Malls · Massachusetts

Methuen Mall

Imported, unreviewedRedevelopedDemolishedMethuen, MA

Opened 1973. Closed 1997. Redeveloped in 1999.

Status nowDemolishedextracted, unreviewed

documented

It remained in operation until 1997 and was demolished in early 1999, undergoing redevelopment soon afterward into a strip mall known as The Loop.

en.wikipedia.org

What it becameretail, entertainmentextracted, unreviewed reported

Site size60 acresextracted, unreviewed

documented

It was built in 1973 as an enclosed shopping mall on a 60-acre (240,000 m2) site and initially included Howlands and Sears as its anchor stores, as well as 70 other retailers.

en.wikipedia.org

Retrofit year1999extracted, unreviewed reported

Walkability14.2 of 20 · 15-minute 4 of 6EPA, OpenStreetMap

Rail within 800 mNoOpenStreetMap, HUD

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Methuen Mall — Exterior view of a shopping center with parked cars and clear blue sky. · verified by a vision model. Photo: John Phelan, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

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Former anchors

Filene's Basement

This site: Filene's Basement wikipedia · all sites with this

Jordan Marsh

This site: Jordan Marsh wikipedia · all sites with this

Sears

This site: Sears wikipedia · all sites with this

Finance and pipeline

On Facebook

This site: …https://www.facebook.com/1381318945528688 overture · all sites with this

Website alive

This site: …http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methuen_Mall overture / http check · all sites with this

Place

30,000+ vehicles a day on an adjacent road

This site: 57,221 on a counted road fhwa-hpms · all sites with this

Bike network nearby

This site: 57 ways openstreetmap · all sites with this

County typical rent $2,000+

This site: $2,595/mo zillow · all sites with this

Grocery within 800 m

This site: 1 stores openstreetmap · all sites with this

High-income tract ($100k+)

This site: $121,706 census-acs · all sites with this

Interstate or freeway within 600 m

This site: fhwa-hpms · all sites with this

Low social vulnerability tract (SVI ≤ 0.25)

This site: 0.05 cdc-svi · all sites with this

Walkable block group (EPA ≥ 12)

This site: …index 14.2 epa-walkability · all sites with this

Scale

60+ acre site

This site: 60 acres extraction · all sites with this

Strategy

Redeveloped

This site: The Loop strip mall with tenants including The Home Depot, Marshalls, and AMC Theatres. extraction · all sites with this

New use

Entertainment and sports

This site: …new_use field extraction · all sites with this

Retail (continued)

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All elements and lists · Trends

Now

Status	Demolishedextracted, unreviewed documented It remained in operation until 1997 and was demolished in early 1999, undergoing redevelopment soon afterward into a strip mall known as The Loop. en.wikipedia.org
Strategy	Redevelopedextracted, unreviewed documented It remained in operation until 1997 and was demolished in early 1999, undergoing redevelopment soon afterward into a strip mall known as The Loop. en.wikipedia.org
New uses	retail, entertainmentextracted, unreviewed reported
What is there now	The Loop strip mall with tenants including The Home Depot, Marshalls, and AMC Theatres.extracted, unreviewed documented Major tenants of The Loop are The Home Depot, Marshalls, and AMC Theatres. en.wikipedia.org
Retrofit year	1999extracted, unreviewed reported

Securitised debt and public filers

Filings (2001 to date) that name “Methuen Mall” and “Methuen” (1 hits, first 1 sampled). 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.

Kind	Filer	Filings	Dates	Forms
Public owner (strong)	JMB INCOME PROPERTIES LTD V	1	2002-08-14 to 2002-08-14	10-Q 1

Site context

FEMA flood zone	X · AREA OF MINIMAL FLOOD HAZARDFEMA NFHL
EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m	10: BROOKS PHARMACY 555; CDP METHUEN, RESIDENCES AT PLEASANT VALLEY; CFA METHUEN; CHIPOTLE 2592; CVS PHARMACY 17358EPA FRS
Census tract 25009252602	4,907 people, 943 per sq mi; median household income $121,706; median gross rent $2,250; 20% renters; 8.8% vacant units; 0.0% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year
Walkability (EPA, block group)	index 14.2 of 20; 74 intersections per sq mi; nearest transit stop 581 m; land-use mix 0.88; 81,396 jobs within 45 min by car, 15,250 by transit; 7% of households without a carEPA Smart Location
Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m)	4 of 6 daily needs: 1 grocers, 0 schools, 5 parks or playgrounds, 1 health, 0 civic, 17 food and drink; 57 cycleway segments, 34 sidewalk-tagged segmentsOpenStreetMap
Opportunity Zone	noHUD
Housing permits, Essex County (MA), 2024	537 units in 5+ unit buildings, 81 in 2–4, 393 single-family; 2023: 716 in 5+Census BPS
Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract)	overall percentile 0.05; socioeconomic 0.04; housing and transport 0.07; 3% below 150% of poverty; 2% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR
Other atlas sites nearby	0 within 10 km, 1 within 25 kmcomputed
Overture Maps	place Methuen Mall (shopping_mall, confidence 0.67, from Overture, Overture-signals, meta); building footprint 13,495 m², 10.3 mOverture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0)
Website and social	en.wikipedia.org (alive); archived 2003–2025 (Wayback) · social: facebookOverture / Internet Archive
Attention: Wikipedia page views	9,537 since 2015; 1,537 in the last 12 months (-16% vs the prior 12); peak 2024-12 with 249Wikimedia
Tract change 2013–2023	population +11% (4,413 → 4,907); median income +33% ($91,313 → $121,706); renters 19% → 20%; median home value +64% ($379,100 → $620,200)Census ACS 5-year
Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract)	very low overall (score 11.9); expected annual loss $989,669; community resilience very highFEMA NRI
Tax-credit housing within 1 km	noneHUD LIHTC
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)	33,896 jobs in 2,285 establishments; average annual pay $44,913; employment location quotient 1.05; employment -3.1% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 2022	1,687 jobs; 413 in retail trade, 532 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 25009252602)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)	children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 52th income percentile as adults; 1.4% incarcerated at the 2010 count (211 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; 59% of residents more than 1 mile from a supermarket; poverty rate 4.0%; median family income $132,355; 71 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
Schools	Methuen School District (PK-12); 2 public schools within 1 mile: Methuen High; Comprehensive Grammar SchoolNCES EDGE
Elevation	127 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025	218 county-logged events: 111 thunderstorm wind, 46 flood, 32 flash flood, 16 hail; $1,078,250 property damage reported; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 01844, 2026-09	median list price $654,450 (+5.7% on the year); 64 active listings; median 33 days on market; 19% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023	2,499 establishments (-4%); 37,451 jobs (-2%)Census CBP
Housing market in the county	typical home value $715,954 (+2% 1 yr, +25% 5 yr); typical rent $2,595/mo (+2% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
House price index, tract, 2025	455 (2000 = 100); +4.7% 1 yr, +53% 5 yr, +94% 10 yrFHFA
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)	57,221 vehicles a day (freeway or expressway, 4 lanes); 3,247 trucks; 31 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Opened in 1973 as an enclosed mall with Howlands and Sears anchors, later gaining Jordan Marsh and Filene's Basement. After Sears and Filene's Basement moved to a competing mall in New Hampshire, tenancy declined, leading to closure in 1997 and demolition in 1999. The site was redeveloped into The Loop strip mall, now home to The Home Depot, Marshalls, and AMC Theatres.

Why. The record cites the loss of Sears and Filene's Basement to The Mall at Rockingham Park as a key factor in the mall's decline; no other causes such as debt or demolition orders are stated.

Where it stands. The original mall is demolished and the site now operates as The Loop strip mall, though the current owner is not specified in the record.

For a planner

Strategy listed as 'redevelop' with new uses of retail and entertainment, completed in 1999.
After‑notes show a successful strip‑mall conversion with national tenants.
Open questions include current ownership, zoning designation, and long‑term market viability.

For a developer

Site size: 60 acres.
Control: owner not identified in the record.
Entitlement stage: redevelopment already built (year_retrofit 1999).
Market signals: opp_score 30, reasons include retrofit already built, 60‑acre size, county growth 3.4% 2018‑23, median rent $1,673.
No flood, transit, or environmental constraints are mentioned in the record.

What we do not know yet

Owner and current controlling entity are not stated.
Detailed tenant mix beyond the three named anchors is unknown.
Zoning, land‑use permissions, and any entitlement conditions are not provided.
Floodplain, transit access, and environmental constraints are absent from the record.
The record is marked 'draft' verification, indicating possible unreviewed or model‑extracted fields.

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Cinderella Mall, Englewood, CO · Malls · similar size (60 acres); opened 1968; closed 1997

Elsewhere on the web

Retail history: Methuen Mall on DeadMalls.com photos, field notes and visitor memories since 2000; matched by name and state only, check the city; nothing copied here

Pages with photos

Methuen Mall ~ Everything You Need to Know with Photos | Videos alchetron.com
METHUEN MALL - DSM Realty dsmrealty.net
Methuen Mall - Methuen Mass… reddit.com

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retrofit already built
closed or demolished site (sourced)
60 acres
county grew 3.4% 2018–23
median rent $1,673

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History and original facts

Opened	1973Wikidata
Closed	1997extracted, unreviewed documented It remained in operation until 1997 and was demolished in early 1999, undergoing redevelopment soon afterward into a strip mall known as The Loop. en.wikipedia.org
Acres	60.0extracted, unreviewed documented It was built in 1973 as an enclosed shopping mall on a 60-acre (240,000 m2) site and initially included Howlands and Sears as its anchor stores, as well as 70 other retailers. en.wikipedia.org
Stores at peak	72extracted, unreviewed reported
Anchors	Home Depot, Sears, Marshalls, Jordan Marsh, Howlands, Filene's Basement
County	Essex County
Census division	1 · New England
Notes	Wikipedia categories: Demolished shopping malls in the United States

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Background

The Loop, formerly Methuen Mall, is a shopping mall in Methuen, Massachusetts, United States. It was built in 1973 as an enclosed shopping mall on a 60-acre (240,000 m2) site and initially included Howlands and Sears as its anchor stores, as well as 70 other retailers. In 1977, Howlands was replaced by Jordan Marsh, while Filene's Basement was added in the 1980s. Methuen Mall suffered a significant loss in tenancy after both Sears and Filene's Basement moved to The Mall at Rockingham Park across the state line in Salem, New Hampshire. It remained in operation until 1997 and was demolished in early 1999, undergoing redevelopment soon afterward into a strip mall known as The Loop. Major tenants of The Loop are The Home Depot, Marshalls, and AMC Theatres.

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

Timeline

1973 Opened (Wikidata)
1973 Opened as enclosed shopping mall
1977 Howlands replaced by Jordan Marsh; Filene's Basement added
1997 Closed
1999 Demolished and redeveloped into The Loop strip mall
1999 Major tenants of The Loop are The Home Depot, Marshalls, and AMC Theatres.

Sources

Wikipedia: Methuen Mall · supports: acres, after notes, status, strategy, year closed
10 quoted sentences
It remained in operation until 1997 and was demolished in early 1999, undergoing redevelopment soon afterward into a strip mall known as The Loop.
It was built in 1973 as an enclosed shopping mall on a 60-acre (240,000 m2) site and initially included Howlands and Sears as its anchor stores, as well as 70 other retailers.
Major tenants of The Loop are The Home Depot, Marshalls, and AMC Theatres.
It remained in operation until 1997 and was demolished in early 1999, undergoing redevelopment soon afterward into a strip mall known as The Loop.

Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Methuen Mall, Methuen, MA." Record m-f127e61001, imported, unreviewed. Built on the public Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ma/methuen-methuen-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

BibTeX

@misc{retrofitatlas_methuenmethuenmall,
  title = {Methuen Mall, Methuen, MA},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ma/methuen-methuen-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-f127e61001, 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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