Malls · Virginia

Williamsburg Outlet Mall

Imported, unreviewedRedevelopedDemolishedWilliamsburg, VA

Opened 1983. Closed 2013. Redeveloped in 2016.

Status nowDemolishedextracted, unreviewed

documented

Demolition started in 2014.

en.wikipedia.org

What it becameretailextracted, unreviewed reported

Retrofit year2016extracted, unreviewed reported

Walkability8.2 of 20EPA, OpenStreetMap

Rail within 800 mNoOpenStreetMap, HUD

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Place

County typical rent $2,000+

This site: $2,160/mo zillow · all sites with this

High inland flooding risk

This site: Relatively High fema-nri · all sites with this

High-income tract ($100k+)

This site: $105,634 census-acs · all sites with this

Interstate or freeway within 600 m

This site: 199 fhwa-hpms · all sites with this

Tract population up 25%+ since 2013

This site: +60% census-acs · all sites with this

Strategy

Redeveloped

This site: …a 131,000 square foot marketplace anchored by Harris Teeter and Walgreens extraction · all sites with this

New use

Retail (continued)

This site: …new_use field extraction · all sites with this

All elements and lists · Trends

Now

Status	Demolishedextracted, unreviewed documented Demolition started in 2014. en.wikipedia.org
Strategy	Redevelopedextracted, unreviewed documented A plan was made to replace it with a marketplace. en.wikipedia.org
New uses	retailextracted, unreviewed reported
What is there now	a 131,000 square foot marketplace anchored by Harris Teeter and Walgreensextracted, unreviewed documented The developer, a consortium of Vistacor, LLC and Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc., built a 131,000 square foot marketplace anchored by Harris Teeter and Walgreens. The project opened in 2016 and it cost $25 million. en.wikipedia.org
Retrofit year	2016extracted, unreviewed reported
Redeveloper	a consortium of Vistacor, LLC and Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc.extracted, unreviewed reported

Securitised debt and public filers

Filings (2001 to date) that name “Williamsburg Outlet Mall” and “Williamsburg” (7 hits, first 7 sampled, 2 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.

Kind	Filer	Filings	Dates	Forms
Public owner (weak)	Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc. (AHH, AHH-PA)	3	2014-05-15 to 2014-11-12	10-Q 3

Site context

Transit within 800 m	no rail stationOpenStreetMap
Motorway junctions within 2 km	junctionOpenStreetMap
FEMA flood zone	X · AREA OF MINIMAL FLOOD HAZARDFEMA NFHL
EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m	6: CASEY TOYOTA; EXXON CO U S A RA528364; EXXON CO USA #28364; LIGHTFOOT MARKETPLACE; SMITH MEMORIAL BAPTIST CHURCH PARKING LOT ADDITIONEPA FRS
Census tract 51095080402	10,361 people, 742 per sq mi; median household income $105,634; median gross rent $1,757; 10% renters; 6.4% vacant units; 0.0% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year
Walkability (EPA, block group)	index 8.2 of 20; 16 intersections per sq mi; no transit stop within the EPA search radius; land-use mix 0.67; 11,809 jobs within 45 min by car; 8% of households without a carEPA Smart Location
Opportunity Zone	noHUD
Housing permits, James City County (VA), 2024	24 units in 5+ unit buildings, 38 in 2–4, 296 single-family; 2023: 264 in 5+Census BPS
Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract)	overall percentile 0.26; socioeconomic 0.14; housing and transport 0.40; 10% below 150% of poverty; 4% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR
Other atlas sites nearby	1 within 10 km, 1 within 25 km: Quarterpath Road (at Tutters Neck Pond) (9.0 km)computed
Overture Maps	no place match; building footprint 5,205 m², 3.9603474140167236 mOverture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0)
Attention: Wikipedia page views	45,480 since 2015; 1,344 in the last 12 months (-35% vs the prior 12); peak 2018-08 with 1,364Wikimedia
Tract change 2013–2023	population +60% (6,493 → 10,361); median income +59% ($66,281 → $105,634); renters 21% → 10%; median home value +43% ($268,700 → $383,200)Census ACS 5-year
Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract)	relatively moderate overall (score 76.0); expected annual loss $2.8M; high: inland flooding, strong wind, drought, winter weather, lightning; community resilience very highFEMA NRI
Tax-credit housing within 1 km	noneHUD LIHTC
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)	3,622 jobs in 248 establishments; average annual pay $31,459; employment location quotient 1.20; employment -1.3% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 2022	2,694 jobs; 430 in retail trade, 315 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 51095080402)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)	children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 39th income percentile as adults; 3.3% incarcerated at the 2010 count (457 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights
Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract)	low-access at 1 mile, not low-income; 49% of residents more than 1 mile from a supermarket; poverty rate 11.7%; median family income $97,036; 141 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
Schools	James City County Public Schools (PK-12); 1 public school within 1 mile: Warhill HighNCES EDGE
Elevation	114 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025	116 county-logged events: 59 heavy rain, 40 thunderstorm wind, 11 flash flood, 3 flood; $426,500 property damage reported; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 23188, 2026-09	median list price $535,450 (-8.1% on the year); 259 active listings; median 42 days on market; 17% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023	261 establishments (-7%); 3,599 jobs (+1%)Census CBP
Housing market in the county	typical home value $484,205 (+2% 1 yr, +28% 5 yr); typical rent $2,160/mo (+6% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
House price index, tract, 2025	406 (2000 = 100); +2.9% 1 yr, +44% 5 yr, +62% 10 yrFHFA
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)	26,777 vehicles a day on 199 (freeway or expressway, 4 lanes); 763 trucks; 29 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Williamsburg Outlet Mall opened in 1983 as a 250,000‑square‑foot outlet center with 40 stores. It operated until 2013, after which demolition began in 2014 and a new 131,000‑square‑foot marketplace opened in 2016, anchored by Harris Teeter and Walgreens.

Why. not stated in the record

Where it stands. The site currently operates as a retail marketplace controlled by a consortium of Vistacor, LLC and Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc.

For a planner

The record shows a redevelopment strategy was pursued and completed by 2016.
Policy tools are not detailed in the record, but the retrofit was classified as ‘already built’ in the opportunity scoring.
Open questions include the reasons for the original closure and the long‑term market sustainability of the new marketplace.

For a developer

Original site size: 250,000 sf; post‑retrofit size: 131,000 sf marketplace.
Controlled by a consortium of Vistacor, LLC and Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc.
Entitlement stage: retrofit completed (year_retrofit 2016).
Context‑layer constraints (flood, transit, environment) are not specified in the record.
Market signals: opportunity score 5.0, citing retrofit already built, county growth 7.9% 2018‑23, and median rent $1,491.

What we do not know yet

The record does not state why the mall closed in 2013 (anchor loss, competition, debt, etc.).
Details on pre‑closure anchor tenants, lease terms, or financial obligations are missing.
Environmental or infrastructure constraints (flood risk, transit access, wetlands) are not provided.
Verification status is ‘draft’ and the data rely on extraction without noted review.
The opportunity score and its reasons are model‑derived and may not reflect current conditions.

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Elsewhere on the web

Pages with photos

Williamsburg Outlet Mall (Lightfoot) - All You Need to Know Before You ... tripadvisor.ca
Williamsburg Outlet Mall in Williamsburg, Virginia - Kid-friendly ... trekaroo.com

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Multifamily screen

retrofit already built
closed or demolished site (sourced)
county grew 7.9% 2018–23
median rent $1,491

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	1983extracted, unreviewed
Closed	2013extracted, unreviewed documented the mall closed in late 2013. en.wikipedia.org
Stores at peak	40extracted, unreviewed reported
County	James City County
Census division	5 · South Atlantic
Notes	Wikipedia categories: Demolished shopping malls in the United States

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Background

Williamsburg Outlet Mall, originally Outlets Ltd., was a 250,000-square-foot (23,000 m2) outlet shopping complex located in Williamsburg, Virginia. The shopping center had 40 stores. It opened in 1983.

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

Timeline

1983 Opened
2013 Closed
2014 Demolition started
2016 New marketplace opened

Sources

Wikipedia: Williamsburg Outlet Mall · supports: after notes, status, strategy, year closed, year opened
9 quoted sentences
It opened in 1983.
the mall closed in late 2013.
The developer, a consortium of Vistacor, LLC and Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc., built a 131,000 square foot marketplace anchored by Harris Teeter and Walgreens. The project opened in 2016 and it cost $25 million.
Demolition started in 2014.

Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Williamsburg Outlet Mall, Williamsburg, VA." Record m-e4c66cf1db, imported, unreviewed. Built on the public Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/va/williamsburg-williamsburg-outlet-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

BibTeX

@misc{retrofitatlas_williamsburgwilliamsburgoutletmall,
  title = {Williamsburg Outlet Mall, Williamsburg, VA},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/va/williamsburg-williamsburg-outlet-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-e4c66cf1db, 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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