Columbia Mall (Pennsylvania)

Columbia Mall
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 3-6[7][8](formerly 4)[9]
Total retail floor area 352,544 sq ft[2][9]
No. of floors 1[1]
Parking 2,419 spaces[10]
Website www.columbiamall.com

Columbia Mall is a shopping mall located just outside Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. It is anchored by EFO Furniture, Planet Fitness, Dunham's Sports, MVP Clubhouse, and Geisinger Health Plan.[7] 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.[11][12][13] 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.[14] Cedar Shopping Centers bought the mall in 2005 for $14 million, with reconstruction plans existing in 2008.[15][16] WP Realty joined as a 25% owner of the mall in 2008.[1]

Non-retail office space leases at the mall started in the early 2010's and included Geisinger Health Plan.[4][17] Dunham's Sports opened in 2011 occupying most of the empty Ames store.[13] Cedar sold the mall in April 2013 for $2.8 million and management was replaced.[18][19] Sears closed in January 2015.[20][21][22] EFO Furniture opened in February 2017, occupying a portion of the former Sears.[23][24] Planet Fitness opened in spring 2017, occupying half of the former Sears.[25][26] J. C. Penney closed at the mall on July 31, 2017.[27][28][29][30] Bon-Ton closed in 2018 due to the chain's liquidation.[31]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "WP Realty — Columbia Mall Joint Venture - Bloomsburg, PA". WP Realty. 2008-01-03. Retrieved 2014-07-31.
  2. 1 2 "225 Columbia Mall Drive 2015" (PDF). LoopNet. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Wawrzaszek, Michelle (December 8, 1988). "New Mall Gives Bloomsburg Merchants Holiday Blues". The Morning Call. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  4. 1 2 Moore, Marcia (January 6, 2017). "Columbia Mall finds success in reinventing itself". The Daily Item. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
  5. ↑ "Amato buys East End Centre for $3 million". Times Leader. March 13, 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  6. ↑ Scarcella, Francis (April 30, 2016). "More in store for malls". The Daily Item. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  7. 1 2 "225 Columbia Mall Drive 2017" (PDF). LoopNet. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  8. ↑ "Columbia Mall" (PDF). MSC Retail. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  9. 1 2 "Fameco Listings Portfolio" (PDF). Fameco. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  10. ↑ "Columbia Mall" (PDF). Cedar Realty Trust. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 25, 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  11. ↑ Malina, Brian (November 13, 1998). "Ames Buying Hills Stores". Times Leader. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  12. ↑ Young, Brian (July 22, 1999). "New Ames Stores Opens Doors Today". Times Leader. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  13. 1 2 Pang, Gary (May 4, 2011). "Sporting-goods store needs 50 workers, mall official says". Press Enterprise.
  14. ↑ Allabaugh, Denise (September 27, 2010). "Despite recession, malls boast high occupancy rates". Standard Speaker. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  15. ↑ Milongo, Corinne (November 4, 2005). "Cedar Shopping Centers Buys Columbia Mall for $14M". CoStar. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  16. ↑ Pardy, Sasha M (January 30, 2008). "GOOD MATCH? Investors Think Inland-Cedar Merger is Intriguing". CoStar. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  17. ↑ "GHP rents office space in Columbia Mall". Press Enterprise Online. 23 May 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  18. ↑ Ianieri, Brian (October 11, 2013). "Shore Mall becomes Harbor Square in Egg Harbor Township". The Press of Atlantic City. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  19. ↑ "Hometown Columbia Mall has new outlook". Press Enterprise Online. 25 March 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  20. ↑ Krize, Nikki (October 17, 2014). "Sears to Close at the Columbia Mall". WNEP. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  21. ↑ "Sears at Schuylkill, Columbia malls to close". News Item. October 17, 2014. Archived from the original on October 21, 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  22. ↑ Stevens, Ali (October 17, 2014). "Sears will close at Columbia Mall". WKOK. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  23. ↑ Ratchford, Dan (January 31, 2017). "New Store Planned for Columbia Mall". WNEP. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  24. ↑ "225 Columbia Mall Drive 2016" (PDF). LoopNet. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  25. ↑ Krize, Nikki (January 12, 2017). "Planet Fitness Coming to Columbia Mall". WNEP. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  26. ↑ Gaffney, Fred. "Welcome Planet Fitness". The Columbia Montour Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  27. ↑ Krize, Nikki (March 17, 2017). "Shoppers React to JCPenney Closing Stores in Our Area". WNEP. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  28. ↑ Reuther, Mike (March 18, 2017). "Department store leaving region's malls". Williamsport Sun-Gazette. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  29. ↑ "Department stores delay shutdowns". Williamsport Sun-Gazette. April 16, 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  30. ↑ Jarvis, Jade (August 1, 2017). "Three local JCPenney stores closing their doors for good Monday". WOLF. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  31. ↑ Bomey, Nathan (April 18, 2018). "Bon-Ton Stores closing: See list of Boston Store, Carson's, Younkers, Herberger's stores". USA Today. Retrieved 24 April 2018.

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