# Rhode Island Mall

Warwick, RI · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-04366ccb9c` · release 2026-10-20

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ri/warwick-rhode-island-mall/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-04366ccb9c.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-04366ccb9c.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-04366ccb9c

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | operating | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | retail | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | power center | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1967 | reported · Esri 2014 layer |
| Closed | 2011 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Retrofit year | 2016 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| GLA (sq ft) | 579499 | reported · Esri 2014 layer |
| Stores at peak | 102 | reported · Esri 2014 layer |

## Quoted support

- **year_closed**: “the interior of the mall was closed permanently in April 2011.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midland_Commons
- **after_notes**: “has been under redevelopment into its current configuration as a power center since 2016.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midland_Commons
- **status**: “has been under redevelopment into its current configuration as a power center since 2016.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midland_Commons
- **strategy**: “has been under redevelopment into its current configuration as a power center since 2016.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midland_Commons

## Anchors

Sears, Wal-Mart

## Timeline

- 1967: Opened
- 1967: Opened as Midland Mall
- 1985: Renamed to Rhode Island Mall
- 2011: Interior closed permanently
- 2012: Property sold
- 2016: Redevelopment into power center began

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

Midland Commons is an outdoor power center in Warwick, Rhode Island. It previously existed as a two-story, enclosed shopping mall. The property opened as the Midland Mall in October 1967; for several years, it co-existed with the nearby Warwick Mall that opened in 1970. The mall was renamed the Rhode Island Mall in March 1985, and experienced rapid decline as tenants relocated to the Warwick Mall in the 1990s. It was considered a dead mall by the 2000s, and the interior of the mall was closed permanently in April 2011. The property was sold in 2012 and has been under redevelopment into its current configuration as a power center since 2016.

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

## Sources

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

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Rhode Island Mall, Warwick, RI." Record m-04366ccb9c, release 2026-10-20, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ri/warwick-rhode-island-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_warwickrhodeislandmall,
  title = {Rhode Island Mall, Warwick, RI},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ri/warwick-rhode-island-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-04366ccb9c, 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.