Burlington Center Mall

Burlington Center Mall
Location Burlington Township, New Jersey, U.S.
Coordinates 40°02′28″N 74°49′30″W / 40.041°N 74.825°W / 40.041; -74.825Coordinates: 40°02′28″N 74°49′30″W / 40.041°N 74.825°W / 40.041; -74.825
Opening date August 1982
Developer The Rouse Company
Management Moonbeam Capital Investments LLC
No. of stores and services 34
No. of anchor tenants 1 (2 vacant)
Total retail floor area 670,000 sq ft (62,000 m2)[1]
No. of floors 2
Parking Lighted lot
Public transit access New Jersey Transit bus: 413
Website http://www.shopatburlington.com

Burlington Center Mall is a two-level enclosed shopping mall located in Burlington Township, New Jersey, opened in August 1982. It was built by The Rouse Company of Columbia, Maryland.

Currently, the mall's only anchor is Sears. The mall is owned by Moonbeam Capital Investments LLC.

History

The Burlington Center Mall opened in 1982 and was developed by The Rouse Company. The opening of the Burlington County Mall in 1982 on the formerly rural corridor along County Route 541, has been credited as the trigger of a development boom on the stretch between Burlington Township and Mount Holly Township.[2] JCPenney opened a 103,000-square-foot (9,600 m2) store in August 1996 as an addition to the existing Strawbridge's and Sears stores. Jager Management acquired the mall in November 1999 for $10.5 million.[3] Strawbridge's, a longtime anchor at the mall, was converted to a Macy's store as of September 9, 2006.[4]

In recent years, the Burlington Center Mall has seen an increase in the vacancy rate with few national chains remaining in the mall. In January 2010, Macy's announced that its Burlington Center location would close by March 2010.[5] In June 2012, the mall was sold at auction to Moonbeam Equities.[3] In 2014, JCPenney left the mall as part of the chain's round of closures affecting 33 locations nationwide,[6] leaving Sears as the only anchor store at the mall.[7]

In 2014, the mall announced plans for redevelopment that would demolish the former Macy's and JCPenney and replace it with an outdoor shopping area. [8][9] Construction is expected to begin by the summer of 2016. [10]

Controversy

The mall was closed early on January 13, 2007, due to gang-related violence that may have involved 20 individuals connected with the Bloods and the Next Level Gang (considered a stepping stone to the Crips).[11][12]

Anchors

Former anchors

Location

The mall is located on Mount Holly Road (County Route 541), between Interstate 295 (Exits 47A/B) and the New Jersey Turnpike (Exit 5).

References

  1. ↑ International Council of Shopping Centers: Burlington Center Mall, accessed September 21, 2006
  2. ↑ Frush, Charlie (November 19, 1986). "Boom Times Seeking Gold in the Route 541 Corridor". The Philadelphia Inquirer.
  3. 1 2 O'Sullivan, Jeannie (August 22, 2012). "Burlington Center Mall turns 30, gets new owner". Burlington County Times. Retrieved February 7, 2013.
  4. ↑ Bishop, Christopher (April 30, 2006). "Strawbridge's retail reign ends". Burlington County Times.
  5. ↑ Conaboy, Chelsea (January 7, 2010). "Macy's closing new blow to a mall some call dead". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved May 4, 2011.
  6. ↑ "Here's A List Of The J.C. Penney Stores That Are Closing". The Huffington Post. January 15, 2014. Retrieved January 16, 2014.
  7. ↑ "JCPenney closing in Burlington Twp.". The Courier-Post. Cherry Hill, NJ. January 16, 2014. Retrieved January 16, 2014.
  8. ↑ Rojas, Cristina (February 2, 2014). "Closure of J.C. Penney at Burlington Center Mall a 'possible opportunity' to expand redevelopment, owner says". The Times. Trenton, NJ. Retrieved February 28, 2014.
  9. ↑ http://www.nj.com/mercer/index.ssf/2014/11/burlington_center_mall_redeveloper_buys_shuttered_jc_penney_store_will_work_it_into_230m_revamp.html
  10. ↑ http://articles.philly.com/2015-01-25/news/58412020_1_cortana-mall-burlington-center-mall-steven-maksin
  11. ↑ Fight closes mall in Burlington Twp., The Courier-Post, January 16, 2007
  12. ↑ Mall Brawl Possibly Sparked by Mistaken Identity, WPVI-TV, January 16, 2007
  13. ↑ "Burlington Center Mall Lease Map". Moonbeam Capital Investments, LLC. Las Vegas, NV. Retrieved May 15, 2014.

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