# Shops at Billerica > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Shops_at_Billerica > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Shops_at_Billerica.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shops_at_Billerica > Source revision: 1338212781 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Shopping mall in Billerica, Massachusetts The Shops at Billerica Location Billerica, Massachusetts Opened 1975 as Billerica Mall 2011 as The Shops at Billerica Stores 20 Anchor tenants 4 (2 open, 2 vacant) Floor area 306,876 sq ft (28,509.7 m2) Floors 1 A panorama shot of The Shops at Billerica **The Shops at Billerica** (formerly known as **Billerica Mall**) is a strip mall and former enclosed [shopping mall](/source/Shopping_mall) located in [Billerica, Massachusetts](/source/Billerica%2C_Massachusetts). It was built as part of a series of malls including the Woburn Mall, and the Mystic Mall. Anchor stores include [Burlington](/source/Burlington_(department_store)) and [Big Lots](/source/Big_Lots). The property is currently going under a massive redevelopment, although the timeline for completion is unknown. In February 2022 redevelopment plans were approved, and ground officially broke March 28, 2022. A site plan can be found here:[1] ## History The Billerica Mall thrived in the 1970s up to the early 1990s. In 1998, The Billerica Flick closed down and the space is now a Dollar Tree. In 2005, [Burlington Coat Factory](/source/Burlington_Coat_Factory) closed off their mall entrance. [Home Depot](/source/Home_Depot) tried to locate there and rebuild the mall, but a group called "Billerica First" defeated this proposal in 2007. In 2009, Billerica gave RD Management 1 year to remodel the mall or it would be shut down. Consequently, RD Management announced that the mall would converted ("[de-malled](/source/De-malling)") into a [strip mall](/source/Strip_mall). In the summer of 2009, a workers' tools created [carbon monoxide](/source/Carbon_monoxide) which caused the entire mall to be evacuated and aired out. In February 2010, the roof by [Kmart](/source/Kmart_(United_States)) collapsed and the mall had to be shut down temporarily. In mid-2011, RD Management began to add exterior-accessible store fronts and refinished the exterior of the mall with a new tan color scheme.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] A new sign was installed. On the new sign the mall was renamed "Shops at Billerica".[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] On November 7, 2019, [Sears](/source/Sears) announced that Kmart would be closing as part of a plan to close 96 stores nationwide. The store closed on February 16, 2020.[2] ## Redevelopment In mid-2020, RD Management announced plans to redevelop the site. The plans include demolishing the existing [Market Basket](/source/Market_Basket), reducing the size of the former [Kmart](/source/Kmart) space, constructing a new tenant building across from the existing one, and constructing a multi-story residential component where Market Basket currently stands. The redevelopment plans were approved in early 2021.[3] On June 10, 2022, it was announced that Market Basket would be closing on June 11, 2022.[4] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Site Plan"](https://www.town.billerica.ma.us/DocumentCenter/View/8556/Billerica-Mall-Renderings). Retrieved April 14, 2024. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Bomey, Kelly Tyko and Nathan. ["Sears and Kmart store closings: 51 Sears, 45 Kmart locations to shutter. See the list"](https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/11/07/kmart-sears-store-closings-96-stores-set-shutter-february-2020/2521653001/). *USA TODAY*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Billerica Mall renovation project approved by Planning Board"](https://www.lowellsun.com/2021/02/23/billerica-mall-renovation-project-approved-by-planning-board). February 24, 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["This Mass. Market Basket location will close its doors this weekend"](https://www.wcvb.com/article/market-basket-closing-store-in-billerica-massachusetts/40253531). *WCVB*. June 10, 2022. Retrieved June 18, 2022. ## External links - [www.topix.com sorry no sales soaked flooding forces Billerica mall to close doors](https://web.archive.org/web/20110809194723/http://www.topix.com/.../billerica.../sorry-no-sales-soaked-flooding-forces-billerica-mall-to-close-doors) - [Billerica Mall; Billerica, Massachusetts](http://www.labelscar.com/massachusetts/billerica-mall) - [As mall prepares to greet 2 new stores, one that got away still haunts Billerica - Lowell Sun Online](https://web.archive.org/web/20110505185524/http://www.lowellsun.com/todaysheadlines/ci_17973531) - [Billerica Flick in Billerica, MA - Cinema Treasures](http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/10745) - [Billerica Mall renovation project approved by Planning Board](https://www.lowellsun.com/2021/02/23/billerica-mall-renovation-project-approved-by-planning-board/) - [Shops At Billerica | RD Management LLC](https://www.rdmanagement.com/properties/shops-at-billerica/) v t e Shopping malls in Massachusetts Barnstable County Cape Cod Mall Mashpee Commons Bristol County Dartmouth Mall Emerald Square Essex County Liberty Tree Mall The Loop Northshore Mall Square One Mall Hampden County Holyoke Mall at Ingleside Hampshire County Hampshire Mall Mountain Farms Mall Middlesex County Arsenal Yards Burlington Mall CambridgeSide Natick Mall Shoppers World Shops at Billerica The Shops at Chestnut Hill Solomon Pond Mall Norfolk County Legacy Place Patriot Place South Shore Plaza The Street Chestnut Hill Wrentham Village Premium Outlets Plymouth County Hanover Crossing Kingston Collection Westgate Mall Suffolk County Copley Place Faneuil Hall Lafayette City Center Prudential Center The Shops at Suffolk Downs Quincy Market South Bay Worcester County Auburn Mall The Mall at Whitney Field Defunct Berkshire Mall Dedham Mall Eastfield Mall Greendale Mall New Harbour Mall Silver City Galleria Swansea Mall Worcester Center Galleria [42°33′22.7″N 71°15′45.7″W / 42.556306°N 71.262694°W / 42.556306; -71.262694](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Shops_at_Billerica¶ms=42_33_22.7_N_71_15_45.7_W_region:US) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Shops at Billerica](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shops_at_Billerica) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shops_at_Billerica?action=history)). 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