Retrofit Atlas

Malls · North Carolina

Westchester Mall (High Point)

From the authors' mapRedevelopedReinhabitedPartly retrofittedHigh Point, NC

Partial Redeveloped · Reinhabited in 1995. · from the fields below

Ask who owns this Download dossier (PDF) · early access Download record (JSON) API Share LinkedIn Correct this record

Solid = from the authors' map · outlined = public source · dashed = model-written, not yet reviewed by a person. Tap any value's source label to see where it came from. documented = a quoted excerpt (click to read it) · reported = a source named, no excerpt yet · no source.

Map view. No verified photo yet. Send one.

Site profile13 elements · what this retrofit is built with · tap a chip for the evidence

Finance and pipeline
On FacebookThis site: …https://www.facebook.com/1046463862038062 overture · all sites with this
Website dead or redirectingThis site: …http://www.providenceplacenc.com/ overture / http check · all sites with this
Place
15-minute neighbourhood (5+ of 6 daily needs within 800 m)This site: 6/6 openstreetmap · all sites with this
County permitting 2,000+ apartment units a yearThis site: 2,397 units, Guilford County census-bps · all sites with this
Grocery within 800 mThis site: 2 stores openstreetmap · all sites with this
High social vulnerability tract (SVI ≥ 0.75)This site: 0.99 cdc-svi · all sites with this
Lower-income tract (< $50k)This site: $47,587 census-acs · all sites with this
Renter-majority tractThis site: 75% census-acs · all sites with this
Tract house prices doubled in 10 yearsThis site: +139% fhfa · all sites with this
Tract income up 60%+ since 2013This site: +84% census-acs · all sites with this
Strategy
RedevelopedThis site: Partial reinhabitation: religious Partial redevelopment: residential arcgis-webmap · all sites with this
ReinhabitedThis site: Partial reinhabitation: religious Partial redevelopment: residential arcgis-webmap · all sites with this
New use
HousingThis site: Partial reinhabitation: religious Partial redevelopment: residential arcgis-webmap · all sites with this

All elements and lists · Trends

From the authors' map

NC, High Point, Westchester Mall/Providence Place, 1995
• Partial reinhabitation: religious
• Partial redevelopment: residential

Now

StatusPartly retrofittedauthors' map reported
StrategyPartial Redeveloped · Reinhabitedauthors' map reported
What is there nowPartial reinhabitation: religious Partial redevelopment: residentialauthors' map reported
Retrofit year1995authors' map reported

Site context

FEMA flood zoneX · AREA OF MINIMAL FLOOD HAZARDFEMA NFHL
EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m3: DBA RITE AID #11334; J.C. PENNY; OLD DOMINION FREIGHT LINE INCEPA FRS
Census tract 370810140003,632 people, 2,661 per sq mi; median household income $47,587; median gross rent $1,047; 75% renters; 14.3% vacant units; 2.4% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year
Walkability (EPA, block group)index 10 of 20; 85 intersections per sq mi; no transit stop within the EPA search radius; land-use mix 0.8; 48,641 jobs within 45 min by car; 6% of households without a carEPA Smart Location
Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m)6 of 6 daily needs: 2 grocers, 1 schools, 4 parks or playgrounds, 3 health, 3 civic, 6 food and drink; 0 cycleway segments, 0 sidewalk-tagged segmentsOpenStreetMap
Opportunity ZonenoHUD
Housing permits, Guilford County (NC), 20242,397 units in 5+ unit buildings, 6 in 2–4, 1,440 single-family; 2023: 1,099 in 5+Census BPS
Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract)overall percentile 0.99; socioeconomic 0.96; housing and transport 1.00; 53% below 150% of poverty; 14% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR
Other atlas sites nearby1 within 10 km, 1 within 25 km: Oak Hollow Mall (5.5 km)computed
Overture Mapsplace Westchester Village at Providence Place (shopping_mall, confidence 0.61, from Overture, Overture-signals, meta); building footprint 2,723 m²Overture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0)
Website and socialwww.providenceplacenc.com (down or redirecting, status 403); archived 2006–2026 (Wayback) · social: facebookOverture / Internet Archive
Tract change 2013–2023population +11% (3,263 → 3,632); median income +84% ($25,897 → $47,587); renters 64% → 75%; median home value +124% ($67,400 → $151,000)Census ACS 5-year
Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract)relatively low overall (score 36.4); expected annual loss $751,618; community resilience relatively moderateFEMA NRI
Tax-credit housing within 1 kmnoneHUD LIHTC
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)31,407 jobs in 1,936 establishments; average annual pay $42,192; employment location quotient 1.09; employment -1.4% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 20223,171 jobs; 83 in retail trade, 114 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 37081014000)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; 4.1% incarcerated at the 2010 count (600 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); 41% of residents more than 1 mile from a supermarket; poverty rate 42.9%; median family income $28,079; 331 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
SchoolsGuilford County Schools (PK-12); 3 public schools within 1 mile: High Point Central High; Oak Hill Elementary; Sylvia Mendez Newcomers SchoolNCES EDGE
Elevation858 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025279 county-logged events: 169 thunderstorm wind, 65 flash flood, 41 hail, 3 tornado; $82,773,000 property damage reported; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 27262, 2026-09median list price $314,500 (-3.1% on the year); 82 active listings; median 57 days on market; 31% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 20231,874 establishments (+2%); 29,414 jobs (+6%)Census CBP
Housing market in the countytypical home value $274,335 (+0% 1 yr, +23% 5 yr); typical rent $1,429/mo (+2% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
House price index, tract, 2024223 (2000 = 100); +4.8% 1 yr, +54% 5 yr, +139% 10 yrFHFA
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)24,339 vehicles a day on US-70 (principal arterial, 4 lanes); 1,142 trucks; 12 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Similar sites

  • Oak Hollow Mall, High Point, NC · Malls · same strategy: reinhabit; also in NC; 6 km away
  • Carolina Circle Mall, Greensboro, NC · Malls · same strategy: redevelop; also in NC; 31 km away
  • Cary Towne Center, Cary, NC · Malls · same strategy: redevelop; also in NC
  • Woolworth's building, Greensboro, NC · Big boxes · same strategy: reinhabit; also in NC; 26 km away

Elsewhere on the web

Pages with photos

Search images: Google · Bing · Commons · references: ULI case studies · Google Scholar

Multifamily screen

  • retrofit already built
  • county grew 3.7% 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

Now called / also known asProvidence Place
CountyGuilford County
Census division5 · South Atlantic

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

Timeline

  1. 1995 Retrofit: redevelop, reinhabit

Sources

More in North Carolina

Freedom MallCharlotte, NC · 2011Reinhabited · Reinhabitation: government officesMidtown Square MallCharlotte, NC · 2006Redeveloped · Regreened · Redevelopment: mixed use, new streets Partial regreening: greenwayNorth Hills MallRaleigh, NC · 2008Redeveloped · Redevelopment: mixed use, new streetsOak Hollow MallHigh Point, NC · 2014Reinhabited · Reinhabitation: educationBallantyne Corporate ParkCharlotte, NCRedeveloped · mixed-use destination with employment, residential, retail, arts &…Becker Village MallRoanoke Rapids, NCClosed