The Berkshire Mall is situated in Lanesborough, Massachusetts, a town in Western Massachusetts' idyllic Berkshire County and part of the Pittsfield CBSA. The Berkshire County region is referred to as "The Berkshires" and this area is a popular destination for residents and tourists alike due to its plethora of outdoor activities, beautiful fall foliage, thriving art institutions and renowned annual festivals.
The site is located within 150 miles of Boston and New York CIty, attracting over three million visitors annually. It is located at the foot of the Berkshire Hills and the Taconic Mountain Range and services popular vacation areas of Williamstown (with Williams College and the Clark Art Institute) and North Adams MA with Mass MOCA Contemporary Art Museum to the North; and to the South in Stockbridge (Norman Rockwell Museum) and Lenox (Tanglewood, summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
The Mall is located along Route 8, one of the area's main commercial corridors with the largest concentration of retailers including Home Goods, Dick's Sporting Good, Price Chopper, Walmart, Ulta Beauty, Stop and Shop, and Home Depot among others.
Berkshire Mall presents a unique redevelopment opportunity for investors. The site is approximately 86 acres that can be reconfigured in several ways to attract new tenants and new uses. Proposed redevelopment themes are outlined in the detailed reuse study attached to include, but not limited to, Sports Destination, Family Entertainment/Resort Destination, Training/Technology, Senior Care/Transitional Facilities,and Green/Agriculture and so much more. Berkshire Mall's ample parking fields and several points of ingress/egress allow an investor total flexibility with design plans. Nearby Target Store, the recently renovated theater and available anchor boxes create opportunity to take advantage of retail trends like theme parks (indoor water park) and creative shopping experiences that appeal to the changing habits of today's consumer. Berkshire Mall presents an outstanding opportunity to acquire an established retail property with an expansive trade area and significant financial upside - an innovative redevelopment opportunity in an established retail location.
