Burlington Mall (Massachusetts)

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The Burlington Mall is a large, two story, indoor shopping mall (complex) located off Route 3 and Route 128 in Burlington, Massachusetts. The Burlington Mall has a gross leasable area of 1,246,675 square feet (115,820 m²).^[1] The mall has approximately 170 shops and restaurants, including a large food court (capable of seating 775), and is in a high-density commercial district. Built in 1968, it was expanded in the 1970s and 80s. It is managed by Simon Property Group, Inc. ^[2]

The mall is undergoing an expansion project that will add a small wing (with approximately 20 new stores) in the old Filene's location and a new Nordstrom department store anchoring the wing. Stores that have been announced to be tenants in the new wing are Lacoste, Cole Haan, Anthropologie, Tourneau, Ruehl No.925, Martin + Osa, Samsonite Black Label, and Zara, many of which are now open.

1 History
2 Current Anchor Stores
3 MBTA Bus Connections
4 References
5 External links

[edit] History

The Burlington Mall was developed by Herbert H. Johnson Associates (architects) and Symmes, Main, and McKee Inc. (associate architects and engineers). New York-based Bellwether Properties purchased the property in 1979 for more than $50 million. The mall opened with the anchor stores Sears, Jordan Marsh, and Filene's. In its early years, the mall also featured a Stop & Shop supermarket, a two-screen cinema, and an indoor open-air shopping area called "Town Meeting."

A new addition housing Lord & Taylor was built on the east side of the mall in 1978, and a second story was added to the entire "main street" of the mall in 1988.

Kevin James at Film set in Burlington Mall

In 2009 the mall will be featured as the set of the film Paul Blart: Mall Cop. ^[3]

[edit] Current Anchor Stores

Lord & Taylor (120,000 sq ft (11,100 m²))
Macy's (263,000 sq ft (24,400 m²))
Sears (267,000 sq ft (24,800 m²))
Nordstrom (184,000 sq ft (17,100 m²))

[edit] MBTA Bus Connections

Along with a large parking lot the MBTA services the mall with the following bus routes:

350 North Burlington - Alewife Station & Red Line via Burlington Mall
351 Oak Park/Bedford Woods - Alewife Station via Middlesex Turnpike & Burlington Mall