# Tri-State Mall

Claymont, DE · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-e496f5df96` · release 2026-10-20

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/de/claymont-tri-state-mall/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-e496f5df96.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-e496f5df96.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-e496f5df96

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | demolished | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | logistics | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | Tri-State Liquors stand-alone building | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1967 | reported · Wikipedia |
| Closed | 2015 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Retrofit year | 2023 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Acres | 41.0 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Stores at peak | 50 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Original developer | A.A.R. Realty | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Redeveloper | KPR Centers | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_closed**: “The mall closed in 2015.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tri-State_Mall
- **acres**: “The entire 41-acre (17 ha) property was purchased in 2021 by KPR Centers for $12.5 million.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tri-State_Mall
- **original_developer**: “The mall was developed by A.A.R. Realty, who remained the owners of the mall through its entire existence.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tri-State_Mall
- **after_notes**: “The only remaining retail tenant on the site is Tri-State Liquors, which relocated to a stand-alone building in 2024.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tri-State_Mall
- **status**: “The mall building was completely demolished in 2023.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tri-State_Mall
- **strategy**: “The owners of the Tri-State Mall property have unveiled a plan to construct a 525,000-square-foot logistics warehouse on the remainder of the site.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tri-State_Mall

## Anchors

W.T. Grant, Levitz Furniture, Pantry Pride, Value City, Burlington, K-Mart, Wilmington Dry Goods

## Parties

- A.A.R. Realty — owner (from text) (1970–2021)
- KPR Centers — owner (from text) (2021–)

## Timeline

- 1964: Mall first proposed
- 1967: Opened (Wikidata)
- 1968: Construction began
- 1969: Strip shopping center opened
- 1969: Wilmington Dry Goods opened
- 1970: Pantry Pride opened
- 1970: W.T. Grant opened
- 1970: Enclosed mall officially opened
- 2015: Mall closed
- 2023: Mall building demolished

## Deals and debt

- 2021 sale: 12500000.0 KPR Centers ← A.A.R. Realty  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tri-State_Mall

## Background (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened)

The Tri-State Mall was a shopping mall located on Delaware Route 92 in Claymont, Delaware. The mall closed in 2015. At 535,000 square feet (49,700 m2), it was the state's fourth-largest mall, with a maximum capacity of approximately 50 shops. It was located just off Interstate 95, less than a mile from the Pennsylvania/Delaware border. The last remaining anchor store was Burlington, which closed in 2017. The mall building was completely demolished in 2023. The only remaining retail tenant on the site is Tri-State Liquors, which relocated to a stand-alone building in 2024.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tri-State_Mall

## Sources

- Quoted support for year_closed — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tri-State_Mall

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Tri-State Mall, Claymont, DE." Record m-e496f5df96, release 2026-10-20, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/de/claymont-tri-state-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_claymonttristatemall,
  title = {Tri-State Mall, Claymont, DE},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/de/claymont-tri-state-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-e496f5df96, release 2026-10-20, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-20}
}
```

Licence: research use only; terms undecided with the authors (https://retrofitatlas.org/licence/). Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0. Tiers: curated = from the authors' public map, not reviewed by them; draft = imported or model-extracted, unreviewed.