# Arsenal Mall

Watertown, MA · mall · tier: curated · Retrofit Atlas record `m-2afa0a0e0b` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ma/watertown-arsenal-mall/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-2afa0a0e0b.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-2afa0a0e0b.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-2afa0a0e0b

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | built | reported · derived from authors' map (retrofit year present) |
| Strategy | redevelop, reinhabit | reported · authors' map |
| New use | retail, office, hotel, housing | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | • Reinhabitation: office, retail • Redevelopment: residential, hotel | reported · authors' map |
| Opened | 1983 | reported · Wikidata |
| Retrofit year | 2016 | reported · authors' map |
| Planning notes | 425 residences | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **units_built**: “425 residences” — extraction-deep:nvidia/nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b
- **hotel_rooms**: “a 150-room Hampton Inn hotel” — extraction-deep:nvidia/nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b
- **office_sqft_after**: “200,000 sq ft (19,000 m2) of office space” — extraction-deep:nvidia/nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b
- **retail_sqft_after**: “250,000 sq ft (23,000 m2) of retail and restaurants” — extraction-deep:nvidia/nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b

## Timeline

- 1983: Opened (Wikidata)
- 2016: Retrofit: redevelop, reinhabit

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

Arsenal Yards is a mixed-use, smart growth development in Watertown, Massachusetts. The area is home to the original Arsenal Mall site, which was redeveloped for Arsenal Yards. It includes 250,000 sq ft (23,000 m2) of retail and restaurants, 200,000 sq ft (19,000 m2) of office space, a 150-room Hampton Inn hotel, and 425 residences.

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

## Sources

- Retrofitting Suburbia Interactive Mall Map (ArcGIS web map ce33ab26…) — https://www.arcgis.com/apps/mapviewer/index.html?webmap=ce33ab2637374aab862b8a23847f620f (2021-01-20)
- Wikipedia: Arsenal Mall — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arsenal_Yards (2026-08-24)

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Arsenal Mall, Watertown, MA." Record m-2afa0a0e0b, release 2026-10-21, tier curated. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ma/watertown-arsenal-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_watertownarsenalmall,
  title = {Arsenal Mall, Watertown, MA},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ma/watertown-arsenal-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-2afa0a0e0b, release 2026-10-21, tier: curated. 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.