# Echelon Mall

Voorhees, NJ · mall · tier: curated · Retrofit Atlas record `m-cac3d002fa` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/nj/voorhees-echelon-mall-2/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-cac3d002fa.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-cac3d002fa.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-cac3d002fa

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | partial | reported · authors' map |
| Strategy | redevelop, reinhabit | reported · authors' map |
| New use | housing, office, civic, retail | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | • Partial reinhabitation, civic • Partial redevelopment, mixed use | reported · authors' map |
| Opened | 1970 | reported · Wikidata |
| Closed | 2024 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Retrofit year | 2011 | reported · authors' map |
| Acres | 200.0 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Original developer | Echelon Mall, Inc., a subsidiary of The Rouse Company | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Redeveloper | PREIT | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Planning notes | Condos and new office complexes were also built around the same time. | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_closed**: “By March 2026, the food court and all interior retail spaces in the former Echelon Mall remained closed indefinitely following a fire that occurred on April 19, 2024.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voorhees_Town_Center
- **acres**: “nearly 200 acres (0.81 km2) of farmland bought by flying enthusiasts Rogers and Jeannette Smith in 1939.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voorhees_Town_Center
- **original_developer**: “Developed by Echelon Mall, Inc., a subsidiary of The Rouse Company, at the cost of $80 million, the mall opened in 1970 as part of a vision for 'a new kind of downtown' located in suburbia.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voorhees_Town_Center

## Anchors

Macy's, JCPenney, Sears, Boscov's, Strawbridge's

## Parties

- The Rouse Company — owner (from text) (1970–2007)
- Namdar Realty Group — owner (from text) (2015–)
- PREIT — owner (from text) (2007–2015)

## Timeline

- 1939: Site purchased as farmland for airfield
- 1944: Echelon Airfield incorporated
- 1969: Groundbreaking for Echelon Mall
- 1970: Opened (Wikidata)
- 1970: Mall opened
- 1985: Food court opened
- 1992: Exhilarama opened
- 1996: Exhilarama closed
- 2007: Groundbreaking for redevelopment
- 2008: Grand opening of Voorhees Town Center
- 2011: Retrofit: redevelop, reinhabit
- 2015: Sale to Namdar Realty Group

## Deals and debt

- 2015 sale: 13400000.0 Namdar Realty Group ← PREIT  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voorhees_Town_Center

## Background (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened)

Voorhees Town Center is a defunct regional mall and a residential area located in Voorhees Township, New Jersey. It opened in 1970 and named after Echelon Airfield which was located where the mall stands today. The Echelon Mall was renamed Voorhees Town Center in 2007. 
Boscov's is currently the only anchor of the mall. By March 2026, the food court and all interior retail spaces in the former Echelon Mall remained closed indefinetely following a fire that occurred on April 19, 2024.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voorhees_Town_Center

## Sources

- Quoted support for year_closed — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voorhees_Town_Center
- Retrofitting Suburbia Interactive Mall Map (ArcGIS web map ce33ab26…) — https://www.arcgis.com/apps/mapviewer/index.html?webmap=ce33ab2637374aab862b8a23847f620f (2021-01-20)

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Echelon Mall, Voorhees, NJ." Record m-cac3d002fa, release 2026-10-21, tier curated. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/nj/voorhees-echelon-mall-2/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_voorheesechelonmall2,
  title = {Echelon Mall, Voorhees, NJ},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/nj/voorhees-echelon-mall-2/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-cac3d002fa, release 2026-10-21, tier: curated. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-21}
}
```

Licence: research use only; terms undecided with the authors (https://retrofitatlas.org/licence/). Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0. Tiers: curated = from the authors' public map, not reviewed by them; draft = imported or model-extracted, unreviewed.