Malls · Virginia

Manassas Mall

Imported, unreviewedClosedManassas, VA

Opened 1972.

Status nowClosedEsri 2014 layer reported

Site size825,000 sq ft GLAEsri 2014 layer reported

Retrofit yearNot yet retrofittedstatus reported

Walkability14.3 of 20EPA, OpenStreetMap

Rail within 800 mNoOpenStreetMap, HUD

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Former anchors

JCPenney

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Macy's

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Sears

This site: Sears wikipedia · all sites with this

Finance and pipeline

Closed per a 2014 list or a Wikipedia category, unchecked

This site: …closed import, no source · all sites with this

On Facebook

This site: …https://www.facebook.com/125181277530036 overture · all sites with this

Website alive

This site: …https://linktr.ee/manassasmallva overture / http check · all sites with this

Place

30,000+ vehicles a day on an adjacent road

This site: 35,798 on 234 fhwa-hpms · all sites with this

County typical rent $2,000+

This site: $2,267/mo zillow · all sites with this

High social vulnerability tract (SVI ≥ 0.75)

This site: 0.80 cdc-svi · all sites with this

Renter-majority tract

This site: 64% census-acs · all sites with this

Walkable block group (EPA ≥ 12)

This site: …index 14.3 epa-walkability · all sites with this

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Now

Status	ClosedEsri 2014 layer reported

Site context

Transit within 800 m	no rail station; 1 bus stops within 400 mOpenStreetMap
FEMA flood zone	X · AREA OF MINIMAL FLOOD HAZARDFEMA NFHL
EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m	11: 7 ELEVEN 32286; B.P. AMOCO #824; EXXONMOBIL OIL CORP 25586; GOODYEAR AUTO SERVICE CTR - MANASSAS; HESS STATION 46215EPA FRS
Census tract 51153901403	7,489 people, 3,897 per sq mi; median household income $83,986; median gross rent $1,902; 64% renters; 4.9% vacant units; 0.0% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year
Walkability (EPA, block group)	index 14.3 of 20; 52 intersections per sq mi; nearest transit stop 384 m; land-use mix 0.8; 84,152 jobs within 45 min by car, 11,444 by transit; 12% of households without a carEPA Smart Location
Opportunity Zone	noHUD
Housing permits, Prince William County (VA), 2024	625 units in 5+ unit buildings, 0 in 2–4, 793 single-family; 2023: 656 in 5+Census BPS
Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract)	overall percentile 0.80; socioeconomic 0.81; housing and transport 0.88; 21% below 150% of poverty; 8% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR
Other atlas sites nearby	2 within 10 km, 17 within 25 km: Former Manassas Ice & Fuel Co. site (3.9 km); Trinity Centre (9.7 km)computed
Overture Maps	place Manassas Mall (shopping_mall, confidence 0.97, from Overture, Overture-signals, meta); building footprint 32,946 m²Overture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0)
Website and social	linktr.ee (alive) · social: facebookOverture / Internet Archive
Tract change 2013–2023	population +21% (6,192 → 7,489); median income +20% ($70,036 → $83,986); renters 69% → 64%; median home value +81% ($222,600 → $403,500)Census ACS 5-year
Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract)	relatively low overall (score 21.7); expected annual loss $795,026; community resilience relatively lowFEMA NRI
Tax-credit housing within 1 km	noneHUD LIHTC
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)	20,343 jobs in 1,114 establishments; average annual pay $39,310; employment location quotient 1.41; employment -1.2% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 2022	4,276 jobs; 1,783 in retail trade, 563 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 51153901403)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)	children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 46th income percentile as adults; 2.1% incarcerated at the 2010 count (543 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights
Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract)	not a low-access tract at 1 mile; 0% of residents more than 1 mile from a supermarket; poverty rate 14.0%; median family income $67,067; 156 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
Schools	Prince William County Public Schools (PK-12); 5 public schools within 1 mile: Unity Reed High; Unity Braxton Middle; West Gate Elementary; Suella G. Ellis ElementaryNCES EDGE
Elevation	220 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025	380 county-logged events: 171 thunderstorm wind, 165 flood, 25 flash flood, 17 hail; $6,177,500 property damage reported; 1 direct deaths; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 20109, 2026-09	median list price $424,950 (+7.2% on the year); 54 active listings; median 28 days on market; 19% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023	1,179 establishments (+10%); 23,699 jobs (+17%)Census CBP
Housing market in the county	typical home value $578,429 (+1% 1 yr, +20% 5 yr); typical rent $2,267/mo (+1% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
House price index, tract, 2022	282 (2000 = 100); +19.0% 1 yr, +79% 10 yrFHFA
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)	35,798 vehicles a day on 234 (minor arterial, 6 lanes); 990 trucks; 37 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Manassas Mall opened in 1972 and operated as a regional mall until it closed; the record does not specify a closure date or subsequent use, leaving the site currently closed.

Why. The record does not state any reasons for the mall’s closure, such as anchor loss, competition, debt, or demolition.

Where it stands. The mall is listed as closed, but the record does not identify the current owner or controlling entity.

For a planner

No specific precedents or policy tools are documented in the record.
Open questions include the timeline of closure, ownership status, and any zoning or reuse plans.

For a developer

Site size: 825,000 sq ft GLA.
Control and entitlement stage are unknown per record.
Context layers (flood, transit, environment) are not provided.
Market signals: county population grew 6.1% 2018‑2023 and median rent is $2,002.

What we do not know yet

Closure date is unknown.
Cause of closure is not stated.
Current owner or controlling entity is not identified.
Entitlement status and any existing zoning or reuse approvals are missing.
The record is marked as draft and verified by only one source, indicating thin data.

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Similar sites

Landmark Mall, Alexandria, VA · Malls · similar GLA (880,000 sq ft); opened 1965; also in VA
Tanglewood Mall, Roanoke, VA · Malls · similar GLA (804,222 sq ft); opened 1973; also in VA
Coliseum Mall, Hampton, VA · Malls · similar GLA (991,000 sq ft); opened 1973; also in VA
Cloverleaf Mall, Richmond, VA · Malls · similar GLA (800,000 sq ft); opened 1972; also in VA

Elsewhere on the web

Retail history: Manassas 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

Manassas Mall Entrance, VA editorial photography. Ima… dreamstime.com
Indoor pickleball facility to open at Manassas Mall fauquiernow.com
MANASSAS MALL – MANASSAS, VA - LIONHEART CAPITAL lheartcapital.com
Manassas Mall | Flickr flickr.com
Manassas Mall Seeks To Fill Void As Dulles Expo Center Closes: Report patch.com
Rise, Fall, And Reinvention Of Manassas Mall In Manassas, VA ... bestattractions.org

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Multifamily screen

closed or demolished per category only, +0 until sourced
825,000 sq ft GLA (large site)
county grew 6.1% 2018–23
median rent $2,002

Inputs: record fields (size, status) and county Census ACS 2018–2023 figures (growth, rent). How the points work. Not a recommendation.

History and original facts

Opened	1972Esri 2014 layer
Gross leasable area	825,000 sq ftEsri 2014 layer reported
Stores at peak	89Esri 2014 layer reported
Anchors	Macy's, JCPenney, Sears, Target
Address	Rts. 668 & 234 (Sudley Rd.)
County	Prince William
Census division	5 · South Atlantic
Notes	Listed as a closed mall in Esri's 2014 Closed_US_Malls layer (Directory of Major Malls data). Current status to be checked.

Not yet recorded: acres, original developer, what is there now, retrofit year. Know it? Tell us.

Timeline

1972 Opened

Sources

Esri StoryMaps: Closed_US_Malls feature layer (2014) · 2014-10-02

Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Manassas Mall, Manassas, VA." Record m-a3e0350711, imported, unreviewed. Built on the public Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/va/manassas-manassas-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

BibTeX

@misc{retrofitatlas_manassasmanassasmall,
  title = {Manassas Mall, Manassas, VA},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/va/manassas-manassas-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-a3e0350711, 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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