Sentara, Military Circle Mall – Norfolk, Virginia
This is a Sentara office building at the Military Circle Mall located at 824 N Military Hwy, Norfolk, VA.
This building opened in 1970 as JCPenney which closed in 2014, It was converted to an office building and reopened in 2017. Other than Ross, this is the only going concern on the direct mall property, and will not be demolished with the mall.
This store opened The Military Circle Mall opened on August 6th, 1970 and closed on January 31st, 2023 for redevelopment; demolition is currently on hold until Ross (a baby anchor) signs off on demolition plans, or their lease expires.
While some ideas for the space were proposed, the City of Norfolk (who owns the mall property minus Sentara’s building) has no concrete plans for the property, and plans to demolish the mall and let the land sit until they decide on what to do with it. Without Ross’ approval for demolition to begin, the mall is sitting in a form of purgatory… it can’t reopen due to its condition and the deficit to keep it open, and they can’t demolish it because Ross won’t approve the demolition.
Some work appears to be going on in the old Macy’s store, but I’m not sure what exactly it is.