Riverchase Galleria — former Sears anchor

Roof detail · County 2023 ortho · 3″/px · full-resolution PNG archived (3.0″/px native)

Roof and parcel

Roof footprint: 116,700 sq ft
Parcel: 3900133000003010
Acreage: 1.72
Coordinates: 33.377122, -86.8089

Ownership of record

Taxpayer of record (county roll): Multi-parcel site - ownership via managing entity (shared-parcel roll; association may control roof)3 PINs share footprint; name suppressed (association may control roof)
Assessed value: $1,015,500
one of 3 condo PINs; whole-building figure not on the roll
Mailing address (roll): -

Hazard and permits

Hail history (NOAA/SPC): Largest SPC report within 0.5 mi, 1955-2025: 1.0 in (1 report). 5-mi area, last 25 yr: max 1.75 in, 42 reports, none 2 in or larger.
Permit history (roofing): Not checked - City of Hoover keeps no online permit records; public records request drafted (Building Inspections, 205-444-7522)
County: Jefferson

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Decision path

Beneficial owner

Controlling party unresolved - roll lists Sears Roebuck & Co across 3 condo PINs; the mall's owner (GGP/Brookfield) listed the mall for sale June 2026 (shared-parcel roll; association may control roof)

Basis

Jefferson Co tax roll: SEARS ROEBUCK & CO across all 3 condo PINs (this roof box); separately, Hoover Sun, June 2 2026: 'The owner of the Riverchase Galleria, Chicago-based General Growth Properties, has put the 40-year-old Hoover mall up for sale' (the mall itself, a distinct ownership record)

Managing entity / who runs the building

On-site mall management office; JLL retained to market the property (June 2026)

How to get in

Two possible doors: the Galleria's on-site management office, and the JLL listing team retained June 2026 to market the mall. Either may be able to confirm who currently controls this anchor box, since it is recorded separately from the mall's own ownership.

Sales angle: Former Sears anchor box, 116,700 sq ft, at the Riverchase Galleria. County roll lists SEARS ROEBUCK & CO across all three condo PINs; Sears is no longer listed as an operating store at this address (confirm), so the current controlling party (a successor entity or a buyer) needs to be confirmed. The mall itself was listed for sale in June 2026 (JLL) - that listing process is the door, not a claim about this box's own sale status.

Confirm Alabama commercial license class, bonding capacity, and low-slope manufacturer certification before quoting scope on any property in this package.

For the Waypoint rep

Pitch

This is the former Sears anchor box at the Riverchase Galleria, 116,700 square feet - Sears is no longer listed as an operating store here (confirm), but the county tax roll still lists 'Sears Roebuck & Co' as owner of record across all three condo PINs. That means the box's current controlling party may be a Sears successor entity or a separate buyer, and is recorded apart from the mall's own ownership (the mall itself was put up for sale in June 2026). Waypoint's fixed, transparent estimate and one-accountable-team process, a clear path from first conversation to final walkthrough, is the credential worth leading with once the right party is confirmed.

First call

Start with the Galleria's on-site management office or the JLL listing team retained in June 2026 to market the mall - either can help establish who actually controls this anchor box today, since it is recorded separately from the mall's own ownership.

Proof to bring

Bring the 3-inch county ortho imagery, flown 2023, of this roof, the NOAA/SPC hail record (5-mile area, last 25 yr: max 1.75 in, 42 reports, none 2 in or larger; largest SPC report within a half mile, 1955-2025: 1.0 in (1 report)), any orbit video available, and Waypoint's residential roofing references and copper/standing-seam portfolio.

Fit note

Ownership here is genuinely unresolved: Sears is no longer listed as an operating store at this address (confirm), yet the tax roll still shows Sears Roebuck & Co on record across all three condo PINs - the actual controlling party (a Sears successor entity or a buyer) needs to be confirmed before pitching. This is also a low-slope commercial roof, a system Waypoint's public work does not yet show, so lead with craft and licensing credentials rather than assumed commercial experience.

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