JANAF Shopping Center

JANAF Shopping Yard
JANAF Shopping Yard logo
Location Norfolk, Virginia
Address Intersection of Virginia Beach Boulevard & Military Highway
Opening date 1959
Management McKinley, Inc.
Leasing managed by S.L. Nusbaum Realty
Owner McKinley, Inc.
No. of stores and services 147
No. of anchor tenants 5 [infobox 1]
Total retail floor area 1,000,000 square feet (93,000 m2)
Public transit access Virginia Beach & Military
HRT Bus Route 20
Website http://janafshopping.com/
References:
  1. ↑ "McKinley Commercial". Archived from the original on August 17, 2016.

The JANAF Shopping Yard, commonly known as JANAF, is a suburban shopping mall in Norfolk, Virginia. Opening in 1959,[1] it was one of the first large suburban shopping centers in the United States. The name is an acronym for Joint Army Navy Air Force, which refers to the original investment group that was composed of retired and active duty military personnel.[2]

JANAF was built at the north-east corner of Military Highway and Virginia Beach Boulevard on property which had formerly been used as an airfield. It occupies more than 80 acres and encompasses more than 880,000 SF.[3] It is across Virginia Beach Boulevard from Military Circle Mall, an indoor mall built in 1970.

On July 19, 2016, it was announced that the owner of the McKinley, Inc was placing the shopping center up for sale.[3] CBRE Hampton Roads will represent the owner in sales negotiations.[4]

Coordinates: 36°51′31″N 76°12′21.2″W / 36.85861°N 76.205889°W / 36.85861; -76.205889References

  1. ↑ "A look back at the early days of Norfolk's JANAF shopping center". Virginian-Pilot (Jul 20, 2016)
  2. ↑ "JANAF Shopping Center|Largest regional shopping center| over 100 national,local clothing, shoe, specialty stores, restaurants, services". janafshopping.com. Archived from the original on July 7, 2016. Retrieved 2016-07-20.
  3. 1 2 Delesline, Nate (July 18, 2016). "JANAF, one of the oldest retail districts in Hampton Roads, is up for sale". The Virginian Pilot. Retrieved 2016-07-20.
  4. ↑ "Iconic Power Shopping Center for Sale" (PDF) (Press release). CBRE Hampton Roads. Retrieved 2016-07-20.
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