# CityPlace Burlington

Burlington, VT · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-093cc1d994` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/vt/burlington-cityplace-burlington/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-093cc1d994.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-093cc1d994.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-093cc1d994

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | closed | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | retail, office, housing, hotel | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | entirely vacant | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1976 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Closed | 2022 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Redeveloper | Devonwood Investors | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Owner of record | Btc Mall Assoctiates Retail | reported · Wikipedia |
| Planning notes | In November 2014, Sinex announced plans for a $200 million rebuilding of the mall, with new retail, office, and housing space, as well as a hotel and expanded parking facilities. | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_opened**: “it opened in 1976.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CityPlace_Burlington
- **year_closed**: “By February 2, 2022, all of the businesses remaining in the mall had shuttered” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CityPlace_Burlington
- **after_notes**: “By February 2, 2022, all of the businesses remaining in the mall had shuttered and the building will remain entirely vacant until further development projects are completed.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CityPlace_Burlington
- **status**: “The western portion of the mall closed in fall 2017 for redevelopment. The eastern portion remains standing but shuttered as of 2022.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CityPlace_Burlington
- **strategy**: “In November 2014, Sinex announced plans for a $200 million rebuilding of the mall, with new retail, office, and housing space, as well as a hotel and expanded parking facilities.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CityPlace_Burlington

## Anchors

Macy's, L.L.Bean, Porteous

## Parties

- Devonwood Investors — owner (from text) (2013–)

## Timeline

- 1976: Opened as Burlington Square Mall
- 1999: Expansion added Filene's (later Macy's)
- 2013: Devonwood Investors acquired the mall
- 2014: L.L.Bean announced opening a store
- 2014: Sinex announced $200 million rebuilding plan
- 2016: Obtained private financing, split into two phases
- 2016: Filed permit applications for first phase
- 2017: Western portion demolished for redevelopment
- 2018: Macy's announced closure, closed March 2018
- 2021: Downtown Burlington High School unveiled in vacant Macy's building
- 2021: L.L.Bean announced relocation to Williston
- 2022: All businesses shuttered, building vacant

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

CityPlace Burlington was a formerly enclosed shopping mall. Located on the Church Street Marketplace open-air mall in Burlington, Vermont, United States, it opened in 1976. The mall's anchor stores were Macy's and L.L.Bean. The western portion of the mall closed in fall 2017 for redevelopment. The eastern portion remains standing but shuttered as of 2022.

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

## Sources

- Quoted support for year_opened — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CityPlace_Burlington

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "CityPlace Burlington, Burlington, VT." Record m-093cc1d994, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/vt/burlington-cityplace-burlington/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_burlingtoncityplaceburlington,
  title = {CityPlace Burlington, Burlington, VT},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/vt/burlington-cityplace-burlington/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-093cc1d994, 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.