Retrofit Atlas

Strip centers · Georgia

Oakland Village Shopping Center

Imported, unreviewedRedevelopedRegreenedRetrofit builtSnellville, GA

Retrofitted civic hub; no development opportunity available. · summary, model-written

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Place
30,000+ vehicles a day on an adjacent roadThis site: 54,000 on 124 fhwa-hpms · all sites with this
Strategy
RedevelopedThis site: …new city hall, police department, senior center and public forum area, open green space record · all sites with this
RegreenedThis site: …new city hall, police department, senior center and public forum area, open green space record · all sites with this
New use
Civic and governmentThis site: …new city hall, police department, senior center and public forum area, op newtypes-extraction · all sites with this
OfficeThis site: …new_use field newtypes-extraction · all sites with this
Park and open spaceThis site: …olice department, senior center and public forum area, open green space Approved by City Council. newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

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Now

StatusRetrofit builtnewtypes-extraction reported
StrategyRedeveloped · RegreenedWikipedia no source
New usescivic, office, parkWikipedia no source
What is there nownew city hall, police department, senior center and public forum area, open green spacenewtypes-extraction reported
Retrofit year2004newtypes-extraction reported
RedeveloperCity of Snellvillenewtypes-extraction reported

Planning

Entitlement year2001Wikipedia no source
Planning notesApproved by City Council.Wikipedia no source

Site context

Housing permits, Gwinnett County (GA), 20241,277 units in 5+ unit buildings, 26 in 2–4, 4,300 single-family; 2023: 1,241 in 5+Census BPS
Other atlas sites nearby1 within 10 km, 15 within 25 km: Mixed-use development at the corner of Rosebud Road and Highway 78 (0.0 km)computed
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)48,459 jobs in 3,080 establishments; average annual pay $44,729; employment location quotient 1.26; employment +1.4% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 20221,083 jobs; 33 in retail trade, 174 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 13135050753)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 41th income percentile as adults; 2.2% 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-access at 1 mile, not low-income; 85% of residents more than 1 mile from a supermarket; poverty rate 10.3%; median family income $81,865; 285 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
SchoolsGwinnett County School District (PK-12); 2 public schools within 1 mile: Britt Elementary School; South Gwinnett High SchoolNCES EDGE
Elevation1,066 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025185 county-logged events: 143 thunderstorm wind, 20 hail, 11 lightning, 10 flash flood; $9,907,700 property damage reported; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 30078, 2026-09median list price $409,875 (-2.4% on the year); 170 active listings; median 53 days on market; 22% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 20233,068 establishments (+11%); 47,663 jobs (+14%)Census CBP
Housing market in the countytypical home value $400,880 (-2% 1 yr, +19% 5 yr); typical rent $1,829/mo (+1% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)54,000 vehicles a day on 124 (principal arterial, 4 lanes); 1,765 trucks; 40 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Retrofitted in 2004 by City of Snellville from retail strip mall to civic/office/park use (city hall, police dept, senior center, green space).

Why. Retrofit already built (status: built), public owner, median rent $1,713, county population grew 7.2% 2018–23.

Where it stands. No development opportunity: retrofit completed, public ownership, and peer projects are 30+ km away (Atlanta-based).

For a planner

  • County retail employment up 14% since 2012
  • Housing ZHVI $400,880 (down 2.5% YoY)
  • 1 approved mixed-use cluster within 10km (same site).

For a developer

  • No active opportunity: retrofit complete
  • Public owner limits private development
  • Peer projects not nearby (30–36 km).

What we do not know yet

  • Verified status: draft (data quality uncertain)
  • No current retail tenant data
  • Traffic data (54k ADT) not relevant to current use.

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Multifamily screen

  • retrofit already built
  • county grew 7.2% 2018–23
  • median rent $1,713
  • public owner

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History and original facts

AnchorsKroger
CountyGwinnett County
Census division5 · South Atlantic
NotesDraft from Wikipedia, model-extracted, unreviewed: The abandoned Oakland Village Shopping Center was demolished and redeveloped into a municipal complex and later an open green space.

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Timeline

  1. 2000 Mayor began negotiating a land swap
  2. 2001 Soil contamination issue arose
  3. 2001 Lawsuit filed over land ownership
  4. 2003 Funding approved for building plan
  5. 2004 Groundbreaking and demolition began
  6. 2004 Retrofit: redevelop, regreen
  7. 2006 New city hall dedicated
  8. 2007 Remaining shopping center demolished for green space

Sources

  • Snellville, Georgia · CC BY-SA 4.0
    8 quoted sentences
    Oakland Village Shopping Center
    In early November 2000, then-Mayor Brett Harrell began negotiating a land swap
    the city hit a snag in June 2001, when a possibility arose of perchloroethylene soil contamination
    In July 2001, the land swap hit another snag. A lawyer representing the Nash family of Snellville filed a lawsuit

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