# North Haven Mall

North Haven, CT · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-5d361de774` · release 2026-10-20

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ct/north-haven-north-haven-mall/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-5d361de774.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-5d361de774.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-5d361de774

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | proposed | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Acres | 117.5 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Original developer | Mall Properties, Inc. | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **acres**: “The overall land area was 117.5 acres (47.6 ha) in size, bounded by the Quinnipiac River on the west, and I-91 on the east.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Haven_Mall
- **original_developer**: “Developer Mall Properties, Inc. of New York began paying the town $2,500 a month in September, 1975 to maintain an option on the land.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Haven_Mall
- **status**: “Nevertheless, the mall was never constructed.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Haven_Mall

## Anchors

Macy's, Sears, J. C. Penney, G. Fox & Co.

## Timeline

- 1973: Land sale authorized
- 1975: Option payments begin
- 1978: Engineering fee increase
- 1980: HUD study conducted
- 1985: Media considers battle ended
- 1987: District court ruling
- 1988: Supreme Court denies certiorari
- 1988: New Haven challenges decision

## Deals and debt

- 1973 sale: 507600.0 Mall Properties, Inc. ← Town of North Haven  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Haven_Mall

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

The North Haven Mall was a shopping mall proposed for construction in North Haven, Connecticut.

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

## Sources

- Quoted support for acres — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Haven_Mall

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "North Haven Mall, North Haven, CT." Record m-5d361de774, release 2026-10-20, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ct/north-haven-north-haven-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_northhavennorthhavenmall,
  title = {North Haven Mall, North Haven, CT},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ct/north-haven-north-haven-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-5d361de774, release 2026-10-20, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-20}
}
```

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.