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The Gallery at Market East

Imported, unreviewedRedevelopedClosedPhiladelphia, PA

Redeveloped in 2019.

Status nowClosedextracted, unreviewed
documented
It opened in September 2019 on the site of a previous mall known as The Gallery at Market East.

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What it becameretailextracted, unreviewed reported
Retrofit year2019extracted, unreviewed reported
Walkability19.3 of 20 · 15-minute 6 of 6EPA, OpenStreetMap
Rail within 800 mNoOpenStreetMap, HUD
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The Gallery at Market East
Exterior view of a modern building with glass facade and street signage. · verified by a vision model. Photo: Dough4872, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

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Finance and pipeline
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Place
100k+ jobs within 45 min by transitThis site: 603,840 epa-walkability · all sites with this
15-minute neighbourhood (5+ of 6 daily needs within 800 m)This site: 6/6 openstreetmap · all sites with this
200+ tax-credit housing units within 1 kmThis site: 390 units in 5 properties hud-lihtc · all sites with this
3+ other atlas sites within 10 kmThis site: 9 within 10 km computed · all sites with this
30,000+ vehicles a day on an adjacent roadThis site: 111,428 on VINE STREET EX fhwa-hpms · all sites with this
Bike network nearbyThis site: 254 ways openstreetmap · all sites with this
Grocery within 800 mThis site: 25 stores openstreetmap · all sites with this
High heat wave riskThis site: Very High fema-nri · all sites with this
Interstate or freeway within 600 mThis site: VINE STREET EX fhwa-hpms · all sites with this
National Register place within 500 mThis site: Globe Ticket Company Building; Arch Street Opera House nps-nrhp · all sites with this
Renter-majority tractThis site: 94% census-acs · all sites with this
Tract population up 25%+ since 2013This site: +45% census-acs · all sites with this
Walkable block group (EPA ≥ 12)This site: …index 19.3 epa-walkability · all sites with this
Strategy
RedevelopedThis site: Fashion District Philadelphia extraction · all sites with this
New use
Retail (continued)This site: …new_use field extraction · all sites with this

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Now

StatusClosedextracted, unreviewed
documented
It opened in September 2019 on the site of a previous mall known as The Gallery at Market East.

en.wikipedia.org

StrategyRedevelopedextracted, unreviewed
documented
It opened in September 2019 on the site of a previous mall known as The Gallery at Market East.

en.wikipedia.org

New usesretailextracted, unreviewed reported
What is there nowFashion District Philadelphiaextracted, unreviewed
documented
Fashion District Philadelphia, referred to by some locals simply as Fashion District, is a downtown regional mall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, located in Center City along Market Street.

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Retrofit year2019extracted, unreviewed reported

History and original facts

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

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Planning

No zoning change, subsidy or policy tool recorded for this site.

Securitised debt and public filers

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
2009Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust 10-K, 2010-03-16The Gallery at Market East Philadelphia, PA
match: exact		1,079,998
in-line 1,079,998		59.4% occupiedbuilt 1977 / renovated 1990100.0%Burlington Coat Factory Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

Site context

FEMA flood zoneX · AREA OF MINIMAL FLOOD HAZARDFEMA NFHL
EPA-regulated facilities within 500 m60: 1101 CHESTNUT STREET DEVELOPMENT; 801 MARKET STREET; 841 CHESTNUT BLDG; ADVANCED ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY CORP; ANACOMPEPA FRS
Census tract 421010005003,292 people, 19,886 per sq mi; median household income $68,977; median gross rent $1,859; 94% renters; 10.5% vacant units; 28.5% commute by transitACS 2023 5-year
Walkability (EPA, block group)index 19.3 of 20; 167 intersections per sq mi; nearest transit stop 145 m; land-use mix 0.86; 283,489 jobs within 45 min by car, 603,840 by transit; 70% of households without a carEPA Smart Location
Within a 10–15 minute walk (800 m)6 of 6 daily needs: 25 grocers, 10 schools, 40 parks or playgrounds, 16 health, 21 civic, 234 food and drink; 254 cycleway segments, 949 sidewalk-tagged segmentsOpenStreetMap
Opportunity ZonenoHUD
National Register places within 500 m13: Globe Ticket Company Building; Arch Street Opera House; Benjamin Franklin Hotel; New York Mutual Life Insurance Company BuildingNPS
Housing permits, Philadelphia County (PA), 20241,848 units in 5+ unit buildings, 575 in 2–4, 539 single-family; 2023: 3,027 in 5+Census BPS
Social vulnerability (CDC SVI 2022, tract)overall percentile 0.69; socioeconomic 0.75; housing and transport 0.93; 25% below 150% of poverty; 64% of households with no vehicleCDC/ATSDR
Other atlas sites nearby9 within 10 km, 20 within 25 km: Former Budd Co. plant (0.6 km); Lyndon at the Curtis (0.6 km); Gallery (now Fashion District Philadelphia) (0.6 km); Bartram Village (0.6 km); Hilton Garden Inn (3.3 km)computed
Overture Mapsplace The Gallery at Market East (shopping_mall, confidence 0.50, from Foursquare, Overture, Overture-signals); building footprint 26,276 m², 6.8 mOverture (CDLA-Permissive 2.0)
Website and socialwww.preit.com (alive); archived 1999–2026 (Wayback) · social: facebook, twitterOverture / Internet Archive
Attention: Wikipedia page views124,714 since 2015; 10,390 in the last 12 months (-16% vs the prior 12); peak 2019-09 with 6,269Wikimedia
Tract change 2013–2023population +45% (2,267 → 3,292); median income +42% ($48,718 → $68,977); renters 97% → 94%; median home value +34% ($330,600 → $441,800)Census ACS 5-year
Natural hazard risk (FEMA National Risk Index, tract)relatively moderate overall (score 57.7); expected annual loss $1.7M; high: heat wave; community resilience relatively lowFEMA NRI
Tax-credit housing within 1 km5 LIHTC properties, 390 units: Washington Square West (131 units); 810 Arch Street (94 units); St John The Evangelist House (79 units)HUD LIHTC
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)42,644 jobs in 4,067 establishments; average annual pay $38,045; employment location quotient 0.59; employment -1.3% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 202229,999 jobs; 1,685 in retail trade, 2,237 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 42101000500)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 42nd income percentile as adults; 0.6% incarcerated at the 2010 count (38 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; poverty rate 33.2%; median family income $108,636; 108 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
SchoolsPhiladelphia City School District (PK-12); 21 public schools within 1 mile: Universal Institute CS; Math Civics and Sciences CS; Freire CS; Mastery CHS-Lenfest CampusNCES EDGE
Elevation22 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025267 county-logged events: 145 thunderstorm wind, 85 flash flood, 16 flood, 16 hail; $100,067,010 property damage reported; 2 direct deaths; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 19107, 2026-09median list price $299,913 (-0.6% on the year); 104 active listings; median 95 days on market; 14% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 20234,251 establishments (-6%); 54,139 jobs (+8%)Census CBP
Housing market in the countytypical home value $231,558 (+0% 1 yr, +9% 5 yr); typical rent $1,757/mo (+3% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)111,428 vehicles a day on VINE STREET EX (Interstate, 4 lanes); 4,872 trucks; 40 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

The Gallery at Market East began as a market/mall and was redeveloped into Fashion District Philadelphia, which opened in September 2019 as a retail destination. The site is now listed as closed in the record.

Why. The record does not specify causes such as anchor loss, competition, or debt; it only notes that the retrofit was already built and the site is closed or demolished (per opp_reasons).

Where it stands. The site is currently closed, but the record does not identify the controlling owner or any ongoing deals.

For a planner

  • Precedent: redevelopment of a market-use property into a regional retail mall.
  • Policy tools used are not detailed in the record.
  • Open questions include future ownership, reasons for closure, and potential reuse or rezoning.

For a developer

  • Site size and current control are unknown from the record.
  • Entitlement stage and any zoning or land-use approvals are not specified.
  • Context-layer constraints (flood risk, transit access, environmental factors) are not provided.
  • Market signals from surrounding tract data are absent.

What we do not know yet

  • Owner of the property is not stated.
  • Exact site dimensions and parcel configuration are missing.
  • Reasons for closure (e.g., financial, market, physical) are not detailed.
  • Any existing liens, debt, or encumbrances are unknown.
  • Floodplain, transit proximity, and environmental constraints are not described.
  • The record is marked as 'verified: draft', indicating the data may be unreviewed or provisional.

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Retail history: Gallery At Market East on DeadMalls.com photos, field notes and visitor memories since 2000; matched by name and state only, check the city; nothing copied here

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  • retrofit already built
  • closed or demolished site (sourced)

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Background

Fashion District Philadelphia, referred to by some locals simply as Fashion District, is a downtown regional mall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, located in Center City along Market Street. It opened in September 2019 on the site of a previous mall known as The Gallery at Market East. It was also formerly known as Fashion Outlets of Philadelphia during planning.

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

Sources

  • Wikipedia: The Gallery at Market East · supports: after notes, status, strategy
    3 quoted sentences
    Fashion District Philadelphia, referred to by some locals simply as Fashion District, is a downtown regional mall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, located in Center City along Market Street.
    It opened in September 2019 on the site of a previous mall known as The Gallery at Market East.
    It opened in September 2019 on the site of a previous mall known as The Gallery at Market East.

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