South Shore Plaza

South Shore Plaza
Mall interior looking toward the former Nordstrom wing (2012)
General information
StatusOpen
TypeShopping mall
Location250 Granite Street, Braintree, Massachusetts, United States
Coordinates42°13′14″N 71°01′26″W / 42.22044°N 71.02387°W / 42.22044; -71.02387
Opened1961 (1961)
Renovated
  • 1995–1996
  • 2008–2010
OwnerSimon Property Group
ManagementSimon Property Group
Technical details
Floor count
  • 2 (mall concourse)
  • 3 (former Nordstrom)
  • 4 (former Jordan Marsh, since demolished)
  • Partial basement level
Floor area1,586,446 square feet (147,385.7 m2) of gross leasable area
Other information
Number of stores192
Number of anchors
  • 4 (occupied)
  • 2 (vacant)
Website
simon.com/mall/south-shore-plaza
References

South Shore Plaza is a shopping mall in Braintree, Massachusetts, United States. The mall spans 1,586,446 square feet (147,385.7 m2) of selling space, making it the largest mall in New England by square footage and the 16th-largest mall in the country. The mall was anchored by Filene's when it opened as an open-air plaza in 1961. Jordan Marsh, Lord & Taylor, and Sears opened stores around the time the mall was enclosed in 1976. As of March 2025, the mall is anchored by Sears, Macy's, Primark, and Target, with Dick's House of Sport filling the vacancy left by Nordstrom by 2026.