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Woburn Mall

Imported, unreviewedRedevelopedRetrofit builtWoburn, MA

Retrofit complete: 350-unit housing (25% affordable) with preserved retail anchors, adjacent to Superfund site. · summary, model-written

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Place

3+ other atlas sites within 10 km

This site: 3 within 10 km computed · all sites with this

County lost 10%+ of retail establishments since 2012

This site: -10% census-cbp · all sites with this

County permitting 2,000+ apartment units a year

This site: 2,440 units, Middlesex County census-bps · all sites with this

County typical rent $2,000+

This site: $3,069/mo zillow · all sites with this

Strategy

Redeveloped

This site: Today, the transformed “Woburn Village” sports a multi-family building with 350 new homes. Twenty-five percent of them are reserved for people making no more… record · all sites with this

New use

Housing

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Retail (continued)

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Now

Status	Retrofit builtWikipedia no source
Strategy	RedevelopedWikipedia no source
New uses	housing, retailWikipedia no source
What is there now	Today, the transformed “Woburn Village” sports a multi-family building with 350 new homes. Twenty-five percent of them are reserved for people making no more than 80 percent of the median income. The project also preserved commercial space for existing retailers: Market Basket, DSW, TJ Maxx, and HomeGoods.newtypes-extraction reported

Site context

Housing permits, Middlesex County (MA), 2024	2,440 units in 5+ unit buildings, 166 in 2–4, 889 single-family; 2023: 2,902 in 5+Census BPS
Other atlas sites nearby	3 within 10 km, 20 within 25 km: Industri-Plex Superfund site (0.0 km); Mishawum station site (2.9 km); Cambridge Discovery Park (9.0 km)computed
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)	68,958 jobs in 4,328 establishments; average annual pay $47,577; employment location quotient 0.77; employment -2.2% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 2022	2,023 jobs; 55 in retail trade, 62 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 25017333200)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)	children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 48th income percentile as adults; 0.8% incarcerated at the 2010 count (247 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; 47% of residents more than 1 mile from a supermarket; poverty rate 5.1%; median family income $91,875; 14 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
Schools	Woburn School District (PK-12); 4 public schools within 1 mile: John F Kennedy Middle School; Malcolm White; Shamrock; Woburn HighNCES EDGE
Elevation	100 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025	469 county-logged events: 301 thunderstorm wind, 97 flood, 32 flash flood, 23 hail; $4,288,150 property damage reported; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 01801, 2026-09	median list price $746,175 (-4.2% on the year); 54 active listings; median 24 days on market; 19% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023	4,650 establishments (-10%); 79,115 jobs (-5%)Census CBP
Housing market in the county	typical home value $804,837 (+2% 1 yr, +22% 5 yr); typical rent $3,069/mo (+2% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)	17,663 vehicles a day (principal arterial, 2 lanes); 960 trucks; 33 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Woburn Mall was redeveloped into 'Woburn Village' with 350 housing units (25% reserved for residents earning ≤80% of median income). Existing retailers Market Basket, DSW, TJ Maxx, and HomeGoods retained commercial space. The project is complete (status: built).

Why. Adjacent to Industri-Plex Superfund site (0km) and Mishawum station (2.9km). Housing market shows ZHVI $804,837 (2026-09).

Where it stands. Peer redevelopments include Lafayette Place Mall (16km), Arsenal Mall (13km), and Framingham Mall (31km).

For a planner

Housing mix includes 25% income-restricted units
Retail anchors preserved
Adjacent to Superfund site (0km)

For a developer

Median rent $2,126 noted as constraint
Housing market ZHVI $804,837
350 units delivered

What we do not know yet

No construction dates provided
No details on retail tenant mix beyond anchors
Affordable housing percentage based on 80% median income (not specified if local or regional)

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retrofit already built
median rent $2,126
housing in the record

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History and original facts

County	Middlesex County
Census division	1 · New England
Notes	Draft from archive.strongtowns.org, model-extracted, unreviewed: Woburn Mall was a mall that was redeveloped into Woburn Village with 350 new homes and preserved commercial space.

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Sources

We Could Fit Lots of Homes in the Middle of Old Strip Malls
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Woburn Mall
Housing solution: turn old strip malls into new housing | GBH - WGBH
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Woburn Mall

Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Woburn Mall, Woburn, MA." Record n-931e9a3bd5, imported, unreviewed. Built on the public Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ma/woburn-woburn-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

BibTeX

@misc{retrofitatlas_woburnwoburnmall,
  title = {Woburn Mall, Woburn, MA},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ma/woburn-woburn-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-931e9a3bd5, 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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