Exton Square Mall

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Exton Square Mall
Exton Square Mall
Facts and statistics
Location Exton in West Whiteland Township, Pennsylvania, USA
Owner Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust
No. of stores and services 140+
Total retail floor area 1,088,000 sq ft (101,079 m²)[1]
Parking Lighted Lot, Parking garage
No. of floors 2
Website http://www.extonsquare.com
Location of Exton Square Mall
Location of Exton Square Mall

Exton Square Mall is a mall located in the village of Exton, in West Whiteland Township, Pennsylvania. It is anchored by JC Penney, Macy's, Sears and Boscov's. It is located at the "Crossroads of Chester County" at the intersection of U.S. Route 30 and Pennsylvania Route 100.

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[edit] History

Entrance to the food court.
Entrance to the food court.

Exton Square Mall was built by the Rouse Company and opened its doors in 1973 as a split-level mall with one anchor store. This anchor, Strawbridge and Clothier, was centrally located in a two-story location. The main body of the mall ringed the anchor store with an octagonal split-level common area.

By the 1990s the mall was showing its age, especially in comparison to the development of the King of Prussia Mall 20 miles to the east. In 1996, Boscov's, JC Penney, and Sears signed leases to open locations at Exton Square following a massive renovation and expansion project. The expansion added three new anchor stores, a new food court, two parking structures, and a completed second level. Construction concluded in early 2000, with a grand reopening in May of that year.

[edit] Anchors

  • Boscov's - 190,000 square feet (17,652 m²)
  • JCPenney - 118,000 square feet (10,963 m²)
  • Macy's - 181,000 square feet (16,815 m²)
  • Sears - 136,000 square feet (12,635 m²)

[edit] Mass transit

The Exton Square Mall is served by the following SEPTA bus lines:

  • Bus Route 92
  • Bus Route 133
  • Bus Route 204

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