Inside Arsenal Mall |
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| Location | Watertown, Massachusetts |
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| Opening date | 1983 |
| Developer | Originally the United States Army |
| Management | Simon Property Group |
| Owner | Simon Property Group |
| No. of stores and services | 56 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 4 |
| Total retail floor area | 502,000 ft.² |
| No. of floors | 2 |
| Website | http://www.simon.com/mall/default.aspx?ID=330 |
Arsenal Mall is a small enclosed shopping mall located in Watertown, Massachusetts. Its anchor stores include The Home Depot, Marshalls, Forever 21, and Old Navy. The mall, managed by Simon Property Group, features 56 stores and a food court.[1]
Filene's Basement, one of the mall's anchors, filed for bankruptcy protection on May 4, 2009. New York’s Crown Acquisitions, with the Chetrit Group as its partner, has made a bid to buy 17 of Filene's 25 locations including their original Downtown Crossing location. The Arsenal Mall store is not included in the 17 stores to be purchased and is expected to close.[2]
Located on the site of the former Watertown Arsenal predating the Civil War, the mall opened in 1983[3] as Arsenal Marketplace.[4] Original anchor stores included Marshalls and Ann & Hope. Ann & Hope closed in the early 2000s, and has been replaced by Home Depot and (since closed) Linens 'n Things.[5]
In addition, the mall features a scoreboard from the Boston Garden in its food court.[6]