Malls · Massachusetts

Auburn Mall (Auburn)

Imported, unreviewedClosedAuburn, MA

Opened 1971.

Status nowClosedEsri 2014 layer reported

Site size582,628 sq ft GLAEsri 2014 layer reported

Retrofit yearNot yet retrofittedstatus reported

Walkability8.7 of 20EPA, OpenStreetMap

Rail within 800 mNoOpenStreetMap, HUD

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Auburn Mall — Interior view of a clothing store with racks and displays. · verified by a vision model. Photo: JJBers from Willimantic, Connecticut, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

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Former anchors

Macy's

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Macy's Home Store

This site: Macy's Home Store wikipedia · all sites with this

Sears

This site: Sears wikipedia · all sites with this

Finance and pipeline

Closed per a 2014 list or a Wikipedia category, unchecked

This site: …closed import, no source · all sites with this

On Facebook

This site: …https://www.facebook.com/299816524275 overture · all sites with this

Website alive

This site: …https://www.simon.com/mall/auburn-mall overture / http check · all sites with this

Place

30,000+ vehicles a day on an adjacent road

This site: 81,666 on 290 fhwa-hpms · all sites with this

County typical rent $2,000+

This site: $2,119/mo zillow · all sites with this

High-income tract ($100k+)

This site: $114,116 census-acs · all sites with this

Interstate or freeway within 600 m

This site: 290 fhwa-hpms · all sites with this

Tract income up 60%+ since 2013

This site: +62% census-acs · all sites with this

Scale

Building footprint 50,000+ m²

This site: 60,254 m² overture · all sites with this

All elements and lists · Trends

Now

Status	ClosedEsri 2014 layer reported

Securitised debt and public filers

Filings (2001 to date) that name “Auburn Mall” and “Auburn” (211 hits, first 100 sampled, 3 other filers such as tenants left out). Common name: these matches are unreliable. No commercial-mortgage trust names this mall in the sample, which does not rule out a securitised loan. Text matches, not a title search. Open the search · all trusts.

Kind	Filer	Filings	Dates	Forms
Public owner (weak)	SIMON PROPERTY GROUP INC /DE/ (SPG, SPG-PJ)	96	2001-02-16 to 2026-08-10	8-K 89, 10-K 6, 8-K/A 1

As reported by the owner

Property tables from the owner's annual report (Form 10-K, Item 2) on EDGAR, one row per filing year. GLA, occupancy and anchors are the filer's own figures at that year end; “leased” counts signed leases, “occupied” counts open stores; ownership is the filer's share. Matched by name and place, unreviewed; the verbatim table row is in sec_facts.csv.

Year end	Filer	Name in filing	GLA sq ft	Occupancy	Years	Share	Anchors listed
2025	Simon Property Group 10-K, 2026-02-25	Auburn Mall Auburn, MA match: exact	498,385	94.9% occupied	acquired 1999	56.4% Fee	Macy's, Reliant Medical
2016	Simon Property Group 10-K, 2017-02-24	Auburn Mall Auburn, MA match: exact	585,707	100.0% occupied	acquired 1999	56.4% Fee	Macy's, Sears,
2009	Simon Property Group 10-K, 2010-02-25	Auburn Mall Auburn, MA match: exact	588,330	99.4% occupied	acquired 1999	49.1% Fee	Macy's, Macy's Home Store, Sears

Site context

FEMA flood zone	X · AREA OF MINIMAL FLOOD HAZARDFEMA NFHL
EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m	18: AMERICAN EAGLE OUTFITTERS 346; ASPEN DENTAL; AUBURN HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT; AUBURN MALL; AUBURN MALL FORMER MACYS HOME STOREEPA FRS
Census tract 25027736500	4,616 people, 925 per sq mi; median household income $114,116; median gross rent $1,581; 25% renters; 5.3% vacant units; 0.0% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year
Walkability (EPA, block group)	index 8.7 of 20; 77 intersections per sq mi; no transit stop within the EPA search radius; land-use mix 0.78; 49,580 jobs within 45 min by car; 6% of households without a carEPA Smart Location
Opportunity Zone	noHUD
Housing permits, Worcester County (MA), 2024	1,434 units in 5+ unit buildings, 108 in 2–4, 964 single-family; 2023: 303 in 5+Census BPS
Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract)	overall percentile 0.54; socioeconomic 0.25; housing and transport 0.94; 7% below 150% of poverty; 12% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR
Other atlas sites nearby	2 within 10 km, 3 within 25 km: Rochdale's former Central Retail Park (5.8 km); Worcester Galleria (7.2 km)computed
Overture Maps	place Auburn Mall (shopping_mall, confidence 0.83, from Overture, Overture-signals, meta); building footprint 60,254 m²Overture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0)
Website and social	www.simon.com (alive) · social: facebookOverture / Internet Archive
Tract change 2013–2023	population +4% (4,416 → 4,616); median income +62% ($70,625 → $114,116); renters 14% → 25%; median home value +46% ($253,600 → $370,400)Census ACS 5-year
Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract)	very low overall (score 13.6); expected annual loss $938,349; community resilience relatively highFEMA NRI
Tax-credit housing within 1 km	noneHUD LIHTC
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)	36,872 jobs in 2,325 establishments; average annual pay $42,790; employment location quotient 1.05; employment -0.5% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 2022	3,776 jobs; 820 in retail trade, 76 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 25027736500)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)	children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 49th income percentile as adults; 0.4% incarcerated at the 2010 count (171 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights
Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract)	low-access at 1 mile, not low-income; 37% of residents more than 1 mile from a supermarket; poverty rate 3.0%; median family income $101,750; 90 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
Schools	Auburn School District (PK-12); 3 public schools within 1 mile: Auburn Senior High; Bryn Mawr; Swanson Road Intermediate SchoolNCES EDGE
Elevation	517 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025	510 county-logged events: 299 thunderstorm wind, 87 flood, 52 flash flood, 40 hail; $7,596,550 property damage reported; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 01501, 2026-09	median list price $503,000 (-12.5% on the year); 29 active listings; median 40 days on market; 17% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023	2,405 establishments (-7%); 38,937 jobs (-2%)Census CBP
Housing market in the county	typical home value $495,048 (+2% 1 yr, +30% 5 yr); typical rent $2,119/mo (+2% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
House price index, tract, 2025	354 (2000 = 100); +3.4% 1 yr, +52% 5 yr, +93% 10 yrFHFA
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)	81,666 vehicles a day on 290 (Interstate, 6 lanes); 6,603 trucks; 12 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Auburn Mall opened in 1971 and operated as a regional mall with a peak of 73 stores. The site is now listed as closed, with no further events recorded in the source.

Why. The record does not specify any reasons for the mall’s closure, such as anchor losses, competition, debt, or demolition.

Where it stands. The mall is currently closed; the record does not identify an owner or controlling entity.

For a planner

Large site of 582,628 sq ft offers potential for large‑scale reuse or redevelopment.
County population grew 4.8% from 2018‑2023, indicating modest regional demand.
Current status is closed and the data are marked as draft, requiring verification before planning.
Open questions include ownership, zoning designation, and any existing entitlements.

For a developer

Site size: 582,628 sq ft GLA.
Control and ownership are not specified in the record.
Entitlement stage and any existing approvals are unknown.
Market signal: county grew 4.8% 2018‑2023, suggesting modest growth potential.
Context‑layer constraints (flood, transit, environment) are not provided.

What we do not know yet

Exact closure date and reason for closure are unknown.
Owner or controlling entity is not identified.
Zoning, land‑use entitlements, and any deed restrictions are missing.
Environmental factors such as flood risk, soil conditions, or nearby transit are not recorded.
The record is marked as draft and based on a single source, indicating limited verification.

Generated by nvidia/nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b on NVIDIA API via Hermes CT from the fields, parcels, deals and context layers on this page, with no outside knowledge. It is regenerated when the record changes and has not been checked by a person. How it is made.

Similar sites

Hampshire Mall, Hadley, MA · Malls · similar GLA (460,715 sq ft); opened 1978; also in MA
Worcester Galleria, Worcester, MA · Malls · opened 1971; also in MA; 7 km away
Dedham Mall, Dedham, MA · Malls · similar GLA (575,000 sq ft); opened 1965; also in MA
Heritage Park Mall, Midwest City, OK · Malls · similar GLA (606,339 sq ft); opened 1978

Elsewhere on the web

Pages with photos

AUBURN MALL - Updated June 2026 - 42 Photos & 39 … yelp.com
Auburn Mall, Auburn MA commons.wikimedia.org
Auburn Mall; Auburn, Massachusetts - Labelscar: The Retail History Blog labelscar.com
About Auburn Mall, Including Our Address, Phone Numbers & Direction… simon.com
Vendor marketplace opening in Auburn Mall during the holida… wrbl.com
MallsCenters - US Shopping Malls & Stores mallscenters.com
Auburn Mall (Auburn, Massachusetts) | JJBers | … flickr.com

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Multifamily screen

closed or demolished per category only, +0 until sourced
582,628 sq ft GLA (large site)
county grew 4.8% 2018–23

Inputs: record fields (size, status) and county Census ACS 2018–2023 figures (growth, rent). How the points work. Not a recommendation.

History and original facts

Opened	1971Esri 2014 layer
Gross leasable area	582,628 sq ftEsri 2014 layer reported
Stores at peak	73Esri 2014 layer reported
Anchors	Macy's, Sears, Macy's Home Store
Address	I-290 & I-90
County	Worcester
Census division	1 · New England
Notes	Listed as a closed mall in Esri's 2014 Closed_US_Malls layer (Directory of Major Malls data). Current status to be checked.

Not yet recorded: acres, original developer, what is there now, retrofit year. Know it? Tell us.

Timeline

1971 Opened

Sources

Esri StoryMaps: Closed_US_Malls feature layer (2014) · 2014-10-02

Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Auburn Mall, Auburn, MA." Record m-891d3c509b, imported, unreviewed. Built on the public Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ma/auburn-auburn-mall-2/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

BibTeX

@misc{retrofitatlas_auburnauburnmall2,
  title = {Auburn Mall, Auburn, MA},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ma/auburn-auburn-mall-2/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-891d3c509b, 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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