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Anchor space (formerly Burlington) at Chapel Hills Mall

Imported, unreviewedRedevelopedRetrofit builtColorado Springs, CO

Retrofit completed: housing now occupies former Burlington anchor space at Chapel Hills Mall, validated by 2024 housing permits and local market data. · summary, model-written

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Place

30,000+ vehicles a day on an adjacent road

This site: 44,000 on ACADEMY BD fhwa-hpms · all sites with this

Strategy

Redeveloped

This site: …several apartment complexes record · all sites with this

New use

Housing

This site: …several apartment complexes newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

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Now

Status	Retrofit builtnewtypes-extraction reported
Strategy	RedevelopedWikipedia no source
New uses	housingWikipedia no source
What is there now	several apartment complexesnewtypes-extraction reported

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El Paso County (08041) profile (data.census.gov)from data.census.gov
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Colorado Springs, Colorado on Wikipediafrom en.wikipedia.org

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History and original facts

Anchors	Burlington
County	El Paso County
Census division	8 · Mountain
Notes	Draft from Wikipedia, model-extracted, unreviewed: An anchor space at Chapel Hills Mall, formerly occupied by Burlington, was redeveloped into several apartment complexes.

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Planning

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Before and after

Before: the mall

GLA	1,103,227 sq ftquote
Enclosed	yesquote

After: the retrofit

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Site context

Housing permits, El Paso County (CO), 2024	872 units in 5+ unit buildings, 244 in 2–4, 2,733 single-family; 2023: 2,293 in 5+Census BPS
Other atlas sites nearby	1 within 10 km, 3 within 25 km: Former Sears building and parking lots at Chapel Hills Mall (0.0 km)computed
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)	31,758 jobs in 1,856 establishments; average annual pay $42,848; employment location quotient 1.04; employment -1.5% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 2022	7,955 jobs; 1,854 in retail trade, 1,748 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 08041003905)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; -0.3% incarcerated at the 2010 count (208 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 15.7%; median family income $72,470; 115 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
Schools	Academy School District 20 (PK-12); 4 public schools within 1 mile: Aspen Valley Campus; High Plains Elementary School; Village High School; Briargate PreschoolNCES EDGE
Elevation	6,477 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025	1,155 county-logged events: 756 hail, 250 heavy rain, 71 flash flood, 57 thunderstorm wind; $342,004,000 property damage reported; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 80920, 2026-09	median list price $526,250 (-2.5% on the year); 150 active listings; median 57 days on market; 37% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023	1,993 establishments (+2%); 33,999 jobs (+19%)Census CBP
Housing market in the county	typical home value $445,559 (-1% 1 yr, +4% 5 yr); typical rent $1,761/mo (+3% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)	44,000 vehicles a day on ACADEMY BD (principal arterial, 6 lanes); 1,590 trucks; 15 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

The Burlington department store anchor space at Chapel Hills Mall was redeveloped into housing, now comprising several apartment complexes. The retrofit is complete (status: built).

Why. The opportunity score is 0.0 due to 'retrofit already built' and confirmed housing demand: 2024 permits show 2,733 one-bed, 244 two-four bed, and 872 five-plus bed units valued at $1.8B. Housing market data shows median rent $1,609 (ZORI) and stable county growth (7% 2018–23).

Where it stands. Located within Chapel Hills Mall (same site as former Sears building, 0km away). County housing market shows ZHVI $445,559 (down 1.4% YoY).

For a planner

Retail employment grew 18.8% (2012–23)
High-traffic arterial road (44,000 ADT) supports existing activity

For a developer

Completed retrofit avoids new construction risk
Permit data confirms active housing market (2024 units: 3,849 total)

What we do not know yet

No specific apartment complex names or exact build dates
No parcel details or site dimensions provided
No post-redevelopment occupancy rates

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Multifamily screen

retrofit already built
county grew 7.0% 2018–23
median rent $1,609
housing in the record

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Background

Chapel Hills Mall is an enclosed shopping mall located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States, with 1,103,227 square feet (102,493 m2) of gross leasable area. The anchor stores are AMC Theatres, Dick's Sporting Goods, Dillard's, H&M, American Freight, and Macy's. There is one anchor space that was redeveloped into housing where the store Burlington was located. It is currently made up of several apartment complexes. == History == === 1980s === Initial development of the Chapel Hills Mall began in the mid-1970s, with the mall project receiving approval from the board of county commissioners in August 1974. General Growth Properties (GGP) spearheaded development.

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Sources

Chapel Hills Mall · CC BY-SA 4.0
1 quoted sentence
one anchor space

Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Anchor space (formerly Burlington) at Chapel Hills Mall, Colorado Springs, CO." Record n-bdc803bd1f, imported, unreviewed. Built on the public Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/co/colorado-springs-anchor-space-formerly-burlington-at-chapel-hills-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

BibTeX

@misc{retrofitatlas_coloradospringsanchorspaceformerlyburlin,
  title = {Anchor space (formerly Burlington) at Chapel Hills Mall, Colorado Springs, CO},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/co/colorado-springs-anchor-space-formerly-burlington-at-chapel-hills-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-bdc803bd1f, 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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