# Greendale Mall

Worcester, MA · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-db8049eeb7` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ma/worcester-greendale-mall/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-db8049eeb7.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-db8049eeb7.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-db8049eeb7

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | demolished | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | logistics | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | Amazon delivery station (DTB4) | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1987 | reported · Wikipedia |
| Closed | 2020 | reported · Wikipedia |
| Retrofit year | 2021 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Redeveloper | Boston developer | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Planning notes | Plans were to demolish the 33-year-old shopping center and replace it with a mix of retail, apartments, and office space. | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **after_notes**: “Plans were later changed and the mall would be demolished and replaced with an Amazon delivery station (DTB4).” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greendale_Mall
- **status**: “It was demolished in Summer 2021.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greendale_Mall
- **strategy**: “Plans were later changed and the mall would be demolished and replaced with an Amazon delivery station (DTB4).” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greendale_Mall

## Anchors

Big Lots, Best Buy, DSW, TJ Maxx and HomeGoods

## Parties

- Simon Property Group — owner (Wikidata, undated)
- Simon Property Group — owner (from text) (1999–2015)
- noteholder — owner (from text) (2015–2016)
- Seyfarth Shaw LLP — owner (from text) (2016–2019)
- KeyPoint Partners — owner (from text) (2016–2019)
- Boston developer — owner (from text) (2019–2021)

## Timeline

- 1987: Opened (Wikidata)
- 1987: Mall first opened
- 1999: Simon Property Group purchased the mall
- 2015: Simon stopped paying debt; noteholder took ownership
- 2015: Mall appraised at $14.7 million with loan value $45 million
- 2016: Mall sold at auction to Seyfarth Shaw LLP for $11.8 million
- 2016: KeyPoint Partners announced mall would remain open
- 2019: Boston developer bought rundown mall
- 2020: Closed (Wikidata)
- 2020: Mall closed permanently
- 2020: TJ Maxx/HomeGoods announced relocation, leaving mall vacant
- 2021: Mall demolished

## Deals and debt

- 2016 sale: 11800000.0 Seyfarth Shaw LLP ← noteholder  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greendale_Mall

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

The Greendale Mall was an enclosed shopping mall located near the intersection of Interstates 290 and 190 in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. The anchors were Best Buy, Big Lots, DSW, and a combination of TJ Maxx and HomeGoods.

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

## Sources

- Quoted support for after_notes — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greendale_Mall

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Greendale Mall, Worcester, MA." Record m-db8049eeb7, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ma/worcester-greendale-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_worcestergreendalemall,
  title = {Greendale Mall, Worcester, MA},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ma/worcester-greendale-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-db8049eeb7, 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.