# Villa Italia Mall

Lakewood, CO · mall · tier: curated · Retrofit Atlas record `m-fe8ce81673` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/co/lakewood-villa-italia-mall/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-fe8ce81673.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-fe8ce81673.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-fe8ce81673

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | built | reported · derived from authors' map (retrofit year present) |
| Strategy | redevelop, regreen | reported · authors' map |
| What is there now | • Redevelopment: mixed use, new streets • Partial regreening: park | reported · authors' map |
| Opened | 1966 | reported · research |
| Closed | 2001 | reported · web research agent |
| Retrofit year | 2004 | reported · authors' map |
| Acres | 104.0 | reported · research |
| GLA (sq ft) | 1400000 | reported · research |
| Original developer | Gerri Von Frellick | reported · web research agent |
| Redeveloper | Continuum Partners | reported · authors' map |
| Owner of record | B33 Belmar II LLC | reported · authors' map |
| Zoning change | Enclosed shopping center zoning (district code not found) → Mixed-use (PUD ordinance and date not found) (rezoning to mixed-use within an urban renewal area) | documented · research |
| Public subsidy | Urban renewal; Lakewood Reinvestment Authority funded public infrastructure (sidewalks, streetlights, parks, parking structures) in partnership with Continuum Partners. TIF/bond amount not found. | reported · research |
| Entitlement year | 1997 | reported · research |
| Planning notes | Approved by Lakewood voters (1997 referendum); Lakewood Reinvestment Authority / city. West Alameda Avenue Corridor Reinvestment Area, Phase II (Villa Italia site) https://www.lakewoodco.gov/Business/Reinvestment-Authority/LRA-Projects | reported · research |

## Quoted support

- **zoning_change**: “The site was rezoned (from that of an enclosed shopping center to a mixed-use development) and the redevelopment plan put in motion.” — https://urbanland.uli.org/development-business/belmar-urbanizing-a-suburban-colorado-mall?p=75
- **enclosed**: “The site was rezoned (from that of an enclosed shopping center to a mixed-use development) and the redevelopment plan put in motion.” — extraction-deep:nvidia/nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b
- **street_grid_added**: “Redevelopment: mixed use, new streets” — extraction-deep:nvidia/nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b

## Anchors

Dillard's, Foley's, Montgomery Wards

## Parties

- Continuum Partners — developer (2004–)

## Timeline

- 2004: Retrofit: redevelop, regreen

## Background (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened)

Belmar is a shopping mall in Downtown Lakewood, Colorado that opened in 2004 as a redevelopment of the Villa Italia Mall. It is owned and managed by Bridge33 Capital.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belmar_(Lakewood)

## Sources

- Quoted support for zoning_change — https://urbanland.uli.org/development-business/belmar-urbanizing-a-suburban-colorado-mall?p=75
- Planning research source — https://www.lakewoodco.gov/Business/Reinvestment-Authority/LRA-Projects
- Planning research source — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Villa_Italia
- found by hermes-web — https://www.deadmalls.com/malls/villa_italia.html
- found by hermes-web — https://www.denversbest.com/belmar/
- Retrofitting Suburbia Interactive Mall Map (ArcGIS web map ce33ab26…) — https://www.arcgis.com/apps/mapviewer/index.html?webmap=ce33ab2637374aab862b8a23847f620f (2021-01-20)
- www.arcgis.com — https://www.arcgis.com/sharing/rest/content/items/1196f74d7da6445eb54bfc3f25a4719a/data?f=json (2022)
- urbanland.uli.org — https://urbanland.uli.org/development-business/belmar-urbanizing-a-suburban-colorado-mall (2022)
- Wikipedia: Villa Italia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belmar_(Lakewood) (2026-08-09)

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Villa Italia Mall, Lakewood, CO." Record m-fe8ce81673, release 2026-10-21, tier curated. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/co/lakewood-villa-italia-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_lakewoodvillaitaliamall,
  title = {Villa Italia Mall, Lakewood, CO},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/co/lakewood-villa-italia-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-fe8ce81673, release 2026-10-21, tier: curated. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-21}
}
```

Licence: research use only; terms undecided with the authors (https://retrofitatlas.org/licence/). Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0. Tiers: curated = from the authors' public map, not reviewed by them; draft = imported or model-extracted, unreviewed.