{
 "id": "m-58d5845c07",
 "slug": "wyomissing-berkshire-mall",
 "type": "mall",
 "name": "Berkshire Mall",
 "aka": [],
 "city": "Wyomissing",
 "county": "Berks County",
 "state": "PA",
 "country": "US",
 "census_division": 2,
 "lat": 40.34131,
 "lon": -75.97045,
 "geocode_method": "override",
 "address": null,
 "metro": null,
 "original_use": "mall",
 "year_opened": null,
 "year_closed": null,
 "acres": 59.0,
 "gla_sqft": null,
 "stores_peak": null,
 "levels": null,
 "original_developer": null,
 "original_architect": null,
 "before_notes": "Record created from a 2024+ transaction, listing or loan report; no retrofit recorded.",
 "strategy": [],
 "new_use": [],
 "share_retrofit": null,
 "status": "closed",
 "year_retrofit": null,
 "developer": null,
 "architect": null,
 "after_notes": null,
 "narrative": null,
 "narrative_license": null,
 "narrative_source": null,
 "zoning_change": null,
 "public_subsidy": null,
 "entitlement_year": null,
 "planning_notes": null,
 "wikidata_qid": null,
 "wikipedia": null,
 "osm_id": null,
 "verified": "draft",
 "verified_by": null,
 "last_verified": null,
 "last_updated": "2026-10-18",
 "created": "2026-10-18",
 "contributor_name": null,
 "contributor_org": null,
 "contributor_link": null,
 "international": 0,
 "county_fips": "42011",
 "opp_score": 35.0,
 "opp_reasons": [
  "closed or demolished per category only, +0 until sourced",
  "59 acres",
  "county grew 3.2% 2018\u201323"
 ],
 "for_sale": 0,
 "distressed": 0,
 "deep": {},
 "elements": [
  {
   "slug": "status-awaiting-unchecked",
   "name": "Closed per a 2014 list or a Wikipedia category, unchecked",
   "grp": "finance",
   "evidence": "closed",
   "origin": "import, no source"
  },
  {
   "slug": "place-high-traffic",
   "name": "30,000+ vehicles a day on an adjacent road",
   "grp": "place",
   "evidence": "113,173 on WARREN ST",
   "origin": "fhwa-hpms"
  },
  {
   "slug": "place-retail-shrinking-county",
   "name": "County lost 10%+ of retail establishments since 2012",
   "grp": "place",
   "evidence": "-13%",
   "origin": "census-cbp"
  },
  {
   "slug": "place-freeway-frontage",
   "name": "Interstate or freeway within 600 m",
   "grp": "place",
   "evidence": "WARREN ST",
   "origin": "fhwa-hpms"
  }
 ],
 "sources": [
  {
   "id": 6892,
   "site_id": "m-58d5845c07",
   "url": "https://www.bisnow.com/news/philadelphia/retail/berkshire-mall-redevelopment-abrams-realty-131371",
   "title": "Abrams Realty Pursues Second Pennsylvania Mall Redevelopment Outside Reading",
   "publisher": null,
   "date": null,
   "quote": "The sale price for the 910K SF mall on 59 acres wasn't disclosed.",
   "kind": "news",
   "license": null,
   "retrieved": "2026-10-18"
  }
 ],
 "parties": [],
 "events": [],
 "gallery": [],
 "anchors": [],
 "deals": [
  {
   "id": 366,
   "site_id": "m-58d5845c07",
   "kind": "sale",
   "date": null,
   "year": null,
   "price": null,
   "price_per_acre": null,
   "price_per_sqft": null,
   "acres": 59.0,
   "sqft": 910000,
   "buyer": "Abrams Realty & Development",
   "seller": "Namdar Realty Group",
   "broker": null,
   "lender": null,
   "loan_amount": null,
   "loan_maturity": null,
   "loan_status": null,
   "asking_price": null,
   "listing_url": null,
   "status": null,
   "notes": "Planned use: Demolish enclosed mall except Boscov's; open-air retail, possible medical office. ",
   "source_url": "https://www.bisnow.com/news/philadelphia/retail/berkshire-mall-redevelopment-abrams-realty-131371",
   "source_title": "Abrams Realty Pursues Second Pennsylvania Mall Redevelopment Outside Reading",
   "source_date": null,
   "quote": "The sale price for the 910K SF mall on 59 acres wasn't disclosed.",
   "verified": "draft",
   "retrieved": "2026-10-18"
  }
 ],
 "owner_of_record": null,
 "ctx": {
  "assessment": {
   "what_happened": "Berkshire Mall operated as a traditional enclosed mall in Wyomissing, PA, before closing. It was sold to Abrams Realty & Development, which plans to demolish the enclosed portion except for Boscov's and replace it with open-air retail and possible medical office.",
   "why": "The record does not state the reasons for the mall's closure or the decision to demolish.",
   "where_it_stands": "The mall is currently closed and under the control of Abrams Realty & Development following its purchase from Namdar Realty Group.",
   "for_a_planner": [
    "Precedent: similar mall demolitions retaining anchor tenants for open-air conversion (not detailed in record).",
    "Policy tools: none mentioned in the record regarding incentives, zoning changes, or public subsidies.",
    "Open questions: status of municipal approvals for demolition and redevelopment, timeline for build\u2011out, and any required infrastructure or environmental reviews."
   ],
   "for_a_developer": [
    "Site size: 59 acres as recorded.",
    "Control: owned by Abrams Realty & Development after purchase from Namdar Realty Group.",
    "Entitlement stage: planned reuse noted but not confirmed as approved in the record.",
    "Constraints: no flood, transit, or environmental constraints identified in the record.",
    "Market signals: no tract\u2011level demographic or sales data provided in the record."
   ],
   "risks_and_unknowns": [
    "Missing opening date and original anchor tenant list.",
    "Reasons for closure and financial distress are not stated.",
    "Zoning status, permit approvals, and environmental assessments are unknown.",
    "No information on flood risk, transit access, or nearby competition.",
    "The record is marked as draft with only one source, indicating thin data quality."
   ],
   "data_quality": "thin",
   "one_line": "Berkshire Mall in Wyomissing, PA, closed after years as a retail hub; sold for demolition except Boscov's, planned open-air redevelopment.",
   "model": "nvidia/nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b",
   "machine": "NVIDIA API via Hermes CT",
   "record_sha1": "77b0caf2b0c2"
  },
  "cluster": {
   "within_10km": [
    {
     "id": "n-55602389cc",
     "name": "Abbey Gardens office complex",
     "city": "Reading",
     "status": "approved",
     "km": 3.7
    },
    {
     "id": "m-5b117db75b",
     "name": "Fairgrounds Square Mall",
     "city": "Muhlenberg",
     "status": "closed",
     "km": 5.6
    }
   ],
   "count_10km": 2,
   "count_25km": 2
  },
  "deadmalls": {
   "url": "https://www.deadmalls.com/malls/berkshire_mall_pa.html",
   "title": "Berkshire Mall: Reading, PA",
   "match": "name+state",
   "index": "https://www.deadmalls.com/stories.html",
   "retrieved": "2026-10-20"
  },
  "edgar": {
   "query": "Berkshire Mall",
   "city": "Wyomissing",
   "total": 22,
   "name_only_total": 2,
   "common_name": false,
   "sampled": 22,
   "latest": "2018-08-06",
   "earliest": "2003-09-15",
   "cmbs": [],
   "public": [],
   "other": [
    {
     "name": "AEROPOSTALE INC",
     "cik": "0001168213",
     "n": 5,
     "first": "2010-09-08",
     "last": "2015-08-24",
     "forms": {
      "8-K": 3,
      "10-Q": 1,
      "10-Q/A": 1
     },
     "cmbs": false,
     "kind": "other",
     "sic": "5600",
     "acc": "0001168213-15-000062",
     "doc": "aro-20150818xex101.htm",
     "adjacent": false
    },
    {
     "name": "BON TON STORES INC",
     "cik": "0000878079",
     "n": 4,
     "first": "2010-04-16",
     "last": "2016-08-15",
     "forms": {
      "10-K": 2,
      "8-K": 2
     },
     "cmbs": false,
     "kind": "other",
     "sic": "5311",
     "acc": "0001104659-16-139797",
     "doc": "a16-16782_1ex10d1.htm",
     "adjacent": false
    },
    {
     "name": "CHRISTOPHER & BANKS CORP",
     "cik": "0000883943",
     "n": 4,
     "first": "2011-05-12",
     "last": "2018-08-06",
     "forms": {
      "10-K": 2,
      "8-K": 2
     },
     "cmbs": false,
     "kind": "other",
     "sic": "5621",
     "acc": "0000883943-18-000134",
     "doc": "cbsecondamendmentfinal.htm",
     "adjacent": false
    },
    {
     "name": "CHILDRENS PLACE RETAIL STORES INC  (PLCE)",
     "cik": "0001041859",
     "n": 1,
     "first": "2007-12-05",
     "last": "2007-12-05",
     "forms": {
      "10-K": 1
     },
     "cmbs": false,
     "kind": "other",
     "sic": "5651",
     "acc": "0001104659-07-087151",
     "doc": "a07-20912_4ex10d34.htm",
     "adjacent": false
    },
    {
     "name": "COLLECTIVE BRANDS, INC.",
     "cik": "0001060232",
     "n": 1,
     "first": "2010-09-02",
     "last": "2010-09-02",
     "forms": {
      "10-Q": 1
     },
     "cmbs": false,
     "kind": "other",
     "sic": "5661",
     "acc": "0000950123-10-083320",
     "doc": "c58976exv10w2.htm",
     "adjacent": false
    },
    {
     "name": "COLE NATIONAL CORP /DE/",
     "cik": "0000769644",
     "n": 1,
     "first": "2003-09-15",
     "last": "2003-09-15",
     "forms": {
      "10-Q": 1
     },
     "cmbs": false,
     "kind": "other",
     "sic": "5990",
     "acc": "0000950152-03-008276",
     "doc": "l03024aexv10w1.txt",
     "adjacent": false
    },
    {
     "name": "COLE NATIONAL GROUP INC",
     "cik": "0000909492",
     "n": 1,
     "first": "2003-09-15",
     "last": "2003-09-15",
     "forms": {
      "10-Q": 1
     },
     "cmbs": false,
     "kind": "other",
     "sic": "5945",
     "acc": "0000950152-03-008275",
     "doc": "l03023aexv10w1.txt",
     "adjacent": false
    },
    {
     "name": "FOOT LOCKER INC  (FL)",
     "cik": "0000850209",
     "n": 1,
     "first": "2009-12-07",
     "last": "2009-12-07",
     "forms": {
      "8-K/A": 1
     },
     "cmbs": false,
     "kind": "other",
     "sic": "5661",
     "acc": "0000930413-09-006118",
     "doc": "c59566_ex10-1.htm",
     "adjacent": false
    }
   ],
   "forms": {
    "8-K": 8,
    "10-K": 6,
    "10-Q": 5,
    "8-K/A": 1,
    "10-Q/A": 1,
    "10-K/A": 1
   },
   "url": "https://efts.sec.gov/LATEST/search/#/q=%22Berkshire%20Mall%22%20%22Wyomissing%22&forms=10-K,10-D,8-K,10-Q,ABS-EE&dateRange=custom&startdt=2001-01-01",
   "retrieved": "2026-10-20",
   "v": 4,
   "adj": [],
   "adj_total": 0,
   "first_in_sample": null,
   "securitised": null,
   "vintage": null,
   "vintage_strong": false,
   "source": "SEC EDGAR full-text search"
  },
  "elevation": {
   "elevation_ft": 334.1,
   "resolution": 1,
   "source": "USGS EPQS (3DEP)",
   "retrieved": "2026-10-20"
  },
  "food_access": {
   "tract10": "42011011101",
   "urban": 1,
   "lila_1_10": 0,
   "low_access_1mi": 0,
   "poverty_rate": 16.4551010813352,
   "median_family_income": 65536.0,
   "snap_households": 28.0,
   "pop2010": 2129.0,
   "source": "USDA ERS Food Access Research Atlas 2019 (ArcGIS copy)",
   "retrieved": "2026-10-20"
  },
  "housing_market": {
   "zhvi": {
    "latest": 310918,
    "month": "2026-09",
    "change_1y": 0.035,
    "change_5y": 0.368
   },
   "zori": {
    "latest": 1551,
    "month": "2026-09",
    "change_1y": 0.029,
    "change_5y": 0.304
   },
   "county_fips": "42011",
   "source": "Zillow Research (ZHVI, ZORI)"
  },
  "jobs_lodes": {
   "tract20": "42011011101",
   "jobs": 11242,
   "retail_jobs": 1771,
   "food_accommodation_jobs": 1183,
   "year": 2022,
   "source": "Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022 (all jobs, primary and secondary), blocks summed to the 2020 tract",
   "retrieved": "2026-10-20"
  },
  "listings": {
   "zip": "19610",
   "month": "202609",
   "median_listing_price": 419950,
   "median_listing_price_yy": 0.0372,
   "active_listing_count": 16,
   "median_days_on_market": 27,
   "price_reduced_share": 0.1081,
   "pending_ratio": 1.4194,
   "source": "Realtor.com Research, inventory core metrics by ZIP (ZCTA at the site point)",
   "retrieved": "2026-10-20"
  },
  "opportunity": {
   "tract10": "42011011101",
   "kfr_p25": 0.4616,
   "jail_p25": 0.0184,
   "kids_count": 170.6455,
   "commuting_zone": "Reading",
   "vintage": "children born 1978-83, outcomes measured 2014-15",
   "source": "Opportunity Insights, Opportunity Atlas (Chetty, Friedman, Hendren, Jones, Porter 2018)",
   "retrieved": "2026-10-20"
  },
  "peers": {
   "peers": [
    {
     "id": "m-e82eb88122",
     "name": "Exton Square Mall",
     "city": "Exton",
     "state": "PA",
     "score": 5.0,
     "why": [
      "similar size (75 acres)",
      "also in PA"
     ]
    },
    {
     "id": "m-20a5ce25df",
     "name": "Northlake Mall",
     "city": "Tucker",
     "state": "GA",
     "score": 4.5,
     "why": [
      "similar size (80 acres)"
     ]
    },
    {
     "id": "m-2c9f3ff986",
     "name": "Boulevard Mall",
     "city": "Erie County",
     "state": "NY",
     "score": 4.5,
     "why": [
      "similar size (63 acres)"
     ]
    },
    {
     "id": "m-8005c9d0cf",
     "name": "Eastland Mall",
     "city": "North Versailles",
     "state": "PA",
     "score": 4.5,
     "why": [
      "similar size (57 acres)",
      "also in PA"
     ]
    },
    {
     "id": "m-463c2a48d7",
     "name": "Lafayette Square Mall",
     "city": "Indianapolis",
     "state": "IN",
     "score": 4.5,
     "why": [
      "similar size (80 acres)"
     ]
    },
    {
     "id": "m-1b830d92fa",
     "name": "The Mall at Turtle Creek",
     "city": "Jonesboro",
     "state": "AR",
     "score": 4.5,
     "why": [
      "similar size (73 acres)"
     ]
    }
   ],
   "method": "size, era, strategy, status, type, state, distance"
  },
  "permits": {
   "county": "Berks County",
   "2024": {
    "units_1": 214,
    "units_2_4": 18,
    "units_5plus": 165,
    "value_total": 79690890
   },
   "2023": {
    "units_1": 231,
    "units_2_4": 16,
    "units_5plus": 105,
    "value_total": 77244579
   },
   "retrieved": "2026-10-18"
  },
  "qcew_retail": {
   "county": "42011",
   "year": 2025,
   "establishments": 1084,
   "employment": 18576,
   "avg_annual_pay": 36821,
   "lq_employment": 1.07,
   "employment_change_1y": 0.0,
   "source": "BLS QCEW 2025 annual, county, NAICS 44-45 retail trade, private",
   "retrieved": "2026-10-20"
  },
  "retail_trend": {
   "2012": {
    "estab": 1268,
    "emp": 20412
   },
   "2023": {
    "estab": 1099,
    "emp": 20155
   },
   "estab_change": -0.133,
   "emp_change": -0.013,
   "county_fips": "42011"
  },
  "schools": {
   "district": "Wilson School District",
   "district_geoid": "4226580",
   "grades": "KG-12",
   "district_vintage": "SY2024-25",
   "public_schools_1mi": 2,
   "schools": [
    "Spring Ridge El Sch",
    "Wyomissing Hills El Ctr"
   ],
   "schools_vintage": "SY2023-24",
   "source": "NCES EDGE",
   "retrieved": "2026-10-20"
  },
  "storms": {
   "county": "42011",
   "years": "2016-2025",
   "events": 741,
   "by_type": {
    "Thunderstorm Wind": 521,
    "Flash Flood": 111,
    "Hail": 61,
    "Flood": 18,
    "Heavy Rain": 13,
    "Tornado": 8,
    "Lightning": 6,
    "Funnel Cloud": 3
   },
   "property_damage_usd": 369020,
   "deaths_direct": 2,
   "injuries_direct": 2,
   "note": "county-typed events only; events logged to forecast zones (CZ_TYPE Z: most winter, heat, flood and coastal events) are not counted",
   "source": "NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, details files",
   "retrieved": "2026-10-20"
  },
  "traffic": {
   "max_aadt": 113173,
   "trucks_aadt": 8050,
   "road": "WARREN ST",
   "class": "freeway or expressway",
   "lanes": 6,
   "segments_600m": 40,
   "year": "2024",
   "source": "FHWA HPMS",
   "retrieved": "2026-10-20"
  },
  "web": {
   "images": [
    {
     "title": "Berkshire Mall - Wyomissing(Reading), PA | Flickr",
     "page": "https://www.flickr.com/photos/snappyjack1/albums/72157677160854700",
     "host": "flickr.com",
     "img": "https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53635632426_0d67e8ff8f_b.jpg",
     "engine": "bing images"
    },
    {
     "title": "Berkshire Mall - Bon Ton unsafe structure notice",
     "page": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Berkshire_Mall_-_Bon_Ton_unsafe_structure_notice.jpg",
     "host": "commons.wikimedia.org",
     "img": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ca/Berkshire_Mall_-_Bon_Ton_unsafe_structure_notice.jpg",
     "engine": "wikicommons.images"
    },
    {
     "title": "Berkshire Mall",
     "page": "http://www.berkshiremall.com/",
     "host": "berkshiremall.com",
     "img": "https://i.pinimg.com/originals/b7/21/fc/b721fcd8b5b820f9485e86f47f14e876.jpg",
     "engine": "pinterest"
    },
    {
     "title": "Flickriver: Photoset 'Berkshire Mall; Wyomissing, PA' by The \u2026",
     "page": "https://www.flickriver.com/photos/thecaldorrainbow/sets/72157693907506712/",
     "host": "flickriver.com",
     "img": "https://live.staticflickr.com/907/42244627981_395d9a191c_z.jpg",
     "engine": "bing images"
    },
    {
     "title": "Wyomissing grants conditional extension for Berkshire Mall following ...",
     "page": "https://berksweekly.com/news/wyomissing-grants-conditional-extension-for-berkshire-mall-following-safety-system-improvements/",
     "host": "berksweekly.com",
     "img": "https://berksweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/IMG_8892.jpeg",
     "engine": "bing images"
    },
    {
     "title": "MallsCenters - US Shopping Malls & Stores",
     "page": "https://www.mallscenters.com/malls/pennsylvania/berkshire-mall",
     "host": "mallscenters.com",
     "img": "https://i.pinimg.com/originals/7a/43/23/7a432398ce87e20a1d8dd295ec394dc1.jpg",
     "engine": "pinterest"
    },
    {
     "title": "BERKSHIRE MALL | 2020 UPDATE (It ain't good) | Wyomissing PA",
     "page": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1euVe0Q6CV0",
     "host": "youtube.com",
     "img": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/1euVe0Q6CV0/maxresdefault.jpg",
     "engine": "bing images"
    },
    {
     "title": "Berkshire Mall - Wyomissing, PA 19610 - \u2026",
     "page": "https://berksconnect.com/business/berkshire-mall",
     "host": "berksconnect.com",
     "img": "https://berksconnect.com/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fszqlblafpaypfjtmzckz.supabase.co%2Fstorage%2Fv1%2Fobject%2Fpublic%2Fbusiness-logos%2Flogo_0x89c670cb17aefff3_0x7b0453e95a06c10d_1746390776273.jpeg&w=750&q=75",
     "engine": "bing images"
    }
   ],
   "refs": [],
   "query": "\"Berkshire Mall\" Wyomissing PA",
   "retrieved": "2026-10-15"
  }
 },
 "parcels": [],
 "url": "https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/pa/wyomissing-berkshire-mall/",
 "photo": null,
 "provenance": {
  "*": "research-deals",
  "lat": "gapfill-2026-10-16/nominatim",
  "acres": "research-deals"
 }
}