Promenade Saucon Valley

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The Promenade Saucon Valley in Center Valley, Pennsylvania, July 2021
Promenade Saucon Valley
Location Center Valley, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Opening dateOctober 27, 2006 [1]
Developer Poag and McEwen [2]
ManagementCentennial Advisory Services and MSC [3]
No. of stores and services55 [4]
Total retail floor area 475,000 square feet (44,100 m2) [5]
Parking Parking lot
Website Promenade Saucon Valley

Promenade Saucon Valley (formerly The Promenade Shops at Saucon Valley) is a lifestyle center that is located in Center Valley, Pennsylvania. [2] Major stores include American Eagle Outfitters, Banana Republic, Barnes & Noble, Brooks Brothers, Fresh Market, Old Navy, and AMC Theatres with sixteen screens, including an IMAX theater. [6] [ citation needed ]

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History

The lifestyle center opened on October 27, 2006 at a cost of $125 million. [1] [7] A parade was held to celebrate the center's opening. [1] The Promenade is home to the first L.L.Bean outfitter in Pennsylvania. [8]

In January 2020, the center lost several stores, increasing its vacancy to eighteen percent. [9] [10] Several more stores closed during the Promenade's March 17, 2020 to June 5, 2020 COVID-19 pancemic shutdown, increasing vacancy to twenty-five percent. [4] Centennial Advisory Services and MSC took over leasing and management of The Promenade Shops at Saucon Valley in April 2022. [3]

In April 2024, the Promenade Shops at Saucon Valley was renamed Promenade Saucon Valley due to the repositioning of the center and tenant changes. [11] [12]

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References

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