# Chapel Square Mall

New Haven, CT · mall · tier: curated · Retrofit Atlas record `m-59f54a644e` · release 2026-10-20

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ct/new-haven-chapel-square-mall/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-59f54a644e.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-59f54a644e.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-59f54a644e

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | partial | reported · authors' map |
| Strategy | reinhabit | reported · authors' map |
| New use | housing, retail | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | • Partial reinhabitation: residential | reported · authors' map |
| Opened | 1967 | reported · Wikidata |
| Retrofit year | 2003 | reported · authors' map |
| GLA (sq ft) | 165000 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Redeveloper | David Nyberg and Ronald Caplan | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Planning notes | the mall was converted into a luxury apartment complex in 2003–2004 with part of the roof removed to create an interior courtyard. | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **gla_sqft**: “165,000 square feet” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chapel_Square_Mall

## Anchors

Macy's, Edw. Malley Co.

## Parties

- The Rouse Company — owner (from text) (1984–)
- William, Jackson, Ewing, Inc. — owner (from text) (2002–)
- David Nyberg and Ronald Caplan — owner (from text) (2002–)

## Timeline

- 1967: Opened (Wikidata)
- 1984: Sold to The Rouse Company
- 2002: Sold to William, Jackson, Ewing, Inc.
- 2003: Retrofit: reinhabit
- 2003: Converted into luxury apartment complex

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

The Chapel Square Mall was a shopping mall in downtown New Haven, Connecticut. It was one of the first fully enclosed air-conditioned downtown malls in the United States; it has now been converted into apartments.

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

## Sources

- Quoted support for gla_sqft — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chapel_Square_Mall
- Retrofitting Suburbia Interactive Mall Map (ArcGIS web map ce33ab26…) — https://www.arcgis.com/apps/mapviewer/index.html?webmap=ce33ab2637374aab862b8a23847f620f (2021-01-20)

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Chapel Square Mall, New Haven, CT." Record m-59f54a644e, release 2026-10-20, tier curated. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ct/new-haven-chapel-square-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_newhavenchapelsquaremall,
  title = {Chapel Square Mall, New Haven, CT},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ct/new-haven-chapel-square-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-59f54a644e, release 2026-10-20, tier: curated. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-20}
}
```

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.