Connecticut Post Mall Explained

Connecticut Post Mall
Location:Milford, Connecticut, U.S.
Address:1201 Boston Post Road
Opening Date:1960
Manager:Centennial Real Estate
Developer:Sol Atlas
Number Of Stores:215[1]
Number Of Anchors:5
Floor Area:[2]
Floors:2 with partial third floor (3 in Macy's)

Connecticut Post Mall (formerly known as Westfield Connecticut Post) is a shopping mall, located on the Boston Post Road (Route 1) in Milford, Connecticut. It is currently the largest mall in the state of Connecticut[2] and is partially owned and operated by Centennial Properties. The mall features the traditional retailers Macy's, Boscov's, Dick's Sporting Goods, and Target.

History

The original, open-air mall was built by Sol Atlas[3] [4] and opened in 1960,[5] anchored by a W. & J. Sloane furniture store and a Stop & Shop supermarket at opposite ends.[6] In 1962, the sixth branch of the Alexander's department store chain opened.[7] Following an early fire at the west end of the mall, a Caldor discount store was built as the new anchor.

In 1981, the mall was enclosed. The mall underwent a renovation in 1990, which added the Skyview Cafe food court, and lost anchor Alexander's. In August 1991, JCPenney opened in the former Alexander's space. G. Fox was added in 1991 and was rebranded as Filene's in 1993. Caldor closed in May 1999 and was later demolished. Stop & Shop relocated to a freestanding store sometime in the late 1990s and was demolished for Sears, which opened in April 2000.[8]

The Mall strongly opposed the proposed rival New Haven Galleria mall at Long Wharf, filing over 15 lawsuits.[9] [10]

A $118 million[11] 480000square feet[12] expansion project took place in 2005–06, adding:

In December 2015, Westfield sold Connecticut Post in a $1.1 billion deal involving five malls.[13]

In 2017, it was announced Boscov's would be replacing JCPenney, which would shutter as part of a strategy implemented to modernize their brick-and-mortar format.[14] [15] [16]

In October 2018, Sears announced that they would close their location at the mall as part of an ongoing decision to eliminate its brick-and-mortar format.[17] In 2020, the previous Sears outpost was to be razed for a new mixed-used development project called The Post.[18] However, these plans are being reevaluated after Milford P&Z Commission declined the proposed project to be built.[19]

In November 2018, Dave & Buster's joined the mall.[20]

In May 2019, it was announced that a Muse Paintbar would open.[21]

A Guacamole's Mexican restaurant opened in August 2019.[22]

In May 2021, it was announced that a Cast Iron restaurant would open.[23]

P.F. Chang's announced in August 2022 that it would open in 2023.[24]

In October 2023, plans were approved to demolish the former Sears and replace the space with housing. The project would include three phases, with phase one to be completed by 2026, phase two to be completed by 2028, and phase three to be completed by 2033.[25]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Connecticut Post Mall - Milford, Connecticut. Westfield Connecticut Post Mall. December 22, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20110722175924/http://www.westfield.com/connecticutpost/ourstores/. July 22, 2011.
  2. Web site: Largest Connecticut Shopping Malls. August 8, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110927081833/http://www.easternct.edu/~pocock/MallsConn.htm. September 27, 2011. dead. mdy-all.
  3. "Shopping Center Set for Milford", New York Times, July 29, 1956
  4. News: Sol Atlas Dies; Build was 66 . The New York Times. July 31, 1973 .
  5. Web site: Fresh Start. International Council of Shopping Centers. https://web.archive.org/web/20051231100726/http://www.icsc.org/srch/sct/sct0703/page23.php?region= . December 31, 2005. Debra Hazel. January 27, 2007.
  6. Web site: Connecticut Post Mall. MALL HALL OF FAME. December 22, 2015.
  7. "Alexander Chain Opens 6th Store", New York Times, August 21, 1962
  8. Web site: Connecticut Post Center. MALL HALL OF FAME.
  9. News: New Haven sues Milford in latest Long Wharf mall battle. Sangeetha Ramaswamy. 2000. Yale Herald Online. January 27, 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20070310212652/http://www.yaleherald.com/archive/xxx/2000.09.08/news/p4longwharf.html . March 10, 2007 .
  10. News: Retail of Woe. New Haven Advocate. https://web.archive.org/web/20051215122925/http://old.newhavenadvocate.com/articles/mall4.html . December 15, 2005. Carole Bass. 1998. January 27, 2007.
  11. News: CONSTRUCTION CONCERNS: Expansion project means parking problems at mall. Connecticut Post. https://web.archive.org/web/20050528231623/http://www.connpost.com/portlet/article/html/fragments/print_article.jsp?article=2746845 . May 28, 2005.
  12. News: Expansion of Milford mall off until spring. New Haven Register. Brian McCready. November 13, 2003. January 27, 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20070313121528/http://www.nhregister.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=10505726&BRD=1281&PAG=461&dept_id=517515&rfi=6. March 13, 2007.
  13. Web site: Westfield sells Milford's Connecticut Post, 4 other malls for $1.1 billion. 2016-08-15.
  14. Web site: Turmelle . Luther . J.C. Penney at Milford mall to close | News . ctbulletin.com . 2017-03-22 . 2019-09-07.
  15. News: Boscov's to replace J.C. Penney in Milford. January 11, 2018. Connecticut Post.
  16. News: Boscov's celebrates grand opening in Milford. Kendra. Wingate. Milford-Orange Bulletin.
  17. Web site: Alexander Soule. Sears bankruptcy claims Milford department store. 2018-10-15.
  18. News: Milford Mall May Not Survive Unless Apartments Allowed: Officials.
  19. Web site: Milford Mall apartment plans rejected by board. 2020-10-07. 2023-01-14.
  20. Web site: Meghan Yost . Dave & Busters Opens at The Connecticut Post Mall in Milford . Wtnh.com . 2018-11-07 . 2019-09-07.
  21. Web site: Muse Paintbar to open in Milford Mall. 2019-05-13. 2023-01-14.
  22. Web site: Guacamole's opens at Milford Mall. 2019-08-02. 2023-01-14.
  23. Web site: Cast Iron Chef Chop House & Oyster Bar will open new location in Milford this May. 2021-05-20. 2023-01-14.
  24. Web site: P.F. Chang's coming to Connecticut Post Mall in Milford. 2022-08-03. 2023-01-14.
  25. Web site: Milford P&Z Approves Connecticut Post Mall Regulation Change. October 3, 2023. October 4, 2023. Patch. en.

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