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Former Sears at Moorestown Mall
Former Sears anchor converted to healthcare (Cooper University Health Care) in 2023; retrofit complete, no further action needed. · summary, model-written
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Sears
This site: Sears wikipedia · all sites with this30,000+ vehicles a day on an adjacent road
This site: 47,139 on NJ 38 fhwa-hpms · all sites with thisCounty typical rent $2,000+
This site: $2,264/mo zillow · all sites with thisReinhabited
This site: Cooper University Health Care – Moorestown Campus, which opened in November 2023. record · all sites with thisEducation
This site: Cooper University Health Care – Moorestown Campus, which opened in November 2 newtypes-extraction · all sites with thisMedical and health
This site: Cooper University Health Care – Moorestown Campus, which opened in November 2023. newtypes-extraction · all sites with thisNow
| Status | Retrofit builtnewtypes-extraction |
|---|---|
| Strategy | ReinhabitedWikipedia |
| New uses | healthcareWikipedia |
| What is there now | Cooper University Health Care – Moorestown Campus, which opened in November 2023.newtypes-extraction |
| Retrofit year | 2023newtypes-extraction |
| Redeveloper | Cooper University Health Carenewtypes-extraction |
Site context
| Housing permits, Burlington County (NJ), 2024 | 988 units in 5+ unit buildings, 103 in 2–4, 1,063 single-family; 2023: 469 in 5+Census BPS |
|---|---|
| Other atlas sites nearby | 2 within 10 km, 18 within 25 km: Moorestown Mall (0.0 km); Three Executive Campus (5.9 km)computed |
| Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023 | 1,316 establishments (-8%); 24,751 jobs (+5%)Census CBP |
| Housing market in the county | typical home value $418,637 (+2% 1 yr, +36% 5 yr); typical rent $2,264/mo (+3% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research |
| Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024) | 47,139 vehicles a day on NJ 38 (principal arterial, 4 lanes); 2,054 trucks; 17 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS |
Summary, model-written
Sears closed at Moorestown Mall in 2020. The space was retrofitted as Cooper University Health Care's Moorestown Campus, opening November 2023. The retrofit is complete (status: built).
Why. The site followed a 'reinhabit' strategy, converting the former department store to healthcare. The retrofit was completed in 2023, per developer Cooper University Health Care.
Where it stands. The site is operational as healthcare. Moorestown Mall remains active (anchor stores include Boscov's, Regal Cinemas). No further development is indicated; the opportunity is closed (opp_score: 0.0).
For a planner
- Mall still operational with mixed anchors (retail + healthcare).
- Peer examples (e.g., Echelon Mall) show similar 'reinhabit' conversions in NJ.
For a developer
- No active opportunity: retrofit already built and open.
- County housing market shows steady growth (ZHVI +35.6% 5y), but not directly relevant to this site.
What we do not know yet
- Occupancy rate of healthcare facility unknown.
- No data on whether the healthcare use affects mall tenant mix.
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Similar sites
- Echelon Mall, Voorhees, NJ · Malls · opened 1970; closed 2024; same strategy: reinhabit
- Three Executive Campus, Cherry Hill, NJ · Office parks · opened 1974; same strategy: reinhabit; also in NJ
- Summit Park Mall, Wheatfield, NY · Malls · opened 1972; closed 2018; same strategy: reinhabit
- Hickory Hollow Mall, Nashville, TN · Malls · opened 1978; closed 2019; same strategy: reinhabit
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Multifamily screen
- retrofit already built
- already in play: under construction, approved, or sold to a developer with housing plans
- county grew 4.0% 2018–23
- median rent $1,669
Inputs: record fields (size, status) and county Census ACS 2018–2023 figures (growth, rent). How the points work. Not a recommendation.
History and original facts
| Opened | 1971newtypes-extraction |
|---|---|
| Closed | 2020newtypes-extraction |
| Anchors | Sears |
| County | Burlington County |
| Census division | 2 · Mid-Atlantic |
| Notes | Draft from Wikipedia, model-extracted, unreviewed: The former Sears big-box store at Moorestown Mall was reinhabited by Cooper University Health Care as an ambulatory care facility. |
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Background
Moorestown Mall is a shopping mall in Moorestown, New Jersey, owned by PREIT. The mall has over 90 stores and is anchored by Boscov's, Regal Cinemas, and Cooper University Health Care - Moorestown Campus. Junior anchors are Five Below, HomeSense, Michaels, and Sierra Trading Post, all located in a converted Macy's anchor store. There is one anchor tenant called Parky’s, a family entertainment center, under construction at the mall. == History == Moorestown Mall originally opened for business in 1963 with Gimbels, Wanamaker's, and Woolworths as the original anchors. In 1971, Sears built a new store and relocated from Camden, NJ. Gimbels became Stern's in 1986 and closed in 1990.
Excerpt from Wikipedia (authors and history), CC BY-SA 4.0. May be older than the record above.
Timeline
- 1971 Opened
- 2020 Sears closed
- 2020 Closed
- 2023 Cooper University Health Care opened
- 2023 Retrofit: reinhabit
Sources
- Moorestown Mall · CC BY-SA 4.0
3 quoted sentences
former Sears store
Sears announced they would be closing on April 11, 2020 as part of a plan to close 31 stores nationwide
Cooper University Health Care converted the former Sears store to an ambulatory care facility, the Cooper University Health Care – Moorestown Campus, which opened in November 2023.
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