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Malls · Virginia

Seven Corners Shopping Center

Imported, unreviewedRedevelopedOperatingSeven Corners, VA

Seven Corners opened 1956 as VA’s largest regional mall, became an outdoor power center in 1997, and now awaits redevelopment. · summary, model-written

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Seven Corners Shopping Center
Exterior view of a strip center with visible storefronts and parking lot. · verified by a vision model. Photo: Mdy66, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Site profile13 elements · what this site is built with · tap a chip for the evidence

Finance and pipeline
Website aliveThis site: …http://www.saulcenters.com overture / http check · all sites with this
Place
100k+ jobs within 45 min by transitThis site: 572,789 epa-walkability · all sites with this
15-minute neighbourhood (5+ of 6 daily needs within 800 m)This site: 6/6 openstreetmap · all sites with this
200+ tax-credit housing units within 1 kmThis site: 563 units in 4 properties hud-lihtc · all sites with this
3+ other atlas sites within 10 kmThis site: 19 within 10 km computed · all sites with this
Bike network nearbyThis site: 13 ways openstreetmap · all sites with this
County lost 10%+ of retail establishments since 2012This site: -10% census-cbp · all sites with this
County typical rent $2,000+This site: $2,507/mo zillow · all sites with this
Grocery within 800 mThis site: 13 stores openstreetmap · all sites with this
High social vulnerability tract (SVI ≥ 0.75)This site: 0.96 cdc-svi · all sites with this
Walkable block group (EPA ≥ 12)This site: …index 17.2 epa-walkability · all sites with this
Strategy
RedevelopedThis site: …outdoor shopping center and big-box style power center extraction · all sites with this
New use
Retail (continued)This site: …outdoor shopping center and big-box style power center extraction · all sites with this

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Now

StatusOperatingextracted, unreviewed
documented
It is currently managed by Saul Centers of Bethesda, Maryland.

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StrategyRedevelopedextracted, unreviewed
documented
There are plans to replace the center with a thoroughly new development.

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What is there nowoutdoor shopping center and big-box style power centerextracted, unreviewed
documented
Seven Corners converted into an outdoor shopping center and replaced with a big-box style power center

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History and original facts

Now called / also known asSeven Corners Center
Opened1956Esri 2014 layer
Acres29.0extracted, unreviewed
documented
on a 29-acre (120,000 m2) parcel

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Gross leasable area567,994 sq ftEsri 2014 layer reported
Stores at peak37Esri 2014 layer reported
Original developerKass-Berger of Washington, D.C.extracted, unreviewed
documented
developed by Kass-Berger of Washington, D.C.

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AnchorsWoodward & Lothrop, Julius Garfinckel & Co.
AddressArlington Blvd. & Leesburg Pike
CountyFairfax
Census division5 · South Atlantic
NotesWikipedia categories: Demolished shopping malls in the United States

Not yet recorded: retrofit year. Know it? Tell us.

Planning

No zoning change, subsidy or policy tool recorded for this site.

Securitised debt and public filers

Filings (2001 to date) that name “Seven Corners Shopping Center” and “Seven Corners” (13 hits, first 13 sampled, 1 other filers such as tenants left out). No commercial-mortgage trust names this mall in the sample, which does not rule out a securitised loan. Text matches, not a title search. Open the search · all trusts.

KindFilerFilingsDatesForms
Public owner (weak)SAUL CENTERS INC (BFS, BFS-PD, BFS-PE)122011-03-04 to 2015-03-0610-Q 5, 10-K 5, 8-K 1, 10-K/A 1

Before and after

Before: the mall

Site29 acresquote
Enclosedyesquote

After: the retrofit

Nothing extracted yet.

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Site context

FEMA flood zoneX · AREA OF MINIMAL FLOOD HAZARDFEMA NFHL
EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m12: CVS PHARMACY #1388; ENTERPRISE RENT A CAR - 6286C ARLINGTON BLVD; GOLDEN SWAN CLEANING CTR; HOME DEPOT STORE #4608; RWG COPORATION T/A SEVEN CORNERS SUNOCOEPA FRS
Census tract 510594515015,690 people, 11,578 per sq mi; median household income $92,031; median gross rent $1,658; 40% renters; 0.0% vacant units; 10.7% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year
Walkability (EPA, block group)index 17.2 of 20; 208 intersections per sq mi; nearest transit stop 323 m; land-use mix 0.81; 250,415 jobs within 45 min by car, 572,789 by transit; 19% of households without a carEPA Smart Location
Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m)6 of 6 daily needs: 13 grocers, 1 schools, 15 parks or playgrounds, 33 health, 5 civic, 79 food and drink; 13 cycleway segments, 173 sidewalk-tagged segmentsOpenStreetMap
Opportunity ZonenoHUD
Housing permits, Fairfax County (VA), 20241,829 units in 5+ unit buildings, 0 in 2–4, 1,032 single-family; 2023: 2,042 in 5+Census BPS
Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract)overall percentile 0.96; socioeconomic 0.92; housing and transport 0.98; 32% below 150% of poverty; 9% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR
Other atlas sites nearby19 within 10 km, 62 within 25 km: Eden Center (2.3 km); Ballston Commons (3.7 km); Parkington Shopping Center (3.8 km); Skyline Mall (3.9 km); Cherry Hill Apartments (4.9 km)computed
Overture Mapsplace Seven Corners Center (shopping_mall, confidence 0.77, from Foursquare, Overture, Overture-signals); building footprint 13,143 m², 8.09811019897461 mOverture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0)
Website and socialwww.saulcenters.com (alive); archived 2000–2026 (Wayback)Overture / Internet Archive
Attention: Wikipedia page views49,680 since 2015; 3,723 in the last 12 months (-10% vs the prior 12); peak 2025-12 with 693Wikimedia
Tract change 2013–2023population +11% (5,139 → 5,690); median income +48% ($62,225 → $92,031); renters 56% → 40%; median home value +54% ($237,900 → $366,700)Census ACS 5-year
Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract)very low overall (score 9.2); expected annual loss $539,278; community resilience relatively moderateFEMA NRI
Tax-credit housing within 1 km4 LIHTC properties, 563 units: East Falls (305 units); Patrick Henry (110 units); Hollybrooke Ii (98 units)HUD LIHTC
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)49,323 jobs in 2,426 establishments; average annual pay $51,506; employment location quotient 0.79; employment +0.8% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 20221,750 jobs; 605 in retail trade, 283 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 51059451501)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 53rd income percentile as adults; -0.1% incarcerated at the 2010 count (892 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; poverty rate 19.1%; median family income $70,352; 310 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
SchoolsFairfax County Public Schools (PK-12); 4 public schools within 1 mile: Ashlawn Elementary; Arlington Traditional; Justice High; Bailey's Upper Elementary School for the Arts and SciencesNCES EDGE
Elevation371 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025780 county-logged events: 386 thunderstorm wind, 246 flood, 103 flash flood, 39 hail; $4,587,000 property damage reported; 2 direct deaths; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 22044, 2026-09median list price $563,750 (-34.6% on the year); 37 active listings; median 46 days on market; 22% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 20232,457 establishments (-10%); 49,386 jobs (-1%)Census CBP
Housing market in the countytypical home value $756,212 (+1% 1 yr, +17% 5 yr); typical rent $2,507/mo (+1% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
House price index, tract, 2024342 (2000 = 100); +11.3% 1 yr, +23% 5 yr, +38% 10 yrFHFA
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)13,531 vehicles a day on 613 (principal arterial, 4 lanes); 350 trucks; 8 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS
Site metrics19,586 sq ft GLA per acre; FAR 0.45computed

Summary, model-written

Seven Corners Shopping Center opened in 1956 as the first major regional mall in suburban Washington, D.C., and was Virginia’s largest shopping center at the time. In 1997 it was converted to an outdoor power center, and it continues to operate in that format today, with plans noted to replace it with a new development.

Why. not stated in the record

Where it stands. Currently operating as an outdoor power center, with ownership attributed to Kass-Berger (since 1956) and Saul Centers per the record.

For a planner

  • Precedent: the 1997 conversion to an outdoor power center shows a redevelopment path for the site.
  • Policy tool: the record lists the site’s strategy as "redevelop," indicating planned reuse.
  • Open question: what specific entitlements, zoning approvals, and community input are required for the proposed new development?

For a developer

  • Site size: 29 acres with 567,994 sf GLA and a FAR of 0.45.
  • Control: ownership split between Kass-Berger (since 1956) and Saul Centers.
  • Entitlement stage: not detailed in the record; a redevelopment strategy is noted but approvals are unknown.
  • Market signals: opportunity score 0.0, with reasons citing existing retrofit, 29‑acre size, and median rent $2,230.

What we do not know yet

  • Exact ownership timeline and current controlling entity are unclear from the record.
  • Details on anchor tenant losses, competition, or debt that prompted the 1997 conversion are not provided.
  • Zoning, entitlement status, and any required approvals for the planned new development are missing.
  • Environmental constraints (flood risk, transit access, hazards) are not described in the context layers.
  • The record is marked "draft" and some fields are model‑extracted, raising verification concerns.

Generated by nvidia/nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b on NVIDIA API via Hermes CT from the fields, parcels, deals and context layers on this page, with no outside knowledge. It is regenerated when the record changes and has not been checked by a person. How it is made.

Similar sites

  • Northgate Mall, Seattle, WA · Malls · similar size (40 acres); opened 1950; same strategy: redevelop
  • Cottonwood Mall site, Holladay, UT · Malls · similar GLA (730,000 sq ft); opened 1962; same strategy: redevelop
  • Ballston Commons, Arlington, VA · Malls · opened 1951; same strategy: redevelop; also in VA
  • Latham Circle Mall, Latham, NY · Malls · similar GLA (635,000 sq ft); opened 1957; same strategy: redevelop

Elsewhere on the web

Retail history: Seven Corners Center 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

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Multifamily screen

  • retrofit already built
  • 29 acres
  • median rent $2,230

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

Background

Seven Corners Shopping Center was the first major shopping center to open in suburban Washington, D.C. It is located in Seven Corners, Fairfax County, Virginia. At its opening in 1956, it was the largest regional shopping center in Virginia. The backsplit two-story mall structure was revamped in the mid-1990s as a dual ground level power center. There are plans to replace the center with a thoroughly new development.

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

Timeline

  1. 1956 Opened (Wikidata)
  2. 1956 Opened
  3. 1997 Converted to outdoor power center
  4. 2002 Beltway sniper attack

Sources

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