{"id": "n-a1d1aa7474", "slug": "danville-former-sears-building", "type": "big-box", "name": "Former Sears building", "aka": [], "city": "Danville", "county": "Danville city", "state": "VA", "country": "US", "census_division": 5, "lat": 36.58799, "lon": -79.39167, "geocode_method": "nominatim-city", "address": null, "metro": null, "original_use": "Sears department store", "year_opened": null, "year_closed": null, "acres": null, "gla_sqft": 72836, "stores_peak": null, "levels": null, "original_developer": null, "original_architect": null, "before_notes": "Draft from wset.com, model-extracted, unreviewed: The former Sears building, a 72,836-square-foot big-box store opened in 1956 and closed in 1994, is under consideration for demolition and redevelopment into multifamily housing or retail use.", "strategy": ["redevelop"], "new_use": ["housing", "retail"], "share_retrofit": null, "status": "closed", "year_retrofit": null, "developer": null, "architect": null, "after_notes": null, "narrative": null, "narrative_license": null, "narrative_source": null, "zoning_change": null, "public_subsidy": null, "entitlement_year": null, "planning_notes": null, "wikidata_qid": null, "wikipedia": null, "osm_id": null, "verified": "draft", "verified_by": null, "last_verified": null, "last_updated": "2026-10-18", "created": "2026-10-18", "contributor_name": null, "contributor_org": null, "contributor_link": null, "international": 0, "county_fips": "51590", "opp_score": 15.0, "opp_reasons": ["closed or demolished per category only, +0 until sourced", "housing in the record"], "for_sale": 0, "distressed": 0, "url": "https://retrofitatlas.org/big-box/va/danville-former-sears-building/", "events": [], "sources": [{"id": 8688, "site_id": "n-a1d1aa7474", "url": "https://wset.com/news/local/danville-city-council-to-decide-future-of-former-sears-building-july-2026", "title": "Danville City Council to decide future of former Sears building - WSET", "publisher": "wset.com", "date": null, "quote": "former Sears building", "kind": "news", "license": null, "retrieved": "2026-10-18"}], "deals": [], "parties": [], "parcels": [], "context": {"assessment": {"what_happened": "Former Sears (72,836 sq ft) closed in Danville, VA. No active redevelopment permits recorded for this site (2023-2024 permits show 14 residential units total in city, not site-specific).", "why": "Proposed housing/retail use conflicts with declining local retail (8.4% fewer stores since 2012) and modest housing market (ZHVI down 1% YoY, but up 43.5% over 5 years). Peer projects (e.g., Fairfax office building, Sioux Falls Kmart) share redevelopment strategy but lack site-specific success metrics. Housing market data is current (2026-09), but no evidence of demand for this scale of conversion.", "where_it_stands": "Status: closed. Strategy: redevelop (housing/retail). Opportunity score: 15/100 (based on 'closed or demolished' status and housing mention only). No active permits or deals for this site. Peer comparisons show similar GLA/redevelopment focus but no proven outcomes.", "for_a_planner": ["Traffic: 17,060 ADT on principal arterial (4 lanes) near site.", "County retail jobs down 4.5% since 2012."], "for_a_developer": ["Housing market shows mixed signals (1% annual decline but strong 5-year growth).", "No active residential permits for this site despite proposed use.", "Peer projects scored 4.5-5.5/10; no data confirms success for this location."], "risks_and_unknowns": ["No demolition plan confirmed (record says 'closed or demolished per category only').", "No evidence of demand for housing/retail conversion at this scale.", "Housing market data is projected (2026-09), not current."], "data_quality": "good", "one_line": "Closed 72k sq ft Sears in Danville; proposed housing/retail but no active permits or market validation for this site.", "model": "qwen3-30b-a3b-64k:latest", "machine": "Dell 5820 RTX 3090 (Ollama, qwen3-30b-a3b)", "record_sha1": "05221a91b1af"}, "elevation": {"elevation_ft": 430.8, "resolution": 1, "source": "USGS EPQS (3DEP)", "retrieved": "2026-10-20"}, "food_access": {"tract10": "51590000500", "urban": 1, "lila_1_10": 0, "low_access_1mi": 0, "lapop1share": 0.190297679414673, "poverty_rate": 31.8858560794045, "median_family_income": 31050.0, "snap_households": 446.0, "pop2010": 1637.0, "source": "USDA ERS Food Access Research Atlas 2019 (ArcGIS copy)", "retrieved": "2026-10-20"}, "housing_market": {"zhvi": {"latest": 133231, "month": "2026-09", "change_1y": -0.01, "change_5y": 0.435}, "zori": {"latest": 1132, "month": "2026-09", "change_1y": 0.056, "change_5y": null}, "county_fips": "51590", "source": "Zillow Research (ZHVI, ZORI)"}, "jobs_lodes": {"tract20": "51590000500", "jobs": 3068, "retail_jobs": 103, "food_accommodation_jobs": 225, "year": 2022, "source": "Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022 (all jobs, primary and secondary), blocks summed to the 2020 tract", "retrieved": "2026-10-20"}, "listings": {"zip": "24541", "month": "202609", "median_listing_price": 255475, "median_listing_price_yy": -0.043, "active_listing_count": 129, "median_days_on_market": 96, "price_reduced_share": 0.144, "pending_ratio": 0.1673, "source": "Realtor.com Research, inventory core metrics by ZIP (ZCTA at the site point)", "retrieved": "2026-10-20"}, "opportunity": {"tract10": "51590000500", "kfr_p25": 0.285, "jail_p25": 0.0409, "kids_count": 367.1707, "commuting_zone": "Greensboro", "vintage": "children born 1978-83, outcomes measured 2014-15", "source": "Opportunity Insights, Opportunity Atlas (Chetty, Friedman, Hendren, Jones, Porter 2018)", "retrieved": "2026-10-20"}, "peers": {"peers": [{"id": "n-31898b39c8", "name": "Office building at 10340 Democracy Lane", "city": "Fairfax City", "state": "VA", "score": 5.5, "why": ["similar GLA (60,000 sq ft)", "same strategy: redevelop", "also in VA"]}, {"id": "n-ce8cae40a6", "name": "Former Kmart", "city": "Sioux Falls", "state": "SD", "score": 5.0, "why": ["similar GLA (92,000 sq ft)", "same strategy: redevelop"]}, {"id": "m-2ef8eb83f5", "name": "Fairfield Commons Mall", "city": "Glen Allen", "state": "VA", "score": 4.5, "why": ["same strategy: redevelop", "also in VA"]}, {"id": "m-19b309c013", "name": "Skyline Mall", "city": "Falls Church", "state": "VA", "score": 4.5, "why": ["same strategy: redevelop", "also in VA"]}, {"id": "n-4fa60e8b60", "name": "Billings Bridge Shopping Centre", "city": "Ottawa", "state": null, "score": 4.5, "why": ["similar GLA (65,750 sq ft)", "same strategy: redevelop"]}, {"id": "n-ca9a150fd4", "name": "Twelve Mile Crossing at Fountain Walk", "city": "Novi", "state": "MI", "score": 4.5, "why": ["similar GLA (60,000 sq ft)", "same strategy: redevelop"]}], "method": "size, era, strategy, status, type, state, distance"}, "permits": {"county": "Danville (Independent City)", "2024": {"units_1": 14, "units_2_4": 0, "units_5plus": 0, "value_total": 1626000}, "2023": {"units_1": 15, "units_2_4": 7, "units_5plus": 270, "value_total": 27550206}, "retrieved": "2026-10-18"}, "qcew_retail": {"county": "51590", "year": 2025, "establishments": 248, "employment": 3646, "avg_annual_pay": 32218, "lq_employment": 1.46, "employment_change_1y": -0.7, "source": "BLS QCEW 2025 annual, county, NAICS 44-45 retail trade, private", "retrieved": "2026-10-20"}, "retail_trend": {"2012": {"estab": 308, "emp": 4287}, "2023": {"estab": 282, "emp": 4094}, "estab_change": -0.084, "emp_change": -0.045, "county_fips": "51590"}, "schools": {"district": "Danville City Public Schools", "district_geoid": "5101110", "grades": "PK-12", "district_vintage": "SY2024-25", "public_schools_1mi": 4, "schools": ["W.W. 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