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Malls · New Hampshire

Mall at Fox Run

Imported, unreviewedRedevelopedDemolishedNewington, NH

Opened 1983. Closed 2026. Redeveloped in 2026.

Status nowDemolishedextracted, unreviewed
What it becameretailextracted, unreviewed
Site size82 acresextracted, unreviewed
Retrofit year2026extracted, unreviewed
Walkability8.5 of 20 · 15-minute 3 of 6EPA, OpenStreetMap
Rail within 800 mNoOpenStreetMap, HUD
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Mall at Fox Run
Mall at Fox Run. Photo: JJBers, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Site profile17 elements · what this retrofit is built with · tap a chip for the evidence

Former anchors
JCPenneyThis site: JCPenney wikipedia · all sites with this
Macy's Men's & Home StoreThis site: Macy's Men's & Home Store wikipedia · all sites with this
Macy's Women'sThis site: Macy's Women's wikipedia · all sites with this
SearsThis site: Sears wikipedia · all sites with this
Finance and pipeline
Attention rising (Wikipedia views +50% y/y)This site: 14,544 views, +143% wikimedia · all sites with this
Website dead or redirectingThis site: …https://www.mallatfoxrun.com overture / http check · all sites with this
Place
30,000+ vehicles a day on an adjacent roadThis site: 61,095 on 4 fhwa-hpms · all sites with this
County typical rent $2,000+This site: $2,475/mo zillow · all sites with this
Grocery within 800 mThis site: 2 stores openstreetmap · all sites with this
High-income tract ($100k+)This site: $148,214 census-acs · all sites with this
Interstate or freeway within 600 mThis site: 4 fhwa-hpms · all sites with this
Low social vulnerability tract (SVI ≤ 0.25)This site: 0.12 cdc-svi · all sites with this
Tract house prices doubled in 10 yearsThis site: +112% fhfa · all sites with this
Tract income up 60%+ since 2013This site: +79% census-acs · all sites with this
Scale
60+ acre siteThis site: 82 acres extraction · all sites with this
Strategy
RedevelopedThis site: extraction · all sites with this
New use
Retail (continued)This site: …new_use field extraction · all sites with this

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Now

StatusDemolishedextracted, unreviewed
StrategyRedevelopedextracted, unreviewed
New usesretailextracted, unreviewed
Retrofit year2026extracted, unreviewed
RedeveloperTorrington Propertiesextracted, unreviewed

Deals and debt

DateEventPricePartiesSource
Sold—Torrington PropertiesWikipedia

Site context

FEMA flood zoneno NFHL polygon at point (unmapped or outside coverage)FEMA NFHL
EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m28: A B B COMBUSTION ENGINEERING; ABERCROMBIE & FITCH; BAKER COMMODITIES; BEST BUY; BRUNO & STILLMAN INCEPA FRS
Census tract 330151075004,969 people, 266 per sq mi; median household income $148,214; median gross rent $1,944; 13% renters; 3.8% vacant units; 1.4% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year
Walkability (EPA, block group)index 8.5 of 20; 11 intersections per sq mi; no transit stop within the EPA search radius; land-use mix 0.91; 19,602 jobs within 45 min by car; 2% of households without a carEPA Smart Location
Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m)3 of 6 daily needs: 2 grocers, 0 schools, 0 parks or playgrounds, 0 health, 2 civic, 7 food and drink; 1 cycleway segments, 105 sidewalk-tagged segmentsOpenStreetMap
Opportunity ZonenoHUD
Housing permits, Rockingham County (NH), 2024593 units in 5+ unit buildings, 92 in 2–4, 615 single-family; 2023: 88 in 5+Census BPS
Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract)overall percentile 0.12; socioeconomic 0.08; housing and transport 0.23; 7% below 150% of poverty; 0% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR
Overture Mapsplace Mall At Fox Run (shopping_mall, confidence 0.99, from BrightQuery, Overture); building footprint 30,782 m²Overture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0)
Website and socialwww.mallatfoxrun.com (down or redirecting, status 0)Overture / Internet Archive
Attention: Wikipedia page views42,979 since 2015; 14,544 in the last 12 months (+143% vs the prior 12); peak 2026-01 with 3,089Wikimedia
Tract change 2013–2023population +13% (4,384 → 4,969); median income +79% ($82,845 → $148,214); renters 19% → 13%; median home value +58% ($394,100 → $623,600)Census ACS 5-year
Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract)relatively low overall (score 28.9); expected annual loss $1.4M; community resilience relatively highFEMA NRI
Tax-credit housing within 1 kmnoneHUD LIHTC
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 20231,548 establishments (-3%); 25,649 jobs (-2%)Census CBP
Housing market in the countytypical home value $624,657 (+3% 1 yr, +35% 5 yr); typical rent $2,475/mo (+3% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
House price index, tract, 2025531 (2000 = 100); +11.9% 1 yr, +69% 5 yr, +112% 10 yrFHFA
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)61,095 vehicles a day on 4 (freeway or expressway, 6 lanes); 4,216 trucks; 30 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

The Mall at Fox Run opened in February 1983 and operated as an enclosed shopping center until its permanent closure in January 2026. After losing key anchors—Sears, JCPenney, and Macy’s—the property was acquired by Torrington Properties in 2023 and demolished later that year to make way for the Seacoast Landing redevelopment, which will include a Costco tenant.

Why. The decline is visible in the record through successive anchor store losses: Sears was spun off in 2015 and closed in 2018, JCPenney announced closure in 2025, and Macy’s announced closure in 2026. No explicit mention of debt, competition, or demolition drivers beyond these closures appears in the record.

Where it stands. The site is currently demolished and controlled by Torrington Properties, which acquired the mall in a 2023 sale deal.

For a planner

  • Strategy listed as "redevelop" with intended new use "retail".
  • Opportunity score 70 driven by 82‑acre size, county population growth (3.9% 2018‑23), and median rent $1,619.
  • Open questions include zoning approvals, environmental review, and timeline for the Seacoast Landing project.

For a developer

  • Site totals 82 acres under single ownership (Torrington Properties) following the 2023 acquisition.
  • Entitlement stage: retrofit year 2026, strategy redevelop, new use retail.
  • Market signals: county grew 3.9% 2018‑23 and median rent $1,619 per the opportunity reasons.
  • No explicit flood, transit, or environmental constraints are noted in the record.

What we do not know yet

  • Exact demolition completion date and start of Seacoast Landing construction are not specified.
  • Details of the Seacoast Landing plan beyond the Costco anchor are missing.
  • Any environmental, floodplain, or transit‑related constraints are not recorded.
  • The record’s verified status is "draft", indicating possible unreviewed or model‑extracted fields.
  • Financial structure of the 2023 sale and any existing liens or encumbrances are unknown.

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.

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  • Boulevard Mall, Erie County, NY · Malls · similar size (63 acres); closed 2026; same strategy: redevelop

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Multifamily screen

  • closed or demolished site (sourced)
  • 82 acres
  • county grew 3.9% 2018–23
  • median rent $1,619

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History and original facts

Opened1983Wikidata
Closed2026extracted, unreviewed
Acres82.0extracted, unreviewed
Stores at peak84extracted, unreviewed
AnchorsJCPenney, Sears, Macy's Men's & Home Store, Macy's Women's
CountyRockingham County
Census division1 · New England
NotesWikipedia categories: Demolished shopping malls in the United States

Not yet recorded: GLA, original developer, what is there now. Know it? Tell us.

Background

The Mall at Fox Run was an enclosed shopping mall in Newington, New Hampshire, just north of Portsmouth. The mall opened on February 13, 1983, and permanently closed on January 31, 2026. Demolition began late May 2026 to be replaced with a new development called Seacoast Landing, which will include a Costco location as one of its tenants.

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

Timeline

  1. 1983 Opened (Wikidata)
  2. 1983 Mall opened on February 13, 1983
  3. 2011 Simon Property Group begins management and renames mall to Mall at Fox Run
  4. 2015 Sears Holdings spins off the Sears store at the mall into Seritage Growth Properties
  5. 2018 Sears announces closure as part of plan to close 142 stores nationwide
  6. 2018 Spinoso Real Estate Group begins leasing and managing the mall
  7. 2023 Spinoso Real Estate Group's management of the mall ends
  8. 2023 Torrington Properties acquires the mall for $17.5 million
  9. 2025 JCPenney announces closure on May 25, 2025
  10. 2025 Portsmouth Herald reports demolition set to begin early to mid 2026
  11. 2026 Macy's announces closure of its stores as part of plan to close 14 stores by end Q1 2026

Sources

  • found by hermes-web (staffboxfree) · supports: acres, status, strategy, year closed
    19 quoted sentences
    and permanently closed on January 31, 2026.
    The mall opened in 1983 as an 82-acre (33 ha) property
    Demolition began late May 2026 to be replaced with a new development called Seacoast Landing,
    Torrington announced that the mall will be demolished in 2026 to be redeveloped into a new commercial space called Seacoast Landing.

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