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Cheltenham Square Mall

Imported, unreviewedOperatingCheltenham, PA

Cheltenham Square Mall opened as an enclosed mall, later converted to an outdoor shopping center, now operating on the Philadelphia‑Cheltenham border. · summary, model-written

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Cheltenham Square Mall
Exterior view of a shopping center with cars parked in front. · verified by a vision model. Photo: Peetlesnumber1, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

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Place
100k+ jobs within 45 min by transitThis site: 108,331 epa-walkability · all sites with this
15-minute neighbourhood (5+ of 6 daily needs within 800 m)This site: 5/6 openstreetmap · all sites with this
30,000+ vehicles a day on an adjacent roadThis site: 38,513 on CHELTENHAM AV fhwa-hpms · all sites with this
Bike network nearbyThis site: 43 ways openstreetmap · all sites with this
County typical rent $2,000+This site: $2,073/mo zillow · all sites with this
Grocery within 800 mThis site: 3 stores openstreetmap · all sites with this
High heat wave riskThis site: Relatively High fema-nri · all sites with this
Renter-majority tractThis site: 51% census-acs · all sites with this
Tract house prices doubled in 10 yearsThis site: +102% fhfa · all sites with this
Walkable block group (EPA ≥ 12)This site: …index 12.3 epa-walkability · all sites with this
New use
Retail (continued)This site: …outdoor shopping center extraction · all sites with this

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Now

StatusOperatingextracted, unreviewed
documented
is an outdoor shopping center and former enclosed shopping mall

en.wikipedia.org

What is there nowoutdoor shopping centerextracted, unreviewed
documented
is an outdoor shopping center

en.wikipedia.org

History and original facts

CountyMontgomery County
Census division2 · Mid-Atlantic
NotesWikipedia categories: Defunct shopping malls in the United States

Not yet recorded: acres, GLA, year opened, original developer, 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 “Cheltenham Square Mall” and “Cheltenham” (7 hits, first 7 sampled, 1 other filers such as tenants left out). Only weak matches to commercial-mortgage trusts: the mall may have backed a securitised loan, or may just be mentioned in the filing; several trusts usually means one loan split into pari-passu notes. Earliest trust filing in the sample 2004-10-25 (a sample date, not the issuance date); Whether the loan is still in the pool, in special servicing or repaid is in the trust's monthly distribution reports, which are not searchable here. Text matches, not a title search. Open the search · all trusts.

KindFilerFilingsDatesForms
CMBS trust (weak)BANC OF AMERICA COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE INC52004-10-25 to 2004-11-228-K 5

Before and after

Before: the mall

Enclosedyesquote

After: the retrofit

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Site context

FEMA flood zoneX · AREA OF MINIMAL FLOOD HAZARDFEMA NFHL
EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m4: ALMAR FRENCH CLEANERS; EXXON RAS NO 21227; HOME DEPOT STORE #4109; MOBIL OIL CORP SS# DF6EPA FRS
Census tract 420912025005,826 people, 2,831 per sq mi; median household income $89,286; median gross rent $1,894; 51% renters; 11.9% vacant units; 6.7% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year
Walkability (EPA, block group)index 12.3 of 20; 90 intersections per sq mi; nearest transit stop 1,190 m; land-use mix 0.59; 192,434 jobs within 45 min by car, 108,331 by transit; 0% of households without a carEPA Smart Location
Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m)5 of 6 daily needs: 3 grocers, 0 schools, 9 parks or playgrounds, 3 health, 10 civic, 10 food and drink; 43 cycleway segments, 170 sidewalk-tagged segmentsOpenStreetMap
Opportunity ZonenoHUD
Housing permits, Montgomery County (PA), 2024541 units in 5+ unit buildings, 72 in 2–4, 1,877 single-family; 2023: 124 in 5+Census BPS
Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract)overall percentile 0.70; socioeconomic 0.42; housing and transport 0.97; 20% below 150% of poverty; 10% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR
Other atlas sites nearby1 within 10 km, 19 within 25 km: Frances E. Willard School (9.3 km)computed
Overture Mapsno place match; building footprint 14,524 m², 6.03234338760376 mOverture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0)
Attention: Wikipedia page views25,773 since 2015; 3,041 in the last 12 months (+25% vs the prior 12); peak 2018-12 with 717Wikimedia
Tract change 2013–2023population +3% (5,671 → 5,826); median income +36% ($65,601 → $89,286); renters 55% → 51%; median home value +31% ($291,700 → $383,000)Census ACS 5-year
Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract)relatively moderate overall (score 58.9); expected annual loss $1.5M; high: heat wave, strong wind, winter weather, cold wave; community resilience very highFEMA NRI
Tax-credit housing within 1 km6 LIHTC properties, 123 units: Park View At Cheltenham (75 units); Ogontz Hall (25 units); Ogontz Iii (15 units)HUD LIHTC
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)50,138 jobs in 2,846 establishments; average annual pay $41,880; employment location quotient 1.01; employment -0.3% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 20223,522 jobs; 1,577 in retail trade, 334 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 42091202500)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 39th income percentile as adults; 4.8% incarcerated at the 2010 count (180 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights
Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract)not a low-access tract at 1 mile; 6% of residents more than 1 mile from a supermarket; poverty rate 13.7%; median family income $96,094; 94 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
SchoolsCheltenham School District (KG-12); 4 public schools within 1 mile: Cedarbrook MS; Franklin S Edmonds Sch; Rowen William Sch; Samuel Pennypacker SchNCES EDGE
Elevation310 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025545 county-logged events: 351 thunderstorm wind, 104 flash flood, 60 hail, 16 flood; $65,145,520 property damage reported; 7 direct deaths; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 19095, 2026-09median list price $454,900 (+5.5% on the year); 15 active listings; median 37 days on market; 23% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 20232,949 establishments (-10%); 54,704 jobs (-3%)Census CBP
Housing market in the countytypical home value $492,975 (+3% 1 yr, +27% 5 yr); typical rent $2,073/mo (+3% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
House price index, tract, 2025418 (2000 = 100); +8.1% 1 yr, +61% 5 yr, +102% 10 yrFHFA
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)38,513 vehicles a day on CHELTENHAM AV (principal arterial, 4 lanes); 665 trucks; 40 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Cheltenham Square Mall opened as an enclosed shopping mall and was later converted to an outdoor shopping center known as Greenleaf at Cheltenham. It remains operating today, drawing most of its customers from Northwest Philadelphia.

Why. not stated in the record

Where it stands. The site is currently operating as an outdoor shopping center; ownership or controlling entity is not specified in the record.

For a planner

  • Located on Cheltenham Avenue at the border of Philadelphia and Cheltenham Township, suggesting potential cross‑jurisdictional planning considerations.
  • Situated in a county that grew 4.9% from 2018‑2023, indicating regional demand growth.
  • Median rent in the area is $1,612, providing a market signal for retail viability.
  • Open questions include current zoning, entitlement status, and any planned infrastructure improvements.

For a developer

  • Site size and exact parcel boundaries are not provided in the record.
  • Control/ownership of the property is unknown; no deed or deal information is present.
  • Entitlement stage (e.g., approved site plan, pending permits) is not stated.
  • Market signals from the tract show county population growth and median rent of $1,612, suggesting modest retail demand.
  • Context layers such as flood risk, transit access, or environmental constraints are not detailed in the record.

What we do not know yet

  • Exact opening date and timeline of conversion to outdoor format are missing.
  • Anchor tenant losses or specific competition pressures that prompted the conversion are not stated.
  • Ownership entity and any recent sales or financing deals are unknown.
  • Parcel size, current building footprint, and land area are not provided.
  • Zoning, land‑use entitlements, floodplain status, proximity to transit, and environmental conditions are absent from the record.

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  • county grew 4.9% 2018–23
  • median rent $1,612

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Background

Greenleaf at Cheltenham, formerly the Cheltenham Square Mall, is an outdoor shopping center and former enclosed shopping mall, which is situated on Cheltenham Avenue between Ogontz Avenue and Washington Lane on the border of Philadelphia and Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania. It draws most of its customers from Northwest Philadelphia.

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

Sources

  • Wikipedia: Cheltenham Square Mall · supports: after notes, status
    2 quoted sentences
    is an outdoor shopping center
    is an outdoor shopping center and former enclosed shopping mall

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