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Malls · Massachusetts

Eastfield Mall

Imported, unreviewedRedevelopedDemolishedSpringfield, MA

Opened 1967. Closed 2023. Redeveloped in 2025.

Status nowDemolishedextracted, unreviewed
What it becameretailextracted, unreviewed
Site size34 acresextracted, unreviewed
Last sale$1.0M · 2017public reporting
Retrofit year2025extracted, unreviewed
Walkability16.5 of 20 · 15-minute 5 of 6EPA, OpenStreetMap
Rail within 800 mNoOpenStreetMap, HUD
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Eastfield Mall
Eastfield Mall. Photo: JJBers, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Site profile16 elements · what this retrofit is built with · tap a chip for the evidence

Former anchors
JCPenneyThis site: JCPenney wikipedia · all sites with this
Macy'sThis site: Macy's wikipedia · all sites with this
SearsThis site: Sears wikipedia · all sites with this
Finance and pipeline
Recorded loanThis site: 50000000.0 research-deals · all sites with this
Website dead or redirectingThis site: …eastfieldmall.com overture / http check · all sites with this
Place
15-minute neighbourhood (5+ of 6 daily needs within 800 m)This site: 5/6 openstreetmap · all sites with this
Grocery within 800 mThis site: 2 stores openstreetmap · all sites with this
High social vulnerability tract (SVI ≥ 0.75)This site: 0.77 cdc-svi · all sites with this
Shrinking countyThis site: -1.3% census-acs · all sites with this
Tract house prices doubled in 10 yearsThis site: +122% fhfa · all sites with this
Walkable block group (EPA ≥ 12)This site: …index 16.5 epa-walkability · all sites with this
Strategy
RedevelopedThis site: The property was redeveloped into Springfield Crossing, an open air shopping center with anchor tenants BJ's Wholesale Club, Hobby Lobby, Chick-fil-A, and… extraction · all sites with this
New use
Entertainment and sportsThis site: , office, and services, along with maintaining the existing theater and food court. extraction · all sites with this
HousingThis site: …the proposed complex, dubbed Eastfield Commons, included 23 residential buildings, retail, office, and services, along with maintai extraction · all sites with this
OfficeThis site: …stfield Commons, included 23 residential buildings, retail, office, and services, along with maintaining the existing theater extraction · all sites with this
Retail (continued)This site: …erty was redeveloped into Springfield Crossing, an open air shopping center with anchor tenants BJ's Wholesale Club, Hobby Lobby extraction · all sites with this

All elements and lists · Trends

Now

StatusDemolishedextracted, unreviewed
StrategyRedevelopedextracted, unreviewed
New usesretailextracted, unreviewed
What is there nowThe property was redeveloped into Springfield Crossing, an open air shopping center with anchor tenants BJ's Wholesale Club, Hobby Lobby, Chick-fil-A, and Target.extracted, unreviewed
Retrofit year2025extracted, unreviewed
RedeveloperOnyx Partnersextracted, unreviewed

Planning

Public purchase or subsidy$8 million in fundingextracted, unreviewed
Entitlement year2025extracted, unreviewed
Planning notesThe concept plan for the proposed complex, dubbed Eastfield Commons, included 23 residential buildings, retail, office, and services, along with maintaining the existing theater and food court.extracted, unreviewed

Deals and debt

DateEventPricePartiesSource
2025Loan— · loan $50.0MWikipedia
2017Sold$1.0M closedMountain Development ← Macy'sWikipedia
2013Sold$3.5M closedMountain Development ← JCPenneyWikipedia

Securitised debt and public filers

Filings (2001 to date) that name “Eastfield Mall” and “Springfield” (17 hits, first 17 sampled, 8 other filers such as tenants left out). Only weak matches to commercial-mortgage trusts: the mall may have backed a securitised loan, or may just be mentioned in the filing; several trusts usually means one loan split into pari-passu notes. Earliest trust filing in the sample 2005-11-08 (a sample date, not the issuance date); candidate loan vintage 2006 from the trust name (weak match). Whether the loan is still in the pool, in special servicing or repaid is in the trust's monthly distribution reports, which are not searchable here. Text matches, not a title search. Open the search · all trusts.

KindFilerFilingsDatesForms
CMBS trust (weak)GE COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE CORP12005-11-08 to 2005-11-088-K 1
CMBS trust (weak)CD 2006-CD212006-03-29 to 2006-03-298-K 1

Site context

Transit within 800 mno rail station; 2 bus stops within 400 mOpenStreetMap
FEMA flood zoneX · AREA OF MINIMAL FLOOD HAZARDFEMA NFHL
EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m16: COSMOPROF 6903; EASTFIELD MALL; EASTFIELD TIRE & AUTO SERVICE; FALCETTI PIANOS LLC; FIRESTONE COMPLETE AUTO CARE #019305EPA FRS
Census tract 250138015034,291 people, 3,389 per sq mi; median household income $59,327; median gross rent $1,352; 35% renters; 9.8% vacant units; 0.0% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year
Walkability (EPA, block group)index 16.5 of 20; 88 intersections per sq mi; nearest transit stop 200 m; land-use mix 0.89; 57,193 jobs within 45 min by car, 13,032 by transit; 9% of households without a carEPA Smart Location
Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m)5 of 6 daily needs: 2 grocers, 1 schools, 3 parks or playgrounds, 1 health, 0 civic, 3 food and drink; 0 cycleway segments, 12 sidewalk-tagged segmentsOpenStreetMap
Opportunity ZonenoHUD
Housing permits, Hampden County (MA), 2024106 units in 5+ unit buildings, 48 in 2–4, 289 single-family; 2023: 103 in 5+Census BPS
Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract)overall percentile 0.77; socioeconomic 0.54; housing and transport 0.67; 35% below 150% of poverty; 10% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR
Other atlas sites nearby0 within 10 km, 3 within 25 kmcomputed
Overture Mapsplace Eastfield Mall (shopping_mall, confidence 1.00, from BrightQuery, Overture, Overture-signals); building footprint 10,480 m²Overture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0)
Website and social (down or redirecting, status 404); archived 1999–2025 (Wayback)Overture / Internet Archive
Attention: Wikipedia page views55,067 since 2015; 4,438 in the last 12 months (-18% vs the prior 12); peak 2023-07 with 2,202Wikimedia
Tract change 2013–2023population +2% (4,185 → 4,291); median income +50% ($39,583 → $59,327); renters 32% → 35%; median home value +54% ($130,600 → $201,200)Census ACS 5-year
Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract)relatively low overall (score 45.2); expected annual loss $853,896; community resilience relatively highFEMA NRI
Tax-credit housing within 1 km1 LIHTC properties, 160 units: Ebrook Lp (160 units)HUD LIHTC
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 20231,472 establishments (-7%); 20,459 jobs (-11%)Census CBP
Housing market in the countytypical home value $351,040 (+4% 1 yr, +30% 5 yr); typical rent $1,783/mo (+3% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
House price index, tract, 2025439 (2000 = 100), +63% 5 yr, +122% 10 yrFHFA
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)16,664 vehicles a day (principal arterial, 4 lanes); 899 trucks; 19 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Eastfield Mall opened in 1968 as an enclosed regional mall anchored by JCPenney, Macy's, Sears and a Cinemark theater. Over time key anchors departed—Sears closed in 2018 and the mall ultimately shut down in 2023. The property was demolished in 2024 and redeveloped in 2025 as Springfield Crossing, an open‑air center with anchors BJ's Wholesale Club, Hobby Lobby, Chick-fil-A and Target.

Why. The record shows anchor losses (Sears closure, prior purchases of JCPenney and Macy's by Mountain Development) and competitive pressures as visible causes of decline; no explicit debt or demolition drivers are stated.

Where it stands. As of 2025 the site is controlled by Onyx Partners, having completed Phase 1 construction of the Springfield Crossing redevelopment.

For a planner

  • Received $8 million in public subsidy for the redevelopment.
  • Entitlement secured in 2025 for a retail‑focused new use.
  • Planning notes referenced a mixed‑use Eastfield Commons concept (residential, retail, office) that was not realized.
  • Open question: how the built‑out aligns with approved entitlements and community goals for housing or mixed use.

For a developer

  • Site size: 34 acres.
  • Control: Onyx Partners; Phase 1 construction completed 2025.
  • Entitlement stage: granted in 2025 (retail new use).
  • Context‑layer constraints (flood, transit, environment) are not detailed in the record (unknown).
  • Market signals: new open‑air center with big‑box anchors (BJ's, Hobby Lobby, Chick-fil-A, Target) indicates ongoing retail demand.

What we do not know yet

  • Exact timing and reasons for JCPenney and Macy's vacancies beyond the 2013/2017 purchases are not specified.
  • Details on the $50 million 2025 loan (terms, covenants) are lacking.
  • No flood‑plain, transit‑access, or environmental‑constraint data are present in the record.
  • The planned residential component from the Eastfield Commons concept was not built; its feasibility and community acceptance remain uncertain.
  • Record verification status is 'draft', indicating possible unreviewed or model‑extracted fields.

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Multifamily screen

  • retrofit already built
  • closed or demolished site (sourced)
  • already in play: under construction, approved, or sold to a developer with housing plans
  • 34 acres

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

Opened1967Wikidata
Closed2023extracted, unreviewed
Acres34.0extracted, unreviewed
Original developerRouse Companyextracted, unreviewed
ArchitectDaverman & Associates
AnchorsMacy's, JCPenney, Sears, Cinemark
CountyHampden County
Census division1 · New England
NotesWikipedia categories: Demolished shopping malls in the United States

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Background

The Eastfield Mall was a shopping mall in Springfield, Massachusetts, that was developed in 1967 by the Rouse Company. At its peak, it was anchored by JCPenney, Macy's, Sears, and a Cinemark movie theater. Opened in 1968, it was the first enclosed mall in the Western Massachusetts region and the largest in Connecticut and Massachusetts until the opening of Holyoke Mall at Ingleside in 1979.

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

Timeline

  1. 1965 Plans announced
  2. 1965 Groundbreaking
  3. 1967 Opened (Wikidata)
  4. 1968 Opened
  5. 1998 Sold to Mountain Development
  6. 2013 JCPenney anchor purchased
  7. 2017 Macy's anchor purchased
  8. 2018 Sears closed
  9. 2023 Mall closed
  10. 2024 Demolition completed
  11. 2025 Phase 1 construction completed

Sources

  • Wikipedia: Eastfield Mall · supports: acres, after notes, original developer, public subsidy, status, strategy, year closed
    17 quoted sentences
    The mall closed in July 2023
    to establish a 34-acre (14 ha) development district
    developed in 1967 by the Rouse Company.
    The property was redeveloped into Springfield Crossing, an open air shopping center with anchor tenants BJ's Wholesale Club, Hobby Lobby, Chick-fil-A, and Target.

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