# Azalea mall

Glen Allen, VA · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-7edebf6fb7` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/va/glen-allen-azalea-mall/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-7edebf6fb7.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-7edebf6fb7.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-7edebf6fb7

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | demolished | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Original developer | Edward J. DeBartolo Corp. | reported · web research agent |
| Redeveloper | Shamin Hotels | reported · web research agent |

## Quoted support

- **status**: “Azalea Mall was subsequently closed and demolished in the 1990s.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Center_Commons

## Parties

- Simon Property Group — owner (1991–2014)
- Washington Prime Group — owner (2014–2017)
- Kohan Retail Investment Group — owner (2017–2020)
- Edward J. DeBartolo Corp. — original_developer (1991–)
- Shamin Hotels — developer (2021–)
- VCC Partners LLC — owner (2020–)

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

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.

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

## Sources

- Quoted support for status — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Center_Commons

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Azalea mall, Glen Allen, VA." Record m-7edebf6fb7, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/va/glen-allen-azalea-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```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 2026-10-21, 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.