# Oakland Village Shopping Center

Snellville, GA · strip · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `n-f3d1586a10` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/strips/ga/snellville-oakland-village-shopping-center/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/n-f3d1586a10.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/n-f3d1586a10.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/n-f3d1586a10

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | built | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop, regreen | none |
| New use | civic, office, park | none |
| What is there now | new city hall, police department, senior center and public forum area, open green space | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Retrofit year | 2004 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Redeveloper | City of Snellville | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Entitlement year | 2001 | none |
| Planning notes | Approved by City Council. | none |

## Anchors

Kroger

## Parties

- City of Snellville — developer (2004–)

## Timeline

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

## Sources

- Snellville, Georgia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snellville,_Georgia

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Oakland Village Shopping Center, Snellville, GA." Record n-f3d1586a10, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/strips/ga/snellville-oakland-village-shopping-center/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_snellvilleoaklandvillageshoppingcenter,
  title = {Oakland Village Shopping Center, Snellville, GA},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/strips/ga/snellville-oakland-village-shopping-center/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-f3d1586a10, 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}
}
```

Licence: research use only; terms undecided with the authors (https://retrofitatlas.org/licence/). Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0. Tiers: curated = from the authors' public map, not reviewed by them; draft = imported or model-extracted, unreviewed.
