# Seven Corners Shopping Center

Seven Corners, VA · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-a4a41b3240` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/va/seven-corners-seven-corners-shopping-center/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-a4a41b3240.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-a4a41b3240.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-a4a41b3240

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | operating | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | outdoor shopping center and big-box style power center | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1956 | reported · Wikipedia |
| Acres | 29.0 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| GLA (sq ft) | 567994 | reported · Wikipedia |
| Stores at peak | 37 | reported · Wikipedia |
| Original developer | Kass-Berger of Washington, D.C. | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **acres**: “on a 29-acre (120,000 m2) parcel” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Corners_Shopping_Center
- **original_developer**: “developed by Kass-Berger of Washington, D.C.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Corners_Shopping_Center
- **after_notes**: “Seven Corners converted into an outdoor shopping center and replaced with a big-box style power center” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Corners_Shopping_Center
- **status**: “It is currently managed by Saul Centers of Bethesda, Maryland.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Corners_Shopping_Center
- **strategy**: “There are plans to replace the center with a thoroughly new development.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Corners_Shopping_Center
- **enclosed**: “most of the original enclosed mall had been removed or redeveloped” — extraction-deep:nvidia/nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b
- **site_acres**: “on a 29-acre (120,000 m2) parcel” — extraction-deep:nvidia/nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b

## Anchors

Woodward & Lothrop, Julius Garfinckel & Co.

## Parties

- Kass-Berger — owner (from text) (1956–)
- Saul Centers — owner (from text)

## Timeline

- 1956: Opened (Wikidata)
- 1956: Opened
- 1997: Converted to outdoor power center
- 2002: Beltway sniper attack

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

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.

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

## Sources

- Quoted support for acres — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Corners_Shopping_Center
- Esri StoryMaps: Closed_US_Malls feature layer (2014) — https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=6869fc5bfb3f4757954ef7a9e9ccbebf (2014-10-02)

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Seven Corners Shopping Center, Seven Corners, VA." Record m-a4a41b3240, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/va/seven-corners-seven-corners-shopping-center/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_sevencornerssevencornersshoppingcenter,
  title = {Seven Corners Shopping Center, Seven Corners, VA},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/va/seven-corners-seven-corners-shopping-center/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-a4a41b3240, 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.