Big boxes · North Carolina

Former Kmart (Elizabeth City)

Imported, unreviewedReinhabitedRetrofit builtElizabeth City, NC

Completed industrial retrofit (TCOM) on former Kmart; county growth context; no new opportunity (already built). · summary, model-written

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Former anchors

Kmart

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Strategy

Reinhabited

This site: …temporary operations for TCOM Corporation record · all sites with this

New use

Logistics and industrial

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Now

Status	Retrofit builtnewtypes-extraction reported
Strategy	ReinhabitedWikipedia no source
New uses	industrialWikipedia no source
What is there now	temporary operations for TCOM Corporationnewtypes-extraction reported
Redeveloper	TCOM Corporationnewtypes-extraction reported

Site context

Housing permits, Pasquotank County (NC), 2024	0 units in 5+ unit buildings, 0 in 2–4, 153 single-family; 2023: 0 in 5+Census BPS
Other atlas sites nearby	1 within 10 km, 1 within 25 km: Southgate Mall (2.1 km)computed
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)	2,544 jobs in 182 establishments; average annual pay $35,309; employment location quotient 1.62; employment +4.2% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 2022	1,736 jobs; 94 in retail trade, 109 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 37139960100)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)	children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 32th income percentile as adults; 3.4% incarcerated at the 2010 count (447 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights
Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract)	low-income, low-access tract (1 mile urban / 10 miles rural); 100% of residents more than 1 mile from a supermarket; poverty rate 37.9%; median family income $32,750; 308 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
Schools	Pasquotank County Schools (PK-12); 3 public schools within 1 mile: J C Sawyer Elementary; Sheep-Harney Elementary; P W Moore ElementaryNCES EDGE
Elevation	4 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025	68 county-logged events: 22 heavy rain, 21 thunderstorm wind, 15 flash flood, 4 flood; $397,000 property damage reported; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 27909, 2026-09	median list price $336,000 (-5.7% on the year); 204 active listings; median 67 days on market; 15% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023	179 establishments (-7%); 2,445 jobs (-2%)Census CBP
Housing market in the county	typical home value $264,204 (+1% 1 yr, +33% 5 yr); typical rent $1,457/mo (+4% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)	21,111 vehicles a day on US-158 (minor arterial, 4 lanes); 822 trucks; 36 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Former Kmart (Elizabeth City, NC) completed industrial retrofit under TCOM Corporation. Status: built. Strategy: reinhabit.

Why. Retrofit already built (per opp_reasons). County population grew 3.4% 2018–23. Traffic: US-158 minor arterial (21,111 ADT, 4 lanes).

Where it stands. TCOM uses site for temporary operations. No current tenant specified. Permits show $39M+ construction in 2023–2024.

For a planner

Peer sites in NC (e.g., Oak Hollow Mall, Midtown BioCenter) used same reinhabit strategy.
Housing market: ZHVI $264k (2026-09), +3.5% 1y growth.

For a developer

No new opportunity (opp_score 0.0).
Industrial use confirmed, but exact tenant/operations unknown (only 'temporary operations' noted).
Nearby: Southgate Mall (closed, 2.1km away).

What we do not know yet

Temporary operations status unclear (no end date or permanent tenant).
No details on industrial use type (e.g., warehouse, manufacturing).
Peer scores (5.0) reflect strategy match, not site-specific viability.

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retrofit already built
county grew 3.4% 2018–23

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History and original facts

Anchors	Kmart
County	Pasquotank County
Census division	5 · South Atlantic
Notes	Draft from Wikipedia, model-extracted, unreviewed: A former Kmart in Elizabeth City was temporarily reinhabited by TCOM Corporation for manufacturing operations in 1986.

Not yet recorded: acres, GLA, year opened, original developer, retrofit year. Know it? Tell us.

Timeline

1986 Used for temporary manufacturing operations by TCOM Corporation

Sources

Naval Air Station Weeksville · CC BY-SA 4.0
2 quoted sentences
a former Kmart
TCOM Corporation, relocated to Elizabeth City, conducting temporary operations in a former Kmart

Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Former Kmart, Elizabeth City, NC." Record n-5d95ad1074, imported, unreviewed. Built on the public Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed. https://retrofitatlas.org/big-box/nc/elizabeth-city-former-kmart/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

BibTeX

@misc{retrofitatlas_elizabethcityformerkmart,
  title = {Former Kmart, Elizabeth City, NC},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/big-box/nc/elizabeth-city-former-kmart/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-5d95ad1074, 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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