# ShoppingTown Mall

Dewitt, NY · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-b6f36e3f08` · release 2026-10-20

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ny/dewitt-shoppingtown-mall/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-b6f36e3f08.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-b6f36e3f08.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-b6f36e3f08

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | closed | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop, regreen | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | housing, entertainment, retail, office, park | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | abandoned regional shopping mall | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1954 | reported · Wikipedia |
| Closed | 2020 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Retrofit year | 2020 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| GLA (sq ft) | 1000000 | reported · Esri 2014 layer |
| Stores at peak | 104 | reported · Esri 2014 layer |
| Original developer | Eagan Real Estate Inc. | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Redeveloper | Moonbeam Capital Investments | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Planning notes | Much of the existing mall will be demolished for a phased development that includes a substantial residential component, a movie theater complex, retail space and offices, as well as new sidewalks, bike paths, walking trails, and large park and green space | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_closed**: “remained a major shopping center before no longer being part of Dewitt New York in March 2020 to make way for a new $400 million development” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ShoppingTown_Mall
- **original_developer**: “managed by Eagan Real Estate Inc.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ShoppingTown_Mall
- **after_notes**: “ShoppingTown Mall is an abandoned regional shopping mall” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ShoppingTown_Mall
- **status**: “ShoppingTown Mall is an abandoned regional shopping mall” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ShoppingTown_Mall
- **strategy**: “Much of the existing mall will be demolished for a phased development that includes a substantial residential component, a movie theater complex, retail space and offices, as well as new sidewalks, bike paths, walking trails, and large park and green space” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ShoppingTown_Mall

## Anchors

Media Play, Macy's, JCPenney, Sears, Dick's Sporting Goods, Old Navy, J.C. Penney, Chappell's, Edwards, Bon-Ton

## Parties

- Macerich — owner (from text) (2004–2013)
- Moonbeam Capital Investments — owner (from text) (2013–)
- Eagan Real Estate Inc. — owner (from text) (1954–1989)
- Wilmorite Properties — owner (from text) (1989–2004)

## Timeline

- 1954: Opened (Wikidata)
- 1954: Opened as open-air shopping center
- 1973: Began conversion to enclosed mall
- 1975: Opened as enclosed mall
- 1989: Wilmorite Properties gained control
- 1991: Remodel completed at $53 million
- 2004: Sold to Macerich for $2.3 billion
- 2013: Sold to Moonbeam Capital at online auction
- 2015: Macy's closed
- 2016: J.C. Penney ceased operations
- 2020: Notices to vacate for redevelopment

## Deals and debt

- 2013 sale:  Moonbeam Capital Investments   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ShoppingTown_Mall
- 2004 sale:  Macerich ← Wilmorite Properties  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ShoppingTown_Mall

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

ShoppingTown Mall is an abandoned regional shopping mall in Dewitt, New York. First opened as an open-air shopping center in 1954, it was enclosed in 1973 and remained a major shopping center before no longer being part of Dewitt New York in March 2020 to make way for a new $400 million development, which will be named District East. Much of the existing mall will be demolished for a phased development that includes a substantial residential component, a movie theater complex, retail space and offices, as well as new sidewalks, bike paths, walking trails, and large park and green space that will serve as a spearhead to the Empire State Trail.

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

## Sources

- Quoted support for year_closed — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ShoppingTown_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). "ShoppingTown Mall, Dewitt, NY." Record m-b6f36e3f08, release 2026-10-20, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ny/dewitt-shoppingtown-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_dewittshoppingtownmall,
  title = {ShoppingTown Mall, Dewitt, NY},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ny/dewitt-shoppingtown-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-b6f36e3f08, release 2026-10-20, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-20}
}
```

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.