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In January 2015, PREIT announced plans to sell the Uniontown Mall, along with four other malls. The mall's sale to [[Mason Asset Management]] and [[Namdar Realty Group]] was completed in August 2015.<ref>{{cite news|last=Kraus|first=Scott|title=For sale: Palmer Park Mall|work=The Morning Call|location=Allentown, PA|date=January 5, 2015|url=http://www.mcall.com/news/breaking/mc-palmer-park-mall-for-sale-20150105-story.html|access-date=January 10, 2015}}</ref>
In January 2015, PREIT announced plans to sell the Uniontown Mall, along with four other malls. The mall's sale to [[Mason Asset Management]] and [[Namdar Realty Group]] was completed in August 2015.<ref>{{cite news|last=Kraus|first=Scott|title=For sale: Palmer Park Mall|work=The Morning Call|location=Allentown, PA|date=January 5, 2015|url=http://www.mcall.com/news/breaking/mc-palmer-park-mall-for-sale-20150105-story.html|access-date=January 10, 2015}}</ref>


In March 2017, [[Sears]] closed followed by [[The Bon-Ton]] closing in August 2018. In January 2019, Burlington announced to not renew their lease. Two other major tenants, [[Dunham's Sports]] and Timeless Traditions Furniture, closed in January 2019. Timeless Traditions Furniture moved to a nearby building that was formerly a [[Super Kmart]].{{Citation needed|date=May 2024}} In mid 2021, AMC Theatres abruptly closed and currently remains vacant as of August 2021.{{Citation needed|date=May 2024}} In early 2023 TT (Teletech) Departed the building after not renewing there lease the space still sits empty to this day.
In March 2017, [[Sears]] closed followed by [[The Bon-Ton]] closing in August 2018. In January 2019, Burlington announced to not renew their lease. Two other major tenants, [[Dunham's Sports]] and Timeless Traditions Furniture, closed in January 2019. Timeless Traditions Furniture moved to a nearby building that was formerly a [[Super Kmart]].{{Citation needed|date=May 2024}} In mid 2021, AMC Theatres abruptly closed and currently remains vacant as of August 2021.{{Citation needed|date=May 2024}}


Today, the mall remains a main commercial attraction for South Union Township{{Dubious|date=May 2024}}, currently attracting new tenants with the addition of local businesses and community services, as well as entertainment options such as a new [[Nerf gun]] course located in a former storefront, as well as an arcade and several new restaurants.{{Citation needed|date=May 2024}}
Today, the mall remains a main commercial attraction for South Union Township{{Dubious|date=May 2024}}, currently attracting new tenants with the addition of local businesses and community services, as well as entertainment options such as a new [[Nerf gun]] course located in a former storefront, as well as an arcade and several new restaurants.{{Citation needed|date=May 2024}}

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Uniontown Mall
The Bon-Ton location in 2005
Map
LocationSouth Union Township, Pennsylvania
Opening date1972[1]
DeveloperCrown American
ManagementNamdar Realty Group
OwnerNamdar Realty Group
No. of stores and services40+
No. of anchor tenants6 (2 open, 4 vacant)
Total retail floor area698,012 square feet (65,000 m2)[1]
No. of floors1
Public transit accessBus transport FACT bus: Uniontown A, Shuttle
Websitewww.shopuniontownmall.com

Uniontown Mall is a regional enclosed shopping mall in South Union Township, Pennsylvania, just outside the city of Uniontown. The anchor stores are JCPenney, TTEC and Crossfit Uniontown. There are four vacant anchor stores that were once The Bon-Ton, Sears and Burlington Coat Factory, as well as AMC Theatres, which departed abruptly in mid 2021.

History

The one-story Uniontown Mall was developed by Crown American and opened in 1972. Sears and Gee Bee were the mall's original anchor stores.[2] A Bon-Ton store opened at the mall in 1975, and JCPenney and Hess's followed later. In 1992, the Gee Bee store became Value City. A five-bay food court was located between Bon-Ton and Value City, although it would be shuttered by the early 1990s and repurposed into mall space.

In 1999, the Hess's store closed and was eventually divided between a Timeless Traditions furniture store and a branch of TeleTech (TTEC), which specializes in providing customer service and telemarketing for various businesses. In 2003, the property was acquired by Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust (PREIT) as part of the merger with Crown American. In 2007, Value City closed but later became Burlington Coat Factory.[citation needed]

By 2008, it had four anchor tenants – Burlington Coat Factory, JCPenney, Sears, and the Bon-Ton – but in a few years, the mall would see multiple closures.[citation needed]

In January 2015, PREIT announced plans to sell the Uniontown Mall, along with four other malls. The mall's sale to Mason Asset Management and Namdar Realty Group was completed in August 2015.[3]

In March 2017, Sears closed followed by The Bon-Ton closing in August 2018. In January 2019, Burlington announced to not renew their lease. Two other major tenants, Dunham's Sports and Timeless Traditions Furniture, closed in January 2019. Timeless Traditions Furniture moved to a nearby building that was formerly a Super Kmart.[citation needed] In mid 2021, AMC Theatres abruptly closed and currently remains vacant as of August 2021.[citation needed]

Today, the mall remains a main commercial attraction for South Union Township[dubiousdiscuss], currently attracting new tenants with the addition of local businesses and community services, as well as entertainment options such as a new Nerf gun course located in a former storefront, as well as an arcade and several new restaurants.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ a b "Uniontown Mall Fact Sheet" (PDF). PREIT. Retrieved May 2, 2011.
  2. ^ "Observer-Reporter - Google News Archive Search".
  3. ^ Kraus, Scott (January 5, 2015). "For sale: Palmer Park Mall". The Morning Call. Allentown, PA. Retrieved January 10, 2015.

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