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Chambersburg Mall

Imported, unreviewedClosedChambersburg, PA

Chambersburg Mall opened 1982, lost anchors, closed 2023, owned by Namdar Realty Group as a vacant building near I‑81 exit 20. · summary, model-written

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Chambersburg Mall
Chambersburg Mall. Photo: Mike Kalasnik, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Site profile9 elements · what this retrofit is built with · tap a chip for the evidence

Former anchors
JCPenneyThis site: JCPenney wikipedia · all sites with this
SearsThis site: Sears wikipedia · all sites with this
Finance and pipeline
Closed or demolished, no retrofit recordedThis site: …closed extraction · all sites with this
On FacebookThis site: …https://www.twitter.com/preit overture · all sites with this
On TwitterThis site: …https://www.twitter.com/preit overture · all sites with this
Website aliveThis site: …http://www.preit.com overture / http check · all sites with this
Place
30,000+ vehicles a day on an adjacent roadThis site: 47,574 on AMERICAN LEGION MEM HW fhwa-hpms · all sites with this
Interstate or freeway within 600 mThis site: AMERICAN LEGION MEM HW fhwa-hpms · all sites with this
Scale
Building footprint 50,000+ m²This site: 50,878 m² overture · all sites with this

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Now

StatusClosedextracted, unreviewed
What is there nowclosed mall buildingextracted, unreviewed

Deals and debt

DateEventPricePartiesSource
2013Sold$8.8M closedMason Asset Management ← PREITWikipedia

Securitised debt and public filers

Filings (2001 to date) that name “Chambersburg Mall” and “Chambersburg” (103 hits, first 100 sampled, 7 other filers such as tenants left out). No commercial-mortgage trust names this mall in the sample, which does not rule out a securitised loan. Text matches, not a title search. Open the search · all trusts.

KindFilerFilingsDatesForms
Public owner (strong)PENNSYLVANIA REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST752003-05-22 to 2016-02-268-K 50, 10-K 13, 10-Q 7, 8-K/A 3
Public owner (strong)CROWN AMERICAN REALTY TRUST52001-02-14 to 2003-05-1510-K 3, 10-Q 1, 8-K 1

As reported by the owner

Property tables from the owner's annual report (Form 10-K, Item 2) on EDGAR, one row per filing year. GLA, occupancy and anchors are the filer's own figures at that year end; “leased” counts signed leases, “occupied” counts open stores; ownership is the filer's share. Matched by name and place, unreviewed; the verbatim table row is in sec_facts.csv.

Year endFilerName in filingGLA sq ftOccupancyYearsShareSales psfAnchors listed
2009Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust 10-K, 2010-03-16Chambersburg Mall Chambersburg, PA
match: exact		454,350
in-line 454,350		83.2% occupiedbuilt 1982100.0%Bon-Ton Burlington Coat Factory JCPenney Sears

Site context

Transit within 800 mno rail stationOpenStreetMap
Motorway junctions within 2 km20OpenStreetMap
FEMA flood zoneX · AREA OF MINIMAL FLOOD HAZARDFEMA NFHL
EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m2: NORTHEAST FLIGHT DETACHMENT; SEARS 2224/6324EPA FRS
Census tract 420550105014,639 people, 266 per sq mi; median household income $95,080; median gross rent $1,166; 11% renters; 6.3% vacant units; 0.0% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year
Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m)0 of 6 daily needs: 0 grocers, 0 schools, 0 parks or playgrounds, 0 health, 0 civic, 0 food and drink; 0 cycleway segments, 0 sidewalk-tagged segmentsOpenStreetMap
Opportunity ZonenoHUD
Housing permits, Franklin County (PA), 2024112 units in 5+ unit buildings, 33 in 2–4, 478 single-family; 2023: 70 in 5+Census BPS
Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract)overall percentile 0.33; socioeconomic 0.29; housing and transport 0.53; 8% below 150% of poverty; 1% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR
Overture Mapsplace Chambersburg Mall (shopping_mall, confidence 0.92, from Foursquare, Overture, Overture-signals); building footprint 50,878 m², 5.643963813781738 mOverture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0)
Website and socialwww.preit.com (alive); archived 1999–2026 (Wayback) · social: facebook, twitterOverture / Internet Archive
Attention: Wikipedia page views54,784 since 2015; 5,139 in the last 12 months (-19% vs the prior 12); peak 2023-07 with 1,714Wikimedia
Tract change 2013–2023tract boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 census; no 2013 comparisonCensus ACS
Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract)relatively low overall (score 26.7); expected annual loss $997,173; community resilience relatively moderateFEMA NRI
Tax-credit housing within 1 kmnoneHUD LIHTC
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023452 establishments (-7%); 7,774 jobs (+7%)Census CBP
Housing market in the countytypical home value $289,562 (+2% 1 yr, +22% 5 yr); typical rent $1,335/mo (+1% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
House price index, tract, 2025282 (2000 = 100); +7.7% 1 yr, +48% 5 yr, +72% 10 yrFHFA
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)47,574 vehicles a day on AMERICAN LEGION MEM HW (Interstate, 4 lanes); 15,022 trucks; 23 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Chambersburg Mall opened in 1982 under developer Crown American and initially featured anchors such as Bon‑Ton, Sears, JCPenney and Burlington. Over time ownership shifted from Crown American to PREIT (2003‑2013) and then to Mason Asset Management, while anchor stores began closing—Sears in 2015, Bon‑Ton in 2018—and the mall itself shut down in 2023.

Why. The record shows that the loss of anchor tenants (Sears, Bon‑Ton, JCPenney, Burlington) preceded the mall’s closure, indicating anchor loss as the primary cause visible in the data. No explicit mention of competition, debt or demolition appears in the record.

Where it stands. The mall is currently closed and its building is owned and managed by Namdar Realty Group.

For a planner

  • Sequential anchor store closures leading to total mall closure, as shown in the event timeline.
  • Ownership transferred via private sale in 2013 (PREIT to Mason Asset Management) with no public intervention noted.
  • Open questions include potential reuse strategies, applicable zoning, and how the site’s proximity to I‑81 exit 20 might influence future plans.

For a developer

  • Controlled by Namdar Realty Group; exact ownership timeline after 2013 not detailed.
  • Site size, current entitlement stage, and any flood, transit or environmental constraints are not provided in the record.
  • No tract‑level market signals or demographic data are included.
  • The building’s physical condition and any demolition status are unspecified.

What we do not know yet

  • Missing site footprint or gross leasable area.
  • No information on floodplain, wetlands, or other environmental constraints.
  • Transit access details beyond proximity to I‑81 exit 20 are absent.
  • Current zoning, entitlements, or any approved reuse plans are not stated.
  • Building condition, presence of hazardous materials, or demolition progress unknown.
  • The reliability of extraction‑based fields (e.g., opp_score, opp_reasons) is uncertain as the record is marked “draft” verified.

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History and original facts

Opened1982Wikidata
Closed2023extracted, unreviewed
Stores at peak75extracted, unreviewed
Original developerCrown Americanextracted, unreviewed
AnchorsJCPenney, Sears, The Bon-Ton, Value City, Burlington, Hess's, Gee Bee, Black Rose Antiques & Collectibles
CountyFranklin County
Census division2 · Mid-Atlantic
NotesWikipedia categories: Defunct shopping malls in the United States

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Background

Chambersburg Mall is a closed shopping mall located near Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, in the unincorporated community of Scotland. Located at exit 20 off Interstate 81, the mall had a capacity of at least 64. It is currently owned and managed by Namdar Realty Group. The mall's anchor stores and last remaining store, inaccessible from the mall interior, was Black Rose Antiques & Collectibles. There are 3 other vacant anchor stores that were once JCPenney, Burlington, and The Bon-Ton.

Excerpt from Wikipedia (authors and history), CC BY-SA 4.0. May be older than the record above.

Timeline

  1. 1982 Opened (Wikidata)
  2. 1982 opened
  3. 1985 Bon-Ton added
  4. 1990 Sears joins
  5. 1992 Gee Bee becomes Value City
  6. 2003 PREIT acquisition
  7. 2012 put up for sale
  8. 2013 sold to Mason Asset Management
  9. 2015 Sears closed, replaced by Black Rose
  10. 2018 Bon-Ton closed
  11. 2023 mall closed

Sources

  • Wikipedia: Chambersburg Mall · supports: after notes, original developer, status, year closed
    14 quoted sentences
    The mall was officially closed on June 30, 2023.
    Chambersburg Mall opened March 4, 1982 under Crown American mall developers
    Since closing, the mall has not been sold for redevelopment due to a reported $20 million price tag, and numerous people have been charged with trespassing for attempting to enter the mall.
    The mall was officially closed on June 30, 2023.

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