Chesterfield Towne Center

I like this mall, I feel like it’s the only «practical» mall in the area.
Sure Short Pump is the best and fanciest, but it’s usually out of my price range to buy too many things. Here they have actual affordable stuff. It’s kind of generic and very middle class America, but when you want to do some actual practical shopping, this is the way to go.

This mall has recently gone through a renovation so it’s clean, bright, and there are several stores to choose from. This is usually my go to mall because the stores are affordable and I can get everything I want or need in one stop.
However, this mall is always crowded, I have never been there where it isn’t crowded and filled with teenagers. I don’t want to sound like an old lady, but when I go to the mall I usually have a list of things I need to get and I want to get in and get out. With this mall you always have kids running around, hanging out at the food court, or just in general getting in your way.
With that being said it is still one of the better shopping malls that we have in Richmond.

Nice indoor towncenter near a great restaurants and a cinebistro. This towncenter is fairly large and always seems to have good sales. I like how it’s indoor compared to Short Pump and Stony Point that you’d never like to visit in the winter season. They also have majority of the anchor stores like Victoria Secret and Macy’s here which attracts shoppers. It is also connected to TJ Maxx & Homegoods with plenty of parking.

If you haven’t checked out the new Santa house for Christmas it is very impressive. My kids are getting older for wants but even they were impressed by the dreamworlds themed, had display Christmas house.
As for the mall. It’s a staple of midlo. Not as many or as high end a stores as short pump and stoneypoint but a great mall for your daily needs. Also one of the few with a large food court still around.
Very clean and up to date mall.

Mhmmm hm mhhhh my wife loves this place. She said her favorite store is old navy and when she comes home lookin all fine in her jean it makes me a happy man. My little girl sally also loves the shoe dept. store in there. Everytime me and her go into chesterfield she just begs me to go there and buy her a pair of boots or sketchers, and I always give in to my little girl. I just love spoiling her. Anyways great mall!

This is my go to mall should I not be able to find an item at the other mall locations.
I’ve shopped at this mall for many years and recall when it was at its peak and the go to mall like Short Pump Town Center. Over the years, people tend to go to the newer malls when they open.
Many stores have come and gone from This location but they still have a wide variety of stores for everyone from sports specialty shops, shoes stores, Old Navy, Macy’s, etc.

When Ross [Dress for Less] is one of the anchor stores of your mall, that’s a red flag. What am I walking into? However, Chesterfield wasn’t too bad. The typical anchor store, Macy’s, is an OK one. It’s weird that TJ Maxx is also in the mall, but there’s a Homegoods and well, that’s EVERYTHING (I love!)…and still, nothing at all. (Do better.)

I love the food court, and the stores that are widely available. The mall needs security because the teens like to walk on the cross walk and stand there in the middle of traffic so the drivers can’t drive. I got cussed out by a teenage girl while her and her friends were standing in the middle of the cross walk talking. Half of the employees are young teens as well that’s really annoying.

I know a lot of people don’t like this mall however, it’s really a nice mall. Now not short pump nice but still a good mall. It has lots and lots of popular stores and their food court has more choices that short pump if you don’t want to eat at a restaurant. I have never had any issues with this mall so I will always go back to do my shopping.

Once THE place to shop in Chesterfield, the Towne Center is starting to show its age a bit. Since two upscale, outdoor malls sprouted up in RVA (Stony Point & Short Pump), the «traditional» shopping malls (CTC, Regency Square) have started to take a back seat and the higher end (stores and shoppers) are going elsewhere in a flight to quality.
CTC has made some recent improvements/​additions to try and keep up (e.g. Home Goods), and some are actually unique to CTC (e.g. Garden Ridge) — the only downside for them is that these stores are specific destination locations for many, not casual strolls (meaning, folks generally come and go specifically for these stores without stepping a single foot in the mall itself). Another downside for CTC relative to its outdoor competition is dining; both Stony Point (P.F. Changs, Brio Tuscan Grille, etc) and Short Pump (The Cheesecake Factory, Maggiano’s, etc) have major restaurants to help bring folks in – the best CTC has to offer is Red Robin and Carrabba’s. Not terrible in their own right, but a step down in quality relative to the competition.
All in all, there isn’t anything wrong with CTC per se, I just prefer to go elsewhere. The traditional anchors (Macy’s, JCPenney, etc) are here, as well as stuff for the tweens (Hollister) and families (Old Navy). A good, but not great, mall; solid 3 Stars.

I’ve been coming here since I was a little girl. They have a large variety if shops & a great food court. Brought my son here today to see the Easter bunny & was really excited to see that they have a Home Goods/​TJ Max store! Had some lunch at Honolulu BBQ (pretty tastes stuff!) and did a little shopping at Old Navy (the only one in the area with maternity clothes in stock!)
In the new world of outdoor malls Chesterfield towne center is a great escape from the summer heat!

I’ve been going to this mall ever since I moved to Richmond back in 1997. Ever since then, the mall has made a lot of changes, such as the addition of Barnes & Noble (previously United Artists Theater), Garden Ridge (previously Belk and Dillards), and Homegoods/​TJ Maxx (previously Dillards), Hollister, Express.
This is your typical mall with the essential stores. JCPenney, Sears, Garden Ridge, Macy’s, and Homegoods/​TJ Maxx are the anchor stores for this mall. There’s only one floor. You can get a lot of walking if you were to walk from Sears to Macy’s, which are the two end points of the mall. I think the best place to park is near the food court, which makes you central to everything. My favorite places in the food court are China Max, Honolulu BBQ, and Auntie Anne’s. Can’t go wrong with any of those places!
Sure this mall is by any means Short Pump Town Center, but I believe this mall is great and can still draw in a lot of people, especially during the holiday shopping season.

This mall has what you need, but it has seen better days.

Nice mall. Has everything I look for in one (Spencer’s, Old Navy, Barnes & Noble) A shopping trip is not complete without a stop at CinnaMonster. I enjoy sitting in Barnes & Noble during a busy day, reading and people watching.

I went to this mall when I was passing along in Richmond. I have to say I like it. It has many name brand places to eat as well as places to shop. I would love a place like this by me.
The mall was very clean and the staff were very helpful.
–Rooster

Not only is this place about 10 mins from where I work, it’s NOT Short Pump Mall! Definitely a lot less crowded with people and cars. Parking lot is pretty easy to navigate with plenty of parking near your favorite stores. I’ve been coming here for a long time now, but more recently b/​c of my new job location. I love coming here after work to do some shopping!
I usually park near the food court b/​c that’s smack dab in the middle of mall and I like to start in the middle then go left or right, that way when i go to the left side of the mall, I get the chance again to look at the stores I already past and maybe find something else I need (not really.) to buy… lolz.
It really depends on the types of stores you frequent the most and what you’re looking for. I usually go to: PacSun, Zumiez (the next closest one is in Wiliamsburg!), Express, JcPennys, Macys, Old Navy, Aldo, BRMS, Rue 21, etc
They have a few places that I haven’t tried to and I might on my next visit like Bobalicious and Farmers market. There’s a good amount of foot patrol by the mall cops so that lessens the amount of annoying teens which I really appreciate. Pretty clean mall as well but I’ve visited their public restrooms so that could be another story… haha
The only downside that I can think of is that I almost always have to walk the entire mall to get to my favorite store… but I dont mind the walk or the people watching!

This is a large indoor mall and has aged well with plenty of stores to shop at. It also has a large food court and lots of kiosk’s thourgh out the mall. It has it’s large anchor stores like Macy’s, Sear’s, J.C.Penny’s and lot’s of others also. It’s not as crowd as it was back in it’s hay day, to me it makes it more appealing for me to shop here.

Typical mall… nothing to rave about, in my opinion. My favorite mall in the area is Short Pump, but now living on the south side of the James, I will not be making special trips out there!
I do like the Sephora inside of JCPenney’s. I also frequent Bath & Body Works, Victoria’s Secret, Limited, and New York & Company. The TJMaxx is not the best one I have visited… and I have yet to shop around at HomeGoods!
Everyone must stop by Auntie Anne’s for a pretzel and CinnaMonster for a good olé gooey cinnamon bun to complete the visit!

You would think a mall of this size would have more restrooms it was absolute chaos hoping my daughter didn’t pee on the floor before we got to the restroom… but to say that is the only thing i saw wrong with this place is a great thing. they have a tj. Maxx /​home goods which I love and the children’s play areas are nice. The people in the kiosks don’t bother you like they do in south park mall so that was great also! Overall i would definatly go again

This mall isn’t as upscale as Stony Point, but it’s convenient if you live in the Southside burbs off Midlothian.
When my nieces and nephew were little, their mom would take them to play at the indoor play area. A lot of playing combined with a little shopping, but moms have to juggle all the time and that’s a nice feature of this mall.
The Dillard’s went out of business here (went to the final clear out) and Spinnaker’s is gone now too from what I understand.