Emerald Square is a shopping mall in North Attleboro, Massachusetts. The mall is anchored by JCPenney and two Macy's stores. There is one vacant anchor that was formerly Sears. The mall also features staples like H&M, Forever 21, and Hollister.
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| Location | North Attleborough, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 41°56′46.84″N 71°21′01.07″W / 41.9463444°N 71.3502972°W |
| Address | 999 South Washington Street |
| Opening date | August 10, 1989 |
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| Owner | Kohan Retail Investment Group[1] Summit Properties USA |
| No. of stores and services | 126 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 4 (1 closed) |
| Total retail floor area | 1,022,435 square feet (94,987 m2)[2] |
| No. of floors | 3 |
| Website | https://shopemeraldsquare.com |
History
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Originally opened in 1989 as a joint venture of New England Development and The Pyramid Companies, Emerald Square's original anchors included JCPenney, Sears, and G. Fox.,[3] with Lechmere added in 1992. The G. Fox store was renamed Filene's in 1993,[4] while Lechmere was closed in 1997 as a result of chain liquidation. Lord & Taylor bought the vacant location in 1998 and doubled the space.[5] A carousel was installed in the food court in 1999.
Meanwhile, Pyramid had sold its interest in the mall in 1998 to New England Development,[6] which turned around and sold most of its shopping mall portfolio to a joint venture led by Simon Property Group in 1999. Lord & Taylor was repositioned and closed this location entirely in 2004. The space converted to Filene's, which had opened a separate Men's & Home store in 2005. In 2006, Filene's stores became Macy's, as well as the Home & Men's stores. At this time, the mall was accompanied by other stores on Route 1 across and down the street like Toys R Us, Target, Circuit City, Babies R Us, Lowe’s, and others. It became a busy shopping area.
On January 29, 2021, it was announced that Sears would be closing as part of a plan to close 23 stores nationwide. The store closed on April 18, 2021.[7][8] Kohan Retail Investment Group bought the mall in September 2022.[1]
List of anchor stores
edit| Name | No. of floors |
Year opened |
Year closed |
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| Filene's | 3 | 1993 | 2006 | Replaced G. Fox |
| Filene's Men's and Home | 2 | 2005 | 2006 | Replaced Lord & Taylor |
| G. Fox | 3 | 1989 | 1993 | |
| JCPenney | 3 | 1989 | ||
| Lechmere | 2 | 1992 | 1997 | |
| Lord & Taylor | 2 | 1999 | 2004 | Replaced Lechmere |
| Macy's | 3 | 2006 | Replaced Filene's | |
| Macy's Men's and Home | 2 | 2006 | Replaced Filene's Men's and Home | |
| Sears | 3 | 1989 | 2021 |
See also
edit- Silver City Galleria former enclosed mall in Taunton, demolished
- Swansea Mall former enclosed mall in Swansea, under redevelopment
- New Harbour Mall former enclosed mall in Fall River, redeveloped into SouthCoast Marketplace
References
edit- ^ a b Reilly, Tom (September 15, 2022). "New York state company new owner of North Attleboro mall, town manager says". The Sun Chronicle. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1063761/000104746907001496/a2176251z10-k.htm [bare URL]
- ^ "CURTAIN-RAISER SET IN N. ATTLEBOROUGH". The Boston Globe. August 10, 1989. p. 53.
- ^ "MAY MERGES N.E. OPERATIONS IN BOSTON; G. FOX STORES WILL BE MELDED INTO FILENE'S". Business. The Boston Globe. September 12, 1992. p. 8.
- ^ "Lord & Taylor parent buys Lechmere space". The Boston Herald. July 31, 1998.
- ^ "Five Bay State malls put up for sale by Pyramid Cos". Boston Business Journal. April 8, 1998. Retrieved June 10, 2006.
- ^ "Sears closing store in North Attleboro's Emerald Square mall".
- ^ "Sears and Kmart closing more stores. Is your location closing in 2021? See the updated closure list". USA Today.
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