South Shore Plaza

South Shore Plaza
Address 250 Granite Street
Braintree, Massachusetts
02184-2807
Opening date 1961
Management Simon Property Group
Owner Simon Property Group
No. of stores and services 220[1]
No. of anchor tenants 5
Total retail floor area 2,165,000 sq ft (201,100 m2)[2]
No. of floors 3 (1 basement level)
Parking 7388
Website www.simon.com
Inside South Shore Plaza

South Shore Plaza is an upscale shopping mall owned by the Simon Property Group. It is located in Braintree, Massachusetts. With 2,165,000 sq ft (201,100 m2) of leasable area and 220 retailers, it is the largest mall in New England in terms of square footage and is the 15th largest mall in the United States. South Shore Plaza is home to six different department store anchors—Nordstrom, Lord & Taylor, Macy's, Sears, Target, and Designer Shoe Warehouse.

In 2008 the mall was used to film sequences of the movie Paul Blart: Mall Cop.[3]

History

South Shore Plaza originally opened in 1961 as an open-air plaza with a 120,000 sq ft (11,000 m2) Filene's and thirty smaller stores. A 300,316 sq ft (27,900 m2) Jordan Marsh opened in 1967. The center was enclosed in 1976 and saw additional anchors, such as Lord & Taylor in 1979 and Sears in 1980, when the mall reached 100 stores. In 1995 and 1996, a second level was added, including the "Boardwalk Cafes" food court, and the Filene's store was expanded to include a home store. This nearly doubled the mall's size, giving it a bright and airy feel, largely because of abundant skylighting and spacious corridors. Also in 1996, the Jordan Marsh store was renamed Macy's. In 1998, Simon Property Group acquired the mall owner, Corporate Property Investors, and assumed management.

In 2005, May Department Stores, at the time the parent of Lord & Taylor and Filene's, was acquired by Federated Department Stores, the owner of Macy's. As a result, the Filene's store was briefly closed in March 2006, before using the space to relocate its Macy's store that May. The remainder of the Filene's stores were converted Macy's later that year. Federated sold the Lord & Taylor chain later that year and sold the vacant Jordan Marsh/Macy's space to Simon Property Group. Filene's Basement, one of the mall's former anchors, filed for bankruptcy protection on May 4, 2009. New York's Crown Acquisitions made a bid to buy Filene's Basement including their famous Downtown Crossing location which closed for reconstruction in 2007. [4] The South Shore Plaza store in Braintree closed in December 2011.

A redevelopment opened on the former site of Jordan Marsh on March 26, 2010. The center now holds 2,165,000 sq ft (201,100 m2), making it New England's largest mall, and includes a newly constructed three-level, 150,000 sq ft (14,000 m2) Nordstrom, though the Jordan Marsh building was four stories. Simon Property Group announced on May 12, 2009 that they were in negotiations with the town of Braintree and Target to include a Target store on the lowest level of the 3 level mall addition.[5] Its grand opening was on October 10, 2010.[6] Numerous high-end retailers have joined the mall in the Nordstrom wing, including Sur La Table, Juicy Couture, Vera Bradley, and Sephora. The mall also received new carpeting, wall decor, food court seating/televisions, and signage as part of the renovations. The parking deck bridges that once connected to Jordan Marsh have now been restored.

Anchors

Store Size Opened Previous stores Notes
DSW 2012 Filene's Basement (1980–2011)
Lord & Taylor 123,500 sq ft (11,470 m2) 1979 N/A
Macy's 227,000 sq ft (21,100 m2) 2006 Filene's (1961–2006)
Nordstrom 150,000 sq ft (14,000 m2) 2010 Jordan Marsh (1967–96)
Macy's (1996–2006)		 Built on the land formerly occupied by Jordan Marsh and Macy's, while the store itself was new construction.
Primark 71,000 sq ft (6,600 m2) 2017 Sears (1980–2015) Occupies former upper level of Sears.[7]
Sears 138,000 sq ft (12,800 m2) 1980 N/A
Target 150,000 sq ft (14,000 m2) 2010 N/A Built on the land formerly occupied by Jordan Marsh and Macy's, while the store itself was new construction.

References

  1. ↑ "South Shore Plaza® Directory". Simon Property Group. Retrieved 2011-03-15.
  2. ↑ "Property Information". Simon Property Group. Retrieved 2011-03-15.
  3. ↑ "'Paul Blart: Mall Cop' has local flavor". Wicked Local: Braintree. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
  4. ↑ Donna Goodison (May 5, 2009). "N.Y. firm to nab 17 Filene's Basement stores for $22M". Boston Herald.
  5. ↑ "South Shore Plaza in talks with Target as anchor tenant". Boston Business Journal. May 12, 2009.
  6. ↑ "South Shore Plaza" (PDF). Simon Property Group. Retrieved 2011-03-15.
  7. ↑ "Sears Holdings Announces Remaining Stores Included In Primark Lease Agreement". PRNewswire. April 21, 2015. Retrieved December 4, 2016.

Coordinates: 42°13′14″N 71°01′26″W / 42.22044°N 71.02387°W / 42.22044; -71.02387

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