South Shore Plaza

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South Shore Plaza
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South Shore Plaza
Coordinates 42°13′14″N71°01′26″W / 42.22044°N 71.02387°W / 42.22044; -71.02387
Address250 Granite Street, Braintree, Massachusetts, US
Opening date1961
Management Simon Property Group
OwnerSimon Property Group
No. of stores and services192 [1]
No. of anchor tenants 6
Total retail floor area 1,586,446 sq ft (147,385.7 m2) [2]
No. of floors2 and partial basement
Parking7,388
Website simon.com/mall/south-shore-plaza

South Shore Plaza is a shopping mall in Braintree, Massachusetts, United States, owned by Simon Property Group. It is near the Braintree Split interchange, off the I-93 / US 1 and Route 37 junction. The mall opened as an open-air plaza in 1961; it was enclosed in 1976 and expanded between 1995 and 1996. With 192 tenants and 1,586,446 sq ft (147,385.7 m2) of gross leasable area, the mall is the largest in New England in terms of square footage and is the 16th-largest mall in the United States.

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As of 2023, the mall's anchor stores are DSW, Macy's, Nordstrom, Sears (whose location is the last in New England [3] ), Primark and Target. Previous anchors include Circuit City, Filene's, Filene's Basement, Jordan Marsh, and Lord & Taylor.

History

Opening and expansion

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.

Effects of Federated–May merger

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. [5]

Redevelopment

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. [6] Its grand opening was on October 10, 2010. [7] Numerous high-end retailers have joined the mall in the Nordstrom wing, including Sur La Table, 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.

In 2017, the Irish clothing retailer, Primark, opened in the former top level of Sears. [8]

On August 27, 2020, it was announced that upscale specialty department store retailer Lord & Taylor would shutter its traditional brick and mortar format as a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic. [9]

On January 7, 2025, it was announced that Nordstrom would be closing on March 8, and Dick's Sporting Goods will be occupied in the former Nordstrom space by 2026. [10]

List of anchor stores

NameNo.
of floors		Year
opened		Year
closed		Notes
Circuit City 219932009
Dave & Buster's 22011—Replaced Circuit City
Dick's Sporting Goods 22026—Will be replaced Nordstrom
DSW 12013—Replaced Filene's Basement
Filene's 219612006
Filene's Basement 12011
Jordan Marsh 419671996
Lord & Taylor 219792020
Macy's 419962006Replaced Jordan Marsh
22006—Replaced Filene's
Nordstrom 320102025New construction that replaced Jordan Marsh site
Primark 12017—Replaced the second level of Sears
R. H. Stearns 219621977
Sears 21980—Downsized to first floor and basement in 2015. One of the last of 8 remaining Sears.
Target 12010—New construction that replaced Jordan Marsh site

Incidents

On July 3, 2020, a gunman fired six shots in the mall, injuring a 15-year-old girl. The gunman was sentenced to eight years in prison followed by three years of probation. [11]

On January 22, 2022, one man shot another during a confrontation in Forever 21. Two days later, it was announced that the victim, 26-year-old Dijoun C. Beasley from Dorchester, Massachusetts, had died due to his injuries after being taken to Boston Medical Center for treatment. Following the shooting, police also stated that the killing was gang-related. [12]

On August 18, 2022, a reportedly confused elderly woman drove her car directly into the second story promenade of the mall across a bridge from the parking garage. No injuries were reported. [13]

In pop culture

In 2008, the mall was used to film sequences of the movie Paul Blart: Mall Cop . [14]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Property Information". Simon Property Group. Retrieved 2011-03-15.
  3. ↑ Thoelcke, Trey (March 4, 2024). "These Are the Only 12 Sears Stores Left in America". 24/7 Wall St.
  4. ↑ Donna Goodison (May 5, 2009). "N.Y. firm to nab 17 Filene's Basement stores for $22M". Boston Herald. Archived from the original on September 16, 2012.
  5. ↑ "UPDATE: Filene's Basement at South Shore Plaza Closing by Year's End". Braintree, MA Patch. October 18, 2011.
  6. ↑ "South Shore Plaza in talks with Target as anchor tenant". Boston Business Journal. May 12, 2009.
  7. ↑ "South Shore Plaza" (PDF). Simon Property Group. Retrieved 2011-03-15.
  8. ↑ staff, Patriot Ledger. "Primark store at South Shore Plaza opens Thursday". The Patriot Ledger, Quincy, MA.
  9. ↑ Bomey, Nathan. "Lord & Taylor going out of business: Store closings, liquidation sales begin". USA TODAY.
  10. ↑ Riley, Neal (2025-01-07). "Nordstrom is closing stores at 2 Massachusetts malls. Another retail chain will replace both. - CBS Boston". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
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  13. ↑ staff, Patriot Ledger. "'Elderly' woman drives SUV onto second floor of South Shore Plaza". The Patriot Ledger.
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