Columbia Mall (Pennsylvania)
| Location | Buckhorn, Pennsylvania, USA |
|---|---|
| Address | 225 Columbia Mall Drive, Bloomsburg, PA 17815 |
| Opening date | 1988[1][2] |
| Developer | Zamias[3] |
| Management | CBRE[4] |
| Owner | WP Realty[5] |
| No. of stores and services | Less than 40[6] |
| No. of anchor tenants | 3[2][n 1] (formerly 4)[7] |
| Total retail floor area | 352,544 sq ft[2][7] |
| No. of floors | 1[1] |
| Parking | 2,419 spaces[8] |
| Website |
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Columbia Mall is a shopping mall located just outside Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. The mall is next to Interstate 80 and PA 42.[1] It also serves the Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, as well as several surrounding communities, such as Bloomsburg and Buckhorn, Pennsylvania.[3]
History
The mall opened in 1988 with anchors Sears, J. C. Penney, The Bon-Ton, and Hills Department Stores.[1][3] Sears and J. C. Penney moved from downtown Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania to become anchor stores when the mall opened.[3] The only anchor change during this time was when Hills converted to Ames in 1999.[9][10][11] After the closure of Ames in 2002, the vacant store was used occasionally for the Animal Resource Center Yard Sale, Eagle Arms Gun Show, and WNEP Outdoor Expo.[12]
Cedar Shopping Centers bought the mall in 2005 for $14 million, with reconstruction plans existing in 2008.[13][14] WP Realty joined as a 25% owner of the mall in 2008.[1] Auntie Anne's and F.Y.E. both closed in 2010.[15][16] Dunham's Sports opened in 2011 occupying most of the empty Ames store.[11] Cedar sold the mall in April 2013 for $2.8 million.[17] Sears closed in January 2015.[18][19][20] Hallmark Heritage Shops began closing sales in April 2016.[6][21]
EFO Furniture opened in February 2017, occupying a portion of the former Sears.[22] Planet Fitness opened in spring 2017, occupying half of the former Sears.[23][24] J. C. Penney closed at the mall on July 31, 2017.[25][26][27][28]
Anchors
- The Bon-Ton (1988–present) (45,000 sq ft.)[2][3][7]
- Dunham's Sports (2011–present) (61,178 sq ft.)[2][7][11]
Major Tenants
- Geisinger Health Plan[2][4]
- EFO Furniture (2017–present) (38,498 sq ft.)[22][29]
- Planet Fitness (2017–present) (25,766 sq ft.)[23][24][29]
Former anchors
- Hills (1988–1999)[3][9][10]
- Ames (1999–2002) (76,000 sq ft.)[1][9][10]
- Sears (1988–2015) (64,264 sq ft.)[2][3][7][18]
- J. C. Penney (1988–2017) (34,076 sq ft.)[2][3][7][28]
Notes
- ↑ LoopNet contradicts if Planet Fitness is an anchor.
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "WP Realty — Columbia Mall Joint Venture - Bloomsburg, PA". WP Realty. 2008-01-03. Retrieved 2014-07-31.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "225 Columbia Mall Drive 2015" (PDF). LoopNet. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Wawrzaszek, Michelle (December 8, 1988). "New Mall Gives Bloomsburg Merchants Holiday Blues". The Morning Call. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
- 1 2 Moore, Marcia (January 6, 2017). "Columbia Mall finds success in reinventing itself". The Daily Item. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
- ↑ "Amato buys East End Centre for $3 million". Times Leader. March 13, 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
- 1 2 Scarcella, Francis (April 30, 2016). "More in store for malls". The Daily Item. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Fameco Listings Portfolio" (PDF). Fameco. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
- ↑ "Columbia Mall" (PDF). Cedar Realty Trust. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 25, 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
- 1 2 3 Malina, Brian (November 13, 1998). "Ames Buying Hills Stores". Times Leader. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
- 1 2 3 Young, Brian (July 22, 1999). "New Ames Stores Opens Doors Today". Times Leader. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
- 1 2 3 Pang, Gary (May 4, 2011). "Sporting-goods store needs 50 workers, mall official says". Press Enterprise.
- ↑ Allabaugh, Denise (September 27, 2010). "Despite recession, malls boast high occupancy rates". Standard Speaker. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
- ↑ Milongo, Corinne (November 4, 2005). "Cedar Shopping Centers Buys Columbia Mall for $14M". CoStar. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
- ↑ Pardy, Sasha M (January 30, 2008). "GOOD MATCH? Investors Think Inland-Cedar Merger is Intriguing". CoStar. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
- ↑ "Local Mall Suffers Due to Economy". BU Now. October 22, 2012. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
- ↑ "Columbia Mall Losing Two Stores". PAHomePage.com. January 8, 2010. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
- ↑ Ianieri, Brian (October 11, 2013). "Shore Mall becomes Harbor Square in Egg Harbor Township". The Press of Atlantic City. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
- 1 2 Krize, Nikki (October 17, 2014). "Sears to Close at the Columbia Mall". WNEP. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
- ↑ "Sears at Schuylkill, Columbia malls to close". News Item. October 17, 2014. Archived from the original on October 21, 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
- ↑ Stevens, Ali (October 17, 2014). "Sears will close at Columbia Mall". WKOK. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
- ↑ Nieves, Alicia (April 28, 2016). "Several Hallmark Stores Prepare To Close". WNEP. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
- 1 2 Ratchford, Dan (January 31, 2017). "New Store Planned for Columbia Mall". WNEP. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
- 1 2 Krize, Nikki (January 12, 2017). "Planet Fitness Coming to Columbia Mall". WNEP. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
- 1 2 Gaffney, Fred. "Welcome Planet Fitness". The Columbia Montour Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
- ↑ Krize, Nikki (March 17, 2017). "Shoppers React to JCPenney Closing Stores in Our Area". WNEP. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
- ↑ Reuther, Mike (March 18, 2017). "Department store leaving region’s malls". Williamsport Sun-Gazette. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
- ↑ "Department stores delay shutdowns". Williamsport Sun-Gazette. April 16, 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
- 1 2 Jarvis, Jade (August 1, 2017). "Three local JCPenney stores closing their doors for good Monday". WOLF. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
- 1 2 "225 Columbia Mall Drive 2016" (PDF). LoopNet. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
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Coordinates: 41°01′02″N 76°29′13″W / 41.01721°N 76.48690°W