Malls · Georgia
Regency Mall
Regency Mall opened 1978, closed 2002; current status unknown, 953k sq ft site in Augusta, GA awaiting redevelopment planning efforts. · summary, model-written
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On Facebook
This site: …https://www.facebook.com/129002263807671 overture · all sites with thisWebsite dead or redirecting
This site: …https://www.shopregency-mall.com/directory overture / http check · all sites with thisCar-dependent block group (EPA < 6)
This site: …index 5.2 epa-walkability · all sites with thisHigh social vulnerability tract (SVI ≥ 0.75)
This site: 0.86 cdc-svi · all sites with thisHigh tornado risk
This site: Relatively High fema-nri · all sites with thisLower-income tract (< $50k)
This site: $45,556 census-acs · all sites with thisTract house prices doubled in 10 years
This site: +101% fhfa · all sites with thisNow
| Status | Status not verifiedWikidata reported |
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Site context
| Transit within 800 m | no rail stationOpenStreetMap |
|---|---|
| FEMA flood zone | no NFHL polygon at point (unmapped or outside coverage)FEMA NFHL |
| EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m | 4: MONTGOMERY WARDS AUTOMOTIVE; PEP BOYS #43; RC07-000116, PI# 011388; REGENCY MALLEPA FRS |
| Census tract 13245010507 | 4,087 people, 1,544 per sq mi; median household income $45,556; median gross rent $967; 46% renters; 24.3% vacant units; 4.1% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year |
| Walkability (EPA, block group) | index 5.2 of 20; 28 intersections per sq mi; no transit stop within the EPA search radius; land-use mix 0.43; 35,865 jobs within 45 min by car; 2% of households without a carEPA Smart Location |
| Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m) | 3 of 6 daily needs: 0 grocers, 1 schools, 0 parks or playgrounds, 0 health, 2 civic, 3 food and drink; 0 cycleway segments, 4 sidewalk-tagged segmentsOpenStreetMap |
| Opportunity Zone | noHUD |
| Housing permits, Richmond County (GA), 2024 | 0 units in 5+ unit buildings, 0 in 2–4, 558 single-family; 2023: 0 in 5+Census BPS |
| Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract) | overall percentile 0.86; socioeconomic 0.90; housing and transport 0.43; 43% below 150% of poverty; 4% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR |
| Overture Maps | place Regency Mall (shopping_mall, confidence 0.81, from Overture, Overture-signals, meta); building footprint 42,375 m²Overture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0) |
| Website and social | www.shopregency-mall.com (down or redirecting, status 405); archived 2001–2025 (Wayback) · social: facebookOverture / Internet Archive |
| Tract change 2013–2023 | population -26% (5,526 → 4,087); median income +41% ($32,323 → $45,556); renters 44% → 46%; median home value +49% ($75,100 → $112,200)Census ACS 5-year |
| Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract) | relatively low overall (score 46.2); expected annual loss $1.2M; high: tornado, strong wind, lightning; community resilience relatively lowFEMA NRI |
| Tax-credit housing within 1 km | noneHUD LIHTC |
| Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW) | 10,412 jobs in 780 establishments; average annual pay $35,172; employment location quotient 1.01; employment +1.5% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private |
| Jobs located in the tract, 2022 | 637 jobs; 61 in retail trade, 72 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 13245010507)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; 3.8% incarcerated at the 2010 count (1,139 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); 35% of residents more than 1 mile from a supermarket; poverty rate 23.2%; median family income $42,346; 336 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS |
| Schools | Richmond County School District (PK-12); 0 public schools within 1 mileNCES EDGE |
| Elevation | 175 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP |
| Storm events in the county, 2016-2025 | 113 county-logged events: 69 thunderstorm wind, 26 hail, 8 heavy rain, 8 flash flood; $352,770 property damage reported; 1 direct deaths; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events |
| Homes for sale in ZIP 30904, 2026-09 | median list price $207,200 (+9.1% on the year); 113 active listings; median 82 days on market; 24% with a price cutRealtor.com Research |
| Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023 | 759 establishments (-7%); 10,200 jobs (-6%)Census CBP |
| Housing market in the county | typical home value $194,252 (+2% 1 yr, +26% 5 yr); typical rent $1,353/mo (+4% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research |
| House price index, tract, 2023 | 184 (2000 = 100); -0.0% 1 yr, +103% 5 yr, +101% 10 yrFHFA |
| Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024) | 18,700 vehicles a day on 1 (principal arterial, 6 lanes); 579 trucks; 40 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS |
Summary, model-written
Regency Mall opened in 1978 as Augusta's first shopping mall, anchored by J.B. White, Belk, Montgomery Ward, and Cullum's with a three-screen General Cinema theatre. It operated until 2002, after which its status became unknown. The record does not detail any subsequent reuse or demolition.
Why. not stated in the record
Where it stands. Current status is unknown and ownership is not specified in the record.
For a planner
- Limited historical data prevents assessment of prior reuse precedents.
- No policy tools or incentives documented in the record.
- Open questions include current ownership, zoning designation, and environmental conditions.
- Need updated land use and market analysis to inform planning decisions.
For a developer
- Site size: 953,524 sq ft GLA (large parcel).
- Control: unknown; no owner or managing entity identified.
- Entitlement stage: unknown; no permits or approvals recorded.
- Constraints: not described in the record (flood, transit, environment).
- Market signals: unavailable; no tract data or recent transactions noted.
What we do not know yet
- Current status (vacant, demolished, repurposed) is unknown.
- Ownership and controlling party are not identified.
- Reasons for closure and any anchor losses are not stated.
- Environmental, flood, and transit constraints are not documented.
- Fields such as status and verified flag are marked as draft, indicating potential unreviewed model extraction.
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: Regency Mall on DeadMalls.com photos, field notes and visitor memories since 2000; matched by name and city; nothing copied here
Pages with photos
- Use Regency Mall (Augusta, Georgia) youtube.com
- Regency Mall - Augusta, Georgia commons.wikimedia.org
- Sky City: Retail History: Regency Mall (Part 3): Augusta, GA skycity2.blogspot.com
- Abandoned Regency Mall in Augusta, Georgia - Abandoned Spaces abandonedspaces.com
- Photos: Regency Mall opens in Augusta on Jul… augustachronicle.com
- Regency Square Mall richmond.com
- Regency Mall (Augusta, Georgi… en.wikipedia.org
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Multifamily screen
- 953,524 sq ft GLA (large site)
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
| Opened | 1978Wikidata |
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| Gross leasable area | 953,524 sq ftEsri 2014 layer reported |
| Stores at peak | 139Esri 2014 layer reported |
| Anchors | General Cinema |
| Address | US 1, 278 & 78 |
| County | Richmond |
| Census division | 5 · South Atlantic |
| Notes | Wikipedia categories: Demolished shopping malls in the United States |
Not yet recorded: acres, original developer, what is there now, retrofit year. Know it? Tell us.
Background
Regency Mall was a major regional mall in South Augusta, Georgia, United States. Located at 1700 Gordon Highway, Regency Mall was open from 1978 to 2002. It was anchored by J.B. White, Belk, Montgomery Ward and Cullum's, and also featured a three-screen movie General Cinema theatre. Developed by the Edward J. DeBartolo Corporation, Regency Mall was Augusta's first shopping mall, opening one week before Augusta Mall.
Excerpt from Wikipedia (authors and history), CC BY-SA 4.0. May be older than the record above.
Timeline
- 1978 Opened (Wikidata)
Sources
- Esri StoryMaps: Closed_US_Malls feature layer (2014) · 2014-10-02
- Wikipedia: Regency Mall (Augusta, Georgia) · 2026-08-02 · CC BY-SA 4.0