Golf courses · Virginia

Bow Creek Recreation Center

Imported, unreviewedRegreenedUnder constructionVirginia Beach, VA

Golf course regreening to park underway; partial access during construction; regional trend confirmed but no parcel/timeline details. · summary, model-written

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Finance and pipeline

Retrofit in the pipeline

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Place

3+ other atlas sites within 10 km

This site: 4 within 10 km computed · all sites with this

County typical rent $2,000+

This site: $2,098/mo zillow · all sites with this

Strategy

Regreened

This site: A portion of the former golf course is open as a passive park for the duration of the first phase of construction. The remainder of the golf course is closed… record · all sites with this

New use

Park and open space

This site: A portion of the former golf course is open as a passive park for the duration of the first phase of construction. The re newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

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Now

Status	Under constructionWikipedia no source
Strategy	Regreening, under constructionWikipedia no source
New uses	parkWikipedia no source
What is there now	A portion of the former golf course is open as a passive park for the duration of the first phase of construction. The remainder of the golf course is closed to the public for the construction of Bow Creek Stormwater Park (Phase I).newtypes-extraction reported

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Official records (3)

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Virginia Beach city (51810) profile (data.census.gov)from data.census.gov
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EPA ECHO facilities within 1 milefrom echo.epa.gov

Reference (3)

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Retrofitting Suburbia (book site)from retrofittingsuburbia.com
Virginia Beach, Virginia on Wikipediafrom en.wikipedia.org

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Market (1)

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LoopNet: for sale in Virginia Beach, VA (search)from city search

News (2)

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History and original facts

County	Virginia Beach city
Census division	5 · South Atlantic
Notes	Draft from parks.virginiabeach.gov, model-extracted, unreviewed: The former Bow Creek golf course is being converted into a stormwater park adjacent to the Bow Creek Recreation Center.

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Planning

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Site context

Housing permits, Virginia Beach (Independent Ci (VA), 2024	347 units in 5+ unit buildings, 0 in 2–4, 319 single-family; 2023: 327 in 5+Census BPS
Other atlas sites nearby	4 within 10 km, 8 within 25 km: Former Signature at West Neck Golf Course (0.0 km); Bow Creek Stormwater Park (0.0 km); Signature at West Neck golf course (0.0 km); Virginia Beach National (0.0 km)computed
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)	21,642 jobs in 1,392 establishments; average annual pay $36,742; employment location quotient 1.21; employment -0.1% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 2022	3,036 jobs; 480 in retail trade, 1,786 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 51810044004)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)	children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 39th income percentile as adults; 0.5% incarcerated at the 2010 count (269 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; 0% of residents more than 1 mile from a supermarket; poverty rate 18.7%; 70 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
Schools	Virginia Beach City Public Schools (PK-12); 2 public schools within 1 mile: Virginia Beach Middle; W.T. Cooke ElementaryNCES EDGE
Elevation	16 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025	189 county-logged events: 60 thunderstorm wind, 53 heavy rain, 51 flash flood, 13 hail; $29,251,000 property damage reported; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 23451, 2026-09	median list price $739,225 (+7.1% on the year); 225 active listings; median 54 days on market; 24% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023	1,422 establishments (-5%); 23,149 jobs (+1%)Census CBP
Housing market in the county	typical home value $424,664 (+3% 1 yr, +25% 5 yr); typical rent $2,098/mo (+8% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)	19,473 vehicles a day on 60 (principal arterial, 4 lanes); 300 trucks; 34 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Former golf course (Bow Creek Recreation Center) is being converted to a park via 'regreen' strategy. Currently under construction, with part open as a passive park during Phase I. Full conversion to Bow Creek Stormwater Park (Phase I) is ongoing. Nearby context shows four similar golf-to-park conversions within 10km, including a duplicate entry for Bow Creek Stormwater Park (same project).

Why. Record confirms active conversion, partial public access during construction, and alignment with regional trend of regreening golf courses. No details on parcel size, timeline, or specific park features provided.

Where it stands. Status: Under construction. No completion date or budget data in record. Median rent figure irrelevant to park conversion.

For a planner

Partial public access during construction noted
Regional trend of golf course conversions confirmed

For a developer

No housing or retail data in record
Opp score 0.0 indicates no active development opportunity per database criteria

What we do not know yet

Exact parcel boundaries unknown
Full project scope (Phase II) not described
No cost or timeline details provided

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median rent $1,649

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Sources

Bow Creek Stormwater Project | City of Virginia Beach
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Bow Creek Recreation Center

Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Bow Creek Recreation Center, Virginia Beach, VA." Record n-b8375e3afc, imported, unreviewed. Built on the public Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed. https://retrofitatlas.org/golf-courses/va/virginia-beach-bow-creek-recreation-center/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

BibTeX

@misc{retrofitatlas_virginiabeachbowcreekrecreationcenter,
  title = {Bow Creek Recreation Center, Virginia Beach, VA},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/golf-courses/va/virginia-beach-bow-creek-recreation-center/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-b8375e3afc, 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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