Malls · Massachusetts

Swansea Mall

Imported, unreviewedRedevelopedRegreenedDemolishedSwansea, MA

Opened 1975. Closed 2019. Redeveloped · Regreened in 2023.

Status nowDemolishedextracted, unreviewed

documented

Despite recent redevelopment, the site continues to sit mostly vacant.

en.wikipedia.org

What it becamemixed, housing, retailextracted, unreviewed reported

Site size700,000 sq ft GLAEsri 2014 layer reported

Retrofit year2023extracted, unreviewed reported

Walkability13.2 of 20 · 15-minute 1 of 6EPA, OpenStreetMap

Rail within 800 mNoOpenStreetMap, HUD

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Swansea Mall — Interior view of a shopping mall with stores and tiled floors. · verified by a vision model. Photo: JJBers, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Site profile22 elements · what this retrofit is built with · tap a chip for the evidence

Former anchors

Caldor

This site: Caldor wikipedia · all sites with this

Macy's

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

Sears

This site: Sears wikipedia · all sites with this

Finance and pipeline

On Facebook

This site: …https://www.facebook.com/168565099225 overture · all sites with this

Sold since 2020

This site: 2024 function center research-deals · all sites with this

Website alive

This site: …http://www.visitswanseamall.com/ overture / http check · all sites with this

Ownership

Single-purpose entity

This site: SM Management LLC county-parcels · all sites with this

Place

30,000+ vehicles a day on an adjacent road

This site: 76,251 on 195 fhwa-hpms · all sites with this

Bike network nearby

This site: 10 ways openstreetmap · all sites with this

County lost 10%+ of retail establishments since 2012

This site: -10% census-cbp · all sites with this

County typical rent $2,000+

This site: $2,072/mo zillow · all sites with this

Grocery within 800 m

This site: 2 stores openstreetmap · all sites with this

High-income tract ($100k+)

This site: $109,688 census-acs · all sites with this

Interstate or freeway within 600 m

This site: 195 fhwa-hpms · all sites with this

Low social vulnerability tract (SVI ≤ 0.25)

This site: 0.20 cdc-svi · all sites with this

Walkable block group (EPA ≥ 12)

This site: …index 13.2 epa-walkability · all sites with this

Scale

Building footprint 50,000+ m²

This site: 55,728 m² overture · all sites with this

Strategy

Redeveloped

This site: …mostly vacant extraction · all sites with this

Regreened

This site: …mostly vacant extraction · all sites with this

New use

Housing

This site: …new_use field extraction · all sites with this

Mixed use

This site: …new_use field extraction · all sites with this

Retail (continued)

This site: …new_use field extraction · all sites with this

All elements and lists · Trends

Now

Status	Demolishedextracted, unreviewed documented Despite recent redevelopment, the site continues to sit mostly vacant. en.wikipedia.org
Strategy	Redeveloped · Regreenedextracted, unreviewed documented conversion of the indoor mall into an outward-facing strip mall began in 2021 and was completed in 2023; en.wikipedia.org
New uses	mixed, housing, retailextracted, unreviewed reported
What is there now	mostly vacantextracted, unreviewed documented Despite recent redevelopment, the site continues to sit mostly vacant. en.wikipedia.org
Retrofit year	2023extracted, unreviewed reported
Redeveloper	Anagnost Companiesextracted, unreviewed reported

Planning

Zoning change	mixed-use lifestyle centerextracted, unreviewed documented estimated they would spend $200 million between redeveloping... en.wikipedia.org
Entitlement year	2021extracted, unreviewed reported

Deals and debt

Date	Event	Price	Parties	Source
2025	Sold	—	town of Swansea ← Anagnost Companies	Wikipedia
2024	Sold	—	function center ← Anagnost Companies	Wikipedia
2021	Loan	$200.0M closed	Anagnost Companies	Wikipedia
2019	Sold	—	Anagnost Companies ← Carlyle Development	Wikipedia
2014	Sold	—	Anagnost Companies ← Carlyle Development	Wikipedia
2013	Sold	—	Gator Investments ← Carlyle Development	Wikipedia

Securitised debt and public filers

Filings (2001 to date) that name “Swansea Mall” and “Swansea” (64 hits, first 64 sampled, 8 other filers such as tenants left out). 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 (strong)	PENNSYLVANIA REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST	5	2001-08-14 to 2010-03-16	10-K 3, 10-Q 1, 8-K 1
Public owner (weak)	DEVELOPERS DIVERSIFIED REALTY CORP (SITC, SITC-PA)	10	2003-03-12 to 2011-02-28	10-K 10

Site context

FEMA flood zone	X · AREA OF MINIMAL FLOOD HAZARDFEMA NFHL
EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m	5: BIG LOTS 1423; SWANSEA; SWANSEA MALL REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT - PHASE 2; TRACTOR SUPPLY COMPANY STORE 1624; WALMART 2953EPA FRS
Census tract 25005645103	6,064 people, 654 per sq mi; median household income $109,688; median gross rent $1,565; 14% renters; 1.0% vacant units; 0.1% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year
Walkability (EPA, block group)	index 13.2 of 20; 41 intersections per sq mi; nearest transit stop 638 m; land-use mix 0.84; 63,435 jobs within 45 min by car, 1,662 by transit; 0% of households without a carEPA Smart Location
Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m)	1 of 6 daily needs: 2 grocers, 0 schools, 0 parks or playgrounds, 0 health, 0 civic, 0 food and drink; 10 cycleway segments, 1 sidewalk-tagged segmentsOpenStreetMap
Opportunity Zone	noHUD
Housing permits, Bristol County (MA), 2024	260 units in 5+ unit buildings, 89 in 2–4, 514 single-family; 2023: 121 in 5+Census BPS
Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract)	overall percentile 0.20; socioeconomic 0.24; housing and transport 0.25; 6% below 150% of poverty; 1% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR
Other atlas sites nearby	0 within 10 km, 8 within 25 kmcomputed
Overture Maps	place Swansea Mall (shopping_mall, confidence 0.62, from Overture, Overture-signals, meta); building footprint 55,728 m²Overture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0)
Website and social	www.visitswanseamall.com (alive); archived 2004–2025 (Wayback) · social: facebookOverture / Internet Archive
Attention: Wikipedia page views	49,800 since 2015; 3,733 in the last 12 months (-6% vs the prior 12); peak 2019-04 with 1,591Wikimedia
Tract change 2013–2023	population +3% (5,895 → 6,064); median income +32% ($82,910 → $109,688); renters 11% → 14%; median home value +55% ($289,600 → $448,300)Census ACS 5-year
Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract)	very low overall (score 19.7); expected annual loss $873,724; community resilience relatively highFEMA NRI
Tax-credit housing within 1 km	1 LIHTC properties, 120 units: Oakwood Senior Estates (120 units)HUD LIHTC
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)	30,846 jobs in 1,861 establishments; average annual pay $42,225; employment location quotient 1.39; employment -2.0% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 2022	3,786 jobs; 1,387 in retail trade, 481 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 25005645103)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)	children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 48th income percentile as adults; 1.0% incarcerated at the 2010 count (280 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; 66% of residents more than 1 mile from a supermarket; poverty rate 1.8%; median family income $98,262; 84 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
Schools	Swansea School District (PK-12); 2 public schools within 1 mile: Joseph Case High; Joseph G LutherNCES EDGE
Elevation	52 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025	220 county-logged events: 98 thunderstorm wind, 56 flood, 26 flash flood, 19 hail; $1,041,600 property damage reported; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 02777, 2026-09	median list price $501,725 (-24.4% on the year); 29 active listings; median 32 days on market; 11% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023	1,966 establishments (-10%); 33,520 jobs (-3%)Census CBP
Housing market in the county	typical home value $545,691 (+4% 1 yr, +30% 5 yr); typical rent $2,072/mo (+2% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
House price index, tract, 2025	528 (2000 = 100); +4.2% 1 yr, +51% 5 yr, +90% 10 yrFHFA
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)	76,251 vehicles a day on 195 (Interstate, 6 lanes); 2,988 trucks; 22 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Swansea Mall opened in 1975 as a regional mall with 82 stores and 700,000 sq ft GLA. Over time it lost key anchors (Jordan Marsh, Caldor, Walmart, Sears) and faced competition from the adjacent Swansea Crossings strip mall, leading to permanent closure in 2019. The site was purchased by Anagnost Companies, demolished, and is being redeveloped as Swansea Center, a mixed‑use lifestyle center.

Why. Anchor store closures and competition from the nearby Swansea Crossings strip mall contributed to declining occupancy and the mall’s closure; the subsequent demolition was driven by a redevelopment strategy for mixed‑use housing and retail.

Where it stands. As of the record, the site is demolished and under redevelopment; Anagnost Companies held ownership from 2019 to 2023, with a pending sale to the town of Swansea scheduled for 2025.

For a planner

Precedent: conversion of a dead mall into a mixed‑use lifestyle center (Swansea Center).
Policy tools used: zoning change to mixed‑use lifestyle center and entitlement granted in 2021.
Open questions: timeline for full build‑out, affordability and mix of housing units, and integration with existing Swansea Crossings retail.
Open questions: potential need for infrastructure upgrades (roads, utilities) to support new uses.

For a developer

Site size: 700,000 sq ft GLA provides substantial development capacity.
Control: currently under Anagnost Companies (2019‑2023) with a pending town of Swansea sale in 2025.
Entitlement stage: entitlement_year 2021, zoning approved for mixed‑use lifestyle center.
Constraints: flood, transit, and environmental context layers are not provided in the record (unknown).
Market signals: county population grew 3.5% 2018‑23, housing noted in record, opp_score 5.0 indicating moderate opportunity.

What we do not know yet

Missing context layers: flood risk, transit access, and environmental constraints are not stated.
Key fields marked as extraction (status, year_retrofit, developer) lack independent verification.
Unclear completion timeline for the Swansea Center redevelopment.
Pending sale to the town of Swansea (2025) not yet executed, creating ownership uncertainty.
Reliance on extraction sources for dates such as year_closed and year_retrofit introduces potential inaccuracies.

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

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Schuylkill Mall, Frackville, PA · Malls · similar GLA (727,000 sq ft); opened 1980; closed 2018
Sunrise Mall, Corpus Christi, TX · Malls · similar GLA (800,000 sq ft); opened 1981; closed 2019

Elsewhere on the web

Retail history: Swansea Mall on DeadMalls.com photos, field notes and visitor memories since 2000; matched by name and city; nothing copied here

Pages with photos

Former Swansea Mall renovated entrance 2023 commons.wikimedia.org
MallsCenters - US Shopping Malls & Stores mallscenters.com
Swansea Mall Walkthrough, Tour - Swansea, MA - YouTube youtube.com
Swansea Mall (Swansea, Massachusetts) flickr.com
Swansea Mall: From Grand Opening To Mixed-Use Site In Sw… bestattractions.org
More Swansea Mall stores close ahead of mall closure – Fall Rive… fallriverreporter.com
Swansea Mall - MallRat collection etsy.com
Swansea Mall closes after nearly 45 years, property to be auctioned off ... masslive.com

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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
700,000 sq ft GLA (large site)
county grew 3.5% 2018–23
housing in the record

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	1975Wikidata
Closed	2019extracted, unreviewed documented The mall closed permanently on March 31, 2019. en.wikipedia.org
Gross leasable area	700,000 sq ftEsri 2014 layer reported
Stores at peak	82Esri 2014 layer reported
Original developer	Arlen Realty and Development Corporationextracted, unreviewed documented Arlen Realty and Development Corporation began an expansion of their regional mall division... en.wikipedia.org
Anchors	Caldor, Toys "R" Us, Macy's, Sears, Wal-Mart, Dollar Tree, Edgar Department Stores, Apex
Address	Route 6 and Route 18
County	Bristol
Census division	1 · New England
Notes	Wikipedia categories: Defunct shopping malls in the United States

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Background

Swansea Mall was a regional shopping mall located in Swansea, Massachusetts. It served the Southeastern Massachusetts area. Located off Exit 3 of I-195, the building is situated at the intersection of U.S. Route 6 and Massachusetts Route 118, on Swansea Mall Drive. It had three out-parcel buildings: a Walmart building behind the mall, a former Toys "R" Us, and a shared PriceRite and Dollar Tree. The Swansea Crossings shopping plaza, a traditional strip mall added to complement the Swansea Mall in the 1980s, is located across Route 118 and is currently anchored by a Tractor Supply Company. The mall closed permanently on March 31, 2019. It was purchased by Anagnost Companies in May 2019 at auction.

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

Timeline

1974 construction began
1975 Opened (Wikidata)
1975 opened
1989 major renovation
1996 Jordan Marsh acquired
1999 Caldor closed
2013 Walmart moved out
2014 management change
2016 Sears closure
2019 closed permanently
2023 renamed Swansea Center

Sources

Wikipedia: Swansea Mall · supports: after notes, original developer, status, strategy, year closed, zoning change
16 quoted sentences
The mall closed permanently on March 31, 2019.
Arlen Realty and Development Corporation began an expansion of their regional mall division...
Despite recent redevelopment, the site continues to sit mostly vacant.
Despite recent redevelopment, the site continues to sit mostly vacant.
Esri StoryMaps: Closed_US_Malls feature layer (2014) · 2014-10-02

Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Swansea Mall, Swansea, MA." Record m-c4412b4a62, imported, unreviewed. Built on the public Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ma/swansea-swansea-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

BibTeX

@misc{retrofitatlas_swanseaswanseamall,
  title = {Swansea Mall, Swansea, MA},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ma/swansea-swansea-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-c4412b4a62, release 2026-10-21, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-21}
}

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