Bangor Mall is a 60-acre (24 ha) shopping mall in Bangor, Maine, United States.
 Bangor mall, 1999 | |
 | |
| Location | Bangor, Maine, USA |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 44°49′49″N 68°44′56″W / 44.8304°N 68.7490°W |
| Opening date | October 1978 |
| Developer | The Kravco Co.[1] |
| Management | Namdar Realty Group |
| Owner | Namdar Realty Group |
| No. of stores and services | 52 (Open) |
| No. of anchor tenants | 4 (3 open, 1 vacant) |
| Total retail floor area | 653,000 square feet (60,700 m2)[2] |
| No. of floors | 1 |
Located off the Stillwater Avenue exit on Interstate 95, it serves as a shopping center for the surrounding Bangor area. Current stores include JCPenney and Dick's Sporting Goods. Previous anchors include Sears, which closed in 2018; Macy's (originally Filene's, which opened in 1998), which closed in 2017 and became Furniture, Mattress and More in 2018; and Porteous, which closed in 2003 and became Dick's Sporting Goods in 2004. The former Sears space now stands condemned for building code violations after a convicted fraudster attempted to convert it into a used car dealership.[3]
Bangor Mall is managed by Namdar Realty Group, which acquired the mall for $12.6 million in 2019 after Simon Property Group defaulted on an $80 million loan.[4]
Built in 1977 on a former dairy farm and opened in October 1978,[5][6] the mall sits on Stillwater Avenue north of Bangor's central business district. It can be reached from nearby Interstate 95 via exits 186 and 187.
In 1998, Filene's opened its store in the mall during the 1996-1998 renovation.
In October 2024, the City of Bangor filed a lawsuit against Namdar Realty Group over the malls deteriorating conditions, citing concerns over the parking lot, sign damage, and failure to fix the roof causing leaks. One tenant, Ten Bucks Theatre, announced it would be leaving the mall once their lease ends in March 2025, citing ceiling leaks destroying props and costumes, as well as a lack of consistent air conditioning as the reason.[7][8]
As of 2023[update], the mall is at risk of closure and dying due to declining sales and increased competition from online retailers.[9]
References
edit- ^ Demick, Barbara (May 18, 1989). "Kravco And 6 Of Its Malls Sold To A Canadian Developer". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on October 5, 2013. Retrieved November 30, 2011.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-02-04. Retrieved 2020-02-26.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Loftus, Sawyer (2022-04-06). "Bangor condemns major section of mall following fight with man accused of fraud". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
- ^ Valigra, Lori (April 19, 2019). "Bangor Mall sells for $12.6 million, well below assessed value". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
- ^ Varney, Simon (October 10, 1990). "The Bangor Mall turns twelve". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved March 28, 2012.
- ^ McCord, Tom (January 14, 2010). "Bangor slowly rediscovers the value of its past". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved March 28, 2012.
- ^ Banks, Doug (2024-10-29). "City files lawsuit against the owners of the Bangor Mall". Fox Bangor. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
- ^ Burns, Christopher (2024-09-17). "Ten Bucks Theatre is looking for a new home". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
- ^ Dave (January 24, 2023). "The Future Of The Bangor Mall: Uncertain". www.denvermart.com. Retrieved July 31, 2023.