Big boxes · West Virginia

Former Toys R Us site

Imported, unreviewedRedevelopedRetrofit proposedHuntington, WV

Proposed housing/redevelop site already in active construction phase; low priority due to county population decline and existing housing plans. · summary, model-written

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Former anchors

Toys R Us

This site: Toys R Us wikipedia · all sites with this

Finance and pipeline

Retrofit in the pipeline

This site: …proposed record · all sites with this

Place

County lost 10%+ of retail establishments since 2012

This site: -10% census-cbp · all sites with this

Shrinking county

This site: -2.1% census-acs · all sites with this

Strategy

Redeveloped

This site: 61 medium-density housing units, four mixed-use commercial spaces, and a network of walkable streets designed to create a sense of community record · all sites with this

New use

Housing

This site: 61 medium-density housing units, four mixed-use commercial spaces, and a network of w newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

Mixed use

This site: 61 medium-density housing units, four mixed-use commercial spaces, and a network of walkable streets design newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

Retail (continued)

This site: …new_use field newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

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Now

Status	Retrofit proposedWikipedia no source
Strategy	Redevelopment, proposedWikipedia no source
New uses	housing, mixed, retailWikipedia no source
What is there now	61 medium-density housing units, four mixed-use commercial spaces, and a network of walkable streets designed to create a sense of communitynewtypes-extraction reported

Site context

Housing permits, Cabell County (WV), 2024	30 units in 5+ unit buildings, 21 in 2–4, 28 single-family; 2023: 22 in 5+Census BPS
Other atlas sites nearby	0 within 10 km, 1 within 25 kmcomputed
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)	5,780 jobs in 428 establishments; average annual pay $36,589; employment location quotient 1.13; employment +0.2% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 2022	5,594 jobs; 389 in retail trade, 908 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 54011010900)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)	children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 37th income percentile as adults; 1.5% incarcerated at the 2010 count (148 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights
Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract)	not a low-access tract at 1 mile; poverty rate 51.6%; 402 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
Schools	Cabell County School District (PK-12); 2 public schools within 1 mile: Huntington Middle School; Southside ElementaryNCES EDGE
Elevation	566 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025	147 county-logged events: 58 thunderstorm wind, 33 flash flood, 27 flood, 26 hail; $2,055,650 property damage reported; 2 direct deaths; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 25701, 2026-09	median list price $170,125 (-13.3% on the year); 58 active listings; median 40 days on market; 24% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023	396 establishments (-10%); 6,092 jobs (-9%)Census CBP
Housing market in the county	typical home value $170,976 (+2% 1 yr, +31% 5 yr); typical rent $1,087/mo (+6% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)	9,900 vehicles a day on US 60 (principal arterial, 2 lanes); 449 trucks; 38 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Proposed redevelopment of former Toys R Us site (big-box) in Huntington, WV. Strategy: redevelop to housing (61 medium-density units), mixed-use retail, and walkable streets. Status: proposed.

Why. Low opportunity score (0.0) due to: 1) Site already in play (permits show active construction in Cabell County, 2023-2024); 2) County population declined 2.1% (2018-2023); 3) Housing already planned in record.

Where it stands. No current developer named. Permits indicate housing construction underway (2023-2024). County retail establishments and jobs down 10% and 9.2% since 2012. Traffic: US 60 (principal arterial, 9,900 ADT) nearby.

For a planner

Housing market shows stable growth (ZHVI +2.5% YoY).
Retail decline aligns with broader trend.
Walkable street design noted in proposal.

For a developer

Not a priority opportunity (already active).
County population shrinkage may impact demand.
Traffic access confirmed via US 60.

What we do not know yet

No timeline or developer details.
No community feedback or approval status.
County shrinkage cause unknown.

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Multifamily screen

already in play: under construction, approved, or sold to a developer with housing plans
county shrank -2.1% 2018–23
housing in the record

Inputs: record fields (size, status) and county Census ACS 2018–2023 figures (growth, rent). How the points work. Not a recommendation.

History and original facts

Anchors	Toys R Us
County	Cabell County
Census division	5 · South Atlantic
Notes	Draft from streetcraft.co, model-extracted, unreviewed: A former Toys R Us big-box store in Huntington, WV is proposed for redevelopment into 61 medium-density housing units, four mixed-use commercial spaces, and walkable streets.

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Sources

Box Store Redevelopment - Streetcraft
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Former Toys R Us site

Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Former Toys R Us site, Huntington, WV." Record n-7c07e0a82a, imported, unreviewed. Built on the public Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed. https://retrofitatlas.org/big-box/wv/huntington-former-toys-r-us-site/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

BibTeX

@misc{retrofitatlas_huntingtonformertoysrussite,
  title = {Former Toys R Us site, Huntington, WV},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/big-box/wv/huntington-former-toys-r-us-site/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-7c07e0a82a, release 2026-10-21, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-21}
}

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