Emerald Square

Coordinates: 41°56′46.84″N 71°21′01.07″W / 41.9463444°N 71.3502972°W / 41.9463444; -71.3502972
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Emerald Square Mall
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LocationNorth Attleborough, Massachusetts
Coordinates41°56′46.84″N 71°21′01.07″W / 41.9463444°N 71.3502972°W / 41.9463444; -71.3502972
Address999 South Washington Street
Opening dateAugust 10, 1989; 34 years ago (1989-08-10)
Developer
OwnerKohan Retail Investment Group[1]
No. of stores and services126
No. of anchor tenants3
Total retail floor area1,022,435 square feet (94,987 m2)[2]
No. of floors3
Websitehttps://shopemeraldsquare.com

Emerald Square is a shopping mall in North Attleboro, Massachusetts. The mall is anchored by JCPenney and Macy's in two locations, and features staples such as H&M, Forever 21, and Hollister.

History[edit]

Emerald Square, October 2008.

Originally opened in 1989 as a joint venture of New England Development and The Pyramid Companies, Emerald Square's original anchors included JCPenney, Sears, and G. Fox.,[3] with Lechmere added in 1992. The G. Fox store was renamed Filene's in 1993,[4] while Lechmere was closed in 1997 as a result of chain liquidation. Lord & Taylor bought the vacant location in 1998 and doubled the space.[5] A carousel was installed in the food court in 1999.

Meanwhile, Pyramid had sold its interest in the mall in 1998 to New England Development,[6] which turned around and sold most of its shopping mall portfolio to a joint venture led by Simon Property Group in 1999. Lord & Taylor was repositioned and closed this location entirely in 2004. The space converted to Filene's, which had opened a separate Men's & Home store in 2005. In 2006, Filene's stores became Macy's, as well as the Home & Men's stores.

On January 29, 2021, it was announced that Sears would be closing as part of a plan to close 23 stores nationwide. The store closed on April 18, 2021.[7][8] Kohan Retail Investment Group bought the mall in September 2022.[1]

List of anchor stores[edit]

Name No.
of floors 		Year
opened 		Year
closed 		Notes
Filene's 3 1993 2006 Replaced G. Fox
Filene's Men's and Home 2 2005 2006 Replaced Lord & Taylor
G. Fox 3 1989 1993
JCPenney 3 1989
Lechmere 2 1992 1997
Lord & Taylor 2 1999 2004 Replaced Lechmere
Macy's 3 2006 Replaced Filene's
Macy's Men's and Home 2 2006 Replaced Filene's Men's and Home
Sears 3 1989 2021

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Reilly, Tom (September 15, 2022). "New York state company new owner of North Attleboro mall, town manager says". The Sun Chronicle. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  2. ^ https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1063761/000104746907001496/a2176251z10-k.htm [bare URL]
  3. ^ "CURTAIN-RAISER SET IN N. ATTLEBOROUGH". The Boston Globe. August 10, 1989. p. 53.
  4. ^ "MAY MERGES N.E. OPERATIONS IN BOSTON; G. FOX STORES WILL BE MELDED INTO FILENE'S". Business. The Boston Globe. September 12, 1992. p. 8.
  5. ^ "Lord & Taylor parent buys Lechmere space". The Boston Herald. July 31, 1998.
  6. ^ "Five Bay State malls put up for sale by Pyramid Cos". Boston Business Journal. April 8, 1998. Retrieved June 10, 2006.
  7. ^ "Sears closing store in North Attleboro's Emerald Square mall".
  8. ^ "Sears and Kmart closing more stores. Is your location closing in 2021? See the updated closure list". USA Today.

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