The conversion of the former Crystal Mall in Waterford into a satellite corporate campus for General Dynamics Electric Boat is underway and company officials say that some workers could begin moving into the former retail center as soon as the end of September this year. Construction of some portions of the mall that will be used as training space is ongoing, according to a company spokesman. But Scott Ritter of Electric Boat said the conversion of the mall into office space is being done in phases, with the renovation of the former mall’s first empty anchor store space, which housed Macy’s, to begin in the fourth quarter of this year. It wasn’t clear on Thursday how many Electric Boat employees will be making the initial move into the renovated former mall space this September. The renovated mall space won’t be fully occupied until the middle of next year, when between 4,000 and 5,000 workers will begin working there. Electric Boat bought the mall in phases last year, completing the purchase in October 2025. The mall’s last tenants moved out this spring.
Crystal Mall conversion has new timetable for Electric Boat workers arrival
