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Verona Community Center

Imported, unreviewedReinhabitedOperatingVerona, VA

Operating mixed-use retrofit (church/civic/healthcare) in growing VA market; peer projects confirm strategy; unknowns include exact 'other' use and parcel details. · summary, model-written

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Place
County lost 10%+ of retail establishments since 2012This site: -22% census-cbp · all sites with this
Strategy
ReinhabitedThis site: record · all sites with this
New use
Church and worshipThis site: …new_use field record · all sites with this
Civic and governmentThis site: …new_use field record · all sites with this

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Now

StatusOperatingWikipedia no source
StrategyReinhabitedWikipedia no source
New useschurch, civic, healthcare, otherWikipedia no source

Site context

Housing permits, Augusta County (VA), 202450 units in 5+ unit buildings, 7 in 2–4, 300 single-family; 2023: 0 in 5+Census BPS
Other atlas sites nearby0 within 10 km, 2 within 25 kmcomputed
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)2,115 jobs in 168 establishments; average annual pay $47,074; employment location quotient 0.69; employment +0.5% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 20225,444 jobs; 165 in retail trade, 219 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 51015070701)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 44th income percentile as adults; 2.2% incarcerated at the 2010 count (536 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; 64% of residents more than 1 mile from a supermarket; poverty rate 6.2%; median family income $79,143; 192 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
SchoolsAugusta County Public Schools (PK-12); 1 public school within 1 mile: Shenandoah Valley Juvenile Detention HomeNCES EDGE
Elevation1,280 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025286 county-logged events: 162 thunderstorm wind, 87 flood, 21 hail, 13 flash flood; $1,161,000 property damage reported; 1 direct deaths; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 24482, 2026-09median list price $327,323 (-5.1% on the year); 13 active listings; median 41 days on market; 40% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023166 establishments (-22%); 2,128 jobs (+5%)Census CBP
Housing market in the countytypical home value $369,272 (+6% 1 yr, +25% 5 yr); typical rent $1,637/mo (-0% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)12,874 vehicles a day on 11 (minor arterial, 4 lanes); 457 trucks; 40 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Former grocery store (original use) retrofitted under 'reinhabit' strategy, now operating as mixed-use (church, civic, healthcare, other).

Why. County housing market shows 5.6% annual growth (ZHVI $369k, 2026-09), with 4.0% population growth (2018–23). Peer projects in VA (e.g., Springfield Mall, Chesterfield Towne Center) use same strategy and scored 4.0–4.5.

Where it stands. Operating, verified as draft. County permits show $97M in 2024 construction (300 single-unit, 50+ multi-unit units).

For a planner

  • Housing growth aligns with retrofit strategy.
  • Peer projects confirm strategy viability in VA.
  • No parcel or address details provided.

For a developer

  • Mixed-use new use validated by peer projects.
  • Construction activity (2024 permits) indicates active development.
  • Unknown: Specific 'other' use, exact parcel boundaries, and full 'county grew 4.0%' timeframe.

What we do not know yet

  • 'Other' new use category unspecified.
  • County population growth rate (4.0%) lacks exact period.
  • No site-specific traffic data beyond road class (minor arterial).

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  • retrofit already built
  • county grew 4.0% 2018–23

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

CountyAugusta County
Census division5 · South Atlantic
NotesDraft from veronacommunitycenter.org, model-extracted, unreviewed: A former grocery store was turned into a community center offering free meals, showers, laundry, and space for health clinics, churches, and gatherings.

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