# Civic Center Mall

Hartford, CT · mall · tier: curated · Retrofit Atlas record `m-6ba9ad8482` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ct/hartford-civic-center-mall/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-6ba9ad8482.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-6ba9ad8482.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-6ba9ad8482

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | built | reported · derived from authors' map (retrofit year present) |
| Strategy | redevelop, reinhabit | reported · authors' map |
| New use | housing, retail, office, entertainment | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | • Reinhabitation: mixed use • Redevelopment: residential | reported · authors' map |
| Opened | 1974 | reported · Wikidata |
| Retrofit year | 2006 | reported · authors' map |
| Stores at peak | 50 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Original developer | Aetna | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Redeveloper | Northland Investment Corporation, the State of Connecticut, the City of Hartford, and Aetna | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Planning notes | The project included a new 36-story residential tower with 262 luxury apartments. | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **original_developer**: “Built and operated by the Hartford-based insurance company Aetna” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civic_Center_Mall

## Anchors

Luettgen's Ltd

## Parties

- Aetna — owner (from text) (1975–2004)
- Northland Investment Corporation, the State of Connecticut, the City of Hartford, and Aetna — owner (from text) (2004–)

## Timeline

- 1974: Opened (Wikidata)
- 1975: Built as part of downtown urban redevelopment project
- 1998: Aetna reported over $56 million loss on the project
- 2004: Redevelopment planning began with Northland, State, City, and Aetna
- 2006: Retrofit: redevelop, reinhabit
- 2006: Redevelopment reached substantial completion

## Background (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened)

The Civic Center Mall, located in downtown Hartford, was a three level, enclosed shopping mall and office complex built in 1975 as part of a large downtown urban redevelopment project. It was previously the commercial portion of a four block square megastructure-type development, The Hartford Civic Center complex, which also contains a multi-purpose coliseum, an exhibition and trade show center, structured parking and a 330-room Sheraton hotel.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civic_Center_Mall

## Sources

- Quoted support for original_developer — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civic_Center_Mall
- Retrofitting Suburbia Interactive Mall Map (ArcGIS web map ce33ab26…) — https://www.arcgis.com/apps/mapviewer/index.html?webmap=ce33ab2637374aab862b8a23847f620f (2021-01-20)

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Civic Center Mall, Hartford, CT." Record m-6ba9ad8482, release 2026-10-21, tier curated. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ct/hartford-civic-center-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_hartfordciviccentermall,
  title = {Civic Center Mall, Hartford, CT},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ct/hartford-civic-center-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-6ba9ad8482, release 2026-10-21, tier: curated. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-21}
}
```

Licence: research use only; terms undecided with the authors (https://retrofitatlas.org/licence/). Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0. Tiers: curated = from the authors' public map, not reviewed by them; draft = imported or model-extracted, unreviewed.