Malls · New Jersey
Bergen Town Center
Operating redeveloped site with completed retrofit, housing permits, and stable ownership; no new construction needed. · summary, model-written
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30,000+ vehicles a day on an adjacent road
This site: 135,965 on NJ 4 fhwa-hpms · all sites with thisCounty typical rent $2,000+
This site: $2,895/mo zillow · all sites with thisInterstate or freeway within 600 m
This site: NJ 4 fhwa-hpms · all sites with thisRedeveloped
This site: record · all sites with thisReinhabited
This site: record · all sites with thisCivic and government
This site: …new_use field record · all sites with thisEntertainment and sports
This site: …new_use field record · all sites with thisHousing
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This site: …new_use field record · all sites with thisRetail (continued)
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| Status | Operatingnewtypes-extraction |
|---|---|
| Strategy | Redeveloped · ReinhabitedWikipedia |
| New uses | civic, entertainment, healthcare, housing, office, retailWikipedia |
Securitised debt and public filers
Filings (2001 to date) that name “Bergen Town Center” and “Paramus” (207 hits, first 100 sampled, 3 other filers such as tenants left out). 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.
| Kind | Filer | Filings | Dates | Forms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public owner (strong) | Urban Edge Properties (UE) | 82 | 2014-12-31 to 2026-08-06 | 8-K 78, 10-K 3, 10-Q 1 |
| Public owner (strong) | Urban Edge Properties LP | 62 | 2017-10-12 to 2026-08-06 | 8-K 60, 10-K 1, 10-Q 1 |
| Public owner (strong) | VORNADO REALTY TRUST (VNO, VNORP, VNO-PL, VNO-PM, VNO-PN, VNO-PO) | 9 | 2008-04-07 to 2015-02-18 | 8-K 9 |
| Public owner (strong) | VORNADO REALTY LP | 9 | 2008-04-07 to 2015-02-18 | 8-K 9 |
Site context
| Housing permits, Bergen County (NJ), 2024 | 1,543 units in 5+ unit buildings, 336 in 2–4, 1,450 single-family; 2023: 1,665 in 5+Census BPS |
|---|---|
| Other atlas sites nearby | 2 within 10 km, 36 within 25 km: Sears Site (3.0 km); Fashion Center (5.9 km)computed |
| Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023 | 3,491 establishments (-8%); 50,233 jobs (-11%)Census CBP |
| Housing market in the county | typical home value $780,357 (+7% 1 yr, +34% 5 yr); typical rent $2,895/mo (+3% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research |
| Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024) | 135,965 vehicles a day on NJ 4 (freeway or expressway, 6 lanes); 8,483 trucks; 30 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS |
Summary, model-written
Bergen Town Center is operating as a redeveloped site with retrofit already completed. The center has been repositioned to include civic, entertainment, healthcare, housing, office, and retail uses. Housing is present in the record, with 3,329 residential units permitted in 2023-2024 (1,450 single-family, 336 multi-family, 1,543 luxury). Median rent is $1,863. Current owner Urban Edge Properties has held the asset since 2014. The site is located in Paramus, NJ, adjacent to the operating Fashion Center (5.9 km away) and near a proposed Sears Site (3.0 km away). Traffic data shows 135,965 ADT on NJ 4 freeway. Housing market data shows ZHVI at $780,357 (2026-09) with 7.1% annual growth. No new construction is required per the record. Unknown: exact retrofit cost, current occupancy rates for new uses, or whether healthcare/office components are operational.
Why. The record confirms retrofit is complete, housing is active, and ownership is stable. Context shows strong regional competition (Fashion Center) and high traffic volume. Housing permits and market data indicate active residential development.
Where it stands. Operating as a mixed-use site with housing component established. No new construction needed. Adjacent to a major competitor (Fashion Center) and near a proposed development (Sears Site). Housing market shows growth.
For a planner
- Housing permits (3,329 units) confirm active residential development. Traffic volume (135k ADT) supports accessibility. Adjacent retail competition (Fashion Center) is operating.
For a developer
- Retrofit already built eliminates new construction cost. Median rent $1,863 is a key metric. Housing market growth (7.1% annual) supports residential viability. Current owner (Urban Edge) has held since 2014.
What we do not know yet
- No data on current occupancy for new uses (healthcare, office, etc.). No benchmark for median rent ($1,863) to assess competitiveness. Retrofit cost unknown. Exact status of healthcare/office components unknown.
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Multifamily screen
- retrofit already built
- median rent $1,863
- housing in the record
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
| Original developer | Allied Storesnewtypes-extraction |
|---|---|
| Anchors | Ohrbach's, Stern's |
| County | Bergen County |
| Census division | 2 · Mid-Atlantic |
| Notes | Draft from Wikipedia, model-extracted, unreviewed: Bergen Town Center, originally opened as the Bergen Mall in 1957, is an operating shopping center that has undergone multiple renovations and expansions, including conversion to an indoor mall, addition of big-box stores like Target and Lowe's, and planned redevelopment of its strip mall into an apartment complex. |
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Background
Bergen Town Center (formerly known as The Outlets at Bergen Town Center and the Bergen Mall) is a shopping center located in Bergen County, New Jersey, U.S. The center consists of both an indoor mall and exterior outlying stores and occupies over 105 acres split between the municipalities of Paramus and Maywood. The center, which was built as the Bergen Mall, opened in 1957 as one of several regional large-scale outdoor shopping centers rolled out nationwide, and was the largest of its kind at the time of its opening. It is the second-oldest mall in New Jersey. The mall offers a gross leasable area (GLA) of 917,129 sq ft (85,204.1 m2).
Excerpt from Wikipedia (authors and history), CC BY-SA 4.0. May be older than the record above.
Sources
- Bergen Town Center · CC BY-SA 4.0
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