Emerald Square

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Emerald Square Mall
LocationNorth Attleborough, Massachusetts
Coordinates41°56′46.84″N 71°21′01.07″W / 41.9463444°N 71.3502972°W / 41.9463444; -71.3502972Coordinates: 41°56′46.84″N 71°21′01.07″W / 41.9463444°N 71.3502972°W / 41.9463444; -71.3502972
Address999 South Washington Street
Opening dateAugust 10, 1989; 32 years ago (1989-08-10)
Developer
  • New England Development
  • The Pyramid Companies
ManagementJLL
No. of stores and services126
No. of anchor tenants4 (3 open, 1 vacant)
Total retail floor area1,022,435 square feet (94,987.3 m2)[1]
No. of floors3

Emerald Square is a shopping mall in North Attleboro, Massachusetts. It was developed by New England Development and The Pyramid Companies and opened in 1989; it is currently managed by JLL.

As of 2022, the mall is anchored by department stores JCPenney and Macy's in two locations. Previous anchor stores include department stores Filene's (briefly in two locations), G. Fox & Co., Lechmere, Lord & Taylor, and Sears.

History[]

Emerald Square, October 2008.

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.,[2] with Lechmere added in 1992. The G. Fox store was renamed Filene's in 1993,[3] while Lechmere was closed in 1997 as a result of chain liquidation. Lord & Taylor bought the vacant location in 1998 and doubled the space before its 1999 opening.[4] A carousel was installed in the food court 1999.

Meanwhile, Pyramid had sold its interest in the mall in 1998 to New England Development,[5] which turned around and sold most of its shopping mall portfolio to a joint venture led by Simon Property Group in 1999. Lord & Taylor closed in 2004. The space was assumed by Filene's, which had opened a separate Men's & Home store in 2005. In 2006, Filene's stores were renamed Macy's, as well as the Home & Men's stores.

On November 13, 2020, the mall was placed in receivership, and management was transferred to JLL while a permanent owner is secured.[6]

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]

List of anchor stores[]

Name No.
of floors 		Year
opened 		Year
closed 		Notes
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 N/A
Lechmere 2 1992 1997
Lord & Taylor 2 1999 2004 Replaced Lechmere
Macy's 3 2006 N/A Replaced Filene's
Macy's Men's and Home 2 2006 N/A Replaced Filene's Men's and Home
Sears 3 1989 2021

References[]

  1. ^ https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1063761/000104746907001496/a2176251z10-k.htm
  2. ^ The Boston Globe, August 10, 1989, page 53, "CURTAIN-RAISER SET IN N. ATTLEBOROUGH"
  3. ^ The Boston Globe, September 12, 1992, Business Section, page 8, "MAY MERGES N.E. OPERATIONS IN BOSTON G. FOX STORES WILL BE MELDED INTO FILENE'S"
  4. ^ The Boston Herald, July 31, 1998, " Lord & Taylor parent buys Lechmere space"
  5. ^ "Five Bay State malls put up for sale by Pyramid Cos.", Boston Business Journal, April 8, 1998, retrieved June 10, 2006
  6. ^ "Emerald Square in North Attleboro placed in receivership; new management team says mall 'open for business'".
  7. ^ "Sears closing store in North Attleboro's Emerald Square mall".
  8. ^ "Sears and Kmart closing more stores. Is your location closing in 2021? See the updated closure list". USA Today.

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