Copley Place
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| General information | |
| Status | Open |
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| YearTemplate:Pluralize from text built | 1980–1984 |
| Groundbreaking | November 3, 1980 |
| Opened | 1984 |
| Cost | US$400 million |
| Owner | Simon Property Group |
| Operator | Simon Property Group |
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| Grounds | 9.5 acres (38,000 m2) |
| Design and construction | |
| ArchitectTemplate:Pluralize from text | Howard Elkus |
| Architecture firm | The Architects' Collaborative |
| Developer | Kenneth Himmel |
| Renovating team | |
| Renovating firm | Elkus Manfredi Architects |
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| Number of stores | 80 |
| Number of anchors | 2 |
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Copley Place is a mixed-use complex of four office buildings, two hotels, and a shopping mall in the Back Bay neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Construction began in 1980, which required air rights over the Massachusetts Turnpike, and was completed in 1984. It is owned and managed by Simon Property Group. It also connects to several nearby destinations managed separately from the center, including the Prudential Center complex, the Sheraton Boston Hotel, and multi-modal Back Bay station. The shopping mall is anchored by a Saks Fifth Avenue men's store. The is one vacant anchor formerly occupied by Neiman Marcus.
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.[3]
Description
The bi-level indoors mall is noted for its upscale fashion stores, including Ralph Lauren, Christian Dior, John Varvatos, Michael Kors, Tory Burch, Victorinox Swiss Army, Porsche Design, Tiffany & Co., Jimmy Choo, David Yurman, Louis Vuitton, Salvatore Ferragamo, Saint Laurent, Ermenegildo Zegna, Burberry, Furla, and Gucci.[4] 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 Prudential Center shopping mall via a skybridge over Huntington Avenue. Another skybridge connects to the Westin at Copley Place hotel (and a few small shops), by crossing Huntington Avenue at a different location. A Marriott hotel anchors one end of Copley Place, and the Neiman Marcus department store anchors the other end. The mall is also connected to the Back Bay MBTA/Amtrak station via a pedestrian tunnel crossing beneath Dartmouth Street.
Simon Property Group,[4] acquired the mall in the 2002 breakup of the then Dutch-owned Urban Shopping Centers, Inc.[5][failed verification]
Neiman Marcus closed in April 2026.[6] Simon plans to replace it with multiple restaurants and shops.[7]
Development
Site
The structure was the first major project designed by Howard Elkus, then of The Architects' Collaborative.[8] At the time, it was Boston's largest urban mixed-use development project,[8] financed by the Pritzker family of Chicago.[9] It was built in 1983 directly above the Massachusetts Turnpike and Huntington Avenue highway interchange ramps, which had been constructed in 1964 on the site of the former South End Armory. The Armory building had been completed in 1890, and was razed to make room for the Mass Pike right-of-way.[10] Later, as a principal of Elkus Manfredi Architects, Elkus would lead several major renovations of the mall, and a proposed expansion.[11]
Proposed residential tower
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 Boston Redevelopment Authority.[12] By February 2013, the project was awaiting final design plans.[13][14] In October 2016, Simon Properties announced indefinite postponement of its $500-million project to build a 52-story luxury residential tower, and drastic scaling back of plans to expand the Copley Place mall, citing concerns about rising costs and competition from other Boston luxury towers already under construction.[15]
Complex
Structures
| Name | Floor area |
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| Tower 1 | 271,518 square feet (25,224.8 m2) |
| Tower 2 | 230,000 square feet (21,000 m2) |
| Tower 3 | 195,666 square feet (18,178.0 m2) |
| Tower 4 | 200,591 square feet (18,635.5 m2) |
Shopping mall
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[16] 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)[17] and Williams Sonoma (kitchenware and food ingredients). As of 2020[update], almost all of the stores sell fashionable clothing, shoes, or accessories.[4]
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.[18]
Upon its opening, the indoor mall featured as its centerpiece a 60-foot (18 m) high sculptural fountain designed by Boston artist Dimitri Hadzi. The artwork was composed of multiple abstract granite and travertine marble shapes, with a waterfall cascading down it into a shallow pool at the bottom, surrounded by marble benches. A proposed renovation which would eliminate the water feature prompted commentary opposing its demolition in 2013.[9] As of 2017[update], the fountain had been completely removed, and the location and status of its sculptural components were unknown to the general public.
Major tenants
| Name | Type | Location | Size | Year opened |
Year closed |
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| Barneys New York | Department store | Mall concourse | 46,000 sq ft (4,300 m2) | 2006 | 2020 | Replaced Loews |
| Script error: No such module "sort". | Office | Tower 2 | Headquarters | |||
| Canada Consulates-General | Office | Tower 3 | Located in suite 400[19] | |||
| Germany Consulates-General | Office | Tower 3 | Located in suite 500[20] | |||
| Loews | Movie theater | Mall concourse | 1983 | 2005 | ||
| Marriott Copley Place | Hotel | |||||
| Neiman Marcus | Department store | Mall concourse | 166,900 sq ft (15,510 m2) | 1983 | 2026 | |
| MINISO | Department store | Mall concourse | 166,900 sq ft
(15,510 m2) |
2026 | ||
| Saks Fifth Avenue | Department store | Mall concourse | 46,000 sq ft (4,300 m2) | 2020 | Template:Screen reader-only | Men's store; replaced Barneys New York |
| Wayfair | Office | Tower 4 | Headquarters | |||
| US Census Bureau | Office | Tower 4 | Boston regional office located in suite 301[21] | |||
| Westin Copley Place Boston | Hotel |
Gallery
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The four Copley Place office towers are the irregular shapes in the upper left of this aerial view -
In this view centered on Copley Square, the Westin Copley Place hotel is the tower in the right foreground -
The Westin Copley Place hotel connects via skybridge to the mall at the far right -
Copley Place mall is located at the lower right of this view -
A Neiman Marcus store was the exterior visible anchor tenant at one end of the mall -
The Boston Marriott Copley Place hotel anchors the other end of the enclosed mall -
This skybridge connects Copley Place (at right) to the Prudential Center -
This glassblock-lined underground corridor connects Copley Place to Back Bay station
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References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Project Profile: Copley Place". Federal Highway Administration. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Boston's new Copley Place - urban renewal of the most elegant kind". Christian Science Monitor. September 9, 1983.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.LaFratta, Kristin (November 23, 2019). "40 Massachusetts malls and shopping centers ranked from the worst to the best". MassLive. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
- ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Store Directory for Copley Place - A Shopping Center In Boston, MA - A Simon Property". www.simon.com. Simon Property Group, LP. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
- ^ https://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/style/2017/08/10/what-new-copley-place/Wd1jMrJshDxJWyRyj6oGYP/story.html, opening
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Howland, Daphne (February 10, 2026). "Saks Global to shutter 9 full-line stores". Retail Dive. Retrieved February 10, 2026.
- ^ https://www.boston.com/news/business/2026/02/11/high-end-italian-marketplace-greek-restaurant-luxury-shops-to-replace-neiman-marcus-at-copley-place/
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Howard Elkus: From little doodles to big dreams". Visual Merchandising and Store Design. October 1, 2004. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Weigel, Margaret (September 26, 2013). "Fuse Commentary: To Stay or Not to Stay? Copley Place's fountain faces an uphill battle". The Arts Fuse. artsfuse.org. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Tsipis, Yanni (2002). Building the Mass Pike. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing. p. 98. ISBN 0738509728.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Mishkin, Shaina (April 10, 2017). "Copley Place architect Howard Elkus dies at 78". MassLive. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Copley Place Retail Expansion & Residential Addition Project Citizen Advisory Committee (CAC)". Archived from the original on May 5, 2013. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Copley Place Retail Expansion and Residential Addition - Project Summary". Bostonplans. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Simon Property Group Management Discusses Q4 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript | Seeking Alpha". seekingalpha.com. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Graham, Jordan (October 28, 2016). "Simon Properties postpones luxury Copley Place tower". Boston Herald. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.McDowell, Edwin (August 22, 1984). "Rizzoli Grows from 'Museums' to Book Chain". The New York Times. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Kurland, Ann Trieger (September 14, 2011). "Regarding knives, he's sharp as can be". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.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.
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- ^ "The Boston Region." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2010-01-17.
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