# Cloverleaf Mall

Richmond, VA · mall · tier: curated · Retrofit Atlas record `m-3b6b5f47cc` · release 2026-10-20

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/va/richmond-cloverleaf-mall/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-3b6b5f47cc.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-3b6b5f47cc.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-3b6b5f47cc

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | built | reported · derived from authors' map (retrofit year present) |
| Strategy | redevelop | reported · authors' map |
| New use | mixed, retail, housing | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | • Redevelopment: mixed use, new streets | reported · authors' map |
| Opened | 1972 | reported · Esri 2014 layer |
| Closed | 2008 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Retrofit year | 2009 | reported · authors' map |
| GLA (sq ft) | 800000 | reported · Esri 2014 layer |
| Stores at peak | 45 | reported · Esri 2014 layer |

## Quoted support

- **year_closed**: “Cloverleaf Mall permanently closed in 2008.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stonebridge_Shopping_Center

## Anchors

Vacant, JCPenney, Sears, Thalhimers

## Parties

- Chesterfield County — owner (from text) (2005–2011)

## Timeline

- 1972: Opened
- 1973: anchor added
- 2000: anchor closed
- 2001: anchor closed
- 2003: anchor closed
- 2008: closed
- 2009: Retrofit: redevelop
- 2011: demolished

## Deals and debt

- 2005 sale:  Chesterfield County ← previous owner  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stonebridge_Shopping_Center

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

Stonebridge Shopping Center, formerly Cloverleaf Mall, was a shopping mall located in Chesterfield County, Virginia on U.S. Route 60 just west of State Route 150. The mall opened in 1972 and featured two anchor stores, JCPenney, and Sears. A third anchor, Thalhimers, opened a year later.

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

## Sources

- Quoted support for year_closed — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stonebridge_Shopping_Center
- Esri StoryMaps: Closed_US_Malls feature layer (2014) — https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=6869fc5bfb3f4757954ef7a9e9ccbebf (2014-10-02)
- Retrofitting Suburbia Interactive Mall Map (ArcGIS web map ce33ab26…) — https://www.arcgis.com/apps/mapviewer/index.html?webmap=ce33ab2637374aab862b8a23847f620f (2021-01-20)

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Cloverleaf Mall, Richmond, VA." Record m-3b6b5f47cc, release 2026-10-20, tier curated. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/va/richmond-cloverleaf-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_richmondcloverleafmall,
  title = {Cloverleaf Mall, Richmond, VA},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/va/richmond-cloverleaf-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-3b6b5f47cc, release 2026-10-20, tier: curated. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-20}
}
```

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.