# Westgate Mall

Bangor, ME · mall · tier: curated · Retrofit Atlas record `m-fd0c314b04` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/me/bangor-westgate-mall/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-fd0c314b04.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-fd0c314b04.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-fd0c314b04

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | built | reported · derived from authors' map (retrofit year present) |
| Strategy | reinhabit | reported · authors' map |
| New use | retail | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | • Reinhabitation: healthcare | reported · authors' map |
| Opened | 1954 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Retrofit year | 1998 | reported · authors' map |
| Acres | 55.0 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| GLA (sq ft) | 311440 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_opened**: “Built several years after the close of World War II, the original Westgate Center opened in 1954.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westgate_Mall_(Ohio)
- **acres**: “situated on a 55-acre (22 ha) parcel.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westgate_Mall_(Ohio)
- **gla_sqft**: “the 311,440-square-foot Westgate Shopping Center” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westgate_Mall_(Ohio)

## Parties

- Richard E. Jacobs Group — owner (from text) (1984–2025)
- Phillips Edison & Company — owner (from text) (2025–)

## Timeline

- 1954: Original Westgate Center opened
- 1984: Richard E. Jacobs Group took ownership
- 1998: Retrofit: reinhabit
- 2005: Major redevelopment announced to convert center into lifestyle open-air center
- 2007: New Westgate opened as outdoor center
- 2025: Phillips Edison & Company acquired Westgate Shopping Center for $51.5 million

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

Westgate Mall is a Greater Cleveland suburban shopping center established in the mid-1950s and revitalized in 2007 after a decline in visitors since the 1990s. The original building was located at the intersection of Center Ridge Road and West 210th Street Fairview Park, Ohio at the boundary of Rocky River, Ohio. Westgate Mall is now known as "Westgate", and is now an outdoor shopping center.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westgate_Mall_(Ohio)

## Sources

- Quoted support for year_opened — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westgate_Mall_(Ohio)
- Retrofitting Suburbia Interactive Mall Map (ArcGIS web map ce33ab26…) — https://www.arcgis.com/apps/mapviewer/index.html?webmap=ce33ab2637374aab862b8a23847f620f (2021-01-20)

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Westgate Mall, Bangor, ME." Record m-fd0c314b04, release 2026-10-21, tier curated. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/me/bangor-westgate-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_bangorwestgatemall,
  title = {Westgate Mall, Bangor, ME},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/me/bangor-westgate-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-fd0c314b04, release 2026-10-21, tier: curated. 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.