Berkshire Mall (Massachusetts)
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| Location | Lanesborough, Massachusetts |
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| Address | Old State Road & Route 8 |
| Opening date | September 1988 |
| Developer | The Pyramid Companies |
| Management | CBL & Associates Properties |
| Owner | Kohan Retail Investment Group |
| No. of stores and services | 27 (80 at peak) |
| No. of anchor tenants | 6 ( 1 open, 4 vacant) |
| Total retail floor area | 717,900 square feet (67,000 m2) (GLA) |
| No. of floors | 1 |
| Website | http://www.theberkshiremall.com |
Berkshire Mall is a shopping mall located in Lanesborough, Massachusetts outside Pittsfield. The mall was built in 1988. It can be reached from both Route 8 and U.S. Route 7. There have been many changes in the mall's anchors since its opening. Currently, the mall is anchored by Target, and Berkshire Mall 10 with four vacant anchors last occupied by Best Buy, JCPenney, Macy's, and Sears.
History
The mall opened in September 1988. The original anchor stores at the mall were Hills (later Ames), JCPenney, Sears, Service Merchandise, and local chain Steiger's. Steiger's sold its locations to Filene's (later Macy's) in 1994.[1] Service Merchandise closed in 1999. Two years after its closure, the mall acquired a permit to open a BJ's Wholesale Club in the space vacated by Service Merchandise.[2] Instead, the building was torn down and replaced with Best Buy and Linens 'n Things in 2002.[3] Ames, which closed in 2001, was replaced with a Target in 2002. (That Target, however, wouldn't open until January 2006.) An Old Navy store was added to the mall in 2000.[4] It and a Steve & Barry's, both in the Sears wing, closed in 2009; the latter was replaced by Famous Labels the same year.[5] On January 6, 2016, Macy's announced that it would be closing the Berkshire Mall location in April 2016.[6] In October 2015, Best Buy closed their location in the mall and in 2016, Spirit Halloween took the spot for 2 months.[7] On March 17, 2017, JCPenney announced that it was closing its store in the mall as well. The store closed on July 31, 2017.[8] On November 2, 2017, Sears announced that they would be closing their location at the mall on January 28, 2018, leaving Target and the cinema as the only remaining anchors.[9]
References
- ^ "Steiger's may sell stores, reports say Scenario has May Co. buying seven Steiger's may sell stores, reports say". Hartford Courant. 6 January 1994. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
- ^ Dobrowolski, Tony (24 October 2001). "Berkshire Mall gets permit to expand for BJ's outlet". Berkshire Eagle. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
- ^ "Best Buy Co. eyes Berkshire Mall". Berkshire Eagle. 26 October 2001. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
- ^ Shapiro, Carolyn (26 September 2000). "Old Navy to open new store in Mass". The Daily Gazette. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
- ^ Dobrowolski, Tony (24 April 2010). "New clothing store opens in mall". North Adams Transcript. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
- ^ http://www.berkshireeagle.com/stories/macys-at-the-berkshire-mall-to-close,174961
- ^ http://www.berkshireeagle.com/stories/best-buy-to-close-berkshire-mall-store-oct-31,310003
- ^ http://www.berkshireeagle.com/stories/jc-penney-closing-berkshire-mall-store-in-june,501525
- ^ http://www.berkshireeagle.com/stories/berkshire-mall-sears-store-to-close,523523
- Owner is Kohan Retail Property Group: http://www.iberkshires.com/story/53046/Lanesborough-Settles-Tax-Appeal-With-Berkshire-Mall.html