A local man’s recent proposal has reminded us to keep dreaming big about what to do with the Berkshire Mall as the massive property continues to languish.
LANESBOROUGH â A local man who has toured the shuttered Berkshire Mall envisions transforming the place into high-rise apartments, condominiums and hotel space with amenities that serve a work-from-home economy.
Preston Repenning outlined that dream to Lanesborough officials this week, but as of yet does not have financing lined up for what he terms a project costing hundreds of millions of dollars.
Repenning, a 66-year-old resident of Lanesborough, is a musician and has not developed commercial property before. He has not spoken with the mallâs owner.
Empty blue panels mark the former Best Buy location at the shuttered Berkshire Mall in Lanesborough. The store closed in May 2019.