# Berkshire Mall

Lanesborough, MA · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-54726a9a5b` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ma/lanesborough-berkshire-mall/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-54726a9a5b.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-54726a9a5b.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-54726a9a5b

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | partial | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | housing | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | Target anchor store | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1988 | reported · Wikipedia |
| Closed | 2019 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Planning notes | In October 2023, it was announced that these plans had been scrapped due to a slowing cannabis market, in favor of plans for a complex of 400–600 apartments for older people. | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_closed**: “The mall was built in 1988 and closed in 2019.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berkshire_Mall_(Massachusetts)
- **after_notes**: “As of 2025, the mall's one remaining tenant is the Target anchor store.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berkshire_Mall_(Massachusetts)
- **status**: “As of 2025, the mall's one remaining tenant is the Target anchor store.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berkshire_Mall_(Massachusetts)
- **strategy**: “In October 2023, it was announced that these plans had been scrapped due to a slowing cannabis market, in favor of plans for a complex of 400–600 apartments for older people.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berkshire_Mall_(Massachusetts)

## Anchors

Service Merchandise, JCPenney, Sears, Hills (later Ames), Steiger's

## Parties

- Strategic Mall Services (operating as Berkshire Mall LLC) — owner (from text) (–2016)
- Kohan Retail Property Group — owner (from text) (2016–)

## Timeline

- 1988: Opened (Wikidata)
- 1988: Mall opened
- 1994: Steiger's sold to Filene's (later Macy's)
- 1999: Service Merchandise closed
- 2001: Ames closed
- 2002: Building razed and replaced with Best Buy and Linens 'n Things
- 2006: Target opened replacing Ames
- 2016: Sale to Kohan Retail Property Group
- 2019: Mall concourse closed leaving only Target and Regal Cinemas open
- 2022: Regal Cinemas closed leaving only Target open
- 2023: Plans for 400–600 apartments for older people announced

## Deals and debt

- 2016 sale:  Kohan Retail Property Group ← Strategic Mall Services (operating as Berkshire Mall LLC)  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berkshire_Mall_(Massachusetts)

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

Berkshire Mall was a shopping mall located in Lanesborough, Massachusetts outside Pittsfield. The mall was built in 1988 and closed in 2019. It could be reached from both Route 8 and U.S. Route 7. As of 2025, the mall's one remaining tenant is the Target anchor store.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berkshire_Mall_(Massachusetts)

## Sources

- Quoted support for year_closed — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berkshire_Mall_(Massachusetts)

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Berkshire Mall, Lanesborough, MA." Record m-54726a9a5b, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ma/lanesborough-berkshire-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_lanesboroughberkshiremall,
  title = {Berkshire Mall, Lanesborough, MA},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ma/lanesborough-berkshire-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-54726a9a5b, release 2026-10-21, tier: draft. 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.