Malls · Pennsylvania
Trexler Mall
Trexler Mall opened as an enclosed mall, later became the open‑air Shoppes at Trexler; current status and ownership are unknown. · summary, model-written
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This site: 5/6 openstreetmap · 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-income tract ($100k+)
This site: $106,146 census-acs · all sites with thisNow
| Status | Status not verifiedWikipedia reported |
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Official records (10)
government and regulatory records for this site, built from ids on the record
- EDGAR filer · Cedar Shopping Centers Inc (Cdr-Pb, Cdr-Pc)from sec.gov
- Filing 0000761648-26-000008 (8-K, 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K/A)from sec.gov
- EDGAR filer · Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. (Whlr, Whlrd, Whlrl, Whlrp)from sec.gov
- Filing 0001527541-26-000254 (8-K)from sec.gov
- EDGAR full-text search: “Trexler Mall”from city search
- Census tract 42077006309 profile (data.census.gov)from data.census.gov
- Census tract 42077006309 on Census Reporterfrom censusreporter.org
- Lehigh County (42077) profile (data.census.gov)from data.census.gov
- FEMA flood map (NFHL) at this point (search)from msc.fema.gov
- EPA ECHO facilities within 1 milefrom echo.epa.gov
Reference (4)
encyclopedic and research references
- Wikipedia articlefrom en.wikipedia.org
- Wikimedia Commons photos within 500 mfrom commons.wikimedia.org
- Retrofitting Suburbia (book site)from retrofittingsuburbia.com
- Trexlertown, Pennsylvania on Wikipediafrom en.wikipedia.org
Place (8)
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- Street Viewfrom google.com
- Bing Mapsfrom bing.com
- Apple Mapsfrom maps.apple.com
- OpenStreetMapfrom openstreetmap.org
- Walk Score at this pointfrom walkscore.com
- Transitland mapfrom transit.land
- USGS National Mapfrom apps.nationalmap.gov
Market (2)
listings and owner pages; commercial, so search engines are told not to follow
- LoopNet: for sale in Trexlertown, PA (search)from city search
- The site's own websitefrom cclaundries.com
News (3)
news searches and archived pages
- Google News: “Trexler Mall” (search)from name search
- Bing News: “Trexler Mall” (search)from name search
- Wayback Machine · www.cclaundries.com (2011–2025)from web.archive.org
History and original facts
| County | Lehigh County |
|---|---|
| Census division | 2 · Mid-Atlantic |
| Notes | Wikipedia categories: Demolished shopping malls in the United States |
Not yet recorded: acres, GLA, year opened, original developer, what is there now, retrofit year. Know it? Tell us.
Planning
| No zoning change, subsidy or policy tool recorded for this site. |
Securitised debt and public filers
Filings (2001 to date) that name “Trexler Mall” and “Trexlertown” (136 hits, first 100 sampled, 1 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.
| Kind | Filer | Filings | Dates | Forms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public owner (strong) | CEDAR SHOPPING CENTERS INC (CDR-PB, CDR-PC) | 85 | 2005-08-04 to 2026-03-05 | 8-K 73, 10-K 8, 10-Q 2, 8-K/A 1 |
| Public owner (strong) | Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. (WHLR, WHLRD, WHLRL, WHLRP) | 12 | 2022-11-08 to 2026-08-06 | 8-K 12 |
Site context
| FEMA flood zone | no NFHL polygon at point (unmapped or outside coverage)FEMA NFHL |
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| EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m | 9: AIR PRODUCTS & CHEMICALS INC; AIR PRODUCTS & CHEMICALS, INC; EVONIK CORP/UPPER MACUNGIE; INTERTEK USA; PRESTIGE CLEANERSEPA FRS |
| Census tract 42077006309 | 4,180 people, 3,305 per sq mi; median household income $106,146; median gross rent $1,756; 45% renters; 2.2% 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, 11 parks or playgrounds, 3 health, 3 civic, 15 food and drink; 3 cycleway segments, 13 sidewalk-tagged segmentsOpenStreetMap |
| Opportunity Zone | noHUD |
| Housing permits, Lehigh County (PA), 2024 | 501 units in 5+ unit buildings, 20 in 2–4, 541 single-family; 2023: 8 in 5+Census BPS |
| Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract) | overall percentile 0.48; socioeconomic 0.18; housing and transport 0.77; 8% below 150% of poverty; 8% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR |
| Other atlas sites nearby | 1 within 10 km, 3 within 25 km: Whitehall Plaza (7.4 km)computed |
| Overture Maps | place Trexler Mall (shopping_mall, confidence 0.99, from Overture, Overture-signals, meta); building footprint 32,419 m², 6.125133991241455 mOverture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0) |
| Website and social | www.cclaundries.com (alive); archived 2011–2025 (Wayback) · social: facebookOverture / Internet Archive |
| Attention: Wikipedia page views | 9,342 since 2015; 858 in the last 12 months (+7% vs the prior 12); peak 2015-10 with 159Wikimedia |
| 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 64.0); expected annual loss $1.5M; high: inland flooding, winter weather, cold wave; community resilience relatively highFEMA NRI |
| Tax-credit housing within 1 km | noneHUD LIHTC |
| Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW) | 18,306 jobs in 1,107 establishments; average annual pay $36,831; employment location quotient 0.91; employment -1.0% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private |
| Jobs located in the tract, 2022 | 262 jobs; 1 in retail trade, 10 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 42077006309)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022 |
| Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract) | children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 59th income percentile as adults; 1.9% incarcerated at the 2010 count (115 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights |
| Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract) | low-access at 1 mile, not low-income; 53% of residents more than 1 mile from a supermarket; poverty rate 1.5%; median family income $97,531; 126 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS |
| Schools | East Penn School District (KG-12); 0 public schools within 1 mileNCES EDGE |
| Elevation | 400 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP |
| Storm events in the county, 2016-2025 | 312 county-logged events: 200 thunderstorm wind, 44 flash flood, 38 hail, 13 heavy rain; $20,038,010 property damage reported; 1 direct deaths; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events |
| Homes for sale in ZIP 18087, 2026-09 | median list price $299,900 (-16.4% on the year); 1 active listings; median 14 days on market; 0% with a price cutRealtor.com Research |
| Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023 | 1,172 establishments (-6%); 27,011 jobs (+32%)Census CBP |
| Housing market in the county | typical home value $363,024 (+4% 1 yr, +34% 5 yr); typical rent $1,820/mo (+3% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research |
| House price index, tract, 2025 | 444 (2000 = 100); +5.5% 1 yr, +53% 5 yr, +82% 10 yrFHFA |
| Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024) | 13,128 vehicles a day on HAMILTON BL (minor arterial, 2 lanes); 394 trucks; 40 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS |
Summary, model-written
Trexler Mall originally operated as an enclosed community shopping mall in Trexlertown, Pennsylvania. It was later reconfigured into an open‑air center known as The Shoppes at Trexler. The record does not specify when these changes occurred or the mall’s current operational status.
Why. not stated in the record
Where it stands. The site’s current status is unknown and no owner or controlling entity is identified in the record.
For a planner
- No prior redevelopment precedents or policy interventions are documented for this site.
- Open questions include the current ownership, zoning designation, and any pending entitlements for future use.
For a developer
- Site size and parcel boundaries are not provided in the record.
- Control and entitlement stage are unknown; no information on flood risk, transit access, environmental constraints, or local market signals is available.
What we do not know yet
- Opening date and original anchor tenant list are missing.
- Reasons for the mall’s transition to an open‑air format are not stated.
- Current ownership, lease status, and operational condition are unknown.
- No data on site dimensions, zoning, entitlements, floodplain, transit proximity, or environmental constraints are present.
- The opportunity score and its rationale rely on unverified county‑growth data.
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Elsewhere on the web
Pages with photos
- 6900 Hamilton Blvd, Trexlertown, PA 18087 - Trexler Mall | LoopNet loopnet.com
- Trexler Mall - 6900 Hamilton Blvd, Trexlertown, PA 18087 - Hours ... businessyab.com
- Lane - Trexlertown, PA | Trexler Mall, 6900 Hamilton Blvd; o… | … flickr.com
- The Gone-Ton: Trexler Mall (Trexlertown, PA) the-gone-ton.blogspot.com
- Trexler Mall - store list, hours, (location: Trexlertown, Pennsylvania ... mallsinamerica.com
- TREXLER MALL - Updated July 2026 - 29 Photos - 6900 Hamilton Blvd ... yelp.com
- Rare interior photo of the former Trexler Mall in Tre… tumblr.com
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Multifamily screen
- county grew 3.5% 2018–23
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Background
The Shoppes at Trexler, formerly Trexler Mall, is an open-air shopping center and former enclosed community shopping mall in Trexlertown, Pennsylvania.
Excerpt from Wikipedia (authors and history), CC BY-SA 4.0. May be older than the record above.
Sources
- Wikipedia: Trexler Mall · 2026-08-06 · CC BY-SA 4.0
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