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Malls · Massachusetts

Methuen Mall

Imported, unreviewedRedevelopedDemolishedMethuen, MA

Opened 1973. Closed 1997. Redeveloped in 1999.

Status nowDemolishedextracted, unreviewed
What it becameretail, entertainmentextracted, unreviewed
Site size60 acresextracted, unreviewed
Retrofit year1999extracted, unreviewed
Walkability14.2 of 20 · 15-minute 4 of 6EPA, OpenStreetMap
Rail within 800 mNoOpenStreetMap, HUD
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Methuen Mall
Exterior view of a shopping center with parked cars and clear blue sky. · verified by a vision model. Photo: John Phelan, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Site profile17 elements · what this retrofit is built with · tap a chip for the evidence

Former anchors
Filene's BasementThis site: Filene's Basement wikipedia · all sites with this
Jordan MarshThis site: Jordan Marsh wikipedia · all sites with this
SearsThis site: Sears wikipedia · all sites with this
Finance and pipeline
On FacebookThis site: …https://www.facebook.com/1381318945528688 overture · all sites with this
Website aliveThis site: …http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methuen_Mall overture / http check · all sites with this
Place
30,000+ vehicles a day on an adjacent roadThis site: 57,221 on a counted road fhwa-hpms · all sites with this
Bike network nearbyThis site: 57 ways openstreetmap · all sites with this
County typical rent $2,000+This site: $2,595/mo zillow · all sites with this
Grocery within 800 mThis site: 1 stores openstreetmap · all sites with this
High-income tract ($100k+)This site: $121,706 census-acs · all sites with this
Interstate or freeway within 600 mThis site: fhwa-hpms · all sites with this
Low social vulnerability tract (SVI ≤ 0.25)This site: 0.05 cdc-svi · all sites with this
Walkable block group (EPA ≥ 12)This site: …index 14.2 epa-walkability · all sites with this
Scale
60+ acre siteThis site: 60 acres extraction · all sites with this
Strategy
RedevelopedThis site: The Loop strip mall with tenants including The Home Depot, Marshalls, and AMC Theatres. extraction · all sites with this
New use
Entertainment and sportsThis site: …new_use field extraction · all sites with this
Retail (continued)This site: …new_use field extraction · all sites with this

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Now

StatusDemolishedextracted, unreviewed
StrategyRedevelopedextracted, unreviewed
New usesretail, entertainmentextracted, unreviewed
What is there nowThe Loop strip mall with tenants including The Home Depot, Marshalls, and AMC Theatres.extracted, unreviewed
Retrofit year1999extracted, unreviewed

Securitised debt and public filers

Filings (2001 to date) that name “Methuen Mall” and “Methuen” (1 hits, first 1 sampled). 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.

KindFilerFilingsDatesForms
Public owner (strong)JMB INCOME PROPERTIES LTD V12002-08-14 to 2002-08-1410-Q 1

Site context

FEMA flood zoneX · AREA OF MINIMAL FLOOD HAZARDFEMA NFHL
EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m10: BROOKS PHARMACY 555; CDP METHUEN, RESIDENCES AT PLEASANT VALLEY; CFA METHUEN; CHIPOTLE 2592; CVS PHARMACY 17358EPA FRS
Census tract 250092526024,907 people, 943 per sq mi; median household income $121,706; median gross rent $2,250; 20% renters; 8.8% vacant units; 0.0% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year
Walkability (EPA, block group)index 14.2 of 20; 74 intersections per sq mi; nearest transit stop 581 m; land-use mix 0.88; 81,396 jobs within 45 min by car, 15,250 by transit; 7% of households without a carEPA Smart Location
Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m)4 of 6 daily needs: 1 grocers, 0 schools, 5 parks or playgrounds, 1 health, 0 civic, 17 food and drink; 57 cycleway segments, 34 sidewalk-tagged segmentsOpenStreetMap
Opportunity ZonenoHUD
Housing permits, Essex County (MA), 2024537 units in 5+ unit buildings, 81 in 2–4, 393 single-family; 2023: 716 in 5+Census BPS
Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract)overall percentile 0.05; socioeconomic 0.04; housing and transport 0.07; 3% below 150% of poverty; 2% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR
Other atlas sites nearby0 within 10 km, 1 within 25 kmcomputed
Overture Mapsplace Methuen Mall (shopping_mall, confidence 0.67, from Overture, Overture-signals, meta); building footprint 13,495 m², 10.3 mOverture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0)
Website and socialen.wikipedia.org (alive); archived 2003–2025 (Wayback) · social: facebookOverture / Internet Archive
Attention: Wikipedia page views9,537 since 2015; 1,537 in the last 12 months (-16% vs the prior 12); peak 2024-12 with 249Wikimedia
Tract change 2013–2023population +11% (4,413 → 4,907); median income +33% ($91,313 → $121,706); renters 19% → 20%; median home value +64% ($379,100 → $620,200)Census ACS 5-year
Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract)very low overall (score 11.9); expected annual loss $989,669; community resilience very highFEMA NRI
Tax-credit housing within 1 kmnoneHUD LIHTC
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 20232,499 establishments (-4%); 37,451 jobs (-2%)Census CBP
Housing market in the countytypical home value $715,954 (+2% 1 yr, +25% 5 yr); typical rent $2,595/mo (+2% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
House price index, tract, 2025455 (2000 = 100); +4.7% 1 yr, +53% 5 yr, +94% 10 yrFHFA
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)57,221 vehicles a day (freeway or expressway, 4 lanes); 3,247 trucks; 31 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Opened in 1973 as an enclosed mall with Howlands and Sears anchors, later gaining Jordan Marsh and Filene's Basement. After Sears and Filene's Basement moved to a competing mall in New Hampshire, tenancy declined, leading to closure in 1997 and demolition in 1999. The site was redeveloped into The Loop strip mall, now home to The Home Depot, Marshalls, and AMC Theatres.

Why. The record cites the loss of Sears and Filene's Basement to The Mall at Rockingham Park as a key factor in the mall's decline; no other causes such as debt or demolition orders are stated.

Where it stands. The original mall is demolished and the site now operates as The Loop strip mall, though the current owner is not specified in the record.

For a planner

  • Strategy listed as 'redevelop' with new uses of retail and entertainment, completed in 1999.
  • After‑notes show a successful strip‑mall conversion with national tenants.
  • Open questions include current ownership, zoning designation, and long‑term market viability.

For a developer

  • Site size: 60 acres.
  • Control: owner not identified in the record.
  • Entitlement stage: redevelopment already built (year_retrofit 1999).
  • Market signals: opp_score 30, reasons include retrofit already built, 60‑acre size, county growth 3.4% 2018‑23, median rent $1,673.
  • No flood, transit, or environmental constraints are mentioned in the record.

What we do not know yet

  • Owner and current controlling entity are not stated.
  • Detailed tenant mix beyond the three named anchors is unknown.
  • Zoning, land‑use permissions, and any entitlement conditions are not provided.
  • Floodplain, transit access, and environmental constraints are absent from the record.
  • The record is marked 'draft' verification, indicating possible unreviewed or model‑extracted fields.

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Similar sites

  • Mohawk Mall, Niskayuna, NY · Malls · similar size (50 acres); opened 1970; closed 2000
  • North Kent Mall, Northview, MI · Malls · similar size (70 acres); opened 1970; closed 2000
  • Saratoga Mall, Wilton, NY · Malls · similar size (45 acres); opened 1973; closed 1999
  • Cinderella Mall, Englewood, CO · Malls · similar size (60 acres); opened 1968; closed 1997

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Multifamily screen

  • retrofit already built
  • closed or demolished site (sourced)
  • 60 acres
  • county grew 3.4% 2018–23
  • median rent $1,673

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

Opened1973Wikidata
Closed1997extracted, unreviewed
Acres60.0extracted, unreviewed
Stores at peak72extracted, unreviewed
AnchorsHome Depot, Sears, Marshalls, Jordan Marsh, Howlands, Filene's Basement
CountyEssex County
Census division1 · New England
NotesWikipedia categories: Demolished shopping malls in the United States

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Background

The Loop, formerly Methuen Mall, is a shopping mall in Methuen, Massachusetts, United States. It was built in 1973 as an enclosed shopping mall on a 60-acre (240,000 m2) site and initially included Howlands and Sears as its anchor stores, as well as 70 other retailers. In 1977, Howlands was replaced by Jordan Marsh, while Filene's Basement was added in the 1980s. Methuen Mall suffered a significant loss in tenancy after both Sears and Filene's Basement moved to The Mall at Rockingham Park across the state line in Salem, New Hampshire. It remained in operation until 1997 and was demolished in early 1999, undergoing redevelopment soon afterward into a strip mall known as The Loop. Major tenants of The Loop are The Home Depot, Marshalls, and AMC Theatres.

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

Timeline

  1. 1973 Opened (Wikidata)
  2. 1973 Opened as enclosed shopping mall
  3. 1977 Howlands replaced by Jordan Marsh; Filene's Basement added
  4. 1997 Closed
  5. 1999 Demolished and redeveloped into The Loop strip mall
  6. 1999 Major tenants of The Loop are The Home Depot, Marshalls, and AMC Theatres.

Sources

  • Wikipedia: Methuen Mall · supports: acres, after notes, status, strategy, year closed
    10 quoted sentences
    It remained in operation until 1997 and was demolished in early 1999, undergoing redevelopment soon afterward into a strip mall known as The Loop.
    It was built in 1973 as an enclosed shopping mall on a 60-acre (240,000 m2) site and initially included Howlands and Sears as its anchor stores, as well as 70 other retailers.
    Major tenants of The Loop are The Home Depot, Marshalls, and AMC Theatres.
    It remained in operation until 1997 and was demolished in early 1999, undergoing redevelopment soon afterward into a strip mall known as The Loop.

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