Columbia Colonnade
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| Location | Buckhorn, Pennsylvania, USA |
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| Address | 225 Columbia Mall Drive, Bloomsburg, PA 17815 |
| Opening date | 1988[1][2] |
| Developer | Zamias[3] |
| Management | CBRE[4] |
| Owner | WP Realty[5][verification needed] |
| No. of stores and services | Less than 40[6][needs update] |
| 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 |
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
- ^ a b c d e "WP Realty — Columbia Mall Joint Venture - Bloomsburg, PA". WP Realty. 2008-01-03. Retrieved 2014-07-31.
- ^ a b "225 Columbia Mall Drive 2015" (PDF). LoopNet. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
- ^ a b c d Wawrzaszek, Michelle (December 8, 1988). "New Mall Gives Bloomsburg Merchants Holiday Blues". The Morning Call. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
- ^ a b Moore, Marcia (January 6, 2017). "Columbia Mall finds success in reinventing itself". The Daily Item. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
- ^ "Amato buys East End Centre for $3 million". Times Leader. March 13, 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
- ^ Scarcella, Francis (April 30, 2016). "More in store for malls". The Daily Item. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
- ^ a b "225 Columbia Mall Drive 2017" (PDF). LoopNet. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
- ^ "Columbia Mall" (PDF). MSC Retail. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ^ a b "Fameco Listings Portfolio" (PDF). Fameco. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
- ^ "Columbia Mall" (PDF). Cedar Realty Trust. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 25, 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
- ^ Malina, Brian (November 13, 1998). "Ames Buying Hills Stores". Times Leader. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
- ^ Young, Brian (July 22, 1999). "New Ames Stores Opens Doors Today". Times Leader. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
- ^ a b Pang, Gary (May 4, 2011). "Sporting-goods store needs 50 workers, mall official says". Press Enterprise.
- ^ Allabaugh, Denise (September 27, 2010). "Despite recession, malls boast high occupancy rates". Standard Speaker. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
- ^ Milongo, Corinne (November 4, 2005). "Cedar Shopping Centers Buys Columbia Mall for $14M". CoStar. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
- ^ Pardy, Sasha M (January 30, 2008). "GOOD MATCH? Investors Think Inland-Cedar Merger is Intriguing". CoStar. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
- ^ "GHP rents office space in Columbia Mall". Press Enterprise Online. 23 May 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ^ Ianieri, Brian (October 11, 2013). "Shore Mall becomes Harbor Square in Egg Harbor Township". The Press of Atlantic City. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
- ^ "Hometown Columbia Mall has new outlook". Press Enterprise Online. 25 March 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
- ^ Krize, Nikki (October 17, 2014). "Sears to Close at the Columbia Mall". WNEP. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
- ^ "Sears at Schuylkill, Columbia malls to close". News Item. October 17, 2014. Archived from the original on October 21, 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Stevens, Ali (October 17, 2014). "Sears will close at Columbia Mall". WKOK. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
- ^ Ratchford, Dan (January 31, 2017). "New Store Planned for Columbia Mall". WNEP. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
- ^ "225 Columbia Mall Drive 2016" (PDF). LoopNet. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
- ^ Krize, Nikki (January 12, 2017). "Planet Fitness Coming to Columbia Mall". WNEP. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
- ^ Gaffney, Fred. "Welcome Planet Fitness". The Columbia Montour Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
- ^ Krize, Nikki (March 17, 2017). "Shoppers React to JCPenney Closing Stores in Our Area". WNEP. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
- ^ Reuther, Mike (March 18, 2017). "Department store leaving region's malls". Williamsport Sun-Gazette. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
- ^ "Department stores delay shutdowns". Williamsport Sun-Gazette. April 16, 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
- ^ Jarvis, Jade (August 1, 2017). "Three local JCPenney stores closing their doors for good Monday". WOLF. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
- ^ 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.