Burlington Center Mall
| Location | Burlington Township, New Jersey, U.S. |
|---|---|
| Opening date | 1982 |
| Developer | The Rouse Company |
| Management | Jager Management |
| No. of stores and services | 100 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 2 (1 vacant) |
| Total retail floor area | 670,000 square feet |
| No. of floors | 2 |
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. The mall has a Gross leasable area of 670,000 ft².[1]
The mall's two anchor stores are J.C. Penney and Sears. A third anchor, Macy's, closed in 2010. It is managed by Jager Management.[2]
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[edit] History
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.[3]
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.
Strawbridge's, a long time anchor at the mall, was converted to a Macy's store as of September 9, 2006. In January 2010, Macy's announced that it's Burlington Center location would close by March 2010.[4] In recent times, the Burlington Center Mall has seen an increase in the vacancy rate with few national chains remaining in the mall.[5]
[edit] 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).[6][7]
[edit] Location
Coordinates: 40°02′28″N 74°49′30″W / 40.041°N 74.825°W The mall is located on Mount Holly Road (County Route 541), between Interstate 295 (Exits 47A/B) and the New Jersey Turnpike (Exit 5).
[edit] References
- ^ International Council of Shopping Centers: Burlington Center Mall, accessed September 21, 2006
- ^ Malls of yesterday strive to fit into a changing retail landscape. Philadelphia Business Journal - April 19, 2002, accessed April 14, 2007
- ^ "Boom Times Seeking Gold in the Route 541 Corridor", The Philadelphia Inquirer by Charlie Frush, November 19, 1986
- ^ Strawbridge's retail reign ends, Burlington County Times by Christopher Bishop, April 30, 2006
- ^ Conaboy, Chelsea (January 7, 2010). "Macy's closing new blow to a mall some call dead". The Philadelphia Inquirer. http://articles.philly.com/2010-01-07/news/25211507_1_larger-mall-companies-cherry-hill-mall-burlington-center. Retrieved May 4, 2011.
- ^ Fight closes mall in Burlington Twp., The Courier-Post, January 16, 2007
- ^ Mall Brawl Possibly Sparked by Mistaken Identity, WPVI-TV, January 16, 2007
