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Brookwood Village

Imported, unreviewedStatus not verifiedHomewood, AL

Brookwood Village opened 1973 as a 750,754‑sq‑ft mall near Birmingham; its status, ownership, and future use are unknown per record. · summary, model-written

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Finance and pipeline
Website dead or redirectingThis site: …http://www.shopbrookwoodvillage.com/ overture / http check · all sites with this
Place
15-minute neighbourhood (5+ of 6 daily needs within 800 m)This site: 5/6 openstreetmap · all sites with this
3+ other atlas sites within 10 kmThis site: 3 within 10 km computed · all sites with this
30,000+ vehicles a day on an adjacent roadThis site: 87,711 on Gateway Dr fhwa-hpms · all sites with this
County lost 10%+ of retail establishments since 2012This site: -11% census-cbp · all sites with this
Grocery within 800 mThis site: 1 stores openstreetmap · all sites with this
High inland flooding riskThis site: Very High fema-nri · all sites with this
High natural hazard risk (FEMA NRI)This site: Relatively High; tornado, inland flooding, cold wave, lightning fema-nri · all sites with this
High tornado riskThis site: Very High fema-nri · all sites with this
High-income tract ($100k+)This site: $205,909 census-acs · all sites with this
Low social vulnerability tract (SVI ≤ 0.25)This site: 0.05 cdc-svi · all sites with this
Tract income up 60%+ since 2013This site: +78% census-acs · all sites with this
Tract population up 25%+ since 2013This site: +73% census-acs · all sites with this
Walkable block group (EPA ≥ 12)This site: …index 13.5 epa-walkability · all sites with this

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Now

StatusStatus not verifiedWikidata reported

Site context

FEMA flood zoneX · AREA OF MINIMAL FLOOD HAZARDFEMA NFHL
EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m8: 22 NORTH MAIN LINE LOOP REPLACEMENT (DIGS 1-5); AUBURN GRANTVILLE LINES AND RELATED FACILITIES; BROOKWOOD CLEANERS INC; CVS PHARMACY #17642; FRESH MARKET BROOKWOOD VILLAGEEPA FRS
Census tract 010730129057,383 people, 2,498 per sq mi; median household income $205,909; median gross rent $1,159; 8% renters; 5.6% vacant units; 0.8% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year
Walkability (EPA, block group)index 13.5 of 20; 51 intersections per sq mi; nearest transit stop 790 m; land-use mix 0.72; 92,090 jobs within 45 min by car, 2,255 by transit; 26% of households without a carEPA Smart Location
Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m)5 of 6 daily needs: 1 grocers, 0 schools, 1 parks or playgrounds, 3 health, 1 civic, 3 food and drink; 4 cycleway segments, 23 sidewalk-tagged segmentsOpenStreetMap
Opportunity ZonenoHUD
Housing permits, Jefferson County (AL), 2024556 units in 5+ unit buildings, 25 in 2–4, 1,536 single-family; 2023: 324 in 5+Census BPS
Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract)overall percentile 0.05; socioeconomic 0.02; housing and transport 0.16; 3% below 150% of poverty; 0% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR
Other atlas sites nearby3 within 10 km, 5 within 25 km: Larkway Gardens (6.3 km); Eastwood Mall (8.1 km); Century Plaza (8.2 km)computed
Overture Mapsplace Brookwood Village (shopping_mall, confidence 0.92, from Microsoft, Overture, Overture-signals); building footprint 37,620 m², 9.760786056518555 mOverture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0)
Website and socialwww.shopbrookwoodvillage.com (down or redirecting, status 403); archived 2010–2026 (Wayback)Overture / Internet Archive
Attention: Wikipedia page views30,577 since 2015; 4,087 in the last 12 months (+6% vs the prior 12); peak 2026-03 with 696Wikimedia
Tract change 2013–2023population +73% (4,267 → 7,383); median income +78% ($115,750 → $205,909); renters 23% → 8%; median home value +72% ($419,500 → $720,200)Census ACS 5-year
Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract)relatively high overall (score 91.8); expected annual loss $2.6M; high: tornado, inland flooding, cold wave, lightning; community resilience relatively highFEMA NRI
Tax-credit housing within 1 kmnoneHUD LIHTC
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)36,769 jobs in 2,710 establishments; average annual pay $42,149; employment location quotient 1.01; employment -1.0% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 20228,080 jobs; 607 in retail trade, 427 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 01073012905)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 54th income percentile as adults; -0.4% incarcerated at the 2010 count (87 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; 8% of residents more than 1 mile from a supermarket; poverty rate 2.0%; median family income $171,250; 36 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
SchoolsHomewood City School District (PK-12); 1 public school within 1 mile: Mountain Brook Elementary SchoolNCES EDGE
Elevation667 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025310 county-logged events: 191 thunderstorm wind, 50 flash flood, 46 hail, 15 tornado; $5,107,500 property damage reported; 6 direct deaths; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 35209, 2026-09median list price $368,700 (-7.8% on the year); 64 active listings; median 59 days on market; 20% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 20232,489 establishments (-11%); 37,386 jobs (-4%)Census CBP
Housing market in the countytypical home value $214,208 (+2% 1 yr, +14% 5 yr); typical rent $1,339/mo (+3% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
House price index, tract, 2025527 (2000 = 100); +10.5% 1 yr, +42% 5 yr, +69% 10 yrFHFA
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)87,711 vehicles a day on Gateway Dr (principal arterial, 8 lanes); 7,017 trucks; 33 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Brookwood Village opened in 1973 as a 750,754‑square‑foot shopping mall near Birmingham, serving the Mountain Brook and Homewood areas. The record provides no further events after opening, and its current status is listed as unknown.

Why. not stated in the record

Where it stands. The site's status is unknown and no owner or controlling entity is identified in the record.

For a planner

  • No closure or reuse events are documented, leaving the site's reuse potential unclear.
  • Zoning and land‑use designations for the parcel are not provided in the record.
  • Open questions include what incentives or planning tools might be needed to facilitate redevelopment.

For a developer

  • Site size is approximately 750,754 sq ft according to the narrative excerpt.
  • Ownership and control are not specified in the record.
  • Entitlement stage, floodplain, transit access, and environmental constraints are not documented.
  • Market‑level data such as tract demographics or sales performance are absent.

What we do not know yet

  • Closure date and reason for any decline are missing.
  • Current ownership, lease structure, and tenant mix are unknown.
  • Zoning, land‑use approvals, and any existing entitlements are not recorded.
  • Environmental factors (flood zones, soil conditions) and transit proximity are not provided.
  • Market context—including surrounding income, retail demand, and competition—is absent.

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History and original facts

Opened1973Wikidata
CountyJefferson County
Census division6 · East South Central
NotesWikipedia categories: Defunct shopping malls in the United States

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Background

Brookwood Village was a 750,754-square-foot (69,747 m2) shopping mall located near Birmingham in the cities of Mountain Brook and Homewood, Alabama.

Excerpt from Wikipedia (authors and history), CC BY-SA 4.0. May be older than the record above.

Timeline

  1. 1973 Opened (Wikidata)

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