Brass Mill Center

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Field	Value
name	Brass Mill Center
logo	Brass Mill Center Logo.svg
image	Brass Mill Center Waterbury, CT April 2018 (40991514074).jpg
caption	Exterior view of Brass Mill Center, April 2018
image_width	250
location	Waterbury, Connecticut, United States
address	495 Union Street, Suite 139, Waterbury, CT 06706 United States
coordinates
opening_date	September 17, 1997
developer	General Growth Properties
manager	Tony Guerriero
owner	Kohan Retail Investment Group
Summit Properties USA
number_of_stores	130
number_of_anchors	3
floor_area	1,179,569 sqft
floors	2
parking	5800 spaces
publictransit	[[File:CTtransit logo.png
website
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Brass Mill Center is a shopping mall in Waterbury, Connecticut. The mall and its accompanying complex, Brass Mill Commons, cost $160 million to build. At 1180000 sqft, it is Connecticut's fifth-largest mall, containing over 130 shops. It is located off Interstate 84 in Waterbury, Connecticut. The mall features the traditional retailers JCPenney, Ashley Outlet, and Shoppers World.

History

Brass Mill Center opened on Wednesday, September 17, 1997. It has two floors of stores, and a third floor with a 12-screen Hoyts Cinema.

Before construction began, 118,000 tons of contaminated soil and 63 vacant and deteriorated buildings were removed from the site. Brass Mill Center essentially replaced the older Naugatuck Valley Mall, built in 1969 and located on the city's northeast suburban side. Filene's and Sears relocated to Brass Mill Center. Naugatuck Valley Mall was demolished in the spring of 1999. Lechmere was originally planned as the fourth anchor, but it never opened, because parent company Montgomery Ward closed the chain in 1997, the same year the mall opened.

Numerous former tenants include Shaw’s Supermarket, Steve & Barry's, Hometown Buffet and OfficeMax, which closed in 2007, 2009, 2011, and 2014 respectively.

On January 12, 2011, Save-A-Lot opened in the former Shaw's. Shoppers World opened in 2013. In 2017, Five Below and Ulta Beauty opened in the space formerly occupied by OfficeMax.

Toys R Us & Sears both closed in 2018. Macy's closed in 2021.

On April 19, 2022, Kohan Retail Investment Group acquired Brass Mill Center for $44.9 million.

On September 26, 2022, it was announced that Regal Cinemas would close, due to the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

In December 2023, Ashley HomeStore opened an outlet store in a portion of the old Macy's.

In April 2024, Apple Cinemas opened in the old Regal Cinemas.

That same year, TJ Maxx moved out of Brass Mill Commons.

Michaels closed on January 16, 2025.

On May 27, 2025, a mass shooting occurred inside the mall when a 19-year-old man from Waterbury opened fire in the central part of the mall, injuring five people. Police later responded that the suspect and a male victim knew each other before the shooting, and the incident was a result of a fight that escalated.

Burlington moved to brass mill commons on August 22, 2025 in the former TJ maxx.

Barnes & Noble closed their location on January 18, 2026 alongside the city’s first Starbucks location within the store, as the last original tenant of brass mill commons.

References

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Charles, Eleanor. (March 19, 1995). "In the Region/Connecticut; Historic Brass Mill Giving Way to a Waterbury Mall". The New York Times.
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(2011-11-30). "Hometown Buffet restaurant closed at Waterbury site".
(2014-10-08). "OfficeMax store is closing".
(2011-01-12). "Save-A-Lot targeted for Brass Mill space vacated by Shaw's".
"Waterbury Sears closing".
(2021-01-06). "Macy's is closing dozens of stores this year. Here's the full list".
Puffer, Michael. (April 20, 2022). "Waterbury mall and neighboring shopping center sells for $44.9M".
(2022-09-27). "Regal Cinemas closes at Brass Mill Center in Waterbury".
(December 7, 2023). "Ashley furniture outlet to open in Waterbury mall".
(March 5, 2024). "Movie theater returns to Brass Mill Center in Waterbury this spring".
(May 27, 2025). "5 people injured in shooting at Brass Mill Center in Waterbury".

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