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Malls · Pennsylvania

Columbia Colonnade

Imported, unreviewedStatus not verifiedHemlock, PA

Columbia Colonnade opened 1988 near Bloomsburg, PA, 350k sq ft, five anchors; current status and ownership unknown for future planning · summary, model-written

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Columbia Colonnade
Columbia Colonnade. Photo: Blandmalls, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

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Former anchors
JCPenneyThis site: JCPenney wikipedia · all sites with this
SearsThis site: Sears wikipedia · all sites with this
Finance and pipeline
On FacebookThis site: …https://www.facebook.com/2606181812789755 overture · all sites with this
Website aliveThis site: …http://www.columbiamall.com overture / http check · all sites with this
Place
30,000+ vehicles a day on an adjacent roadThis site: 30,600 on Z H CONFAIR MEMORIAL HW fhwa-hpms · all sites with this
Grocery within 800 mThis site: 3 stores openstreetmap · all sites with this
Interstate or freeway within 600 mThis site: Z H CONFAIR MEMORIAL HW fhwa-hpms · all sites with this
Low social vulnerability tract (SVI ≤ 0.25)This site: 0.11 cdc-svi · all sites with this
Shrinking countyThis site: -1.8% census-acs · all sites with this

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Now

StatusStatus not verifiedWikidata

Site context

Transit within 800 mno rail stationOpenStreetMap
Motorway junctions within 2 km232, junctionOpenStreetMap
FEMA flood zoneX · AREA OF MINIMAL FLOOD HAZARDFEMA NFHL
EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m4: ALDI FOOD MARKET; GEISINGER BUCKHORN MSK; PENNA DEPT OF TRANS MAINTENANCE 3-1& 3-3; PROPOSED RESTAURANTS WITH DRIVE THROUGHEPA FRS
Census tract 420370503005,020 people, 116 per sq mi; median household income $87,353; median gross rent $1,058; 12% renters; 7.5% vacant units; 0.3% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year
Walkability (EPA, block group)index 7.2 of 20; 6 intersections per sq mi; no transit stop within the EPA search radius; land-use mix 0.85; 14,085 jobs within 45 min by car; 4% of households without a carEPA Smart Location
Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m)4 of 6 daily needs: 3 grocers, 0 schools, 0 parks or playgrounds, 1 health, 1 civic, 10 food and drink; 1 cycleway segments, 3 sidewalk-tagged segmentsOpenStreetMap
Opportunity ZonenoHUD
Housing permits, Columbia County (PA), 20240 units in 5+ unit buildings, 0 in 2–4, 68 single-family; 2023: 0 in 5+Census BPS
Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract)overall percentile 0.11; socioeconomic 0.21; housing and transport 0.25; 15% below 150% of poverty; 2% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR
Overture Mapsplace Columbia Colonnade Mall (shopping_mall, confidence 0.97, from Overture, meta); building footprint 39,895 m², 6.202289581298828 mOverture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0)
Website and socialwww.columbiamall.com (alive); archived 1998–2023 (Wayback) · social: facebookOverture / Internet Archive
Attention: Wikipedia page views20,031 since 2015; 2,032 in the last 12 months (-12% vs the prior 12); peak 2022-04 with 486Wikimedia
Tract change 2013–2023population -4% (5,236 → 5,020); median income +53% ($57,130 → $87,353); renters 17% → 12%; median home value +54% ($169,100 → $259,500)Census ACS 5-year
Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract)relatively low overall (score 44.0); expected annual loss $1.5M; high: winter weather; community resilience very highFEMA NRI
Tax-credit housing within 1 kmnoneHUD LIHTC
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023231 establishments (-2%); 3,950 jobs (+13%)Census CBP
Housing market in the countytypical home value $243,148 (+5% 1 yr, +11% 5 yr); typical rent $1,148/mo (+6% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
House price index, tract, 2025284 (2000 = 100); -9.1% 1 yr, +32% 5 yr, +48% 10 yrFHFA
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)30,600 vehicles a day on Z H CONFAIR MEMORIAL HW (Interstate, 4 lanes); 10,828 trucks; 40 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Columbia Colonnade opened in 1988 as a mall just outside Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, featuring approximately 350,568 square feet of GLA and 53 peak stores. It was anchored by EFO Furniture, Planet Fitness, Dunham's Sports, MVP Clubhouse, and a VA Clinic, serving Bloomsburg University and surrounding communities. The record does not provide information on any subsequent changes, closures, or current use.

Why. not stated in the record

Where it stands. Current status is unknown and no owner information is provided in the record.

For a planner

  • No precedents or policy tools are mentioned in the record.
  • Open questions include the current ownership and legal control of the site.
  • Open questions also cover existing zoning, land‑use designations, and any proposed reuse or redevelopment plans.

For a developer

  • Site size: 350,568 sq ft GLA (as reported).
  • Control and entitlement stage are unknown per the record.
  • Context‑layer constraints (flood, transit, environment) and market signals from tract data are not provided.

What we do not know yet

  • Current status (open, vacant, demolished, repurposed) is unknown.
  • Owner or controlling entity is not identified.
  • Timeline of anchor tenant changes or closures is missing.
  • Any planning actions, zoning changes, or development agreements are not described.
  • Environmental, flood‑risk, transit access, and market‑data details are absent.

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  • Salisbury Mall, Salisbury, NC · Malls · similar GLA (330,000 sq ft); opened 1986
  • Susquehanna Valley Mall, Selinsgrove, PA · Malls · similar GLA (400,000 sq ft); also in PA; 40 km away
  • Blue Mountain Mall, Walla Walla, WA · Malls · similar GLA (337,869 sq ft); opened 1989

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History and original facts

Opened1988Wikidata
Gross leasable area350,568 sq ftEsri 2014 layer
Stores at peak53Esri 2014 layer
AnchorsJCPenney, Sears, The Bon-Ton, Dunham's Sports
AddressI-80 & Rt. 42
CountyColumbia
Census division2 · Mid-Atlantic
NotesWikipedia categories: Defunct shopping malls in the United States

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Background

Columbia Colonnade was a shopping mall located just outside Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. It was anchored by EFO Furniture, Planet Fitness, Dunham's Sports, MVP Clubhouse, and a VA Clinic. The mall was next to Interstate 80 and PA 42. It also served the Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, as well as several surrounding communities, such as Bloomsburg and Buckhorn, Pennsylvania.

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

Timeline

  1. 1988 Opened (Wikidata)

Sources

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