# Greendale Mall

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Shopping mall in Massachusetts, United States

Greendale Mall Greendale Mall interior, 2012 Location Worcester, Massachusetts, United States Coordinates 42°17′48″N 71°48′03″W / 42.2967°N 71.8007°W / 42.2967; -71.8007 Address 7 Neponset Street Opened 1987 Closed 2020 Owner Finard Properties Stores 37 Anchor tenants 4 (all vacant) Floor area 432,000 square feet (40,100 m2) Floors 1 with partial lower level Website none

The **Greendale Mall** was an enclosed [shopping mall](/source/Shopping_mall) located near the intersection of [Interstates](/source/Interstate_Highway_System) [290](/source/Interstate_290_(Massachusetts)) and [190](/source/Interstate_190_(Massachusetts)) in [Worcester, Massachusetts](/source/Worcester%2C_Massachusetts), United States. The anchors were [Best Buy](/source/Best_Buy), [Big Lots](/source/Big_Lots) (originally [Marshalls](/source/Marshalls)), [DSW](/source/DSW_Inc.), and a combination of [TJ Maxx](/source/TJ_Maxx) and [HomeGoods](/source/HomeGoods).

## History

The mall first opened in 1987, anchored by [Lechmere](/source/Lechmere) and [Marshalls](/source/Marshalls) stores.[1][2] [TJ Maxx 'N More](/source/TJ_Maxx) was later added in the late 1990s and it later became a TJ Maxx and [HomeGoods](/source/HomeGoods) combo store. Lechmere closed in 1997 and later became [Best Buy](/source/Best_Buy). Marshalls closed in 2007 and became [Big Lots](/source/Big_Lots) in 2010.[3]

[Simon Property Group](/source/Simon_Property_Group) purchased the mall in 1999. The company stopped paying the debt on the mall in October 2015 and the noteholder took ownership of the Mall.[4] At the time of the takeover by the note holder, the mall was performing very poorly. In November 2015, the mall was appraised at $14.7 million but had a loan value of $45 million.[4]

In June 2016, the mall was sold at auction to Chicago law firm Seyfarth Shaw LLP for $11.8 million, the mortgage holder of the property, after no other bids were received.[5] In September 2016, Burlington-based KeyPoint Partners, the company representing the new owners and managing the building, announced that Worcester's only enclosed shopping mall would remain open.[6]

On December 19, 2018, it was announced that Big Lots would be closing in January 2019.[7]

On September 9, 2019, it was announced that Best Buy would also be closing in November 2019.[8]

On December 16, 2019, a Boston developer bought the rundown Greendale Mall in Worcester and the new owner's plans were to demolish the 33-year-old shopping center and replace it with a mix of retail, apartments, and office space.[9] Plans were later changed and the mall would be demolished and replaced with an [Amazon](/source/Amazon_(company)) delivery station (DTB4). The mall closed permanently in 2020.[10]

On October 23, 2020, it was announced that TJ Maxx/HomeGoods would be relocating to Lincoln Plaza on April 24, 2021, leaving the mall entirely vacant and officially closed for good. It was demolished in Summer 2021.[11][12]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Lifestyle: I Went to the Greendale Mall on Black Friday"](https://www.worcestermag.com/entertainmentlife/20191204/lifestyle-i-went-to-greendale-mall-on-black-friday).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Greendale Mall; Worcester, Massachusetts"](http://www.labelscar.com/massachusetts/greendale-mall). *Labelscar: The Retail History Blog*. September 22, 2006.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Marshalls at mall closed"](https://web.archive.org/web/20080118101834/http://www.telegram.com/article/20080115/NEWS/801150325/1002). *Worcester Telegram & Gazette*. January 15, 2008. Archived from [the original](http://www.telegram.com/article/20080115/NEWS/801150325/1002) on January 18, 2008. Retrieved August 31, 2012.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-plummets_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-plummets_4-1) BONACCI, SAM (February 25, 2016). ["Greendale Mall's value plummets 77%, foreclosure possible"](http://www.wbjournal.com/article/20160225/NEWS01/160229966/greendale-malls-value-plummets-77%89-foreclosure-possible). *[American City Business Journals](/source/American_City_Business_Journals)*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Greendale Mall sold for $11.8M; future uncertain"](http://www.wbjournal.com/article/20160624/NEWS01/160629949/greendale-mall-sold-for-118m-future-uncertain). *Worcester Business Journal*. Retrieved December 14, 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Quinn, Tom (September 29, 2016). ["Greendale Mall to remain open under new ownership"](https://web.archive.org/web/20161003213220/https://worcestermag.com/2016/09/29/greendale-mall-remain-open-new-ownership/46442). *Worcester Mag*. Archived from [the original](https://worcestermag.com/2016/09/29/greendale-mall-remain-open-new-ownership/46442) on October 3, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Big Lots in Worcester closing, leaving Greendale Mall even more empty"](https://web.archive.org/web/20181220021215/https://www.masslive.com/worcester/2018/12/big-lots-in-worcester-closing-leaving-greendale-mall-even-more-empty.html). *Mass Live*. December 19, 2018. Archived from [the original](https://www.masslive.com/worcester/2018/12/big-lots-in-worcester-closing-leaving-greendale-mall-even-more-empty.html) on December 20, 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Best Buy at Greendale Mall closing in November"](https://www.telegram.com/news/20190909/best-buy-at-greendale-mall-closing-in-november).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** Grillo, Thomas (December 17, 2019). ["Greendale Mall to be demolished, turned into apartments & medical offices"](https://www.wbjournal.com/article/greendale-mall-to-be-demolished-turned-into-apartments-medical-offices). *Worcester Business Journal*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** Cariaga, Vance (April 9, 2021). ["Amazon Is Buying Dead Malls – and the Reason Why Is Fascinating"](https://www.aol.com/amazon-buying-dead-malls-reason-110039697.html). *[AOL](/source/AOL)*. Retrieved April 16, 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["Final chapter"](https://www.telegram.com/story/business/2020/10/23/barnes-amp-noble-latest-lincoln-plaza-store-closing-but-tj-maxx-may-be-on-way/114471826/). *Worcester Telegram & Gazette*. October 23, 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** ["Popular clothing retailer TJ Maxx relocates, opens in Lincoln Plaza"](https://web.archive.org/web/20210425172306/https://www.telegram.com/story/news/2021/04/25/tj-maxx-homegoods-retail-clothing-housewares-worcester-department-store-lincoln-plaza/7374716002/). *Worcester Telegram & Gazette*. April 25, 2021. Archived from [the original](https://www.telegram.com/story/news/2021/04/25/tj-maxx-homegoods-retail-clothing-housewares-worcester-department-store-lincoln-plaza/7374716002/) on April 25, 2021.

## External links

- [\[1\]](https://www.greendalemall.com/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20171201030315/https://www.greendalemall.com/) 2017-12-01 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)

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