Malls · Pennsylvania

The Mall at Steamtown

Imported, unreviewedClosedScranton, PA

Opened 1993.

Status nowClosedEsri 2014 layer reported

Site size565,000 sq ft GLAEsri 2014 layer reported

Retrofit yearNot yet retrofittedstatus reported

Walkability13.2 of 20EPA, OpenStreetMap

Rail within 800 mYes · Opportunity ZoneOpenStreetMap, HUD

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Former anchors

Boscov's

This site: Boscov's wikipedia · all sites with this

Finance and pipeline

Closed per a 2014 list or a Wikipedia category, unchecked

This site: …closed import, no source · all sites with this

Place

County lost 10%+ of retail establishments since 2012

This site: -13% census-cbp · all sites with this

High social vulnerability tract (SVI ≥ 0.75)

This site: 0.88 cdc-svi · all sites with this

Interstate or freeway within 600 m

This site: BIDEN ST fhwa-hpms · all sites with this

Lower-income tract (< $50k)

This site: $23,897 census-acs · all sites with this

National Register place within 500 m

This site: Grand Army of the Republic Building; Dime Bank Building nps-nrhp · all sites with this

Opportunity Zone

This site: 42069100200 hud-oz · all sites with this

Rail within 800 m

This site: Electric City Trolley Station openstreetmap · all sites with this

Renter-majority tract

This site: 96% census-acs · all sites with this

Walkable block group (EPA ≥ 12)

This site: …index 13.2 epa-walkability · all sites with this

All elements and lists · Trends

Now

Status	ClosedEsri 2014 layer reported

Site context

Transit within 800 m	Electric City Trolley Station (rail); 2 bus stops within 400 mOpenStreetMap
Motorway junctions within 2 km	junctionOpenStreetMap
FEMA flood zone	no NFHL polygon at point (unmapped or outside coverage)FEMA NFHL
EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m	22: ARCHDIOCESE OF SCRANTON (BISHOP HANNAN HIGH SCHOOL); HCSC LAUNDRY/SCRANTON; KANE FREIGHT LINES INC; LACKAWANNA COUNTY COURTHOUSE; LACKAWANNA COUNTY MS4EPA FRS
Census tract 42069100200	3,088 people, 8,326 per sq mi; median household income $23,897; median gross rent $706; 96% renters; 13.7% vacant units; 8.5% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year
Walkability (EPA, block group)	index 13.2 of 20; 213 intersections per sq mi; no transit stop within the EPA search radius; land-use mix 0.81; 37,240 jobs within 45 min by car; 42% of households without a carEPA Smart Location
Opportunity Zone	yes, tract 42069100200 (rural)HUD
National Register places within 500 m	8: Grand Army of the Republic Building; Dime Bank Building; St. Peter's Cathedral Complex; Central Railroad of New Jersey Freight StationNPS
Housing permits, Lackawanna County (PA), 2024	0 units in 5+ unit buildings, 46 in 2–4, 204 single-family; 2023: 20 in 5+Census BPS
Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract)	overall percentile 0.88; socioeconomic 0.79; housing and transport 0.90; 55% below 150% of poverty; 52% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR
Overture Maps	no place match; building footprint 30,478 m²Overture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0)
Tract change 2013–2023	population +20% (2,568 → 3,088); median income +16% ($20,654 → $23,897); renters 96% → 96%; median home value n/aCensus ACS 5-year
Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract)	relatively low overall (score 41.9); expected annual loss $767,608; high: winter weather; community resilience relatively highFEMA NRI
Tax-credit housing within 1 km	3 LIHTC properties, 145 units: Hotel Jermyn Apts (85 units); Florence Apts (30 units); St Francis Of Assisi Commons (30 units)HUD LIHTC
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)	11,170 jobs in 792 establishments; average annual pay $35,493; employment location quotient 1.14; employment -0.8% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 2022	8,254 jobs; 348 in retail trade, 496 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 42069100200)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)	children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 47th income percentile as adults; 3.8% incarcerated at the 2010 count (243 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights
Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract)	not a low-access tract at 1 mile; poverty rate 42.5%; median family income $33,897; 791 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
Schools	Scranton School District (PK-12); 7 public schools within 1 mile: Northeast Intrmd Sch; John Adams #4; Frances Willard #32; South Scranton Intrmd SchNCES EDGE
Elevation	744 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025	220 county-logged events: 130 thunderstorm wind, 53 flash flood, 20 hail, 7 lightning; $15,046,000 property damage reported; 2 direct deaths; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 18503, 2026-09	median list price $339,900 (+106.1% on the year); 1 active listings; median 121 days on market; 0% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023	809 establishments (-13%); 11,867 jobs (-11%)Census CBP
Housing market in the county	typical home value $242,972 (+2% 1 yr, +37% 5 yr); typical rent $1,415/mo (+3% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)	27,425 vehicles a day on BIDEN ST (freeway or expressway, 6 lanes); 958 trucks; 40 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

The Mall at Steamtown opened in 1993 as a retail center with approximately 565,000 square feet of GLA and up to 80 stores. It operated as a mall until it closed, after which no further events are recorded.

Why. The record does not specify why the mall closed; no anchor loss, competition, debt, or demolition details are provided.

Where it stands. The mall is currently closed, and the record does not identify the current owner or controlling entity.

For a planner

Large 565,000‑sq‑ft site offers potential for adaptive reuse or redevelopment.
No zoning, entitlement, or planning‑tool information is present in the record.
Open questions include the cause of closure, current ownership, and any existing municipal plans for the property.

For a developer

Site size: 565,000 sq ft GLA.
Ownership and control are not disclosed in the record.
Entitlement stage, zoning approvals, and any pending deals are unknown.
No context‑layer data (flood risk, transit access, environmental constraints) are provided.
Market‑signal data from the surrounding tract are absent.

What we do not know yet

Cause of closure is not stated in the record.
Current owner or controlling entity is unknown.
Any ongoing purchase, lease, or redevelopment deals are not documented.
Zoning, land‑use, and entitlement status are unspecified.
Environmental, flood‑plain, and transit‑access constraints have not been recorded.
The record is marked as “draft” with only one source, indicating limited verification.

Generated by nvidia/nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b on NVIDIA API via Hermes CT from the fields, parcels, deals and context layers on this page, with no outside knowledge. It is regenerated when the record changes and has not been checked by a person. How it is made.

Similar sites

Mobile Festival Centre, Mobile, AL · Malls · similar GLA (488,138 sq ft); opened 1986
Rock Hill Galleria, Rock Hill, SC · Malls · similar GLA (678,979 sq ft); opened 1991
College Square, Morristown, TN · Malls · similar GLA (523,013 sq ft); opened 1988
York Mall, York, PA · Malls · similar GLA (603,435 sq ft); also in PA

Elsewhere on the web

Retail history: Steamtown Mall / The Mall at Steamtown on DeadMalls.com photos, field notes and visitor memories since 2000; matched by name and city; nothing copied here

Pages with photos

The Mall at Steamtown - Scranton, PA | Flickr flickr.com
The Mall at Steamtown | SAH ARCHIPEDIA sah-archipedia.org
The Mall At Steamtown Photos and Premium High Res Pictures - Ge… gettyimages.co.uk

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Multifamily screen

closed or demolished per category only, +0 until sourced
565,000 sq ft GLA (large site)

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	1993Esri 2014 layer
Gross leasable area	565,000 sq ftEsri 2014 layer reported
Stores at peak	80Esri 2014 layer reported
Anchors	Steve & Barry's, Boscov's, The Bon Ton, Marquee Cinemas 8
Address	Lackawanna & Wyoming Aves.
County	Lackawanna
Census division	2 · Mid-Atlantic
Notes	Listed as a closed mall in Esri's 2014 Closed_US_Malls layer (Directory of Major Malls data). Current status to be checked.

Not yet recorded: acres, original developer, what is there now, retrofit year. Know it? Tell us.

Timeline

1993 Opened

Sources

Esri StoryMaps: Closed_US_Malls feature layer (2014) · 2014-10-02

Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "The Mall at Steamtown, Scranton, PA." Record m-2ffb1dbfd5, imported, unreviewed. Built on the public Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/pa/scranton-the-mall-at-steamtown/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

BibTeX

@misc{retrofitatlas_scrantonthemallatsteamtown,
  title = {The Mall at Steamtown, Scranton, PA},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/pa/scranton-the-mall-at-steamtown/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-2ffb1dbfd5, release 2026-10-21, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-21}
}

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