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Azalea mall

Imported, unreviewedDemolishedGlen Allen, VA

Azalea mall opened 1991, changed hands 2014‑2017, then demolished; current status, ownership, and redevelopment plans unknown for planners and developers. · summary, model-written

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Finance and pipeline

Closed or demolished, no retrofit recorded

This site: …demolished extraction · all sites with this

Ownership

Single-purpose entity

This site: VCC Partners LLC county-parcels · all sites with this

Place

30,000+ vehicles a day on an adjacent road

This site: 150,824 on 95 fhwa-hpms · all sites with this

County lost 10%+ of retail establishments since 2012

This site: -10% census-cbp · all sites with this

Grocery within 800 m

This site: 2 stores openstreetmap · all sites with this

High-income tract ($100k+)

This site: $107,125 census-acs · all sites with this

Interstate or freeway within 600 m

This site: 95 fhwa-hpms · all sites with this

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Now

Status	Demolishedextracted, unreviewed documented Azalea Mall was subsequently closed and demolished in the 1990s. en.wikipedia.org
Redeveloper	Shamin Hotelshermes-web reported

Site context

FEMA flood zone	X · AREA OF MINIMAL FLOOD HAZARDFEMA NFHL
EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m	3: STANLEY MARTIN TOWNHOMES AT VIRGINIA CENTER COMMON; TELEGRAPH ROAD APARTMENTS; VIRGINIA CENTER COMMONS SPORTS COMPLEXEPA FRS
Census tract 51087200907	4,844 people, 1,342 per sq mi; median household income $107,125; median gross rent $1,770; 35% renters; 4.8% vacant units; 0.0% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year
Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m)	4 of 6 daily needs: 2 grocers, 0 schools, 0 parks or playgrounds, 1 health, 1 civic, 12 food and drink; 1 cycleway segments, 87 sidewalk-tagged segmentsOpenStreetMap
Opportunity Zone	noHUD
Housing permits, Henrico County (VA), 2024	785 units in 5+ unit buildings, 120 in 2–4, 921 single-family; 2023: 1,805 in 5+Census BPS
Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract)	overall percentile 0.55; socioeconomic 0.31; housing and transport 0.49; 12% below 150% of poverty; 8% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR
Other atlas sites nearby	2 within 10 km, 8 within 25 km: Fairfield Commons Mall (0.0 km); Virginia Center Commons (0.0 km)computed
Overture Maps	no place match; building footprint 15,029 m²Overture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0)
Attention: Wikipedia page views	55,963 since 2015; 4,040 in the last 12 months (-29% vs the prior 12); peak 2022-11 with 1,185Wikimedia
Tract change 2013–2023	tract boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 census; no 2013 comparisonCensus ACS
Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract)	very low overall (score 11.9); expected annual loss $819,458; community resilience relatively highFEMA NRI
Tax-credit housing within 1 km	noneHUD LIHTC
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)	20,303 jobs in 1,064 establishments; average annual pay $41,243; employment location quotient 1.06; employment -0.8% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 2022	4,315 jobs; 966 in retail trade, 792 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 51087200907)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)	children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 42th income percentile as adults; 2.5% incarcerated at the 2010 count (487 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights
Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract)	low-access at 1 mile, not low-income; 36% of residents more than 1 mile from a supermarket; poverty rate 8.5%; median family income $70,911; 206 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
Schools	Henrico County Public Schools (PK-12); 0 public schools within 1 mileNCES EDGE
Elevation	132 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025	263 county-logged events: 123 thunderstorm wind, 49 flash flood, 45 heavy rain, 36 hail; $480,040 property damage reported; 2 direct deaths; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 23059, 2026-09	median list price $679,975 (+9.9% on the year); 103 active listings; median 39 days on market; 17% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023	1,145 establishments (-10%); 22,169 jobs (-2%)Census CBP
Housing market in the county	typical home value $397,454 (+2% 1 yr, +26% 5 yr); typical rent $1,773/mo (+2% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
House price index, tract, 2025	278 (2000 = 100); -6.0% 1 yr, +44% 5 yr, +80% 10 yrFHFA
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)	150,824 vehicles a day on 95 (Interstate, 8 lanes); 22,384 trucks; 25 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Opened in 1991 as Virginia Center Commons, the mall was owned by Simon Property Group until 2014, then transferred to Washington Prime Group, and sold to Kohan Retail Investment Group in January 2017 before being demolished.

Why. The record does not specify reasons for closure or demolition; anchor losses, competition, or debt are not stated.

Where it stands. The site is currently demolished, and no controlling entity is indicated in the record.

For a planner

No explicit policy tools or precedents noted in the record.
Open question: what zoning or redevelopment plans exist for the demolished parcel.
Open question: any environmental remediation required.
Open question: how does the site fit into Glen Allen's long‑term land‑use plan.

For a developer

Site size not provided in the record.
Control unclear after demolition; no current owner listed.
Entitlement stage unknown; no permits or approvals mentioned.
Context layers (flood, transit, environment) not detailed; median rent in surrounding tract is $1,474.

What we do not know yet

Demolition date not given.
Reason for closure/demolition not stated.
Current ownership or controlling entity unknown.
Environmental constraints (floodplain, wetlands) not specified.
Transportation access and transit proximity not detailed.
Parcel size and subdivision status missing.

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Elsewhere on the web

Retail history: Azalea Mall on DeadMalls.com photos, field notes and visitor memories since 2000; matched by name and state only, check the city; nothing copied here

Pages with photos

Azalea Mall Directory Without a Mall flickr.com
Azalea Mall Richmond Va _ What to do about Azalea Mall – OCW… fzbjz.mycaremyway.co.uk
Does Anyone Remember Azalea Mall? : r/rva reddit.com
15 years and counting for Richmond's abandoned Azalea … 12onyourside.com
Photo gallery: Azalea Mall, 1963-1999 richmond.com
What Stores Were In The Old Azalea Mall plantsbulbsseeds.com
Azalea mall directory without a mall – Artofit artofit.org

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closed or demolished site (sourced)
median rent $1,474

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History and original facts

Original developer	Edward J. DeBartolo Corp.hermes-web
County	Henrico County
Census division	5 · South Atlantic
Notes	Wikipedia categories: Demolished shopping malls in the United States

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Background

Virginia Center Commons (VCC) was an enclosed shopping mall located in Glen Allen, Virginia, near the state capital of Richmond. Built in 1991, Simon Property Group owned the mall until 2014 when it was split off to Washington Prime Group. In January 2017, the mall was sold again to Kohan Retail Investment Group.

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

Sources

found by hermes-web (staffboxfree) · supports: status
7 quoted sentences
Azalea Mall was subsequently closed and demolished in the 1990s.
Developer | Edward J. DeBartolo Corp. and Faison Enterprises
mixed‑use development anchored by a hotel owned by Shamin Hotels
Built in 1991, Simon Property Group owned the mall until 2014

Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Azalea mall, Glen Allen, VA." Record m-7edebf6fb7, imported, unreviewed. Built on the public Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/va/glen-allen-azalea-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

BibTeX

@misc{retrofitatlas_glenallenazaleamall,
  title = {Azalea mall, Glen Allen, VA},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/va/glen-allen-azalea-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-7edebf6fb7, release 2026-10-20, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-20}
}

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