Copley Place
Total retail floor area 1,255,797 sq ft (116,667.4 m2) | | |
No. of floors | 3 | |
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Public transit access | Back Bay: | |
Website | www |
Copley Place is an enclosed shopping mall within the mixed-use Copley Square in the Back Bay neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It features direct indoor connections to several nearby destinations including four office towers, and the Boston Marriott Copley Place and Sheraton Boston hotels. The mall is connected to the Prudential Center shopping mall via a skybridge over Huntington Avenue.
The mall currently features Neiman Marcus and Saks Fifth Avenue. [4]
In November 2019, the online business news website MassLive rated Copley Place as fourth, and the immediately adjacent Prudential Center as fifth best among 40 malls and shopping centers in Massachusetts.[5]
Description
The bi-level indoors mall is noted for its upscale fashion stores, including
Above, the third level provides access to a lobby, reception desk, and the bases of the four office towers.The mall is connected directly to the
The property is managed by
History
The structure was the first major project designed by Howard Elkus, then of
In 2011, plans for a 60,000 sq ft (5,600 m2) addition of retail space to the facility and a 54,000 sq ft (5,000 m2) expansion of its Neiman Marcus anchor were approved by the
Upon its opening, the indoor mall featured as its centerpiece a 60-foot (18 m) high sculptural fountain designed by Boston artist
From its opening, the mall has been marketed as a high-end luxury retail location. Over time, the mix of stores changed in response to sweeping changes affecting the US retailing market. For example, a sizable Rizzoli Bookstore[14] was located opposite the elevators behind the central water feature, but it had closed by the year 2000. Other stores which have moved out include Stoddard's (fine cutlery and personal care tools)[15] and Williams Sonoma (kitchenware and food ingredients). As of 2020[update], almost all of the stores sell fashionable clothing, shoes, or accessories.[6]
The mall had also housed one of the few major-chain-owned movie theaters within Boston city limits, but the Loews Copley Place Cinemas was closed in January 2005. It was replaced by Barneys New York men's clothing, which closed in 2019. Barney's became a new Saks Fifth Avenue Men's Store, on August 14, 2020.[4]
Major tenants
- Anchors
Name | Size | Year opened |
Year closed |
Notes |
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Barneys New York | 46,000 sq ft (4,300 m2) | 2006 | 2020 | Replaced Loews |
Loews | 1983 | 2005 | ||
Neiman Marcus | 166,900 sq ft (15,510 m2) | 1983 | — | |
Saks Fifth Avenue Men's Store | 46,000 sq ft (4,300 m2) | 2020 | — | Replaced Barneys New York |
- Restaurants
- Hotels
- Offices (in Copley Place Towers)
- The Bridgespan Group is headquartered in 2 Copley Place
- The Boston Regional Office of the US Census Bureau is in Suite 301 of 4 Copley Place.[16]
- The online furniture retailer Wayfair has its headquarters in 4 Copley Place.
- Canada and Germany maintain Consulates-General for the New England region in Suites 400 and 500, respectively, of 3 Copley Place.[17][18]
Gallery
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The four Copley Place office towers are the irregular shapes in the upper left of this aerial view
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In this view centered on Copley Square, the Westin Copley Place hotel is the tower in the right foreground
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The Westin Copley Place hotel connects via skybridge to the mall at the far right
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Copley Place mall is located at the lower right of this view
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A Neiman Marcus store is the exterior visible anchor tenant at one end of the mall
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The Boston Marriott Copley Place hotel anchors the other end of the enclosed mall
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This skybridge connects Copley Place (at right) to the Prudential Center
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Thisglassblock-lined underground corridor connects Copley Place to Back Bay station
References
- ^ "Boston's new Copley Place - urban renewal of the most elegant kind". Christian Science Monitor. 9 September 1983.
- ^ Visual Merchandising and Store Design. October 1, 2004. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
- ^ a b Mishkin, Shaina (10 April 2017). "Copley Place architect Howard Elkus dies at 78". MassLive. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
- ^ a b Nanos, Janelle (August 14, 2020). "Saks Fifth Avenue opens a men's store in Back Bay: It will occupy the former Barneys space in the Copley Place mall". Boston Globe. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
- ^ LaFratta, Kristin (23 November 2019). "40 Massachusetts malls and shopping centers ranked from the worst to the best". MassLive. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
- ^ a b c "Store Directory for Copley Place - A Shopping Center In Boston, MA - A Simon Property". www.simon.com. Simon Property Group, LP. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
- ^ https://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/style/2017/08/10/what-new-copley-place/Wd1jMrJshDxJWyRyj6oGYP/story.html, opening
- ^ a b Weigel, Margaret (26 September 2013). "Fuse Commentary: To Stay or Not to Stay? Copley Place's fountain faces an uphill battle". The Arts Fuse. artsfuse.org. Retrieved 2017-07-20.
- ISBN 0738509728.
- ^ "Copley Place Retail Expansion & Residential Addition Project Citizen Advisory Committee (CAC)". Archived from the original on 2013-05-05. Retrieved 2013-02-10.
- ^ "Copley Place Retail Expansion and Residential Addition - Project Summary". Bostonplans. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
- ^ "Simon Property Group Management Discusses Q4 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript | Seeking Alpha". seekingalpha.com. Retrieved 2016-11-12.
- ^ Graham, Jordan (28 October 2016). "Simon Properties postpones luxury Copley Place tower". Boston Herald. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
- ^ McDowell, Edwin (22 August 1984). "Rizzoli Grows from 'Museums' to Book Chain". The New York Times. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
- ^ Kurland, Ann Trieger (September 14, 2011). "Regarding knives, he's sharp as can be". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
- U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2010-01-17.
- ^ "Canadian Consulate-General: Boston."
- ^ "German Consulate-General: Boston Archived 2011-09-28 at the Wayback Machine."