Burlington Center Mall
| Location | Burlington Township, New Jersey, U.S. |
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| Opening date | August 1982 |
| Developer | The Rouse Company |
| Management | Moonbeam Capital Investments LLC |
| No. of stores and services | 60 |
| 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.
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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 it's 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 spring 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
- Macy's - 175,686 sq ft (16,321.8 m2) (originally Strawbridge & Clothier, closed 2010, to be demolished for new outdoor shopping area)
- JCPenney - 102,704 sq ft (9,541.5 m2) (opened 1996, closed 2014, currently vacant)
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
- ↑ International Council of Shopping Centers: Burlington Center Mall, accessed September 21, 2006
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- ↑ 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
- ↑ http://articles.philly.com/2015-01-25/news/58412020_1_cortana-mall-burlington-center-mall-steven-maksin
- ↑ Fight closes mall in Burlington Twp., The Courier-Post, January 16, 2007
- ↑ Mall Brawl Possibly Sparked by Mistaken Identity, WPVI-TV, January 16, 2007
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