# Fairfield Commons Mall

Glen Allen, VA · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-2ef8eb83f5` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/va/glen-allen-fairfield-commons-mall/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-2ef8eb83f5.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-2ef8eb83f5.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-2ef8eb83f5

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | closed | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | retail | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1968 | reported · Esri 2014 layer |
| Closed | 2015 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Retrofit year | 2015 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| GLA (sq ft) | 335000 | reported · Esri 2014 layer |
| Stores at peak | 42 | reported · Esri 2014 layer |

## Quoted support

- **year_closed**: “That mall closed in 2015 for redevelopment into a smaller open-air mall.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Center_Commons
- **status**: “That mall closed in 2015 for redevelopment into a smaller open-air mall.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Center_Commons
- **strategy**: “That mall closed in 2015 for redevelopment into a smaller open-air mall.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Center_Commons

## Anchors

Sears, Peebles Department Store, Max Way

## Timeline

- 1968: Opened
- 2015: Closed for redevelopment into smaller open-air mall

## 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 year_closed — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Center_Commons
- Esri StoryMaps: Closed_US_Malls feature layer (2014) — https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=6869fc5bfb3f4757954ef7a9e9ccbebf (2014-10-02)

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Fairfield Commons Mall, Glen Allen, VA." Record m-2ef8eb83f5, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/va/glen-allen-fairfield-commons-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_glenallenfairfieldcommonsmall,
  title = {Fairfield Commons Mall, Glen Allen, VA},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/va/glen-allen-fairfield-commons-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-2ef8eb83f5, 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.