Berkshire Mall (Lanesborough, Massachusetts)

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Berkshire Mall
Berkshire Mall (Lanesborough, Massachusetts)
Location Lanesborough, Massachusetts
AddressOld State Road & Route 8
Opening dateSeptember 1988
Closing dateMay 28, 2019
Developer The Pyramid Companies
OwnerTown Of Lanesborough
No. of stores and services75 capacity
No. of anchor tenants 1
Total retail floor area 717,900 square feet (67,000 m2)
(GLA)
No. of floors1

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. Currently the mall's one tenant is Target.

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, 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] [5] [6]

The late 2010's saw multiple classic chain anchors retreat from brick and mortar after being challenged by digital retailers in recent years.

On January 6, 2016, Macy's announced that it would be closing during a series of closures. [7]

In 2016, the owner of the mall became Kohan Retail Property Group after the previous owner, Strategic Mall Services (operating as Berkshire Mall LLC), sold it to them. [8]

On March 17, 2017, JCPenney also announced that it was closing during a series of closures. [9]

On November 2, 2017, Sears announced that they would be closing during a series of closures. [10]

On May 28, 2019, under new ownership, the mall closed permanently except for Target and Regal Cinemas. [11]

On February 1, 2022, Regal Cinemas was closed due to stress on the industry caused by the COVID pandemic; leaving Target as its last remaining tenant. Target remains open to date. [12]

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