Stamford Town Center is an urban shopping mall located in Downtown Stamford, Connecticut. The mall is the eighth largest in Connecticut, with space for about 130 stores and restaurants. The mall's three anchors are a Macy's, Barnes and Noble, and Pickleball America. The latter opened in the nearly 80,000-square-foot (7,432 m<sup>2</sup>) anchor space previously occupied by Saks OFF 5th in September 2023.

History

Construction

Built by F.D. Rich Co and Taubman Centers, Stamford Town Center opened on June 17, 1982 as part of an urban renewal project the street which is its primary address.

The mall was a significant part of Stamford's urban renewal efforts, and thus its construction was not without controversy. Upon the mall's opening, the city of Stamford reoriented nearby Bedford Street and Summer Street to be one-way, in order to make the mall more accessible via car, a move which harmed surrounding businesses. An opinion piece in the New York Times lamented the destruction of once lively housing complexes which hosted lower-income residences, which was done to make way for the mall. and served as the mall's third anchor. From its opening, the mall was very popular and drew shoppers and tourists from as far as the New York City boroughs and even internationally, and was considered "one of the country's most successful malls" by the 1990s, despite stiff nearby competition. The redevelopment of the former Filene's anchor emphasized being more pedestrian-friendly, and improving the nearby better streetscape. Plan B Burger Bar opened on August 4, 2012.

Change in ownership

On October 23, 2020, Taubman sold the mall to furniture chain Safevieh.

Filmography

  • Scenes from a Mall featured scenes at the Stamford Town Center

Anchors

  • Macy's () – opened in 1982
  • Barnes and Noble – opened in 2008
  • Filene's () – opened in 1994, closed in 2005, demolished in 2006, in the former JCPenney Space

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File:STC Indoors Holiday 2007.jpg|Inside the Stamford Town Center during the 2007 holidays.

File:STC New Wing BN.jpg|The Plaza at the Stamford Town Center. H&M (closed in 2020) is shown here.

File:STC New Wing CPK.jpg| The Plaza at the Stamford Town Center. California Pizza Kitchen (closed in 2018) and Così (closed in 2016).

File:STC Plaza KonaGrill.JPG|Kona Grill at The Plaza at Stamford Town Center (closed in 2019).

File:STC BarnesNoble.jpg|The Largest Barnes & Noble in Connecticut.

File:STC Capital Grille.jpg|The Capital Grille.

File:STC New Entrance.jpg|The entrance to the main mall from the Plaza.

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