# Swansea Mall

Swansea, MA · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-c4412b4a62` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ma/swansea-swansea-mall/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-c4412b4a62.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-c4412b4a62.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-c4412b4a62

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | demolished | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop, regreen | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | mixed, housing, retail | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | mostly vacant | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1975 | reported · Wikipedia |
| Closed | 2019 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Retrofit year | 2023 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| GLA (sq ft) | 700000 | reported · Esri 2014 layer |
| Stores at peak | 82 | reported · Esri 2014 layer |
| Original developer | Arlen Realty and Development Corporation | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Redeveloper | Anagnost Companies | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Zoning change | mixed-use lifestyle center | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Entitlement year | 2021 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_closed**: “The mall closed permanently on March 31, 2019.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swansea_Mall
- **original_developer**: “Arlen Realty and Development Corporation began an expansion of their regional mall division...” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swansea_Mall
- **after_notes**: “Despite recent redevelopment, the site continues to sit mostly vacant.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swansea_Mall
- **status**: “Despite recent redevelopment, the site continues to sit mostly vacant.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swansea_Mall
- **strategy**: “conversion of the indoor mall into an outward-facing strip mall began in 2021 and was completed in 2023;” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swansea_Mall
- **zoning_change**: “estimated they would spend $200 million between redeveloping...” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swansea_Mall

## Anchors

Caldor, Toys "R" Us, Macy's, Sears, Wal-Mart, Dollar Tree, Edgar Department Stores, Apex

## Parties

- Jones Lang LaSalle — owner (from text) (1975–2014)
- Carlyle Development — owner (from text) (1975–2019)
- Anagnost Companies — owner (from text) (2019–2023)
- SM Management LLC — owner (from text) (2021–2023)
- Kaplan Retail Consulting — owner (from text) (2014–2015)
- Brady Sullivan Properties — owner (from text) (2019–2023)

## 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

## Deals and debt

- 2025 sale:  town of Swansea ← Anagnost Companies  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swansea_Mall
- 2024 sale:  function center ← Anagnost Companies  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swansea_Mall
- 2021 loan: 200000000.0 Anagnost Companies   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swansea_Mall
- 2019 sale:  Anagnost Companies ← Carlyle Development  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swansea_Mall
- 2014 sale:  Anagnost Companies ← Carlyle Development  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swansea_Mall
- 2013 sale:  Gator Investments ← Carlyle Development  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swansea_Mall

## Background (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened)

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.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swansea_Mall

## Sources

- Quoted support for year_closed — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swansea_Mall
- Esri StoryMaps: Closed_US_Malls feature layer (2014) — https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=6869fc5bfb3f4757954ef7a9e9ccbebf (2014-10-02)

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Swansea Mall, Swansea, MA." Record m-c4412b4a62, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. 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}
}
```

Licence: research use only; terms undecided with the authors (https://retrofitatlas.org/licence/). Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0. Tiers: curated = from the authors' public map, not reviewed by them; draft = imported or model-extracted, unreviewed.