# Pembroke Square

Virginia Beach, VA · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-713579e2ff` · release 2026-10-20

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## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | under construction | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | hotel, housing, entertainment | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | Under construction with Target and Kohl's remaining open; planned hotel, senior living, apartments, and entertainment. | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1966 | reported · Wikipedia |
| Closed | 2022 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Planning notes | The new development, scheduled to be completed in 2024, will include a hotel, senior living, and apartments. | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_closed**: “In December 2021, the mall announced that the 48 remaining tenants must vacate by the end of January 2022, as part of a $200 million redevelopment deal.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pembroke_Square_(Virginia)
- **after_notes**: “The new development, scheduled to be completed in 2024, will include a hotel, senior living, and apartments. Target and Kohl's currently remain open during construction.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pembroke_Square_(Virginia)
- **status**: “Target and Kohl's currently remain open during construction.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pembroke_Square_(Virginia)
- **strategy**: “In 2003, the mall's management embarked on a mall-wide redevelopment.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pembroke_Square_(Virginia)

## Anchors

Sears, Kohl's, Target, Nordstrom Rack, The Fresh Market, DraftCade, Miller & Rhoads, Rices Nachmans

## Timeline

- 1965: Construction began
- 1966: Opened (Wikidata)
- 1966: Opened as Pembroke Mall
- 1981: Expansion added Rices Nachmans as third anchor
- 1990: Miller & Rhoads closed
- 2002: Dillard's closed
- 2003: Mall-wide redevelopment began
- 2006: Northern wing demolished
- 2018: Sears closing announced
- 2021: Redevelopment announced, tenants to vacate
- 2022: Renamed Pembroke Square

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

Pembroke Square is a mixed-use retail development located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States. It was opened in March 1966 as Pembroke Mall the first shopping mall in the Hampton Roads metro area. It comprised more than 48 stores, including anchor stores Target, Kohl's, Nordstrom Rack, The Fresh Market, and DraftCade.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pembroke_Square_(Virginia)

## Sources

- Quoted support for year_closed — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pembroke_Square_(Virginia)

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Pembroke Square, Virginia Beach, VA." Record m-713579e2ff, release 2026-10-20, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/va/virginia-beach-pembroke-square/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_virginiabeachpembrokesquare,
  title = {Pembroke Square, Virginia Beach, VA},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/va/virginia-beach-pembroke-square/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-713579e2ff, 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}
}
```

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.