Hampshire Mall
 The interior of Hampshire Mall, 2007 | |
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| Location | Hadley, Massachusetts,United States |
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| Coordinates | 42°21′23″N72°32′52″W/ 42.35639°N 72.54778°W |
| Address | 367 Russell Street |
| Opening date | 1978 |
| Developer | The Pyramid Companies |
| Management | Spinoso Real Estate Group |
| Owner | Deutsche Bank Trust Co. Americas Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc. |
| No. of stores and services | approximately 30 |
| No. ofanchor tenants | 5 |
| Total retail floor area | 435,000 square feet (40,413 m2) |
| No. of floors | 1 with partial upper level |
| Website | https://hampshiremall.com |
Hampshire Mallis a primarily one-storyshopping mallwith a small second floor inHadley, Massachusetts,United States, with approximately 30 stores managed by Spinoso Real Estate Group. Currentanchor storesincludeDick's Sporting Goods,JCPenney,PetSmartandTarget.The mall is home to Interskate 91 North, a roller skating rink on the second floor.[1][2]Attached to the skating rink is LaserBlast: Ancient Adventure (aLasertagfacility that was formerly home to LaserStorm).[3]
History
[edit]When the mall opened in 1978 it was anchored byJCPenney,Steiger'sandKmart.
The Steiger's store was demolished in 1994 forMedia Play.The Media Play store opened August 10, 1995.[4]Kmart closed in 2002 because of the chain's bankruptcy.[5]In 2003 the former Kmart space was rebuilt and extended to house a Target store. Originally the mall contained a six screen movie theater that existed from 1978 to 1999. This was then expanded to a 12-screen Cinemark movie theater in 2000.[6]
A 45,000 sq ft (4,200 m2)Dick's Sporting Goodsstore opened in early 2005, replacing a formerEastern Mountain Sports.Best BuyandSteve & Barry'sreplaced Media Play in early 2005. Steve & Barry's filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2008 and subsequently closed their Hampshire Mall store in August 2008 and it was replaced by the racetrack.
Walmartdevelopers beginning in 2005 wished to build a new 212,000-square-foot (19,700 m2) Supercenter southeast of Hampshire Mall. However, there have been various hindrances as a consequence of a bylaw designed to keep out large stores by restricting new stores to 75,000 square feet (7,000 m2). After two years of negotiations, on November 20, 2007, a subdivision plan that exempted the planned Walmart Supercenter from the current bylaw restrictions was approved. Developers have eight years to get a site plan approved before the exemption expires.[7]This would almost certainly mean the current store, attached to the east end ofMountain Farms Mall,would close.[8][9][10] [11][12][13]
On June 20, 2024, the mall was sold to Deutsche Bank Trust Co. Americas and Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc., with Spinoso Real Estate Group managing it.[14]
Road access to the mall
[edit]The state of Massachusetts is considering wideningRoute 9to two lanes in each direction from Middle Street to the mall area to alleviate frequent traffic jams. This would add to a previous project completed in 2008 that widened Route 9 from theCalvin Coolidge BridgeinNorthamptonand result in two lanes in each direction from Northampton throughHadleyto theAmherstline.[15]This would also enable easier access to Mountain Farms mall and the new Hadley Corner shops.
See also
[edit]- Mountain Farms Mall—across the street and competing with the Hampshire Mall
References
[edit]- ^"Interskate 91 North Hadley, MA".Yelp.RetrievedJune 20,2022.
- ^Carrol, Sally (2004-02-15)."Nontraditional mall offers enjoyable alternative".The Boston Globe.Retrieved2007-12-23.
- ^Nance, Scott (1995, June 8). Laser game called high-tech 'hide and seek'. Daily Hampshire Gazette,(1) p. 13. Retrieved December 23, 2007
- ^Yurko, Chris (1994, July 27). Hadley getting store: Media Play will use Steiger's space. Daily Hampshire Gazette,(1) p. 1. Retrieved December 23, 2007
- ^"Kmart store closings".CNN.March 8, 2002.
- ^Kay J Moran (November 9, 2000). "New Hadley mall theaters go high-tech".Daily Hampshire Gazette,p. B1. Retrieved December 23, 2007
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- ^Merzbach, Scott (2010-08-06)."Dispute spurs Buffalo Wild Wings closure at mall".Amherst Bulletin.Archived fromthe originalon 2010-09-17.Retrieved2010-08-23.
- ^Merzbach, Scott (2010-08-03)."Dispute between management, landlord led to Hadley eatery closing".Daily Hampshire Gazette.Retrieved2010-08-23.
- ^"Platterpus Records, after 25 years in Westfield and Hadley, closing doors".The Republican.2010-03-17.Retrieved2010-08-23.
- ^Kinney, Jim (2010-06-09)."Dave Witthaus to reopen Platterpus Records in Easthampton".The Republican.Retrieved2010-08-23.
- ^Lindhal, Chris (September 16, 2016)."Best Buy to close location at Hampshire Mall in Hadley Oct. 31".gazettenet.com.
- ^Pentland, James."Hampshire Mall sells for fraction of assessed value at $7M".Daily Hampshire Gazette.RetrievedJuly 8,2024.
- ^Merzbach, Scott (2010-06-24)."State eyes Route 9 widening project near mall".North Adams Transcript.Retrieved2010-08-23.