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Billerica Mall

Imported, unreviewedRedevelopedUnder constructionBillerica, MA

Billerica Mall, former enclosed mall with Burlington and Big Lots, gained 2022 redevelopment approval, broke ground, and is under construction. · summary, model-written

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Billerica Mall
Exterior view of a shopping center with multiple stores and parking lot. · verified by a vision model. Photo: Benwestfork978, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

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Finance and pipeline
On FacebookThis site: …https://www.facebook.com/126079097445380 overture · all sites with this
Retrofit in the pipelineThis site: …under construction extraction · all sites with this
Website dead or redirectingThis site: …http://shopsatbillerica1.placeweb.site overture / http check · all sites with this
Place
15-minute neighbourhood (5+ of 6 daily needs within 800 m)This site: 6/6 openstreetmap · all sites with this
30,000+ vehicles a day on an adjacent roadThis site: 62,751 on a counted road fhwa-hpms · all sites with this
County lost 10%+ of retail establishments since 2012This site: -10% census-cbp · all sites with this
County permitting 2,000+ apartment units a yearThis site: 2,440 units, Middlesex County census-bps · all sites with this
County typical rent $2,000+This site: $3,069/mo zillow · all sites with this
Grocery within 800 mThis site: 1 stores openstreetmap · all sites with this
High-income tract ($100k+)This site: $163,327 census-acs · all sites with this
Low social vulnerability tract (SVI ≤ 0.25)This site: 0.08 cdc-svi · all sites with this
Tract income up 60%+ since 2013This site: +88% census-acs · all sites with this
Walkable block group (EPA ≥ 12)This site: …index 13.7 epa-walkability · all sites with this
Strategy
RedevelopedThis site: extraction · all sites with this

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Now

StatusUnder constructionextracted, unreviewed
documented
The property is currently going under a massive redevelopment, although the timeline for completion is unknown.

en.wikipedia.org

StrategyRedevelopment, under constructionextracted, unreviewed
documented
The property is currently going under a massive redevelopment, although the timeline for completion is unknown.

en.wikipedia.org

History and original facts

AnchorsBig Lots, Burlington
CountyMiddlesex County
Census division1 · New England
NotesWikipedia categories: Defunct shopping malls in the United States

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

Planning

Entitlement year2022extracted, unreviewed

Before and after

Before: the mall

Enclosedyesquote

After: the retrofit

Nothing extracted yet.

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Site context

Transit within 800 mno rail station; 1 bus stops within 400 mOpenStreetMap
FEMA flood zoneX · AREA OF MINIMAL FLOOD HAZARDFEMA NFHL
EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m5: BIG LOTS 5225; BILLERICA MALL REDEVELOPMENT; KMART 3288; MOBIL OIL FULCHINOS MOBIL; WALGREEN DRUG STORE 18952EPA FRS
Census tract 250173161026,646 people, 1,786 per sq mi; median household income $163,327; median gross rent $2,221; 25% renters; 3.6% vacant units; 0.5% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year
Walkability (EPA, block group)index 13.7 of 20; 57 intersections per sq mi; nearest transit stop 1,124 m; land-use mix 0.8; 110,117 jobs within 45 min by car, 22,049 by transit; 2% of households without a carEPA Smart Location
Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m)6 of 6 daily needs: 1 grocers, 4 schools, 5 parks or playgrounds, 3 health, 5 civic, 4 food and drink; 3 cycleway segments, 23 sidewalk-tagged segmentsOpenStreetMap
Opportunity ZonenoHUD
Housing permits, Middlesex County (MA), 20242,440 units in 5+ unit buildings, 166 in 2–4, 889 single-family; 2023: 2,902 in 5+Census BPS
Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract)overall percentile 0.08; socioeconomic 0.01; housing and transport 0.28; 4% below 150% of poverty; 5% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR
Other atlas sites nearby0 within 10 km, 12 within 25 kmcomputed
Overture Mapsplace Billerica Mall (shopping_mall, confidence 0.99, from Overture, Overture-signals, meta); building footprint 22,909 m², 5.882364749908447 mOverture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0)
Website and socialshopsatbillerica1.placeweb.site (down or redirecting, status 405) · social: facebookOverture / Internet Archive
Attention: Wikipedia page views14,558 since 2015; 1,284 in the last 12 months (+7% vs the prior 12); peak 2022-06 with 476Wikimedia
Tract change 2013–2023population +3% (6,477 → 6,646); median income +88% ($87,089 → $163,327); renters 23% → 25%; median home value +72% ($355,300 → $609,900)Census ACS 5-year
Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract)very low overall (score 19.0); expected annual loss $1.2M; community resilience very highFEMA NRI
Tax-credit housing within 1 kmnoneHUD LIHTC
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)68,958 jobs in 4,328 establishments; average annual pay $47,577; employment location quotient 0.77; employment -2.2% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 20225,108 jobs; 432 in retail trade, 157 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 25017316102)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 54th income percentile as adults; 0.6% incarcerated at the 2010 count (248 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; 28% of residents more than 1 mile from a supermarket; poverty rate 3.6%; median family income $128,606; 42 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
SchoolsBillerica School District (PK-12); 3 public schools within 1 mile: Billerica Memorial High School; Locke Middle; ParkerNCES EDGE
Elevation260 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025469 county-logged events: 301 thunderstorm wind, 97 flood, 32 flash flood, 23 hail; $4,288,150 property damage reported; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 01821, 2026-09median list price $742,175 (-2.8% on the year); 44 active listings; median 21 days on market; 20% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 20234,650 establishments (-10%); 79,115 jobs (-5%)Census CBP
Housing market in the countytypical home value $804,837 (+2% 1 yr, +22% 5 yr); typical rent $3,069/mo (+2% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
House price index, tract, 2025824 (2000 = 100); +2.8% 1 yr, +47% 5 yr, +89% 10 yrFHFA
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)62,751 vehicles a day (minor arterial, 4 lanes); 4,257 trucks; 30 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Billerica Mall opened as an enclosed mall alongside the Woburn and Mystic malls and later operated as a strip mall with anchor stores Burlington and Big Lots. In February 2022 redevelopment plans were approved and groundbreaking occurred on March 28, 2022, placing the property under construction.

Why. not stated in the record

Where it stands. The site is currently under construction following the 2022 redevelopment approval, though the record does not specify who controls the property.

For a planner

  • Entitlement granted in 2022 with approved redevelopment plans and groundbreaking.
  • Precedent of redeveloping former enclosed malls in the same series (Woburn, Mystic).
  • Open questions include exact completion timeline, financing structure, and future land‑use mix.
  • Policy tools used: plan approval and entitlement process.

For a developer

  • Entitlement stage: plans approved 2022, project under construction.
  • Control of the site is not specified in the record.
  • Site size and physical constraints (flood, transit, environment) are not provided.
  • Market signal: median rent in the area is $2,126, noted in the opportunity score rationale.

What we do not know yet

  • Owner or controlling entity of the property is not identified in the record.
  • Exact site dimensions and parcel breakdown are missing.
  • Timeline for completion of the redevelopment is unknown.
  • Potential constraints such as flood risk, transit access, or environmental conditions are not detailed.
  • The origins fields are marked as extraction and unverified, indicating possible data quality issues.

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Multifamily screen

  • already in play: under construction, approved, or sold to a developer with housing plans
  • median rent $2,126

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Background

The Shops at Billerica is a strip mall and former enclosed shopping mall located in Billerica, Massachusetts. It was built as part of a series of malls including the Woburn Mall, and the Mystic Mall. Anchor stores include Burlington and Big Lots. The property is currently going under a massive redevelopment, although the timeline for completion is unknown. In February 2022 redevelopment plans were approved, and ground officially broke March 28, 2022. A site plan can be found here:

Excerpt from Wikipedia (authors and history), CC BY-SA 4.0. May be older than the record above.

Timeline

  1. 2022 Redevelopment plans approved
  2. 2022 Groundbreaking for redevelopment

Sources

  • Wikipedia: Billerica Mall · supports: status, strategy
    4 quoted sentences
    The property is currently going under a massive redevelopment, although the timeline for completion is unknown.
    The property is currently going under a massive redevelopment, although the timeline for completion is unknown.
    In February 2022 redevelopment plans were approved
    ground officially broke March 28, 2022

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