Healey Must Empower New Transit Vision
If we don’t move now, the world will move on without us, and not in ways that get us where we need to go. Just look at Burlington for a concrete example.
Next Step in Burlington: Reimagining Mall District
Burlington officials hope to encourage up to 4.4 million square feet of new development and a new series of connections between properties in and around the town’s mall. Area landlords are watching intently.
This Month in History: Burlington Mall Opens
The Burlington Mall wasn’t the first of its revolutionary new breed of retail real estate in Massachusetts, but the mall marked a defining turning point for the genre.
Burlington Plots New Course for Mall Area
Burlington is blazing a new zoning trail that other suburban towns may be following in coming years, hoping for new housing and better pedestrian connections in the commercial district near the Burlington Mall.
Wayfair Plans Three Massachusetts Stores
Boston-based online home furnishings giant Wayfair will test its brick-and-mortar expansion at three Bay State retail properties in 2022.
102K SF Offices Approved for Empty Burlington Mall Anchor
The former Lord & Taylor store at Burlington Mall will be converted into 102,000 square feet of office space under plans approved by town officials.
Burlington Mall Names New Restaurants, Retailers
Shake Shack, Fogo De Chao, Bennett’s Sandwich Shop and Parm will open in a portion of the Burlington Mall formerly occupied by Sears and undergoing an extensive renovation project.
Housing Could Be Retail’s Savior
A hurricane of an economic storm is now headed straight for some of the most successful malls in the region, leaving them suddenly vulnerable in a way that just a few months ago would have seemed impossible.
As Malls Evolve, So Must Zoning
Flexible zoning which can allow developers to quickly respond to market demands is not only critical to allow these retail centers to adapt and evolve, but also essential to help maintain a municipality’s tax base.
Burlington Mall Expansion Will Include Japanese Barbecue Restaurant
Electronic repair specialist uBreakiFix, Modern Acupuncture and Japanese barbecue concept Gyu-Kaku are joining the list of tenants at The Village at Burlington Mall, the redevelopment of the former Sears Auto building.
Caffe Nero Coming to Burlington Mall Expansion
Upscale coffeehouse Caffe Nero will open in September at The Village at Burlington Mall, part of the first phase of the mall’s expansion to accommodate new restaurant tenants.
The Retail Apocalypse Has Come to Boston
While the urban core in Boston and its environs appears poised for continued growth amid an explosion of luxury condominium and apartment towers, it’s a different picture in the suburbs, where the loss of major anchor stores is hitting the hardest.
Industrial Gains, Retail Repositioning
In the commercial real estate world, one could say the retail sector’s loss was the industrial sector’s gain in 2018. The same can’t be said for the hotel sector, where most everyone’s gains contributed to the hospitality industry’s growth last year.
Malls Peel Back the Walls
Are we entering phase two of the live-work-play phenomenon sweeping the development industry in Eastern Massachusetts?
Lifestyle Center to Replace Sears at Burlington Mall
Simon Property Group has submitted redevelopment plans to convert the 196,000-square-foot spaces formerly occupied by Sears at the Burlington Mall into a retail lifestyle center called the Burlington Mall Retail Collection.
A Tale of Two Urban Malls
No, the mall is not dead. In fact, the Boston area is seeing significant investment in various existing malls, from CambridgeSide, to the newly announced Burlington Mall renovation.
