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Moorestown Mall

Imported, unreviewedRedevelopedReinhabitedRetrofit approvedMoorestown, NJ

PREIT approved 375 apartments + hotel at Moorestown Mall (1963), with housing demand and county growth supporting the retrofit. · summary, model-written

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Former anchors
Wanamaker'sThis site: Wanamaker's wikipedia · all sites with this
WoolworthsThis site: Woolworths wikipedia · all sites with this
Finance and pipeline
Retrofit in the pipelineThis site: …approved newtypes-extraction · all sites with this
Place
30,000+ vehicles a day on an adjacent roadThis site: 47,139 on NJ 38 fhwa-hpms · all sites with this
County typical rent $2,000+This site: $2,264/mo zillow · all sites with this
Strategy
RedevelopedThis site: 375 apartments on the property with a 125-room hotel in the works. The number of apartments could reach 1,065 units. record · all sites with this
ReinhabitedThis site: 375 apartments on the property with a 125-room hotel in the works. The number of apartments could reach 1,065 units. record · all sites with this
New use
Entertainment and sportsThis site: …new_use field newtypes-extraction · all sites with this
HotelThis site: 375 apartments on the property with a 125-room hotel in the works. The number of apartments could reach 1,065 un newtypes-extraction · all sites with this
HousingThis site: 375 apartments on the property with a 125-room hotel in the works. The num newtypes-extraction · all sites with this
Retail (continued)This site: …new_use field newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

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Now

StatusRetrofit approvednewtypes-extraction reported
StrategyRedevelopment · Reinhabitation, approvedWikipedia no source
New usesentertainment, hotel, housing, retailWikipedia no source
What is there now375 apartments on the property with a 125-room hotel in the works. The number of apartments could reach 1,065 units.newtypes-extraction reported
Retrofit year2022newtypes-extraction reported
RedeveloperPREITnewtypes-extraction reported

Planning

Zoning changegained approval to build 375 apartments on the propertynewtypes-extraction reported
Entitlement year2022Wikipedia no source

Securitised debt and public filers

Filings (2001 to date) that name “Moorestown Mall” and “Moorestown” (325 hits, first 100 sampled). Common name: these matches are unreliable. 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 TRUST1002003-03-06 to 2024-03-198-K 69, 10-K 21, 8-K/A 6, 10-Q 4

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
2022Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust 10-K, 2023-03-27Moorestown Mall Moorestown, NJ
match: exact		926,733
in-line 744,580		97.7% occupiedbuilt 1963 / renovated 2008100.0%Boscov’s, Regal Cinemas, HomeSense, Turn 7, Cooper University Health Care
2016Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust 10-K, 2017-02-28Moorestown Mall Moorestown, NJ
match: exact		1,075,105
in-line 753,905		94.1% occupiedbuilt 1963 / renovated 2008100.0%Boscov’s, Lord & Taylor, Macy’s , Regal Cinema RPX and Sears
2009Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust 10-K, 2010-03-16Moorestown Mall Moorestown, NJ
match: exact		1,059,470
in-line 738,270		90.1% occupiedbuilt 1963 / renovated 2008100.0%Boscov’s Lord & Taylor Macy’s Sears

Site context

Housing permits, Burlington County (NJ), 2024988 units in 5+ unit buildings, 103 in 2–4, 1,063 single-family; 2023: 469 in 5+Census BPS
Other atlas sites nearby2 within 10 km, 18 within 25 km: Former Sears at Moorestown Mall (0.0 km); Three Executive Campus (5.9 km)computed
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)24,659 jobs in 1,226 establishments; average annual pay $48,634; employment location quotient 1.16; employment +0.6% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 20225,918 jobs; 1,091 in retail trade, 433 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 34005700501)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; 0.7% incarcerated at the 2010 count (265 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; 13% of residents more than 1 mile from a supermarket; poverty rate 2.2%; median family income $120,781; 89 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
SchoolsMoorestown Township School District (KG-12); 0 public schools within 1 mileNCES EDGE
Elevation34 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025533 county-logged events: 376 thunderstorm wind, 57 hail, 52 flash flood, 17 heavy rain; $48,050 property damage reported; 1 direct deaths; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 08057, 2026-09median list price $774,715 (+1.8% on the year); 59 active listings; median 37 days on market; 22% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 20231,316 establishments (-8%); 24,751 jobs (+5%)Census CBP
Housing market in the countytypical home value $418,637 (+2% 1 yr, +36% 5 yr); typical rent $2,264/mo (+3% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)47,139 vehicles a day on NJ 38 (principal arterial, 4 lanes); 2,054 trucks; 17 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Moorestown Mall (opened 1963) is approved for redevelopment. PREIT secured zoning approval in 2022 to build 375 apartments (potential total 1,065 units) and a 125-room hotel. The project is underway.

Why. Zoning change approved 2022. Median rent $1,669. County population grew 4.0% 2018–2023. Housing demand noted in record.

Where it stands. Status: approved. 375 apartments approved. Hotel in planning. 12-screen Regal theater added 2011. Current anchors: Boscov's, Regal, Cooper University Health Care.

For a planner

  • 0km: Sears location (built)
  • 5.9km: Three Executive Campus (proposed)

For a developer

  • Housing market: ZHVI $418,637 (2.2% YoY growth)
  • Retail: 1,316 stores (2023), +4.8% employment
  • Traffic: 47,139 ADT on NJ 38 (principal arterial)

What we do not know yet

  • No current tenant count
  • No timeline for hotel completion
  • No details on retail mix post-retrofit

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Multifamily screen

  • already in play: under construction, approved, or sold to a developer with housing plans
  • county grew 4.0% 2018–23
  • median rent $1,669
  • housing in the record

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History and original facts

Opened1963newtypes-extraction
AnchorsGimbels, Woolworths, Wanamaker's
CountyBurlington County
Census division2 · Mid-Atlantic
NotesDraft from Wikipedia, model-extracted, unreviewed: Moorestown Mall is undergoing a major redevelopment with approved plans for 375 apartments and a 125-room hotel on the property.

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Background

Moorestown Mall is a shopping mall in Moorestown, New Jersey, owned by PREIT. The mall has over 90 stores and is anchored by Boscov's, Regal Cinemas, and Cooper University Health Care - Moorestown Campus. Junior anchors are Five Below, HomeSense, Michaels, and Sierra Trading Post, all located in a converted Macy's anchor store. There is one anchor tenant called Parky’s, a family entertainment center, under construction at the mall. == History == Moorestown Mall originally opened for business in 1963 with Gimbels, Wanamaker's, and Woolworths as the original anchors. In 1971, Sears built a new store and relocated from Camden, NJ. Gimbels became Stern's in 1986 and closed in 1990.

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

Timeline

  1. 1963 Opened
  2. 2011 Moorestown residents voted to allow liquor sales
  3. 2011 New 12-screen Regal theater announced/built
  4. 2022 Approval for apartments and hotel
  5. 2022 Retrofit: redevelop, reinhabit

Sources

  • Moorestown Mall · CC BY-SA 4.0
    4 quoted sentences
    Moorestown Mall
    In 2011, Moorestown residents voted to allow liquor sales at the Moorestown Mall in order to increase revenues at the mall.
    On December 22, 2011, PREIT and the Regal Entertainment Group announced their intent to build a new state-of-the-art 56,000 sq ft 12-screen theater
    In 2022, it was announced that PREIT, the mall’s owner, gained approval to build 375 apartments on the property with a 125-room hotel in the works.

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