Greendale Mall

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{{Infobox shopping mall
| name = Greendale Mall
| logo = Greendalemall_logo.png
| image = Greendale Mall, Worcester MA.jpg
| image_width = 250px
| caption = Greendale Mall interior, 2012
| address = 7 Neponset Street
| location = [[Worcester, Massachusetts]], United States
| coordinates = {{coord|42.2967|-71.8007|display=inline,title|region:US-MA_type:landmark}}
| opening_date = 1987
| closing_date = 2021
| developer =
| manager =
| owner = Finard Properties
| architect =
| number_of_stores = 37
| number_of_anchors = 4 (all vacant)
| floor_area = {{convert|432000|sqft|m2}}
| floors = 1 with partial lower level
| parking =
| website = none
}}

The '''Greendale Mall''' was an enclosed [[shopping mall]] located near the intersection of [[Interstate Highway System|Interstate]]s [[Interstate 290 (Massachusetts)|290]] and [[Interstate 190 (Massachusetts)|190]] in [[Worcester, Massachusetts]], United States. The anchors were [[Best Buy]], [[Big Lots]] (originally [[Marshalls]]), [[DSW Inc.|DSW]], and a combination of [[TJ Maxx]] and [[HomeGoods]].

==History==
The mall first opened in 1987, anchored by [[Lechmere]] and [[Marshalls]] stores.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.worcestermag.com/entertainmentlife/20191204/lifestyle-i-went-to-greendale-mall-on-black-friday|title = Lifestyle: I Went to the Greendale Mall on Black Friday}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.labelscar.com/massachusetts/greendale-mall|title=Greendale Mall; Worcester, Massachusetts|website=Labelscar: The Retail History Blog|date=22 September 2006}}</ref> [[TJ Maxx|TJ Maxx 'N More]] was later added in the late 1990s and it later became a TJ Maxx and [[HomeGoods]] combo store. Lechmere closed in 1997 and later became [[Best Buy]]. Marshalls closed in 2007 and became [[Big Lots]] in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.telegram.com/article/20080115/NEWS/801150325/1002 |title=Marshalls at mall closed|work=Worcester Telegram & Gazette|date= January 15, 2008|accessdate=2012-08-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080118101834/http://www.telegram.com/article/20080115/NEWS/801150325/1002|archive-date=January 18, 2008}}</ref>

[[Simon Property Group]] purchased the mall in 1999. The company stopped paying the debt on the mall in October 2015 and the noteholder took ownership of the Mall.<ref name=plummets>{{Cite news | url=http://www.wbjournal.com/article/20160225/NEWS01/160229966/greendale-malls-value-plummets-77%89-foreclosure-possible | title=Greendale Mall's value plummets 77%, foreclosure possible | first=SAM | last=BONACCI | work=[[American City Business Journals]] | date=February 25, 2016}}</ref> At the time of the takeover by the note holder, the mall was performing very poorly. In November 2015, the mall was appraised at $14.7 million but had a loan value of $45 million.<ref name=plummets/>

In June 2016, the mall was sold at auction to Chicago law firm Seyfarth Shaw LLP for $11.8 million, the mortgage holder of the property, after no other bids were received.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.wbjournal.com/article/20160624/NEWS01/160629949/greendale-mall-sold-for-118m-future-uncertain|title=Greendale Mall sold for $11.8M; future uncertain|work=Worcester Business Journal|access-date=2017-12-14|language=en-US}}</ref> In September 2016, Burlington-based KeyPoint Partners, the company representing the new owners and managing the building, announced that Worcester's only enclosed shopping mall would remain open.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://worcestermag.com/2016/09/29/greendale-mall-remain-open-new-ownership/46442|title=Greendale Mall to remain open under new ownership|last=Quinn|first=Tom|date=2016-09-29|work=Worcester Mag|access-date=2017-12-14|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161003213220/https://worcestermag.com/2016/09/29/greendale-mall-remain-open-new-ownership/46442|archive-date=October 3, 2016}}</ref>

On December 19, 2018, it was announced that Big Lots would be closing in January 2019.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.masslive.com/worcester/2018/12/big-lots-in-worcester-closing-leaving-greendale-mall-even-more-empty.html|title = Big Lots in Worcester closing, leaving Greendale Mall even more empty|date = 19 December 2018|work=Mass Live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181220021215/https://www.masslive.com/worcester/2018/12/big-lots-in-worcester-closing-leaving-greendale-mall-even-more-empty.html|archive-date=December 20, 2018}}</ref>

On September 9, 2019, it was announced that Best Buy would also be closing in November 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegram.com/news/20190909/best-buy-at-greendale-mall-closing-in-november|title = Best Buy at Greendale Mall closing in November}}</ref>

On December 16, 2019, a Boston developer bought the rundown Greendale Mall in Worcester and the new owner's plans were to demolish the 33-year-old shopping center and replace it with a mix of retail, apartments, and office space.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Grillo |first1=Thomas |title=Greendale Mall to be demolished, turned into apartments & medical offices |url=https://www.wbjournal.com/article/greendale-mall-to-be-demolished-turned-into-apartments-medical-offices |work=Worcester Business Journal |date=December 17, 2019}}</ref> Plans were later changed and the mall would be demolished and replaced with an [[Amazon (company)|Amazon]] distribution center. The mall closed permanently in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Cariaga|first=Vance|date=April 9, 2021|title=Amazon Is Buying Dead Malls – and the Reason Why Is Fascinating|url=https://www.aol.com/amazon-buying-dead-malls-reason-110039697.html|access-date=2021-04-16|website=[[AOL]]|language=en-US}}</ref>

On October 23, 2020, it was announced that TJ Maxx/HomeGoods would be relocating to Lincoln Plaza on April 24, 2021, leaving the mall entirely vacant and officially closed for good. It was demolished in Summer 2021.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegram.com/story/business/2020/10/23/barnes-amp-noble-latest-lincoln-plaza-store-closing-but-tj-maxx-may-be-on-way/114471826/|title = Final chapter|work=Worcester Telegram & Gazette|date=October 23, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegram.com/story/news/2021/04/25/tj-maxx-homegoods-retail-clothing-housewares-worcester-department-store-lincoln-plaza/7374716002/|title=Popular clothing retailer TJ Maxx relocates, opens in Lincoln Plaza|work=Worcester Telegram & Gazette|date=April 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210425172306/https://www.telegram.com/story/news/2021/04/25/tj-maxx-homegoods-retail-clothing-housewares-worcester-department-store-lincoln-plaza/7374716002/|archive-date=April 25, 2021}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.greendalemall.com/] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201030315/https://www.greendalemall.com/ |date=2017-12-01 }}

{{Shopping malls in Massachusetts}}

[[Category:1987 establishments in Massachusetts]]
[[Category:2021 disestablishments in Massachusetts]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures demolished in 2021]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Worcester, Massachusetts]]
[[Category:Demolished buildings and structures in Massachusetts]]
[[Category:Demolished shopping malls in the United States]]
[[Category:Shopping malls established in 1987]]
[[Category:Shopping malls disestablished in 2021]]
[[Category:Shopping malls in Massachusetts]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Worcester, Massachusetts]]

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