Retrofit Atlas

Malls · Georgia

Cobb Ctr Mall

From the authors' mapRegreenedPartly retrofittedSmyrna, GA

Opened 1963. Partial Regreened in 2004. Owner of record Cobb Village LLC.

Status nowPartly retrofittedauthors' map reported
Owner of recordCobb Village LLCcounty assessor, 2026-10-15 reported
Site size23.84 acres (parcels)county assessor reported
Retrofit year2004authors' map reported
Walkability15.3 of 20 · 15-minute 5 of 6EPA, OpenStreetMap
Rail within 800 mNoOpenStreetMap, HUD
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Cobb Ctr Mall
Exterior view of a former shopping center with empty parking lot and surrounding trees. · verified by a vision model. Photo: Etittle1978 at English Wikipedia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Site profile14 elements · what this retrofit is built with · tap a chip for the evidence

Finance and pipeline
On FacebookThis site: …https://www.facebook.com/110317845687170 overture · all sites with this
Website aliveThis site: …http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cobb_Center overture / http check · all sites with this
Ownership
Single-purpose entityThis site: CHARTER DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LLC county-parcels · all sites with this
Place
15-minute neighbourhood (5+ of 6 daily needs within 800 m)This site: 5/6 openstreetmap · all sites with this
30,000+ vehicles a day on an adjacent roadThis site: 30,800 on 280 fhwa-hpms · all sites with this
Grocery within 800 mThis site: 7 stores openstreetmap · all sites with this
High social vulnerability tract (SVI ≥ 0.75)This site: 0.97 cdc-svi · all sites with this
High tornado riskThis site: Relatively High fema-nri · all sites with this
Lower-income tract (< $50k)This site: $49,449 census-acs · all sites with this
Renter-majority tractThis site: 65% census-acs · all sites with this
Tract house prices doubled in 10 yearsThis site: +141% fhfa · all sites with this
Walkable block group (EPA ≥ 12)This site: …index 15.3 epa-walkability · all sites with this
Strategy
RegreenedThis site: Partial regreening, park record · all sites with this
New use
Park and open spaceThis site: Partial regreening, park arcgis-webmap · all sites with this

All elements and lists · Trends

From the authors' map

GA, Smyrna: Cobb Ctr Mall, 2004
• Partial regreening, park

Now

StatusPartly retrofittedauthors' map reported
StrategyPartial RegreenedWikidata reported
What is there nowPartial regreening, parkauthors' map reported
Retrofit year2004authors' map reported
Owner of recordCobb Village LLCcounty assessor reported

Parcels, tax and title

Parcels within 40 m of the site point, as published by the county (layer); county terms apply; unverified here. Mortgages, liens and deeds are recorder records, not assessor data: Cobb County Clerk of Superior Court (GSCCCA).
ParcelOwner of recordAcresUse · zoningValue (appraised · assessed · taxable)Last sale · deed
all 25 county fields
ACRES21.07
FMV_LAND3390480.0
FMV_BLDG2954820.0
FMV_TOTAL6345300.0
ASV_LAND1356192.0
ASV_BLDG1181928.0
ASV_TOTAL2538120.0
PIN17030100140
NBHDSUBD_ID19C06
HAS_MULTIUNITN
ST_NUMBER2148
PARID17030100140
SITUS_ADDR2148 S COBB DR
OWNER_NAM1COBB VILLAGE LLC
OWNER_ADDR 1649 INTERNATIONAL CT
OWNER_CITYNORCROSS
OWNER_STATGA
OWNER_ZIP30093
TAXDIST6
CLASSC5
Cobb Village LLC
1649 INTERNATIONAL CT		21.1C5$6.3M (appraised)
assessed $2.5M		—
all 27 county fields
ACRE_DEEDED1.66
LAND_SQFT72309.6
ACRES1.66
FMV_LAND531390.0
FMV_BLDG3035350.0
FMV_TOTAL3566740.0
ASV_LAND212556.0
ASV_BLDG1214140.0
PIN17030100130
NBHDSUBD_ID19C
HAS_MULTIUNITN
ST_NUMBER2144
PARID17030100130
SITUS_ADDR2144 S COBB DR
OWNER_NAM1CHARTER DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LLC
OWNER_ADDR 3850 BROADMOOR ST SE
OWNER_CITYGRAND RAPIDS
OWNER_STATMI
OWNER_ZIP49512
TAXDIST6
CLASSE6
Charter Development Company LLC
3850 BROADMOOR ST SE		1.7E6$3.6M (appraised)
assessed $0		—
all 27 county fields
ACRE_DEEDED1.11
LAND_SQFT48351.6
ACRES1.11
FMV_LAND647430.0
FMV_BLDG5235400.0
FMV_TOTAL5882830.0
ASV_LAND258972.0
ASV_BLDG2094160.0
ASV_TOTAL2353132.0
PIN17030100270
NBHDSUBD_ID19C
HAS_MULTIUNITN
ST_NUMBER2140
PARID17030100270
SITUS_ADDR2140 S COBB DR
OWNER_NAM1BRIH COBB CENTER PARTNERS II LLC
OWNER_ADDR 3016 N DECATUR RD
OWNER_CITYSCOTTDALE
OWNER_STATGA
OWNER_ZIP30079
TAXDIST6
CLASSC4
Brih Cobb Center Partners II LLC
3016 N DECATUR RD		1.1C4$5.9M (appraised)
assessed $2.4M		—
Total23.8$15.8M

Site context

Transit within 800 mno rail stationOpenStreetMap
FEMA flood zoneX · AREA OF MINIMAL FLOOD HAZARDFEMA NFHL
EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m5: GOODYEAR TIRE AND RUBBER CO; HOND-A-MOTIVE; LACEOLA WOODS WMR; MINIT-LUBE #1154; POOLE PLAZAEPA FRS
Census tract 130670310048,725 people, 5,424 per sq mi; median household income $49,449; median gross rent $1,315; 65% renters; 10.8% vacant units; 7.4% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year
Walkability (EPA, block group)index 15.3 of 20; 107 intersections per sq mi; nearest transit stop 243 m; land-use mix 0.52; 96,683 jobs within 45 min by car, 60,743 by transit; 14% of households without a carEPA Smart Location
Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m)5 of 6 daily needs: 7 grocers, 0 schools, 8 parks or playgrounds, 1 health, 1 civic, 6 food and drink; 0 cycleway segments, 36 sidewalk-tagged segmentsOpenStreetMap
Opportunity ZonenoHUD
Housing permits, Cobb County (GA), 2024389 units in 5+ unit buildings, 72 in 2–4, 1,143 single-family; 2023: 1,673 in 5+Census BPS
Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract)overall percentile 0.97; socioeconomic 0.94; housing and transport 0.77; 35% below 150% of poverty; 17% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR
Other atlas sites nearby2 within 10 km, 49 within 25 km: East Cobb Walk (5.9 km); Cobb Convention Center-Atlanta (7.3 km)computed
Overture Mapsplace Cobb Center Shopping Center (shopping_mall, confidence 0.92, from Overture, Overture-signals, meta); building footprint 10,680 m², 5.974271774291992 mOverture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0)
Website and socialen.wikipedia.org (alive); archived 2003–2025 (Wayback) · social: facebookOverture / Internet Archive
Attention: Wikipedia page views24,789 since 2015; 1,982 in the last 12 months (-3% vs the prior 12); peak 2017-06 with 377Wikimedia
Tract change 2013–2023population +9% (8,028 → 8,725); median income +30% ($38,137 → $49,449); renters 57% → 65%; median home value +97% ($109,800 → $216,400)Census ACS 5-year
Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract)relatively moderate overall (score 58.1); expected annual loss $1.3M; high: tornado, cold wave, lightning; community resilience relatively lowFEMA NRI
Tax-credit housing within 1 km1 LIHTC properties, 186 units: Harmony Meadows Apartments (186 units)HUD LIHTC
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)39,512 jobs in 2,399 establishments; average annual pay $49,735; employment location quotient 1.05; employment -1.6% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 2022716 jobs; 84 in retail trade, 46 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 13067031004)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 34th income percentile as adults; 2.9% incarcerated at the 2010 count (1,694 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; 0% of residents more than 1 mile from a supermarket; poverty rate 21.0%; median family income $40,000; 767 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
SchoolsCobb County School District (PK-12); 4 public schools within 1 mile: International Academy of Smyrna; Belmont Hills Elementary School; LaBelle Elementary School; Green Acres Elementary SchoolNCES EDGE
Elevation1,052 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025107 county-logged events: 70 thunderstorm wind, 19 hail, 11 flash flood, 4 tornado; $2,436,000 property damage reported; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 30080, 2026-09median list price $480,000 (+0.2% on the year); 233 active listings; median 64 days on market; 25% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 20232,309 establishments (+4%); 41,387 jobs (+16%)Census CBP
Housing market in the countytypical home value $421,940 (-2% 1 yr, +18% 5 yr); typical rent $1,762/mo (+2% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
House price index, tract, 2025434 (2000 = 100); +4.1% 1 yr, +60% 5 yr, +141% 10 yrFHFA
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)30,800 vehicles a day on 280 (minor arterial, 6 lanes); 40 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

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  • Midtown Plaza, Rochester, NY · Malls · opened 1962; same strategy: regreen
  • Montgomery Mall, Montgomery, AL · Malls · opened 1970; same strategy: regreen
  • Turfland Mall, Lexington, KY · Malls · opened 1967; same strategy: regreen

Elsewhere on the web

Retail history: Cobb Center Mall on DeadMalls.com photos, field notes and visitor memories since 2000; matched by name and city; nothing copied here

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Multifamily screen

  • retrofit already built
  • county grew 3.2% 2018–23
  • median rent $1,640

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

Now called / also known asCobb Center
Opened1963Wikidata
CountyCobb County
Census division5 · South Atlantic
NotesWikipedia categories: Demolished shopping malls in the United States

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

Background

Cobb Center Mall was a shopping mall in Smyrna, Georgia, United States. It was the second mall built in Georgia, and opened on August 15, 1963.

Excerpt from Wikipedia (authors and history), CC BY-SA 4.0. May be older than the record above.

Timeline

  1. 1963 Opened
  2. 2004 Retrofit: regreen

Sources

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