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Nouvelle at Natick

From the authors' mapRedevelopedRegreenedPartly retrofittedNatick, MA

Partial Redeveloped · Regreened in 2007. · from the fields below

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Place
3+ other atlas sites within 10 kmThis site: 6 within 10 km computed · all sites with this
Bike network nearbyThis site: 48 ways openstreetmap · 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: 4 stores openstreetmap · all sites with this
High-income tract ($100k+)This site: $112,211 census-acs · all sites with this
Interstate or freeway within 600 mThis site: fhwa-hpms · all sites with this
Walkable block group (EPA ≥ 12)This site: …index 14 epa-walkability · all sites with this
Strategy
RedevelopedThis site: Partial redevelopment: residential Partial regreening: green roof arcgis-webmap · all sites with this
RegreenedThis site: Partial redevelopment: residential Partial regreening: green roof arcgis-webmap · all sites with this
New use
HousingThis site: Partial redevelopment: residential Partial regreening: green roof arcgis-webmap · all sites with this

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From the authors' map

MA, Natick: Nouvelle at Natick, 2007
• Partial redevelopment: residential
• Partial regreening: green roof

Now

StatusPartly retrofittedauthors' map reported
StrategyPartial Redeveloped · Regreenedauthors' map reported
What is there nowPartial redevelopment: residential Partial regreening: green roofauthors' map reported
Retrofit year2007authors' map reported

Securitised debt and public filers

Filings (2001 to date) that name “Nouvelle at Natick” and “Natick” (71 hits, first 71 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)GENERAL GROWTH PROPERTIES INC562006-11-07 to 2010-10-298-K 47, 10-Q 6, 10-K 2, 8-K/A 1
Public owner (strong)Howard Hughes Corp142010-11-23 to 2014-02-2710-Q 8, 10-K 4, 8-K 2
Public owner (strong)General Growth Properties, Inc.12011-03-08 to 2011-03-0810-K 1

Site context

FEMA flood zoneX · AREA OF MINIMAL FLOOD HAZARDFEMA NFHL
EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m36: ABERCROMBIE KIDS; AERIE 2561; AMAZON 4 STAR JBO3; AMERICAN EAGLE OUTFITTERS 378; ANN TAYLOR 0318EPA FRS
Census tract 250173826024,845 people, 3,019 per sq mi; median household income $112,211; median gross rent $420; 27% renters; 0.4% vacant units; 3.8% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year
Walkability (EPA, block group)index 14 of 20; 76 intersections per sq mi; nearest transit stop 589 m; land-use mix 0.73; 146,570 jobs within 45 min by car, 14,729 by transit; 4% of households without a carEPA Smart Location
Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m)3 of 6 daily needs: 4 grocers, 0 schools, 2 parks or playgrounds, 0 health, 0 civic, 16 food and drink; 48 cycleway segments, 156 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 0.50; socioeconomic 0.11; housing and transport 0.75; 9% below 150% of poverty; 15% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR
Other atlas sites nearby6 within 10 km, 18 within 25 km: Natick Mall (0.3 km); Shopper's World (0.9 km); H. Harwood & Sons (3.7 km); Framingham Mall (3.8 km); Shoppers World (3.9 km)computed
Overture Mapsno place match; building footprint 6,283 m², 20.036970138549805 mOverture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0)
Tract change 2013–2023population +11% (4,348 → 4,845); median income +25% ($89,554 → $112,211); renters 17% → 27%; median home value +70% ($416,200 → $709,800)Census ACS 5-year
Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract)relatively low overall (score 34.8); expected annual loss $1.1M; high: ice storm; 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, 20226,112 jobs; 2,588 in retail trade, 700 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 25017382602)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 55th income percentile as adults; 0.6% incarcerated at the 2010 count (154 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights
Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract)not a low-access tract at 1 mile; poverty rate 3.7%; median family income $150,313; 98 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
SchoolsNatick School District (PK-12); 3 public schools within 1 mile: Christa McAuliffe Charter School; Brown; J F Kennedy Middle SchoolNCES EDGE
Elevation158 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 01760, 2026-09median list price $937,750 (-18.2% on the year); 56 active listings; median 31 days on market; 12% 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, 20251,058 (2000 = 100); +4.7% 1 yr, +56% 5 yr, +94% 10 yrFHFA
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)25,382 vehicles a day (freeway or expressway, 1 lanes); 15 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

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  • retrofit already built
  • median rent $2,126

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History and original facts

CountyMiddlesex County
Census division1 · New England

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Timeline

  1. 2007 Retrofit: redevelop, regreen

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