Do you have a mall which has been repurposed?
 

We want to repurpose our Chapel Hill Mall.

Do you live near one which has been used for something other than retail?

We have case studies from around the world, and these include office use, educational (more than one mall has been turned into a college), churches, and clean industrial (electronics assembly)...

I like the idea of one end of the mall being a community recreation center, and the other end an incubator. One of the anchors could be a mini-mall with kiosks and small footprint outlets.

Do you have any ideas? We're gathering as much information as is available as what has already been done, now we want some

off the wall

or way out side the box

ideas.

One MACY'S store could easily contain a Kids Kollege of Sports. Under one roof, kids could be taught tennis, volleyball, basketball, baseball, gymnastics, golf, bowling.

Consider Volleyball. With 10 courts, an adult league, an adult CO-ED league, kids leagues...a Volleyball CLUB, tournaments.

The courts are hard to come by in the schools after the season ends, and summer sand courts are weather dependent. But, you could have both, sand and hardwood floor courts under one roof, and get young kids started with a beach ball type game (easy on the hands).

It could be a Family Destination, where the kids get to do their own thing, be it volleyball or gymnastics or even dancing, all in a safe environment.

So, recreation could be a new purpose, as well as Education.

Cities which have been flexible in their zoning are the ones who have come out of the retail crisis and doing well.

Holding on to old ideas and concepts, and the whole Big Box concept are OLD ideas, time for NEW ideas.

I've shared a few of mine, you got any?

Gordon Alexander

Re: Do you have a mall which has been repurposed?
 

Shepard Mall in Oklahoma City. It was basically dead and then when the bombing happened in 1995 a number of state and federal offices moved there. Now the mall is just about full, mostly state and federal agencies, there is also a charter school and a few restaurants that cater to the government employees.

Mack

Re: Do you have a mall which has been repurposed?
 

Nashville - most of the older malls are being repurposed as medical type buildings.

Could you give me their names?
 

Thanks, whivh ones?

What makes good sense is
 

IF the feds, county, city and state put everything under one roof.

Oh what a joy to walk from the car license bureau to the social security place, and then to the SBA located in the MALL.

Instead, here they are constantly moving, building, rebuilding and making it a hassle to get two things done in a day.

ONE Stop for all gov't agencies under the mall.

Thanks, agencies are very territorial and run by many kings of their fiefdoms.

Gordon