# Monmouth Mall

Eatontown, NJ · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-9469ca71a1` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/nj/eatontown-monmouth-mall/  
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## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | under construction | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | housing, office, park, retail | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | As of March 2026, the property is undergoing a $500 million de-malling process to convert the site into an open-air retail and residential complex. | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1960 | reported · Wikipedia |
| Closed | 2024 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Retrofit year | 2024 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Acres | 64.0 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Redeveloper | Kushner Companies | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Zoning change | amendment to rezone the farmland from an R-3 residential zone to business and light industry | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Entitlement year | 1956 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Planning notes | The redevelopment will include a residential component featuring 1,000 apartment units. | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_closed**: “The interior of the mall closed to the public in August 2024 for demolition.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monmouth_Mall
- **acres**: “The 64-acre site was planned for regional automobile access, with ten entrances and exits connecting to the Garden State Parkway, Route 35, and Wyckoff Road, developed in cooperation with state, county, and Parkway Authority officials.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monmouth_Mall
- **after_notes**: “As of March 2026, the property is undergoing a $500 million de-malling process to convert the site into an open-air retail and residential complex.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monmouth_Mall
- **status**: “As of March 2026, the property is undergoing a $500 million de-malling process to convert the site into an open-air retail and residential complex.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monmouth_Mall
- **strategy**: “The redevelopment, which officially broke ground in May 2024, will reduce the retail footprint to approximately 900,000 sq ft (84,000 m2) to make way for a public green space, medical office space, and a residential component featuring 1,000 apartment units.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monmouth_Mall

## Anchors

Macy's, Boscov's, Montgomery Ward, AMC Theatres, Bamberger's

## Parties

- Two Guys — owner (Wikidata, undated)

## Timeline

- 1956: Land purchased by Monmouth Restaurant and Motel Company for $200,000
- 1958: Groundbreaking for the $15 million project
- 1960: Opened (Wikidata)
- 1960: Opened as Monmouth Shopping Center
- 1975: Enclosed, renamed Monmouth Mall, and roughly doubled in size by a two-level expansion
- 1987: Interior renovation modernized the interior
- 2024: Interior of the mall closed to the public for demolition
- 2024: Redevelopment officially broke ground
- 2026: Undergoing $500 million de-malling process to convert site into open-air retail and residential complex

## Deals and debt

- 1956 sale: 200000.0 Monmouth Restaurant and Motel Company ← Adams farmland  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monmouth_Mall

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

Monmouth Mall, currently undergoing redevelopment into an open-air center named Monmouth Square, is a commercial and residential complex in Eatontown, New Jersey. Located at the intersection of Route 35, Route 36, and Wyckoff Road, it is owned by Kushner Companies. Prior to its current redevelopment, it was an enclosed split-level shopping center with a gross leasable area of 1,500,000 sq ft (140,000 m2), making it the sixth-largest shopping mall in New Jersey.

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

## Sources

- Quoted support for year_closed — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monmouth_Mall

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Monmouth Mall, Eatontown, NJ." Record m-9469ca71a1, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/nj/eatontown-monmouth-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_eatontownmonmouthmall,
  title = {Monmouth Mall, Eatontown, NJ},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/nj/eatontown-monmouth-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-9469ca71a1, 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.