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Verona Community Center
Operating mixed-use retrofit (church/civic/healthcare) in growing VA market; peer projects confirm strategy; unknowns include exact 'other' use and parcel details. · summary, model-written
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County lost 10%+ of retail establishments since 2012
This site: -22% census-cbp · all sites with thisReinhabited
This site: record · all sites with thisChurch and worship
This site: …new_use field record · all sites with thisCivic and government
This site: …new_use field record · all sites with thisNow
| Status | OperatingWikipedia no source |
|---|---|
| Strategy | ReinhabitedWikipedia no source |
| New uses | church, civic, healthcare, otherWikipedia no source |
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Official records (3)
government and regulatory records for this site, built from ids on the record
- Augusta County (51015) profile (data.census.gov)from data.census.gov
- FEMA flood map (NFHL) at this point (search)from msc.fema.gov
- EPA ECHO facilities within 1 milefrom echo.epa.gov
Reference (3)
encyclopedic and research references
- Wikimedia Commons photos within 500 mfrom commons.wikimedia.org
- Retrofitting Suburbia (book site)from retrofittingsuburbia.com
- Verona, Virginia on Wikipediafrom en.wikipedia.org
Place (8)
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- OpenStreetMapfrom openstreetmap.org
- Walk Score at this pointfrom walkscore.com
- Transitland mapfrom transit.land
- USGS National Mapfrom apps.nationalmap.gov
Market (1)
listings and owner pages; commercial, so search engines are told not to follow
- LoopNet: for sale in Verona, VA (search)from city search
News (2)
news searches and archived pages
- Google News: “Verona Community Center” (search)from name search
- Bing News: “Verona Community Center” (search)from name search
History and original facts
| County | Augusta County |
|---|---|
| Census division | 5 · South Atlantic |
| Notes | Draft from veronacommunitycenter.org, model-extracted, unreviewed: A former grocery store was turned into a community center offering free meals, showers, laundry, and space for health clinics, churches, and gatherings. |
Not yet recorded: acres, GLA, year opened, original developer, what is there now, retrofit year. Know it? Tell us.
Planning
| No zoning change, subsidy or policy tool recorded for this site. |
Site context
| Housing permits, Augusta County (VA), 2024 | 50 units in 5+ unit buildings, 7 in 2–4, 300 single-family; 2023: 0 in 5+Census BPS |
|---|---|
| Other atlas sites nearby | 0 within 10 km, 2 within 25 kmcomputed |
| Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW) | 2,115 jobs in 168 establishments; average annual pay $47,074; employment location quotient 0.69; employment +0.5% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private |
| Jobs located in the tract, 2022 | 5,444 jobs; 165 in retail trade, 219 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 51015070701)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022 |
| Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract) | children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 44th income percentile as adults; 2.2% incarcerated at the 2010 count (536 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights |
| Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract) | low-access at 1 mile, not low-income; 64% of residents more than 1 mile from a supermarket; poverty rate 6.2%; median family income $79,143; 192 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS |
| Schools | Augusta County Public Schools (PK-12); 1 public school within 1 mile: Shenandoah Valley Juvenile Detention HomeNCES EDGE |
| Elevation | 1,280 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP |
| Storm events in the county, 2016-2025 | 286 county-logged events: 162 thunderstorm wind, 87 flood, 21 hail, 13 flash flood; $1,161,000 property damage reported; 1 direct deaths; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events |
| Homes for sale in ZIP 24482, 2026-09 | median list price $327,323 (-5.1% on the year); 13 active listings; median 41 days on market; 40% with a price cutRealtor.com Research |
| Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023 | 166 establishments (-22%); 2,128 jobs (+5%)Census CBP |
| Housing market in the county | typical home value $369,272 (+6% 1 yr, +25% 5 yr); typical rent $1,637/mo (-0% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research |
| Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024) | 12,874 vehicles a day on 11 (minor arterial, 4 lanes); 457 trucks; 40 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS |
Summary, model-written
Former grocery store (original use) retrofitted under 'reinhabit' strategy, now operating as mixed-use (church, civic, healthcare, other).
Why. County housing market shows 5.6% annual growth (ZHVI $369k, 2026-09), with 4.0% population growth (2018–23). Peer projects in VA (e.g., Springfield Mall, Chesterfield Towne Center) use same strategy and scored 4.0–4.5.
Where it stands. Operating, verified as draft. County permits show $97M in 2024 construction (300 single-unit, 50+ multi-unit units).
For a planner
- Housing growth aligns with retrofit strategy.
- Peer projects confirm strategy viability in VA.
- No parcel or address details provided.
For a developer
- Mixed-use new use validated by peer projects.
- Construction activity (2024 permits) indicates active development.
- Unknown: Specific 'other' use, exact parcel boundaries, and full 'county grew 4.0%' timeframe.
What we do not know yet
- 'Other' new use category unspecified.
- County population growth rate (4.0%) lacks exact period.
- No site-specific traffic data beyond road class (minor arterial).
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- Newmarket North Mall, Hampton, VA · Malls · same strategy: reinhabit; also in VA
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Multifamily screen
- retrofit already built
- county grew 4.0% 2018–23
Inputs: record fields (size, status) and county Census ACS 2018–2023 figures (growth, rent). How the points work. Not a recommendation.
Sources
- Verona, Va. Community Center
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Verona Community Center
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