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 convert|1246675|sqft|m2|0. [ [http://www.icsc.org/apps/dmmdisp.php?dispid=MA0100 International Council of Shopping Centers: Burlington Mall] , accessed April 11, 2007.] 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. [ [http://www.simon.com Simon Property Group] , accessed December 23, 2007.]

The mall underwent an expansion project that added a new wing (with approximately 20 new stores) in the old Filene's location and a new Nordstrom department store anchoring the wing. Tenants in the new wing are Burberry, Lacoste, Cole Haan, Anthropologie, Tourneau, Ruehl No.925, Martin + Osa, Samsonite Black Label, and Zara.

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.

In 2009 the mall will be featured as the set of the film "Paul Blart: Mall Cop". [ [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1114740/ IMDB] ]

Current Anchor Stores

* Lord & Taylor (convert|120000|sqft|m2|-2|abbr=on)
* Macy's (convert|263000|sqft|m2|-2|abbr=on)
* Sears (convert|267000|sqft|m2|-2|abbr=on)
* Nordstrom (convert|184000|sqft|m2|-2|abbr=on)

tores

Stores within the mall, not counting the anchor stores, include:
*F.Y.E.
*Abercrombie Kids
*Abercrombie & Fitch
*Aeropostale
*American Eagle Outfitters
*Hollister Co.
*Verizon Wireless
*Apple Computer
*AT&T
*Brookstone
*Build-a-Bear Workshop
*Gap
*Gamestop
*Limited Too
*The Childrens Place
*Pottery Barn
*Yankee Candle
*Banana Republic
*T-Mobile
*Sprint

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

References

External links

* [http://www.simon.com/mall/default.aspx?ID=146 Official website]
* [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=burlington+mall,+middlesex+tpke,+ma&sll=42.477207,-71.214567&sspn=0.041654,0.066175&iwloc=A&hl=en Location from Google Maps]