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| Location | Brockton, Massachusetts, United States |
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| Coordinates | 42°05′44″N71°03′07″W / 42.0955°N 71.0519°W /42.0955; -71.0519 |
| Address | 200 Westgate Drive |
| Opening date | February 24, 1963 |
| Developer | Raymond Mucci, Joseph Campanelli[1] |
| Management | New England Development |
| Owner | New England Development |
| No. of stores and services | 65+[2] |
| No. ofanchor tenants | 11 (10 open, 1 vacant) |
| Total retail floor area | 600,000 sq ft (56,000 m2)[2] |
| No. of floors | 1 (2 in former Sears) |
| Website | www.shopatwestgatemall.com |
Westgate Mall is ashopping mall in the city ofBrockton, Massachusetts. It is the oldest enclosed shopping mall in the state.[3] Westgate Mall featuresBest Buy Outlet,Burlington,Dick's Sporting Goods, Liam's Home Furniture,Old Navy, andPlanet Fitness. AlthoughWestgate Mall'sGLA is small by regional standards, it is also surrounded by numerous adjacentbig-box stores including:Walmart,Lowe's,Aldi,Market Basket,Marshalls, andOcean State Job Lot.[4] These standalone retailers complement the main building, driving increased traffic to the location as a shopping destination.
Today's 600,000-square-foot (56,000 m2) mall opened as the 356,000-square-foot (33,100 m2)Westgate Shopper's Park in February 1963. The original anchor store was local department store Gilchrist's,[1] which was expanded in 1984-85 and substantially renovated between 2000 and 2003. The Gilchrist's store was then replaced byJordan Marsh in 1977 (became the firstMacy's in 1996) whileSears was later added to the mall in 1999. Toys R Us was added next to Macy’s in the 80s but moved to a new location in 1991. The new location is down a street close to the original. The mall's formerBradlees store was then replaced with a newFilene's store in 2002 (became second Macy's in 2006).
Ownership of the mall has changed hands several times over the past decade. The original developer and owner of the mall was Raymond Mucci. The mall was purchased by New England Development for $17 million in 1999, with plans to revitalize the vintage mall. Over several years, the new owners spent significant resources to remodel it, and were very successful in turning the mall around. In 2004, New England Development soldWestgate to Gregory Greenfield & Assoc. (GG&A) for $58.5 million; three years later, GG&A was taken over by Australia-basedBabcock & Brown.[5] In 2009,Bank of America foreclosed the mall due to "breach of conditions" on its mortgage withBabcock & Brown, and the property was auctioned.[3][6][7] In 2010, New England Development again purchased the property for $31.75 million, and as of 2016 remainsWestgate Mall's current owner.[8]
On January 4, 2017, it was announced that Macy's would be closing as part of a plan to close 68 stores nationwide. The store closed in March 2017.[9] On June 29, 2018,Toys "R" Us closed after the chain's liquidation.[10] On August 6, 2018, it was announced Fallas would also be closing as part of a plan to close 74 stores nationwide after parent companyNational Stores filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.[11] The former Macy's was partially replaced byBurlington andPlanet Fitness in September 2018 and October 2018 respectively with PCX Apparel taking another portion of that space.[12] On January 8, 2019,Ocean State Job Lot announced that it would be opening in the former Toys "R" Us sometime in 2019.[13] On January 5, 2020, Liam's Home Furniture opened in the former Fallas space.[14] On August 8, 2020,Dick's Sporting Goods opened in the remaining portion of the former Macy's space relocating from a freestanding store.[15]
On January 14, 2021, it was announced thatBest Buy would be closing as part of a plan to close 5 stores nationwide. The store closed on February 27, 2021.[16] On April 1, 2021, it was announced that Best Buy would reopen as Best Buy Outlet in May 2021.[17]
On February 12, 2021, it was announced that Sears would also be closing as part of a plan to close 32 stores nationwide. The store closed on May 2, 2021.[18]
In March 2025, there was a shooting.[19]
RAYMOND A. MUCCI vs. BROCKTON BOCCE CLUB, INCORPORATED; DAVID J. CARVALHO & others, interveners.