Cressona Mall
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LocationPottsville, Pennsylvania, United States
Coordinates40°38′25″N 76°11′06″W / 40.640278°N 76.185000°W / 40.640278; -76.185000
Address1544 Route 61[1]
Opening dateOctober 2, 1973[2]
ManagementMetro Commercial[3][needs update]
OwnerAmerica's Realty[4][5]
No. of stores and services21[3][needs update]
No. of anchor tenants1[6]
Total retail floor area283,308 sq ft (26,320.2 m2)[5]
Parking300 spaces[7]
Public transit accessBus transport STS bus: 30[8]

Cressona Mall is a shopping mall in Pottsville, Pennsylvania off Route 61 and Route 183.[1]

History

Cressona Mall opened on October 2, 1973, with Hills as its anchor.[2] Laneco had plans to open a store at the mall in early 1982, using the former Grant's space.[9] Due to the store being sold, Acme was rebranded Insalacos in January 1995.[10] Laneco closed at the mall in March 1995.[11][12] Hills expanded its store and Staples opened at the mall in 1996.[12] The Surgery Center of Pottsville opened in 2006.[4] The Cressona Mall in 2007-2008 received exterior renovations.[7][13] Alvernia University opened a satellite campus in 2009, using former office and store space.[14][15][16] CVS Pharmacy moved out of the mall in October 2010.[17] Goodwill opened in February 2014, using the former CVS Pharmacy space.[18] In February 2015, the primary sprinkler water pipe broke during cold weather.[19]

Due to an unpaid court judgement over the renovations, Wells Fargo foreclosed on the mall in 2015.[20][21] Cressona Associates, the malls owners, owed $8,797,305.81 on the original $9.9 million mortgage. The malls manager and Dack Realty, who managed the mall, both left before the property's auction.[22] Cressona Mall was sold on October 15, 2015, at a United States Marshals auction for $9,281,842.21 to Wells Fargo.[23][24][25][26] JPMCC 2005-CIBC13 Route 61 South Limited Partnership was listed as the owner under Wells Fargo.[3][23] Planet Fitness opened in November 2016; negotiations to be located at the mall took over a year.[3][27] Goodwill completed an expansion in February 2017.[28]

Cinderella's Closet opened at the mall in 2018 after being previously located at the former Schuylkill Mall.[29][30] Cressona Mall was sold to Cressona Realty LLC (55%), Cressona CH LLC (40%), and Cressona Nassim LLC (5%) for $8,050,000 in November 2019.[31] Namdar Realty Group was later named in several articles as the primary owner.[4][32] Cressona Mall was again sold in November 2021 for $16 million to America's Realty.[4][5][32] The Surgery Center of Pottsville closed in June 2022.[4] Repaving of the parking out occurred at the Cressona Mall in late 2022.[33] Alvernia University left the Cressona Mall in January 2023 and moved into a new location within Pottsville.[4][34][35][36][37]

Anchors

Former Anchors

See also

References

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  2. ^ a b Betz, Jake (October 24, 2009). "Dangers and change in the coal mines". Republican & Herald. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
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  8. ^ "Pottsville-Schuylkill Haven 30 bus schedule" (PDF). Schuylkill Transportation System. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
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  12. ^ a b "Days Gone By February 1, 2021". Republican & Herald. January 31, 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  13. ^ "Cressona Mall manager expects tenant for anchor". Republican & Herald. January 9, 2008. p. A.1.
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  16. ^ "Alvernia University opens graduate center in Cressona Mall". Times News. November 17, 2009. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
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  28. ^ Marchiano, Amy (March 4, 2017). "Goodwill opens expanded store in Cressona Mall". Republican & Herald. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
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  32. ^ a b "Namdar Realty Group Sells 283,553-Square-Foot Shopping Center in Pennsylvania". Shopping Center Business. 12 November 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
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  34. ^ Lee, Christine (June 21, 2021). "Alvernia University to acquire former Giant grocery store in Pottsville". Republican & Herald. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  35. ^ Keely, Marshall (June 24, 2021). "Grocery store building to become college campus". WNEP. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
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