# Eastfield Mall

Springfield, MA · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-f31114d100` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ma/springfield-eastfield-mall/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-f31114d100.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-f31114d100.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-f31114d100

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | demolished | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | retail | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | The property was redeveloped into Springfield Crossing, an open air shopping center with anchor tenants BJ's Wholesale Club, Hobby Lobby, Chick-fil-A, and Target. | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1967 | reported · Wikipedia |
| Closed | 2023 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Retrofit year | 2025 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Acres | 34.0 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Original developer | Rouse Company | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Redeveloper | Onyx Partners | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Public subsidy | $8 million in funding | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Entitlement year | 2025 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Planning notes | The concept plan for the proposed complex, dubbed Eastfield Commons, included 23 residential buildings, retail, office, and services, along with maintaining the existing theater and food court. | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_closed**: “The mall closed in July 2023” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastfield_Mall
- **acres**: “to establish a 34-acre (14 ha) development district” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastfield_Mall
- **original_developer**: “developed in 1967 by the Rouse Company.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastfield_Mall
- **after_notes**: “The property was redeveloped into Springfield Crossing, an open air shopping center with anchor tenants BJ's Wholesale Club, Hobby Lobby, Chick-fil-A, and Target.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastfield_Mall
- **status**: “Demolition of the structure began in August 2023 and was completed in February 2024.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastfield_Mall
- **strategy**: “The property was redeveloped into Springfield Crossing, an open air shopping center” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastfield_Mall
- **public_subsidy**: “Springfield city council unanimously approved $8 million in funding on June 2, 2025, to establish a 34-acre (14 ha) development district on the project's land using Massachusetts's District Improvement Financing.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastfield_Mall

## Anchors

Macy's, JCPenney, Sears, Cinemark

## Parties

- Mountain Development Corporation — owner (from text)
- Rouse Company — owner (from text)
- Onyx Partners — owner (from text)

## Timeline

- 1965: Plans announced
- 1965: Groundbreaking
- 1967: Opened (Wikidata)
- 1968: Opened
- 1998: Sold to Mountain Development
- 2013: JCPenney anchor purchased
- 2017: Macy's anchor purchased
- 2018: Sears closed
- 2023: Mall closed
- 2024: Demolition completed
- 2025: Phase 1 construction completed

## Deals and debt

- 2025 loan:     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastfield_Mall
- 2017 sale: 1000000.0 Mountain Development ← Macy's  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastfield_Mall
- 2013 sale: 3500000.0 Mountain Development ← JCPenney  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastfield_Mall

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

The Eastfield Mall was a shopping mall in Springfield, Massachusetts, that was developed in 1967 by the Rouse Company. At its peak, it was anchored by JCPenney, Macy's, Sears, and a Cinemark movie theater. Opened in 1968, it was the first enclosed mall in the Western Massachusetts region and the largest in Connecticut and Massachusetts until the opening of Holyoke Mall at Ingleside in 1979.

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

## Sources

- Quoted support for year_closed — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastfield_Mall

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Eastfield Mall, Springfield, MA." Record m-f31114d100, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ma/springfield-eastfield-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_springfieldeastfieldmall,
  title = {Eastfield Mall, Springfield, MA},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ma/springfield-eastfield-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-f31114d100, 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.