All shopping malls are feeling pressure because of online competition, but some are doing better than others. The Free Press visited malls across the metro Detroit region to gauge their health.

Dead malls

Summit Place Mall

Originally known as Pontiac Mall, this mall in Waterford Township has been completely closed for several years. It was sold this month to Ari-El Enterprises, which plans to start demolishing the giant property in 2019. The firm hopes to redevelop the site as a business park with some consumer amenities along Telegraph.

Northland Center

Northland mall in Southfield dates to 1954 and closed in 2015 following years of decline. The City of Southfield now owns the property and could tear down the mall as early as next spring. A proposed redevelopment could preserve the old Macy's store and transform it into new loft apartments.

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Dying malls

Eastland Center

This Harper Woods mall has been abandoned by all of its department store anchors, including Macy's, Sears, Target and Burlington, and is down to mostly local stores and lower-end national chains. There are numerous storefront and food court vacancies. The mall is scheduled to go up for public auction next month. It's an open question whether the mall can remain open for much longer.

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Now healthy

Macomb Mall

Macomb Mall in Roseville has undergone a dramatic transformation since it was sold in 2013 to Lormax Stern. There were interior upgrades, an expansion and aggressive pruning and recruitment efforts for tenants. The mall is having success serving local and middle-income shoppers.

Southland Center

This Taylor mall, also recently renovated, is the only original "directional" mall in suburban Detroit to still have a Macy's store. It gained a new movie theater during the upgrades and also boasts tenants such as H&M and Pinkberry frozen desserts. The mall is mostly occupied.

More:Sears at Macomb Mall is closing; At Home to replace part of store

Challenged

Lakeside Mall

Lakeside in Sterling Heights is still recovering from the loss of several national retailers and recently saw its Sears anchor close. Its former owner defaulted on the property's mortgage, and current management has had to lower leasing rates to keep the mall above 80 percent occupancy. The City of Sterling Heights recently unveiled a potential redevelopment concept that would raze the mall.

Fairlane Town Center

Fairlane mall in Dearborn is still fairly busy with shoppers on weekends, but had to rely on Ford employees to fill its once-empty Lord & Taylor anchor store. The mall also recently lost its Sears. It still has Macy's, JC Penney and H&M.

Westland Shopping Center

This mall in Westland is hanging in there despite losing its long-time anchor, Macy’s, two years ago. The mall still has Kohl’s, JC Penney and Sears, along with a large variety of smaller stores. There are about half-a-dozen vacant storefronts.

Laurel Park Place

High-end department store Von Maur anchors this Livonia mall, but the summer closure of Carson’s left a void. The mall also lost women’s clothing store Coldwater Creek in 2014 when that chain went under. The food court is mostly vacated; it once offered multiple fast-food options including Subway, frozen yogurt, Asian and Italian. The mall did add an H&M in recent years.

"We are in discussions with replacement users for the Carsons at Laurel Park Place but it’s too early in the process to provide details," a mall spokesperson said.

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OK for now

Oakland Mall

Oakland Mall in Troy still draws significant foot traffic and all four levels of its Macy's store are open and filled with merchandise. There are a few scattered vacancies at the edges of the mall. The other anchors are JC Penney, Dick's Sporting Goods and At Home. The mall will soon have an empty anchor spot once Sears wraps up its clearance sale.

Still strong

Somerset Collection

The best known mall in metro Detroit, Somerset Collection is still filled with many unique stores that have no other locations in Michigan. Yet several vacancies have popped up, including a storefront between Omega and Eileen Fisher that is covered with white panels and another behind Louis Vuitton with black panels.

Some of the vacancies are just temporary, such as a storefront between the Gap and Lovesac that will be the future location of UNTUCKit, a popular ultra-casual clothing retailer for people who don't like tucking in shirts.

Twelve Oaks Mall

This Novi mall is owned by Taubman and features many upscale and mid-market retailers. Its anchors include Lord & Taylor, Macy's, Nordstrom and JC Penney.

Great Lakes Crossing Outlets

This Auburn Hills shopping destination is a mix of an outlet center, indoor mall and entertainment complex. It features a popular indoor aquarium and LEGOLAND Discovery Center Michigan.

Free Press staff writers Jennifer Dixon and Jamie Lareau contributed to this report.