# Cascade Mall

Burlington, WA · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-d7c9455f98` · release 2026-10-20

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/wa/burlington-cascade-mall/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-d7c9455f98.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-d7c9455f98.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-d7c9455f98

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | closed | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | reinhabit | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | church, entertainment, other | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | Burlington Gallery, housing a church, pickleball club, and restaurants. | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1990 | reported · Wikipedia |
| Closed | 2020 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Retrofit year | 2024 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Original developer | Winmar Company | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Redeveloper | Burlington Investment Properties | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_closed**: “The mall permanently closed on June 30, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Washington.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cascade_Mall
- **original_developer**: “Cascade Mall was built in 1989 by Winmar Company.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cascade_Mall
- **after_notes**: “It was rebranded as the Burlington Gallery in 2024 and new tenants were announced with a focus on non-retail uses; these include a church, pickleball club, and restaurants.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cascade_Mall
- **status**: “As of 2024, the Cascade Mall has been renamed into the Burlington Gallery.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cascade_Mall
- **strategy**: “It was rebranded as the Burlington Gallery in 2024 and new tenants were announced with a focus on non-retail uses; these include a church, pickleball club, and restaurants.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cascade_Mall

## Anchors

JCPenney, Sears, TJ Maxx, AMC Theatres, Troutman's Emporium, The Bon Marché

## Parties

- Macerich — owner (Wikidata, undated)
- Macerich — owner (from text) (–2017)
- Merlone Geier Partners — owner (from text) (2017–2023)
- Burlington Investment Properties — owner (from text) (2023–)

## Timeline

- 1989: Opened
- 1990: Opened (Wikidata)
- 2012: Food court removed and replaced with TJ Maxx
- 2014: Sears closure announced
- 2016: Mass shooting
- 2017: Sold to Merlone Geier Partners
- 2018: JCPenney closed
- 2020: Macy's closure announced
- 2020: Permanent closure announced
- 2023: Acquired by Burlington Investment Properties
- 2024: Rebranded as Burlington Gallery

## Deals and debt

- 2023 sale:  Burlington Investment Properties ← Merlone Geier Partners  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cascade_Mall
- 2017 sale: 25000000.0 Merlone Geier Partners ← Macerich  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cascade_Mall

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

Cascade Mall is a shopping mall in Burlington, Washington, United States that formerly had an interior walkway. Opened in November 1989, the mall's anchor stores are AMC Theatres and TJ Maxx. There are 4 vacant anchor stores that were once 2 Macy's stores, Sears, and JCPenney. Macerich owned the property before selling it to Merlone Geier Partners in January 2017. The mall permanently closed on June 30, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Washington. Some stores will be allowed to stay open if they provide essential services, including those on the outer perimeter. As of 2024, the Cascade Mall has been renamed into the Burlington Gallery.

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

## Sources

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

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Cascade Mall, Burlington, WA." Record m-d7c9455f98, release 2026-10-20, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/wa/burlington-cascade-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_burlingtoncascademall,
  title = {Cascade Mall, Burlington, WA},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/wa/burlington-cascade-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-d7c9455f98, 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.