Strip centers · New Hampshire

Central Retail Park

Imported, unreviewedRedevelopedDemolishedManchester, NH

Demolished retail park (NH) sold to council in 2017 for housing redevelopment; future plans unknown despite housing market activity. · 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 typical rent $2,000+

This site: $2,165/mo zillow · all sites with this

Strategy

Redeveloped

This site: …site’s future still remains uncertain record · all sites with this

New use

Housing

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Now

Status	Demolishednewtypes-extraction reported
Strategy	RedevelopedWikipedia no source
New uses	housingWikipedia no source
What is there now	site’s future still remains uncertainnewtypes-extraction reported

Deals and debt

Date	Event	Price	Parties	Source
2017	Sold	$47.8M closed	local council	rics.org

Site context

Housing permits, Hillsborough County (NH), 2024	349 units in 5+ unit buildings, 96 in 2–4, 427 single-family; 2023: 786 in 5+Census BPS
Other atlas sites nearby	3 within 10 km, 3 within 25 km: Manchester Stormwater Park (0.0 km); Shoppes at Buckland Hills (0.0 km); Bedford Mall (4.7 km)computed
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)	24,869 jobs in 1,453 establishments; average annual pay $47,507; employment location quotient 1.26; employment -1.0% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 2022	898 jobs; 10 in retail trade, 66 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 33011000800)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)	children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 40th income percentile as adults; 3.4% incarcerated at the 2010 count (274 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights
Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract)	not a low-access tract at 1 mile; poverty rate 18.8%; median family income $41,875; 221 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
Schools	Manchester School District (PK-12); 8 public schools within 1 mile: Kreiva Academy Public Charter School (M); Kreiva Academy Public Charter School (H); Beech Street School; Manchester Central High SchoolNCES EDGE
Elevation	254 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025	238 county-logged events: 149 thunderstorm wind, 37 hail, 34 flash flood, 18 flood; $2,472,000 property damage reported; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 03104, 2026-09	median list price $517,500 (+12.2% on the year); 32 active listings; median 42 days on market; 22% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023	1,488 establishments (-6%); 27,200 jobs (+1%)Census CBP
Housing market in the county	typical home value $517,347 (+2% 1 yr, +35% 5 yr); typical rent $2,165/mo (+4% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)	12,918 vehicles a day on Bridge St (principal arterial, 2 lanes); 892 trucks; 40 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Central Retail Park (Manchester, NH) was demolished after being sold to the local council for $47.8M in 2017. Its new use is planned as housing, but the site’s future remains uncertain per record notes.

Why. The site was closed/demolished (recorded as 'demolished' status), with strategy listed as 'redevelop' to housing. Nearby peers include the proposed Shoppes at Buckland Hills (0km) and closed Bedford Mall (4.7km).

Where it stands. Housing market shows median rent $1,532, ZHVI $517k (2026-09), and 2024 permits indicate 427 single-family units built in Hillsborough County. Retail establishments declined 6.4% (2012-2023) but employment grew 1.1%.

For a planner

Site is council-owned with no active redevelopment plan confirmed
Traffic: 12,918 ADT on Bridge St (principal arterial, 2 lanes)
Housing market shows steady growth (5-year ZHVI +34.9%)

For a developer

Low opportunity score (35/100) due to demolition status and uncertainty
No current deals or construction plans noted
Nearby housing permits suggest market activity but no direct site progress

What we do not know yet

Future housing plans unconfirmed (record states 'site’s future still remains uncertain')
No details on council's redevelopment timeline or design
Record is 'verified: draft' with only 2 sources

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closed or demolished per category only, +0 until sourced
county grew 3.3% 2018–23
median rent $1,532
housing in the record

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History and original facts

Anchors	Sainsbury’s
County	Hillsborough County
Census division	1 · New England
Notes	Draft from rics.org, model-extracted, unreviewed: Central Retail Park in Manchester, a retail park with Sainsbury’s, was bought by the local council in 2017 for redevelopment into housing, is now completely demolished, and its future remains uncertain.

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Timeline

2017 bought by the local council for £37m with the aim of redeveloping it into housing

Sources

Retooling from retail to residential - can it work? - RICS
2 quoted sentences
Central Retail Park
Central Retail Park in Manchester was bought by the local council for £37m in 2017 with the aim of redeveloping it into housing.

Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Central Retail Park, Manchester, NH." Record n-0ad167071a, imported, unreviewed. Built on the public Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed. https://retrofitatlas.org/strips/nh/manchester-central-retail-park/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

BibTeX

@misc{retrofitatlas_manchestercentralretailpark,
  title = {Central Retail Park, Manchester, NH},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/strips/nh/manchester-central-retail-park/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-0ad167071a, 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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Nownewtypes-extraction

Deals and debtpublic reporting; Wikipedia for older rows

Site contextpublic APIs, see origins; tract and county figures sit at different geographies and are not directly comparable

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