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Wood", "original_architect": null, "before_notes": "Draft from Wikipedia, model-extracted, unreviewed: The Igloo supermarket and residence, completed in 1954, was repurposed from a supermarket into a liquor store and a single house into two strata dwellings.", "strategy": ["reinhabit"], "new_use": ["housing", "retail"], "share_retrofit": null, "status": "built", "year_retrofit": null, "developer": null, "architect": "Robin Boyd", "after_notes": "liquor store and two strata dwellings", "narrative": "The Igloo supermarket and residence are an historically-significant former supermarket and current residences, co-located in Ashwood, an eastern suburb of Melbourne, in Victoria, Australia.", "narrative_license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "narrative_source": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igloo_supermarket_and_residence", "zoning_change": null, "public_subsidy": null, "entitlement_year": null, "planning_notes": null, "wikidata_qid": "Q140431133", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igloo_supermarket_and_residence", "osm_id": null, "verified": "draft", "verified_by": null, "last_verified": null, "last_updated": "2026-10-18", "created": "2026-10-18", "contributor_name": null, "contributor_org": null, "contributor_link": null, "international": 1, "county_fips": null, "opp_score": null, "opp_reasons": null, "for_sale": 0, "distressed": 0, "url": "https://retrofitatlas.org/big-box/australia/ashwood-igloo-supermarket-and-residence/", "events": [{"year": 1954, "date": null, "kind": "opened", "detail": "Opened", "source_id": null}], "sources": [{"id": 7637, "site_id": "n-56a5eb369e", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igloo_supermarket_and_residence", "title": "Igloo supermarket and residence", "publisher": "Wikipedia", "date": null, "quote": "The Igloo supermarket and residence", "kind": "wikipedia", "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "retrieved": "2026-10-18"}], "deals": [], "parties": [], "parcels": [], "context": {"assessment": {"what_happened": "Igloo supermarket and residence opened 1954 in Ashwood, Australia, as a big-box supermarket with residential use. It was developed by W. Wood. Current status is 'built' with new uses: housing and retail. After conversion, it includes a liquor store and two strata dwellings. Within 10km, Forest Hill Shopping Centre (operating) and House in a Warehouse (built) are nearby; The Jam Factory status is unknown. Peer sites (e.g., Westgate Mall, Indian Hill Mall) share the 'reinhabit' strategy and 1954–1958 openings. Unknown: exact current occupancy, financials, or how 'reinhabit' strategy was implemented.", "why": "All details sourced strictly from record fields (e.g., 'after_notes', 'cluster', 'peers'). No external knowledge added. 'Unknown' used for Jam Factory status and implementation details.", "where_it_stands": "Historically significant former supermarket now repurposed for housing/retail, operating in a cluster with 3 nearby sites (2 confirmed operating). Peer comparison shows shared strategy but no success metrics provided.", "for_a_planner": ["1954 opening aligns with peer sites", "Current use matches 'reinhabit' strategy", "Cluster context shows limited nearby retail options (Forest Hill operating)"], "for_a_developer": ["Current use: housing/retail", "Two strata dwellings confirmed", "Liquor store as existing tenant", "No data on market demand or costs"], "risks_and_unknowns": ["Jam Factory status unknown", "No data on conversion costs or tenant mix", "No metrics on success of 'reinhabit' strategy"], "data_quality": "partial", "one_line": "Former 1954 supermarket (W. 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