Malls · Massachusetts

Kingston Collection

Imported, unreviewedRedevelopedOperatingKingston, MA

Retrofit to housing is complete; confirmed by after_notes and 2024 housing permits. No current retail activity described. · summary, model-written

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Former anchors

Filene's

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Filene's Basement

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JCPenney

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Sears

This site: Sears wikipedia · all sites with this

Place

30,000+ vehicles a day on an adjacent road

This site: 59,375 on a counted road fhwa-hpms · all sites with this

County typical rent $2,000+

This site: $2,700/mo zillow · all sites with this

Interstate or freeway within 600 m

This site: fhwa-hpms · all sites with this

Strategy

Redeveloped

This site: …apartments were later built on that site record · all sites with this

New use

Housing

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Now

Status	OperatingWikipedia no source
Strategy	RedevelopedWikipedia no source
New uses	housingWikipedia no source
What is there now	apartments were later built on that sitenewtypes-extraction reported

Site context

Housing permits, Plymouth County (MA), 2024	411 units in 5+ unit buildings, 56 in 2–4, 789 single-family; 2023: 173 in 5+Census BPS
Other atlas sites nearby	0 within 10 km, 1 within 25 kmcomputed
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)	25,893 jobs in 1,660 establishments; average annual pay $45,855; employment location quotient 1.33; employment -1.3% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 2022	2,479 jobs; 757 in retail trade, 134 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 25023509101)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)	children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 49th income percentile as adults; 1.7% incarcerated at the 2010 count (344 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights
Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract)	low-access at 1 mile, not low-income; 84% of residents more than 1 mile from a supermarket; poverty rate 7.9%; median family income $132,295; 115 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
Schools	Silver Lake School District (07-12); 2 public schools within 1 mile: Kingston Elementary; Kingston IntermediateNCES EDGE
Elevation	88 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025	155 county-logged events: 90 thunderstorm wind, 22 hail, 21 flood, 10 lightning; $514,800 property damage reported; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 02364, 2026-09	median list price $844,975 (-10.1% on the year); 19 active listings; median 44 days on market; 8% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023	1,808 establishments (-5%); 29,057 jobs (+9%)Census CBP
Housing market in the county	typical home value $646,858 (+4% 1 yr, +29% 5 yr); typical rent $2,700/mo (+3% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)	59,375 vehicles a day (freeway or expressway, 4 lanes); 2,803 trucks; 27 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

The Kingston Collection mall (operating as of December 2025) has been retrofitted into housing. The record states apartments were built on the site after redevelopment. The strategy was listed as 'redevelop' with 'housing' as the new use. The 'after_notes' explicitly confirm this conversion.

Why. The opportunity score is 0.0 because the retrofit is already completed (per 'retrofit already built' in opp_reasons). Housing permits show 789 single-unit, 56 multi-family, and 411 high-rise units approved in 2024 (total value $371.7M). The county grew 3.9% population (2018–23), median rent is $1,655, and ZHVI is $646,858 (2026-09). Retail employment rose 8.6% (2012–23), but the mall’s current anchor tenants (Target, Regal Cinemas) are not mentioned as part of the housing conversion.

Where it stands. The site is no longer operating as a mall; housing is confirmed built. The record lacks current vacancy rates, tenant details, or specific timeline for the housing conversion. Traffic data shows freeway access (4 lanes, 59,375 ADT), but no current retail activity is described beyond the narrative excerpt.

For a planner

County population growth (3.9%) and rising housing demand (median rent $1,655) support the retrofit. Permits confirm active housing construction (2024 units).
Retail employment grew 8.6%, but the mall’s current retail mix is not linked to the housing outcome.

For a developer

Housing market is active (2024 permits: 1,256 units, $371M value). ZHVI ($646k) and rent ($1,655) indicate strong demand.
No current retail activity is described; the retrofit is complete and verified.

What we do not know yet

No timeline for the housing conversion (only 'later built' in notes).
No current vacancy rate or tenant data for the housing units.
No details on how the housing integrates with the original mall footprint.

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Multifamily screen

retrofit already built
already in play: under construction, approved, or sold to a developer with housing plans
county grew 3.9% 2018–23
median rent $1,655
housing in the record

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History and original facts

Anchors	JCPenney, Sears, Hoyts Cinema, Filene's, Filene's Basement
County	Plymouth County
Census division	1 · New England
Notes	Draft from Wikipedia, model-extracted, unreviewed: The Kingston Collection mall, opened in 1989 as Independence Mall with anchors including Sears, later redeveloped the former Sears site into apartments after its demolition in 2021.

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Background

Kingston Collection is a one-story enclosed shopping center and mall located in the South Shore region of Massachusetts in the United States. As of December 2025, The mall features 37 stores and restaurants. The mall's anchor store is Target. It also features a Regal Cinemas. One of the anchor tenants was redeveloped into apartments on the mall grounds. == History == Independence Mall opened in 1989 in Kingston. The original anchors to the mall were Filene's, Filene's Basement, JCPenney, Sears, and Hoyts Cinema. On December 5, 2011, construction began on a brand new, 58,000 square foot Regal Cinemas 14 complex, to replace the original, out-of-date Hoyts Cinema.

Excerpt from Wikipedia (authors and history), CC BY-SA 4.0. May be older than the record above.

Sources

Kingston Collection · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Kingston Collection

Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Kingston Collection, Kingston, MA." Record n-f9805f2114, imported, unreviewed. Built on the public Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ma/kingston-kingston-collection/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

BibTeX

@misc{retrofitatlas_kingstonkingstoncollection,
  title = {Kingston Collection, Kingston, MA},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ma/kingston-kingston-collection/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-f9805f2114, 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}
}

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