Mashpee Commons
Encyclopedia
Mashpee Commons is located in Mashpee
, Massachusetts
, United States
. It is an open air shopping center that is built in the style of New England
town centers. It is world renowned, winning many awards and recognitions over the years because of its style.
over time until it was eventually closed around 2006 and divided up into shops. The theater lived on into today's Regal Cinemas
.
section of the development, the east side of Route 151. Areas fronting 151 also were part of the original development. Over the years the old grounds for the traveling fairs were built up into shops and other places. Mashpee Commons now contains a library, a church, a Boys and Girls Club, a post office, a six-screen movie theatre, a number of restaurants, a senior center and elderly housing. In all, there is now 278946 square feet (25,914.9 m²) of commercial tenants and 40 residential units above the retail space.
Mashpee, Massachusetts
Mashpee is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 14,006 as of 2010.For geographic and demographic information on specific parts of the town of Mashpee, please see the articles on Mashpee Neck, Monomoscoy Island, New Seabury, Popponesset, Popponesset Island,...
, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It is an open air shopping center that is built in the style of New England
New England
New England is a region in the northeastern corner of the United States consisting of the six states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut...
town centers. It is world renowned, winning many awards and recognitions over the years because of its style.
Early years
Mashpee Commons originally started out in the 1960s as any other shopping center would. Then, it was known as the New Seabury Shopping Center. There was originally 62000 square feet (5,760 m²) of retail floor area and a large, asphalt parking lot in front of it. Built in 1960, the tenants at the center were a food store, a home furnishing/hardware store, a bank, a restaurant and a theatre. The food store evolved into a Star MarketStar Market
Star Market was a New England chain of supermarkets owned by the Mugar family and based in Greater Boston. The company was sold to The Jewel Companies, Inc. in 1964, and was later sold to Investcorp, which sold the chain to Shaw's Supermarkets...
over time until it was eventually closed around 2006 and divided up into shops. The theater lived on into today's Regal Cinemas
Regal Cinemas
Regal Cinemas is a UK-based cinema chain since the early days of the cinema. In 1928, Regal Cinemas became part of Associated British Cinemas but has retained the name 'Regal Cinemas'....
.
Transformation
In 1986, the shopping center was bought and redeveloped over the years into Mashpee Commons. The original building at the site took place in the Stop & ShopStop & Shop
The Stop & Shop Supermarket Company is a chain of supermarkets located mostly in the northeastern United States. Its main rivals are Shaw's Star Market and Hannaford in New England, while ShopRite and the A&P family of supermarkets are its main competition in New York and New Jersey.- History :Stop...
section of the development, the east side of Route 151. Areas fronting 151 also were part of the original development. Over the years the old grounds for the traveling fairs were built up into shops and other places. Mashpee Commons now contains a library, a church, a Boys and Girls Club, a post office, a six-screen movie theatre, a number of restaurants, a senior center and elderly housing. In all, there is now 278946 square feet (25,914.9 m²) of commercial tenants and 40 residential units above the retail space.
Future
There are many plans in place concerning the future of the shopping center. The developers plan to add more housing and businesses as well as giving it a village style green. This is important because before there was ever a commons, there was no center of town in Mashpee. This can be traced to it being a reservation to the Wampanoag, who were very different from the white settlers.Community Events
The owners of Mashpee Commons are really community oriented which has shown in their actions concerning the community. During various stages of the year they host concerts, fireworks, Oktoberfest, and many other things.Tenants
- Absolutely Juiced
- Artists for the Arts
- Asia (Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Thai Cuisine)
- Attorney David Barber
- Bank of America ATM
- Bayview Optometrics
- Beyond Beauty
- Bleu
- Bobby Byrne's Restaurant & Pub
- BodyWork
- Cape Cod Bear Factory
- Cape Cod Business Brokers
- Cape Cod Country Smiles Doll Shop
- Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank
- Cape Kids
- Cape Mac Computers
- Capeway Cleaners
- Century 21 Regan Realtors
- Chico's
- Claire Murray
- Coldwater CreekColdwater CreekColdwater Creek is a women's apparel and accessories retailer based in Sandpoint, Idaho, United States. The company was founded in 1984 by Dennis and Ann Pence. Coldwater Creek sells its products in stores, through catalogs and online. The online outlet carries apparel that was featured during...
- Color Me Mine
- Common Threads - Alterations
- Cupcake Charlie's
- Cutrona Studios
- CVS Pharmacy
- Elfstone Silver & Gold
- g Green Design Center
- GapGap (clothing retailer)The Gap, Inc. is an American clothing and accessories retailer based in San Francisco, California, and founded in 1969 by Donald G. Fisher and Doris F. Fisher. The company has five primary brands: the namesake Gap banner, Banana Republic, Old Navy, Piperlime and Athleta. As of September 2008,...
- Ghelfi's Candies & Ice Cream
- Hot Diggity
- Illusions Hair Salon
- In the Pink
- Jos. A Bank
- Kensington's at Mashpee Commons
- KMHudson Ltd.
- KMHudson Basics
- Law Offices of Steven T. Snow
- Liberty Liquors
- M. Brann & Co.
- Maiden Voyage
- Market Street Bookshop
- Mashpee Commons Management Office
- Mashpee Post Office
- Mashpee Public Library
- MOCEAN
- New BalanceNew BalanceNew Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc. , best known as simply New Balance, is a footwear manufacturer based in Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America. It was founded in 1906 as the New Balance Arch Support Company...
- Ooh Ooh Shoes
- Origins
- Perfection Fence
- Pottery Barn
- Puritan Cape Cod
- Purple Poppy
- Real Estate Associates
- Red Balloon Toy Shop
- Regal CinemasRegal CinemasRegal Cinemas is a UK-based cinema chain since the early days of the cinema. In 1928, Regal Cinemas became part of Associated British Cinemas but has retained the name 'Regal Cinemas'....
- Roberto Coin
- Rosie Cheeks II
- Siena
- Soft As A Grape
- Sol Optics
- Starboard Real Estate - Cape Cod, Inc.
- Starbuck's Coffee House
- Stop & ShopStop & ShopThe Stop & Shop Supermarket Company is a chain of supermarkets located mostly in the northeastern United States. Its main rivals are Shaw's Star Market and Hannaford in New England, while ShopRite and the A&P family of supermarkets are its main competition in New York and New Jersey.- History :Stop...
- Suits You Swimwear
- TalbotsTalbotsTalbots is a specialty retailer and direct marketer of women’s classic clothing, shoes and accessories. Established in 1947, the company sells items such as the blazer, trench, white shirt, ballet flats and pearls....
- Talbot's Woman
- Talbots Petites
- TD BanknorthTD BanknorthTD Banknorth, formerly just Banknorth, was a wholly owned subsidiary of the Toronto-Dominion Bank which conducted banking and insurance activities, primarily serving the northeastern area of the United States, headquartered in Portland, Maine...
- The Black Dog General Store
- The Lili Pad
- The Mad Platter
- The Tea Shoppe
- The Uncommon Cafe
- The UPS StoreThe UPS StoreThe UPS Store is a subsidiary of UPS, with locations in the United States and Canada. Each store offers shipping, postal, online printing, and other business services. In the United States, each store is independently owned and operated by a licensed franchisee of Mail Boxes Etc., Inc...
- The Write Choice
- Thomas J. O'Neill
- Tinder Box International
- Tracy Elise Beauty
- Trevi Cafe & Wine Bar
- Trollbeads at the Commons
- Unique Boutique
- Verde Floral Design
- Village Trading Company
- Vineyard Vines by Puritan Cape Cod
- White House Black Market
- Williams-SonomaWilliams-SonomaWilliams-Sonoma, Inc. is a high-end American consumer retail company that sells kitchenwares, furniture and linens, as well as other housewares and home furnishings, along with a variety of specialty foods, soaps and lotions...
- Wireless City
- Woodruff's Art Center
- Zinnia
- Zoe's Pizza
External links
- http://www.mashpeecommons.com/
- http://www.dpz.com/project.aspx?Project_Number=8633&Project_Name=Mashpee+Commons
- http://www.newurbannews.com/CommentaryDec04.html
- http://www.loopnet.com/xNet/MainSite/Listing/Profile/ProfileSE.aspx?LID=15126234&linkcode=1070&sourcecode=1lww2t006a00001