Malls · West Virginia

Foxcroft Towne Center at Martinsburg

Imported, unreviewedPartial RedevelopedPartly retrofittedMartinsburg, WV

Opened 1991. Closed 2016. Partial Redeveloped.

Status nowPartly retrofittedextracted, unreviewed

documented

This was demolished, leaving The Bon-Ton, JCPenney, and Walmart.

en.wikipedia.org

What it becameretail, hotelextracted, unreviewed reported

Site size552,000 sq ft GLAEsri 2014 layer reported

Walkability8.7 of 20 · 15-minute 4 of 6EPA, OpenStreetMap

Rail within 800 mNo · Opportunity ZoneOpenStreetMap, HUD

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Foxcroft Towne Center at Martinsburg — Exterior view of a shopping center entrance with signage and landscaping. · verified by a vision model. Photo: Mike Kalasnik from Oakville, CT, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

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Former anchors

JCPenney

This site: JCPenney wikipedia · all sites with this

Sears

This site: Sears wikipedia · all sites with this

Finance and pipeline

On Facebook

This site: …https://www.facebook.com/113001125421031 overture · all sites with this

Ownership

Public body

This site: Mountain State University county-parcels · all sites with this

Place

30,000+ vehicles a day on an adjacent road

This site: 70,500 on Interstate 81 NB fhwa-hpms · all sites with this

Fast-growing county (8%+ 2018–23)

This site: 11% census-acs · all sites with this

Grocery within 800 m

This site: 5 stores openstreetmap · all sites with this

High social vulnerability tract (SVI ≥ 0.75)

This site: 0.83 cdc-svi · all sites with this

Interstate or freeway within 600 m

This site: Interstate 81 NB fhwa-hpms · all sites with this

Lower-income tract (< $50k)

This site: $47,670 census-acs · all sites with this

Opportunity Zone

This site: 54003971700 hud-oz · all sites with this

Strategy

Redeveloped

This site: The anchors are Walmart, Hobby Lobby, and Grand Home Furnishings. extraction · all sites with this

New use

Hotel

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

Retail (continued)

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

All elements and lists · Trends

Now

Status	Partly retrofittedextracted, unreviewed documented This was demolished, leaving The Bon-Ton, JCPenney, and Walmart. en.wikipedia.org
Strategy	Partial Redevelopedextracted, unreviewed documented The property was redeveloped into an outdoor shopping center. en.wikipedia.org
New uses	retail, hotelextracted, unreviewed reported
What is there now	The anchors are Walmart, Hobby Lobby, and Grand Home Furnishings.extracted, unreviewed documented The anchors are Walmart, Hobby Lobby, and Grand Home Furnishings. en.wikipedia.org
Developer	Paramount Development Cooperationextracted, unreviewed

Links out

Every link is built from an id this record holds (parcel number, filer CIK, Wikidata item, Census tract, coordinates) or from the name and city typed into a search. Nothing here is a guessed address. Search links are marked search in their source note; commercial listing links are marked for search engines not to follow. Hover a link for why it is here.

Official records (5)

government and regulatory records for this site, built from ids on the record

Census tract 54003971700 profile (data.census.gov)from data.census.gov
Census tract 54003971700 on Census Reporterfrom censusreporter.org
Berkeley (54003) profile (data.census.gov)from data.census.gov
FEMA flood map (NFHL) at this point (search)from msc.fema.gov
EPA ECHO facilities within 1 milefrom echo.epa.gov

Reference (6)

encyclopedic and research references

Wikipedia articlefrom en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata item Q6777221from wikidata.org
Wikimedia Commons photos within 500 mfrom commons.wikimedia.org
Authors' map layer on ArcGISfrom arcgis.com
Retrofitting Suburbia (book site)from retrofittingsuburbia.com
Martinsburg, West Virginia on Wikipediafrom en.wikipedia.org

Place (8)

map and street views by coordinates

Google Mapsfrom google.com
Street Viewfrom google.com
Bing Mapsfrom bing.com
Apple Mapsfrom maps.apple.com
OpenStreetMapfrom openstreetmap.org
Walk Score at this pointfrom walkscore.com
Transitland mapfrom transit.land
USGS National Mapfrom apps.nationalmap.gov

Market (4)

listings and owner pages; commercial, so search engines are told not to follow

LoopNet: for sale in Martinsburg, WV (search)from city search
Crown American · company site (owner, Wikidata)from company site on record
PREIT · company site (owner, Wikidata)from company site on record
DeadMalls.com · Martinsburg Mallfrom deadmalls.com

News (2)

news searches and archived pages

Google News: “Foxcroft Towne Center at Martinsburg” (search)from name search
Bing News: “Foxcroft Towne Center at Martinsburg” (search)from name search

History and original facts

Now called / also known as	Martinsburg Mall
Opened	1991Esri 2014 layer
Closed	2016extracted, unreviewed documented On September 7, 2016, owners announced that the interior portion of the mall would close on November 1, 2016. en.wikipedia.org
Gross leasable area	552,000 sq ftEsri 2014 layer reported
Stores at peak	58Esri 2014 layer reported
Original developer	Crown Americanextracted, unreviewed documented Martinsburg Mall was developed and owned by Crown American. en.wikipedia.org
Anchors	JCPenney, Sears, Walmart, Hess's
Address	West King St. & I-81 (Exits 12 & 13)
County	Berkeley
Census division	5 · South Atlantic
Notes	Wikipedia categories: Demolished shopping malls in the United States

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

Planning

Entitlement year	2012extracted, unreviewed

Deals and debt

Date	Event	Price	Parties	Source
2013	Sold	—	Paramount Development Cooperation ← Mountain State University	Wikipedia
2010	Sold	—	Mountain State University ← Lightstone	Wikipedia
2004	Sold	—	Lightstone ← PREIT	Wikipedia

Site context

FEMA flood zone	X · AREA OF MINIMAL FLOOD HAZARDFEMA NFHL
EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m	14: CENTRAL PA EQUITIES 32, LLC; FOXCROFT TOWNE CENTER FITNESS CENTER; FOXCROFT TOWNE CENTER HOTEL TRU; GIANT FOOD STORE #6107; HOBBY LOBBYEPA FRS
Census tract 54003971700	6,281 people, 3,996 per sq mi; median household income $47,670; median gross rent $984; 40% renters; 9.6% vacant units; 0.9% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year
Walkability (EPA, block group)	index 8.7 of 20; 67 intersections per sq mi; no transit stop within the EPA search radius; land-use mix 0.78; 20,695 jobs within 45 min by car; 13% of households without a carEPA Smart Location
Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m)	4 of 6 daily needs: 5 grocers, 0 schools, 9 parks or playgrounds, 7 health, 0 civic, 33 food and drink; 4 cycleway segments, 0 sidewalk-tagged segmentsOpenStreetMap
Opportunity Zone	yes, tract 54003971700 (rural)HUD
Housing permits, Berkeley County (WV), 2024	16 units in 5+ unit buildings, 11 in 2–4, 1,433 single-family; 2023: 0 in 5+Census BPS
Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract)	overall percentile 0.83; socioeconomic 0.91; housing and transport 0.85; 33% below 150% of poverty; 13% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR
Overture Maps	place Foxcroft Towne Center at Martinsburg (shopping_mall, confidence 0.93, from Overture, Overture-signals, meta); building footprint 19,183 m², 3.933042049407959 mOverture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0)
Website and social	no website listed · social: facebookOverture / Internet Archive
Attention: Wikipedia page views	24,754 since 2015; 2,645 in the last 12 months (+32% vs the prior 12); peak 2026-09 with 687Wikimedia
Tract change 2013–2023	population +10% (5,705 → 6,281); median income +56% ($30,577 → $47,670); renters 55% → 40%; median home value +67% ($121,900 → $204,100)Census ACS 5-year
Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract)	relatively low overall (score 50.8); expected annual loss $1.3M; high: strong wind; community resilience relatively lowFEMA NRI
Tax-credit housing within 1 km	noneHUD LIHTC
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)	4,667 jobs in 292 establishments; average annual pay $33,170; employment location quotient 1.22; employment +1.0% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 2022	5,560 jobs; 1,365 in retail trade, 1,285 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 54003971700)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)	children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 35th income percentile as adults; 3.7% incarcerated at the 2010 count (638 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 27.2%; median family income $45,861; 521 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
Schools	Berkeley County School District (PK-12); 5 public schools within 1 mile: Martinsburg South Middle School; Martinsburg High School; Rosemont Elementary School; Winchester Avenue Elementary SchoolNCES EDGE
Elevation	501 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025	211 county-logged events: 99 thunderstorm wind, 77 flood, 27 hail, 5 flash flood; $478,500 property damage reported; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 25401, 2026-09	median list price $291,200 (+2.5% on the year); 43 active listings; median 47 days on market; 16% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023	244 establishments (-3%); 4,644 jobs (+15%)Census CBP
Housing market in the county	typical home value $321,823 (+4% 1 yr, +30% 5 yr); typical rent $1,757/mo (+4% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
House price index, tract, 2025	278 (2000 = 100); -8.7% 1 yr, +50% 5 yr, +71% 10 yrFHFA
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)	70,500 vehicles a day on Interstate 81 NB (Interstate, 6 lanes); 18,716 trucks; 14 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Opened in 1991 as a regional mall with anchors including Walmart, Hobby Lobby and Grand Home Furnishings, the site operated until 2008 when an $80.9 million debt default led to receivership. Ownership shifted to Mountain State University in 2010 and then to Paramount Development Cooperation in 2013; the interior was closed in November 2016 and the property has since been pursued for partial redevelopment into retail and hotel uses.

Why. The record shows a 2008 debt default and receivership as a primary financial stress, followed by successive ownership changes that preceded the 2016 interior closure. Specific anchor losses or competitive pressures are not stated in the record.

Where it stands. The site is currently in partial redevelopment status, controlled by Paramount Development Cooperation since its 2013 purchase.

For a planner

City approved a redevelopment plan for the former Sears in 2012 (entitlement_year).
The strategy is listed as redevelop with intended new uses of retail and hotel.
Open questions include the timing and scale of the hotel component and how remaining interior vacancy will be addressed.

For a developer

Site size: 552,000 sq ft GLA.
Control: Paramount Development Cooperation has owned the property since 2013.
Entitlement stage: city‑approved redevelopment plan (phase one) dating to 2012.
Context‑layer constraints (flood, transit, environment) are not stated in the record.
Market signals: large site, county grew 11.2% 2018‑23, but opp_score is 0.0 due to retrofit already built.

What we do not know yet

Exact post‑2016 anchor tenant changes and current vacancy levels are not detailed.
Floodplain, transit access, and environmental constraints are not mentioned in the record.
The verified field is 'draft', indicating the data may be model‑extracted and unreviewed.
Scope and timeline for the planned hotel use remain unspecified.
Ownership timeline after 2013 is clear, but any joint‑venture or financing arrangements are unknown.

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.

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Elsewhere on the web

Retail history: Martinsburg Mall on DeadMalls.com photos, field notes and visitor memories since 2000; matched by name and city; nothing copied here

Pages with photos

Dead Martinsburg Mall in Martinsburg, WV (Foxcroft Towne Center). - YouTube youtube.com

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Multifamily screen

retrofit already built
552,000 sq ft GLA (large site)
county grew 11.2% 2018–23

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

Background

Foxcroft Towne Center at Martinsburg was a regional shopping mall in Martinsburg, West Virginia, situated off of Interstate 81 and Route 45. It was a retail hub for the eastern panhandle of West Virginia. The property was redeveloped into an outdoor shopping center.

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

Timeline

1990 Construction began
1991 Opened (Wikidata)
1991 Mall opened
1995 Hess's converted to Bon-Ton
1998 Walmart expanded to Supercenter
2004 Lightstone purchased mall from PREIT
2008 Default on $80.9 million debt leading to receivership
2010 Mountain State University purchased the mall
2012 City approved redevelopment plan for former Sears (phase one)
2015 Name changed to Foxcroft Towne Center at Martinsburg
2016 Announced interior closure effective November 1, 2016

Sources

Wikipedia: Foxcroft Towne Center at Martinsburg · supports: after notes, original developer, status, strategy, year closed
15 quoted sentences
On September 7, 2016, owners announced that the interior portion of the mall would close on November 1, 2016.
Martinsburg Mall was developed and owned by Crown American.
The anchors are Walmart, Hobby Lobby, and Grand Home Furnishings.
This was demolished, leaving The Bon-Ton, JCPenney, and Walmart.
Esri StoryMaps: Closed_US_Malls feature layer (2014) · 2014-10-02

Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Foxcroft Towne Center at Martinsburg, Martinsburg, WV." Record m-ecec34e85f, imported, unreviewed. Built on the public Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/wv/martinsburg-foxcroft-towne-center-at-martinsburg/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

BibTeX

@misc{retrofitatlas_martinsburgfoxcrofttownecenteratmartinsb,
  title = {Foxcroft Towne Center at Martinsburg, Martinsburg, WV},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/wv/martinsburg-foxcroft-towne-center-at-martinsburg/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-ecec34e85f, 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}
}

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