Cressona Mall


Cressona Mall is a shopping mall in Pottsville, Pennsylvania off Route 61 and Route 183.

History

had plans to open a store at the mall in early 1982, using the former Grant's space. The Cressona Mall in 2007-2008 received exterior renovations. Alvernia University opened a satellite campus in 2009, using former office and store space. CVS Pharmacy moved out of the mall in October 2010. Goodwill opened in February 2014, using the former CVS Pharmacy space. In February 2015, the primary sprinkler water pipe broke during cold weather.
Due to an unpaid court judgement over the renovations, Wells Fargo foreclosed on the mall in 2015. Cressona Associates, the malls owners, owed $8,797,305.81 on the original $9.9 million mortgage. The malls manager and Dack Realty, who managed the mall, both left before the property's auction. Cressona Mall was sold on October 15, 2015 at a United States Marshals auction for $9,281,842.21 to Wells Fargo. JPMCC 2005-CIBC13 Route 61 South Limited Partnership was listed as the owner under Wells Fargo. Planet Fitness opened in November 2016; negotiations to be located at the mall took over a year. Goodwill completed an expansion in February 2017.
Cinderella's Closet opened at the mall in 2018 after being previously located at the former Schuylkill Mall. Cressona Mall was sold to Cressona Realty LLC, Cressona CH LLC, and Cressona Nassim LLC for $8,050,000 in November 2019.

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