Malls · Pennsylvania
Harrisburg Mall
Harrisburg Mall opened 1969, lost Macy's and Boscov's anchors, retains Bass Pro Shops, status unknown amid modest county growth today. · summary, model-written
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Boscov's
This site: Boscov's wikipedia · all sites with thisAttention fading (Wikipedia views −40% y/y)
This site: 4,152 views, -42% wikimedia · all sites with thisWebsite dead or redirecting
This site: …https://shopharrisburgmall.com overture / http check · all sites with this15-minute neighbourhood (5+ of 6 daily needs within 800 m)
This site: 5/6 openstreetmap · all sites with this3+ other atlas sites within 10 km
This site: 3 within 10 km computed · all sites with this30,000+ vehicles a day on an adjacent road
This site: 71,219 on VFW OF US MEM HW fhwa-hpms · all sites with thisCounty lost 10%+ of retail establishments since 2012
This site: -10% census-cbp · all sites with thisGrocery within 800 m
This site: 1 stores openstreetmap · all sites with thisHigh inland flooding risk
This site: Relatively High fema-nri · all sites with thisHigh social vulnerability tract (SVI ≥ 0.75)
This site: 0.83 cdc-svi · all sites with thisInterstate or freeway within 600 m
This site: VFW OF US MEM HW fhwa-hpms · all sites with thisRenter-majority tract
This site: 58% census-acs · all sites with thisNow
| Status | Status not verifiedWikidata |
|---|
Securitised debt and public filers
Filings (2001 to date) that name “Harrisburg Mall” and “Swatara Township” (5 hits, first 5 sampled). 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.
| Kind | Filer | Filings | Dates | Forms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public owner (weak) | Feldman Mall Properties, Inc. | 5 | 2005-04-15 to 2008-04-14 | 10-K 4, 10-K/A 1 |
Site context
| FEMA flood zone | X · AREA OF MINIMAL FLOOD HAZARDFEMA NFHL |
|---|---|
| EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m | 9: AMP INC BLDG 176; FAULKNER DEALERSHIP CAMPUS; HARRISBURG CHRYSLER PLYMOUTH; HBG MALL LP/HARRISBURG; MACYS HARRISBURG EAST NO 198EPA FRS |
| Census tract 42043022901 | 3,599 people, 1,526 per sq mi; median household income $63,438; median gross rent $1,530; 58% renters; 7.9% vacant units; 0.0% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year |
| Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m) | 5 of 6 daily needs: 1 grocers, 0 schools, 3 parks or playgrounds, 1 health, 1 civic, 6 food and drink; 9 cycleway segments, 10 sidewalk-tagged segmentsOpenStreetMap |
| Opportunity Zone | noHUD |
| Housing permits, Dauphin County (PA), 2024 | 168 units in 5+ unit buildings, 44 in 2–4, 287 single-family; 2023: 312 in 5+Census BPS |
| Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract) | overall percentile 0.83; socioeconomic 0.64; housing and transport 0.92; 17% below 150% of poverty; 21% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR |
| Other atlas sites nearby | 3 within 10 km, 3 within 25 km: Dauphin Highlands Golf Course (2.1 km); Dauphin Highlands Golf Course (5.0 km); Colonial Park Mall (5.7 km)computed |
| Overture Maps | place Harrisburg Mall (shopping_mall, confidence 0.60, from BrightQuery, Overture, Overture-signals); building footprint 10,190 m²Overture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0) |
| Website and social | shopharrisburgmall.com (down or redirecting, status 405); archived 2004–2024 (Wayback)Overture / Internet Archive |
| Attention: Wikipedia page views | 59,569 since 2015; 4,152 in the last 12 months (-42% vs the prior 12); peak 2024-01 with 1,729Wikimedia |
| Tract change 2013–2023 | tract boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 census; no 2013 comparisonCensus ACS |
| Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract) | relatively moderate overall (score 65.8); expected annual loss $1.4M; high: inland flooding, winter weather; community resilience very highFEMA NRI |
| Tax-credit housing within 1 km | 1 LIHTC properties, 104 units: Chestnut Pointe (104 units)HUD LIHTC |
| Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract) | low-income, low-access tract (1 mile urban / 10 miles rural); 64% of residents more than 1 mile from a supermarket; poverty rate 12.5%; median family income $55,172; 546 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS |
| Schools | Central Dauphin School District (KG-12); 2 public schools within 1 mile: Paxtang El Sch; Steelton-Highspire HSNCES EDGE |
| Elevation | 416 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP |
| Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023 | 884 establishments (-10%); 14,679 jobs (-4%)Census CBP |
| Housing market in the county | typical home value $277,230 (+3% 1 yr, +34% 5 yr); typical rent $1,411/mo (+2% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research |
| Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024) | 71,219 vehicles a day on VFW OF US MEM HW (Interstate, 4 lanes); 9,110 trucks; 40 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS |
Summary, model-written
Opened in 1969 as the largest regional mall in the Harrisburg metro area, Harrisburg Mall initially featured multiple anchor stores. Over time, Macy's and Boscov's vacated their spaces, leaving Bass Pro Shops as the remaining anchor. The mall’s current status is listed as unknown.
Why. The record shows anchor losses (Macy's and Boscov's) as a visible change; no explicit causes such as competition, debt, or demolition are stated.
Where it stands. The site presently has Bass Pro Shops as an anchor with two vacant anchor spaces, while ownership and overall status are not specified in the record.
For a planner
- No specific precedents or policy tools are documented in the record.
- Open questions include current ownership, vacancy details, and potential reuse or redevelopment plans.
- The modest 4.7% county growth (2018‑23) noted in the opp_reasons may signal modest market demand.
For a developer
- Site size and control are not specified; Bass Pro Shops is an anchor but the landlord is unknown.
- Entitlement stage and zoning details are absent from the record.
- Context layers (flood, transit, environment) are not recorded.
- Market signal: county grew 4.7% 2018‑23, suggesting modest demand.
What we do not know yet
- Current status (open/closed) and ownership are unknown.
- Exact site size, parcel count, and vacancy details beyond the two anchor spaces are not provided.
- Information on any existing deeds, liens, or debt encumbrances is missing.
- Context‑layer data such as floodplain, transit proximity, or environmental conditions are absent.
- The opp_score and opp_reasons appear model‑extracted and have not been verified.
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.
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Elsewhere on the web
Pages with photos
- Harrisburg Mall update: So far, these businesses are closing, relocating pennlive.com
- Harrisburg Mall doors still haven’t been locked despite deadline for ... reddit.com
- Harrisburg Shopping Mall in Pennsylvania pennsylvaniaandbeyondtravelblog.com
- Harrisburg Mall will be demolished as part of new redevelopment plan unveiled by owner fox43.com
- Swatara Township approves plan to rezone Harrisburg Mall local21news.com
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Multifamily screen
- county grew 4.7% 2018–23
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 | 1969Wikidata |
|---|---|
| Anchors | Boscov's, Bass Pro Shops |
| County | Dauphin County |
| Census division | 2 · Mid-Atlantic |
| Notes | Wikipedia categories: Demolished shopping malls in the United States |
Not yet recorded: acres, GLA, original developer, what is there now, retrofit year. Know it? Tell us.
Background
The Harrisburg Mall was a regional mall located just outside Harrisburg in Swatara Township, Pennsylvania. It was the largest mall in the Harrisburg metropolitan area. The anchor store is Bass Pro Shops. There are 2 vacant anchor stores that were once Macy's and Boscov's.
Excerpt from Wikipedia (authors and history), CC BY-SA 4.0. May be older than the record above.
Timeline
- 1969 Opened (Wikidata)
Sources
- Wikipedia: Harrisburg Mall · 2026-10-14 · CC BY-SA 4.0
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