Colonial Park Mall is a shopping mall in Lower Paxton Township, Pennsylvania, about 3 miles (4.8 km) northeast of Harrisburg. Located at the northeast corner of U.S. Route 22 and Colonial Road in the Colonial Park CDP just east of Interstate 83 and south of Interstate 81, it serves the eastern and northern suburbs of the Harrisburg metropolitan area. The mall's anchor store is Boscov's. There are 2 vacant anchor stores that were once The Bon-Ton and Sears.
 Entrance to Colonial Park Mall, December 2012 | |
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| Location | Lower Paxton Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°18′07″N 76°49′08″W / 40.302°N 76.819°W |
| Address | U.S. Route 22 & Colonial Road |
| Opening date | 1960 |
| Developer | Food Fair[1] |
| Owner | Zi Quan Zhang |
| No. of stores and services | 80[2] |
| No. of anchor tenants | 3 (2 closed) |
| Total retail floor area | 743,497 sq ft (69,073.1 m2) |
| No. of floors | 1 (2 in Boscov's and the former Bon-Ton plus a basement in Sears) |
| Public transit access |  CAT bus: 12 |
| Website | colonialparkmall |
History
editThe mall originally opened in 1960 as an open-air center called Colonial Park Plaza and featured Sears and Food Fair as anchor stores. It was enclosed and renamed Colonial Park Mall in 1970.[3] Three years later, Pomeroy's was added to the mall.[4] In 1987, Boscov's was added. That same year, The Bon-Ton company acquired the Pomeroy's chain from Allied Department Stores and rebranded the stores as The Bon-Ton in 1990.
In 1997, Glimcher Realty Trust acquired the Colonial Park Mall from Catalina Partners LP. Washington Prime Group assumed ownership of the mall in 2014 when it acquired Glimcher Realty Trust. In 2017, Kohan Retail Investment Group bought the Colonial Park Mall from Washington Prime Group for $15 million.[5]
The Bon-Ton store closed in 2018.[6]
In September 2021, it was announced that the Sears anchor store, which was among the chain's last less than forty stores, would close.[7] It closed on November 14, 2021.[8]
The Colonial Park Mall was planned to head to a sheriff's sale on July 20, 2023, due to Kohan Retail Investment Group owing over $250,000 in unpaid sewer and storm water bills to Lower Paxton Township.[9] On April 28, 2023, it was announced that Stonewall Capital LLC, which is based in Maryland, was under contract to purchase the mall from Kohan Retail Investment Group.[10] Stonewall Capital LLC had plans to redevelop the Colonial Park Mall by adding residential areas and redesigning the mall to feature new retail spaces. As part of the planned redevelopment, the Boscov's anchor would remain as they own their space.[11] In July 2023, the planned sale fell through due to the unpaid sewer and storm water bills. A sheriff's sale on the delinquent utility charges was averted when Kohan paid 25 minutes before the deadline.[12] In July 2024, the Colonial Park Mall will be put up for auction.[13] The auction date was delayed. [14] In September, Colonial Park Mall was sold for $8.8 million. [15] In October 2024, it was later revealed that Zi Qian Zhang purchased the mall. [16]
Anchors
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Current
edit- Boscov's - since 1987
Former
edit- The Bon-Ton - 1990-2018
- Sears - 1960-November 2021
- Pomeroy's - 1973-1990
- Food Fair
References
edit- ^ Feinberg, Samuel (1960). What makes shopping centers tick. p. 10.
- ^ "Store Directory:Colonial Park Mall:Harrisburg, PA". Retrieved December 15, 2011.
- ^ "Colonial Park Plaza to be enclosed and recarpeted". CSA Supermarkets. 46. Lebhar-Friedman: E–18. 1970.
- ^ "No title". CSA Super Markets. 49. Lebhar-Friedman: 73. 1973.
- ^ "Colonial Park Mall bought by New York-based investor for $15M". Central Penn Business Journal. November 20, 2017. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
- ^ "Every Bon-Ton department store is closing". 19 April 2018.
- ^ "Central Pa. Mall to lose longtime anchor store". 16 September 2021.
- ^ "One of the last Sears stores in Pa. Is about to close and there's not much left to buy". 11 November 2021.
- ^ Montag, Madison (April 3, 2023). "Colonial Park Mall prepares for sheriff's sale". Harrisburg, PA: WHTM-TV. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
- ^ Bell, Mac (April 28, 2023). "Sale pending for the Colonial Park Mall". Harrisburg, PA: WHTM-TV. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
- ^ Bell, Mac (May 1, 2023). "UPDATE: Changes coming to the Colonial Park Mall". Harrisburg, PA: WHTM-TV. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
- ^ Urie, Daniel (July 20, 2023). "Colonial Park Mall avoids sheriff's sale, but potential buyer cancels deal". Penn Live Patriot News. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
- ^ Stockburger, George; Bell, Mac (June 10, 2024). "Colonial Park Mall to be auctioned off this month". Harrisburg, PA: WHTM-TV. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
- ^ Stockburger, George. "Colonial Park Mall auction delayed". ABC 27.
- ^ Weaver, Jared. "Colonial Park Mall sold for $8.8 million".
- ^ Urie, Daniel. "Changes ahead for the newly sold Colonial Park Mall: Here's what we know".
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