 vehicles a day (principal arterial, 6 lanes); 11,255 trucks; 30 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Retrofit completed; site now includes small retailers and hundreds of new homes. Original strip mall (Watt Commercial Development Co.) redeveloped per strategy. New uses: housing, office, retail. Median rent $2,352 noted but not site-specific. Housing confirmed in record. No new development planned (status: built).

Why. Retrofit already built (opp_reasons). Housing component verified in after_notes. Median rent and housing in record prevent higher opportunity score. No current development activity indicated.

Where it stands. Housing and retail operational. No new construction noted. Nearby clusters include 7 sites within 10km (e.g., Anaheim Center operating, Buena Park Downtown under construction).

For a planner

Housing mix confirmed
No active new construction
Median rent data available but not site-specific

For a developer

Retrofit complete
Housing component operational
No current development opportunity (opp_score 0.0)

What we do not know yet

Exact housing unit count unknown ("hundreds" only)
No current tenant details
Median rent not tied to site
No parcel or address specifics provided

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retrofit already built
median rent $2,352
housing in the record

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History and original facts

Original developer	Watt Commercial Development Co.newtypes-extraction
Anchors	Safeway, Sav-On, Anaheim Savings & Loan
County	Orange County
Census division	9 · Pacific
Notes	Draft from Wikipedia, model-extracted, unreviewed: The Anaheim Towne Center strip mall opened in 1980 on the site of demolished historic downtown buildings and was later retrofitted with small retailers and hundreds of new homes starting in 1991.

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Background

Downtown Anaheim, also known as Anaheim Colony Historic District, and as Anaheim Historic Center, is a neighborhood that serves as the administrative and historic center of the city of Anaheim, California. It is delimited by East, West, North, and South streets, and the main roads within it are Anaheim Boulevard (formerly named Los Angeles Street), and Center Street. == Buildings and attractions == Some of the structures that stand out in Anaheim's downtown skyline are the Bank of America and Wells Fargo buildings, which are both over ten stories high.

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Sources

Downtown Anaheim · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Anaheim Towne Center

Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Anaheim Towne Center, Anaheim, CA." Record n-4effcb32b1, imported, unreviewed. Built on the public Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed. https://retrofitatlas.org/strips/ca/anaheim-anaheim-towne-center/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

BibTeX

@misc{retrofitatlas_anaheimanaheimtownecenter,
  title = {Anaheim Towne Center, Anaheim, CA},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/strips/ca/anaheim-anaheim-towne-center/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-4effcb32b1, 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}
}

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