 Despite a lack of a cohesive master plan and funding, Assembly took a big step with the arrival of a Home Depot on in 1992 at a site next to the mall, bringing a big-box store to the area for the first time.At the mall, the anchor stores remained the same until 1996 when Macy's acquired the Jordan Marsh chain and shuttered the store in 1997.By 1999, the mall had been closed off except for Kmart and Building 19, which had the year prior moved into the old Macy's/Jordan Marsh space.