Arsenal Yards
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| Address | 485 Arsenal Street Watertown, Massachusetts 02472 |
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| Opening date | Spring 2019 (tentative) |
| Owner | Boylston Properties, Wilder Companies |
| No. of stores and services | 5, during construction (Marshalls, Gap Outlet, Ann Taylor Factory Store, Chipotle and The Home Depot) |
| Total retail floor area | 300,000 ft.² (planned) |
| Parking | Surface, garage (planned) |
| Public transit access |  MBTA: Routes 70 and 70A |
| Website | https://arsenalyards.com/ |
 Arsenal Mall interior, 2012 | |
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| Address | 485 Arsenal Street Watertown, Massachusetts 02472 |
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| Owner | Wilder Companies, Boylston Properties |
| No. of stores and services | 56 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 4 |
| Total retail floor area | 311,000 ft.²[1] |
| No. of floors | 2 |
| Website | none |
Arsenal Yards (formerly known as Arsenal Mall from 1983 to 2013 and the Arsenal Project from 2013 to 2016) is a planned mixed-use, smart growth development in Watertown, Massachusetts, with an estimated opening date of spring 2019. The area is home to the original Arsenal Mall site, which is currently being redeveloped for Arsenal Yards. It will include 300,000 square feet of retail and restaurant, 200,000 square feet of office space, a 150-room Hampton Inn hotel and 425 residences.
History
Located on the site of the former Watertown Arsenal, predating the Civil War, New England Development opened the mall as Arsenal Marketplace in 1983. Original anchor stores included Marshalls and Ann & Hope. Ann & Hope closed in the early 2000s, and was replaced by Home Depot and (since closed) Linens 'n Things (replaced by Golfsmith).[2] Simon Property Group purchased the center in 1999.
The mall featured the only digital game clock (made by the Day Sign Company of Toronto, Canada) ever used at the Boston Garden (from 1969–70 until closure) in its food court.[3]
The mall was then purchased by developers Boylston Properties and The Wilder Companies in 2013 and renamed The Arsenal Project.[4] In 2016, plans were introduced by Boylston Properties to redevelop the property into Arsenal Yards, a mixed-use neighborhood for residents and visitors. In January 2017, the Watertown Planning Board unanimously approved the plans. Opening is expected in spring 2019, with several original stores remaining open throughout the duration of construction – Marshalls, Gap Outlet, Ann Taylor Factory, T Mobile, and Chipotle – in the two original Arsenal buildings, which will be preserved.
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References
- ^ "Leasing info". The Wilder Companies. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
- ^ "Harvard, developers putting Watertown back on map".
- ^ Boston Malls - A Guide to Boston Malls - Shopping in Boston Malls Archived March 4, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ http://www.mallsandstores.info/massachusetts---ma/517-arsenal-mall.html