Golf courses · Virginia

Bow Creek Stormwater Park

Imported, unreviewedRegreenedUnder constructionVirginia Beach, VA

100-acre golf course converting to park under construction; 0km to similar recreation project; no completion 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

Scale

60+ acre site

This site: 100 acres newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

Strategy

Regreened

This site: record · all sites with this

New use

Park and open space

This site: …new_use field record · 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

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 Recreation Center (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

Converted from 100-acre golf course to Bow Creek Stormwater Park (regreen strategy).

Why. Under construction (status). Nearby Bow Creek Recreation Center (0km, under construction) and 3 other proposed golf course conversions within 10km.

Where it stands. No completion timeline provided. Verified as 'draft' with 1 source. Nearby housing permits (2023-2024) show 600+ residential units valued at $249M.

For a planner

0km to existing under-construction recreation center
10km cluster includes 4 proposed conversions

For a developer

No housing data in record
Zillow ZORI $2,098/mo (2026-09) not directly tied to site

What we do not know yet

Name implies stormwater function but no details provided
Golf course type contradicts park new_use (record inconsistency)
No timeline or park features described

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Similar sites

RedGate Park and Arboretum, Rockville, MD · Golf courses · similar size (131 acres); same strategy: regreen
Bow Creek Recreation Center, Virginia Beach, VA · Golf courses · same strategy: regreen; also in VA; 0 km away
Cincinnati–Blue Ash Airport, Blue Ash, OH · Other · similar size (98 acres); same strategy: regreen
Villa Italia Mall, Lakewood, CO · Malls · similar size (104 acres); same strategy: regreen

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already in play: under construction, approved, or sold to a developer with housing plans
100 acres
median rent $1,649

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History and original facts

Acres	100newtypes-extraction
County	Virginia Beach city
Census division	5 · South Atlantic
Notes	Draft from virginiabeach.gov, model-extracted, unreviewed: The former Bow Creek golf course is being transformed into a 100-acre stormwater park to reduce flooding and restore natural ecosystems.

Not yet recorded: GLA, year opened, original developer, what is there now, retrofit year. Know it? Tell us.

Sources

The Ripple Effect: Bow Creek Stormwater Park Update
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Bow Creek Stormwater Park

Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Bow Creek Stormwater Park, Virginia Beach, VA." Record n-9fa1039d5a, 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-stormwater-park/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

BibTeX

@misc{retrofitatlas_virginiabeachbowcreekstormwaterpark,
  title = {Bow Creek Stormwater Park, Virginia Beach, VA},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/golf-courses/va/virginia-beach-bow-creek-stormwater-park/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-9fa1039d5a, 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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