# Chambersburg Mall

Chambersburg, PA · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-dfbfc4208c` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/pa/chambersburg-chambersburg-mall/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-dfbfc4208c.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-dfbfc4208c.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-dfbfc4208c

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | closed | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | closed mall building | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1982 | reported · Wikipedia |
| Closed | 2023 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Stores at peak | 75 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Original developer | Crown American | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_closed**: “The mall was officially closed on June 30, 2023.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chambersburg_Mall
- **original_developer**: “Chambersburg Mall opened March 4, 1982 under Crown American mall developers” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chambersburg_Mall
- **after_notes**: “Since closing, the mall has not been sold for redevelopment due to a reported $20 million price tag, and numerous people have been charged with trespassing for attempting to enter the mall.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chambersburg_Mall
- **status**: “The mall was officially closed on June 30, 2023.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chambersburg_Mall

## Anchors

JCPenney, Sears, The Bon-Ton, Value City, Burlington, Hess's, Gee Bee, Black Rose Antiques & Collectibles

## Parties

- Namdar Realty Group — owner (from text)
- Crown American — owner (from text) (1982–2003)
- PREIT — owner (from text) (2003–2013)
- Mason Asset Management — owner (from text) (2013–)

## Timeline

- 1982: Opened (Wikidata)
- 1982: opened
- 1985: Bon-Ton added
- 1990: Sears joins
- 1992: Gee Bee becomes Value City
- 2003: PREIT acquisition
- 2012: put up for sale
- 2013: sold to Mason Asset Management
- 2015: Sears closed, replaced by Black Rose
- 2018: Bon-Ton closed
- 2023: mall closed

## Deals and debt

- 2013 sale: 8800000.0 Mason Asset Management ← PREIT  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chambersburg_Mall

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

Chambersburg Mall is a closed shopping mall located near Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, in the unincorporated community of Scotland. Located at exit 20 off Interstate 81, the mall had a capacity of at least 64. It is currently owned and managed by Namdar Realty Group. The mall's anchor stores and last remaining store, inaccessible from the mall interior, was Black Rose Antiques & Collectibles. There are 3 other vacant anchor stores that were once JCPenney, Burlington, and The Bon-Ton.

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

## Sources

- Quoted support for year_closed — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chambersburg_Mall

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Chambersburg Mall, Chambersburg, PA." Record m-dfbfc4208c, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/pa/chambersburg-chambersburg-mall/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_chambersburgchambersburgmall,
  title = {Chambersburg Mall, Chambersburg, PA},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/pa/chambersburg-chambersburg-mall/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-dfbfc4208c, release 2026-10-21, tier: draft. 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.