# St. Lawrence Centre

Massena, NY · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-7da7465eb6` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ny/massena-st-lawrence-centre/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-7da7465eb6.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-7da7465eb6.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-7da7465eb6

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | demolished | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop, regreen, reinhabit | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | industrial | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | shipping warehouse, rebranded as the St. Lawrence Industrial Complex | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1990 | reported · Wikipedia |
| Closed | 2024 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Retrofit year | 2024 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Original developer | Heritage Company | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_closed**: “On April 30, 2024, further demolition began on the mall's interior as it became a shipping warehouse, rebranded as the St. Lawrence Industrial Complex.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Lawrence_Centre
- **original_developer**: “The mall was built in 1990 by the Heritage Company.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Lawrence_Centre
- **after_notes**: “On April 30, 2024, further demolition began on the mall's interior as it became a shipping warehouse, rebranded as the St. Lawrence Industrial Complex.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Lawrence_Centre
- **status**: “On April 30, 2024, further demolition began on the mall's interior as it became a shipping warehouse, rebranded as the St. Lawrence Industrial Complex.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Lawrence_Centre
- **strategy**: “On April 30, 2024, further demolition began on the mall's interior as it became a shipping warehouse, rebranded as the St. Lawrence Industrial Complex.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Lawrence_Centre

## Anchors

JCPenney

## Parties

- Heritage Company — owner (from text) (1990–1995)
- AP Massena Partners — owner (from text) (1995–2003)
- Carlyle Development Group — owner (from text) (2003–2017)
- Canadian investors — owner (from text) (2017–2024)

## Timeline

- 1990: Opened (Wikidata)
- 1990: built
- 1995: sold
- 2003: sold
- 2006: eminent domain attempt
- 2009: petition for Target
- 2017: demolition called for
- 2024: demolition began

## Deals and debt

- 2017 sale:  Canadian investors ← Carlyle Development Group  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Lawrence_Centre
- 2003 sale: 3600000.0 Carlyle Development Group ← AP Massena Partners  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Lawrence_Centre
- 1995 sale:  AP Massena Partners ← Heritage Company  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Lawrence_Centre

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

St. Lawrence Centre was a shopping mall in Massena, New York, United States. It includes one anchor store, JCPenney.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Lawrence_Centre

## Sources

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

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "St. Lawrence Centre, Massena, NY." Record m-7da7465eb6, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ny/massena-st-lawrence-centre/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_massenastlawrencecentre,
  title = {St. Lawrence Centre, Massena, NY},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ny/massena-st-lawrence-centre/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-7da7465eb6, 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.