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Enfield Square

Imported, unreviewedStatus not verifiedEnfield, CT

Enfield Square opened 1971, shrank to a lone Target by 2025, then closed 2026 after a failed mixed‑use redevelopment plan. · summary, model-written

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Enfield Square
Exterior view of a beige building with an entrance and overhang. · verified by a vision model. Photo: JJBers, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

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Finance and pipeline
Attention rising (Wikipedia views +50% y/y)This site: 8,886 views, +52% wikimedia · all sites with this
On FacebookThis site: …https://www.facebook.com/176370635738782 overture · all sites with this
Website aliveThis site: …http://www.shopenfieldsquare.com/ overture / http check · all sites with this
Place
3+ other atlas sites within 10 kmThis site: 3 within 10 km computed · all sites with this
30,000+ vehicles a day on an adjacent roadThis site: 89,300 on 91 fhwa-hpms · all sites with this
Grocery within 800 mThis site: 2 stores openstreetmap · all sites with this
High inland flooding riskThis site: Relatively High fema-nri · all sites with this
Interstate or freeway within 600 mThis site: 91 fhwa-hpms · all sites with this
Scale
Building footprint 50,000+ m²This site: 58,380 m² overture · all sites with this

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Now

StatusStatus not verifiedWikidata

Securitised debt and public filers

Filings (2001 to date) that name “Enfield Square” and “Enfield” (12 hits, first 12 sampled, 6 other filers such as tenants left out). No commercial-mortgage trust names this mall in the sample, which does not rule out a securitised loan. Text matches, not a title search. Open the search · all trusts.

KindFilerFilingsDatesForms
Public owner (weak)WESTFIELD AMERICA INC52001-04-02 to 2001-11-1410-K 4, 10-Q 1

Site context

FEMA flood zoneX · AREA OF MINIMAL FLOOD HAZARDFEMA NFHL
EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m3: MOBIL OIL #10636; SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO THE; TARGET STORE #T-1255EPA FRS
Census tract 091104808004,214 people, 830 per sq mi; median household income $78,165; median gross rent $1,657; 21% renters; 4.4% vacant units; 0.4% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year
Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m)3 of 6 daily needs: 2 grocers, 0 schools, 0 parks or playgrounds, 4 health, 0 civic, 28 food and drink; 1 cycleway segments, 17 sidewalk-tagged segmentsOpenStreetMap
Opportunity ZonenoHUD
Housing permits, Capitol Planning Region (CT), 20241,080 units in 5+ unit buildings, 70 in 2–4, 468 single-family; 2023: 1,351 in 5+Census BPS
Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract)overall percentile 0.27; socioeconomic 0.19; housing and transport 0.43; 8% below 150% of poverty; 4% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR
Other atlas sites nearby3 within 10 km, 4 within 25 km: Union Square (1.6 km); Windsor Locks TOD (7.8 km); 255 Main St. (7.8 km)computed
Overture Mapsplace Enfield Square (shopping_mall, confidence 0.92, from Overture, Overture-signals, meta); building footprint 58,380 m²Overture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0)
Website and socialwww.shopenfieldsquare.com (alive); archived 2019–2026 (Wayback) · social: facebookOverture / Internet Archive
Attention: Wikipedia page views46,962 since 2015; 8,886 in the last 12 months (+52% vs the prior 12); peak 2026-01 with 1,211Wikimedia
Tract change 2013–2023tract boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 census; no 2013 comparisonCensus ACS
Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract)relatively moderate overall (score 72.9); expected annual loss $2.2M; high: inland flooding; community resilience relatively moderateFEMA NRI
Tax-credit housing within 1 kmnoneHUD LIHTC
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 20233,119 establishments; 51,583 jobsCensus CBP
House price index, tract, 2025311 (2000 = 100); +6.9% 1 yr, +54% 5 yr, +82% 10 yrFHFA
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)89,300 vehicles a day on 91 (Interstate, 6 lanes); 11,694 trucks; 38 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Enfield Square Mall opened in 1971 as a 788,000‑square‑foot, single‑level center with 54 shops. By 2025 only the Target anchor remained operational. A planned demolition and mixed‑use redevelopment fell through, leading to the mall’s closure in spring 2026.

Why. The decline is visible in the loss of anchor tenants, leaving only Target by 2025, and the failure of the proposed demolition‑to‑mixed‑use plan, which precipitated closure.

Where it stands. The record lists the status as unknown and shows JPMorgan Chase as the owner (per the parties field), though the narrative notes Woodsonia Real Estate as owner.

For a planner

  • Precedent: a proposed demolition and mixed‑use community hub was considered.
  • Policy tools: none explicitly cited in the record.
  • Open questions: why the redevelopment plan failed, current ownership clarity, and what future uses might be viable.

For a developer

  • Site size: 788,000 sq ft (≈73,200 m²).
  • Control: parties list JPMorgan Chase as owner (narrative cites Woodsonia Real Estate).
  • Entitlement stage: the demolition/redevelopment plan did not proceed, indicating no approved entitlements.
  • Constraints: no flood, transit, or environmental details are provided in the record.
  • Market signals: tract‑level data are not included, so demand indicators are unknown.

What we do not know yet

  • Current status is marked unknown, conflicting with the narrative’s 2026 closure.
  • Ownership is unclear: parties list JPMorgan Chase while narrative cites Woodsonia Real Estate.
  • Reasons for the failed redevelopment plan are not explained.
  • No information on flood risk, transit access, or environmental constraints.
  • No tract‑level market or demographic data are provided to gauge demand.

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History and original facts

Opened1971Wikidata
Organisations in Wikidata (undated)JPMorgan Chase
CountyCapitol Planning Region
Census division1 · New England
NotesWikipedia categories: Defunct shopping malls in the United States

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Background

Enfield Square Mall, was an enclosed shopping mall in Enfield, Connecticut. The mall property is owned by Woodsonia Real Estate. At 788,000 square feet (73,200 m2), Enfield Square Mall was the 10th largest mall in the state of Connecticut, once containing a total of 54 shops, all on one level. As of 2025, there is only a single anchor store in operation: Target. The mall fell through the plan for demolition and redevelopment into a mixed-use community hub, which resulted in it closing in the spring of 2026.

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Timeline

  1. 1971 Opened (Wikidata)

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