Berkshire Mall (Massachusetts)

Berkshire Mall

Location	Lanesborough, Massachusetts
Address	Old State Road & Route 8
Opening date	September 1988
Closing date	May 28, 2019
Developer	The Pyramid Companies
Owner	Town Of Lanesborough
No. of stores and services	75 capacity
No. of anchor tenants	1
Total retail floor area	717,900 square feet (67,000 m2) (GLA)
No. of floors	1

Berkshire Mall was a shopping mall located in Lanesborough, Massachusetts outside Pittsfield. The mall was built in 1988 and closed in 2019. It could be reached from both Route 8 and U.S. Route 7. As of 2024, the mall's one remaining tenant is the Target anchor store.

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. ^[2] The building was razed and replaced with Best Buy and Linens 'n Things in 2002. ^[3] Ames closed in 2001, and was replaced with a Target in January 2006. An Old Navy store was added to the mall in 2000. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

In 2016, Strategic Mall Services (operating as Berkshire Mall LLC) sold the mall to Kohan Retail Property Group. ^[7]

On January 6, 2016, Macy's announced their anchor store would close. ^[8] On March 17, 2017, JCPenney announced their anchor store would close. ^[9] On November 2, 2017, Sears announced their anchor store would close. ^[10]

On May 28, 2019, the mall concourse closed, leaving only Target and Regal Cinemas open. ^[11]

On February 1, 2022, it was announced that Regal Cinemas would close. ^[12]

References

1. "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. Archived from the original on July 16, 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
2. Dobrowolski, Tony (24 October 2001). "Berkshire Mall gets permit to expand for BJ's outlet". Berkshire Eagle. Archived from the original on October 25, 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
3. "Best Buy Co. eyes Berkshire Mall". Berkshire Eagle. 26 October 2001. Archived from the original on October 25, 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
4. Shapiro, Carolyn (26 September 2000). "Old Navy to open new store in Mass". The Daily Gazette. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
5. Dobrowolski, Tony (24 April 2010). "New clothing store opens in mall". North Adams Transcript. Archived from the original on October 25, 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
6. "Best Buy to close Berkshire Mall store Oct. 31".
7. Andy McKeever (September 28, 2016). "Lanesborough Settles Tax Appeal With Berkshire Mall". iBerkshires.
8. "Macy's at the Berkshire Mall to close". The Berkshire Eagle.
9. "J.C. Penney closing Berkshire Mall store in June". The Berkshire Eagle.
10. "Berkshire Mall Sears store to close". The Berkshire Eagle. November 2, 2017.
11. "Owner in talks with remaining Berkshire Mall tenants about its future". Berkshire Eagle. May 28, 2019.
12. Dobrowolski, Tony (February 1, 2022). "Regal Cinemas at the Berkshire Mall in Lanesborough has permanently closed". Berkshire Eagle.

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