Cressona Mall

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

Cressona Mall
LocationPottsville, Pennsylvania, United States
Coordinates40.640278°N 76.185000°W / 40.640278; -76.185000
Address1544 Route 61[1]
Opening dateOctober 2, 1973[2]
ManagementMetro Commercial[3]
OwnerAmerica's Realty[4][5]
No. of stores and services21[3]
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]

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. Betz, Jake (October 24, 2009). "Dangers and change in the coal mines". Republican & Herald. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  3. Marchiano, Amy (May 13, 2016). "Cressona Mall to bulk up with addition of Planet Fitness". Republican & Herald. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  4. Writer, Christine Lee Staff (June 22, 2022). "Surgery Center will be third tenant to leave Cressona Mall, while new owners have plans for revival". Republican & Herald. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  5. "Eastern Union closes $73M in financing in 6 months for 7 retail centers". Real Estate Weekly. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  6. "Fitch Affirms JPMCC 2005-CIBC13". Business Wire. Fitch Ratings. February 25, 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
  7. "The Cressona Mall" (PDF). LoopNet. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  8. "Pottsville-Schuylkill Haven 30 bus schedule" (PDF). Schuylkill Transportation System. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
  9. Egan, Kevin (January 20, 2016). "A LOOK BACK". Times News. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  10. "Days Gone By January 19, 2020". Republican & Herald. January 19, 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
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  12. "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.
  14. Pytak, Stephen J. (November 13, 2009). "Alvernia University welcomes public with open house". Republican & Herald. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
  15. Orenstein, Robert H. (November 13, 2009). "Alvernia opens new Schuylkill campus". The Morning Call. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  16. "Alvernia University opens graduate center in Cressona Mall". Times News. November 17, 2009. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  17. Pytak, Stephen J. (March 31, 2016). "CVS to open new Pottsville location in late April". Republican & Herald. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  18. Usalis, John E. (February 10, 2014). "Goodwill store to open at Cressona Mall this week". Republican & Herald. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  19. Marchiano, Amy (February 17, 2015). "Water pipe bursts at Cressona Mall". Republican & Herald. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
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  21. Parker, Chris (April 3, 2015). "Cressona Mall in foreclosure". Times News. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  22. Marchiano, Amy (October 6, 2015). "Cressona Mall up for U.S. Marshals auction". Republican & Herald. 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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  30. Usalis, John E. (May 30, 2018). "Cinderella's Closet finds a new home". Republican & Herald. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  31. Bortner, Peter E. (November 9, 2019). "Cressona Mall sold for $8.05M". Republican & Herald. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  32. "Namdar Realty Group Sells 283,553-Square-Foot Shopping Center in Pennsylvania". Shopping Center Business. 12 November 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  33. Marchiano, Amy (6 September 2022). "Smoothing out the parking lots at the malls in Schuylkill County". Republican & Herald. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  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.
  36. Alfree, Claire (January 17, 2023). "Alvernia's Pottsville CollegeTowne campus opens". WNEP. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  37. Parker, Chris (January 23, 2023). "Pottsville CollegeTowne opens to students". Times News. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
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