# Fair Oaks Mall

Fairfax County, VA · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `n-35cdae9830` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/va/fairfax-county-fair-oaks-mall/  
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## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | approved | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop, regreen, reinhabit | none |
| New use | entertainment, hotel, housing, mixed, office, park, retail | none |
| What is there now | an open air addition at the center which includes 2000 housing units, offices, and hotel uses, totaling up to 4.8 million square feet. Plans also call for a central plaza and other urban parks throughout the development | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1980 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| GLA (sq ft) | 1557000 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Original developer | Taubman Centers | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Redeveloper | Taubman | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Zoning change | amendment approval to allow them to construct an open air addition | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Entitlement year | 2021 | none |

## Anchors

JCPenney, Sears, Lord & Taylor, Hecht's, Garfinckel's, Woodward & Lothrop

## Parties

- Taubman — developer

## Timeline

- 1980: Mall opened
- 1980: Opened
- 2021: Amendment approval for mixed-use addition
- 2024: Ownership change
- 2025: Fresh World plans to purchase former Lord & Taylor space
- 2026: Sky Zone plans to open in former Sears anchor space

## Deals and debt

- 2024 sale:  Olshan Properties ← Taubman  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_Oaks_Mall

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

Fair Oaks Mall is a shopping mall in the Fair Oaks census-designated place (CDP) of unincorporated Fairfax County, Virginia, just northwest of the independent city of Fairfax. It is located at the intersection of Interstate 66 and U.S. Route 50. The mall has a gross leasable area (GLA) of 1,557,000 sq ft (144,700 m2). The mall features two Macy's stores alongside other anchors such as JCPenney, Dick's Sporting Goods, and Dave & Buster's. Two anchors are under development: a grocery store called Fresh World and a Sky Zone trampoline park.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_Oaks_Mall

## Sources

- Fair Oaks Mall — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_Oaks_Mall

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Fair Oaks Mall, Fairfax County, VA." Record n-35cdae9830, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/va/fairfax-county-fair-oaks-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_fairfaxcountyfairoaksmall,
  title = {Fair Oaks Mall, Fairfax County, VA},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/va/fairfax-county-fair-oaks-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-35cdae9830, 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}
}
```

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.