Wyoming Valley Mall

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Wyoming Valley Mall
Wyoming Valley Mall
Location Wilkes-Barre Township, Pennsylvania, United States
Coordinates 41°14′50″N75°50′40″W / 41.247267°N 75.844578°W / 41.247267; -75.844578
Address29 Wyoming Valley Mall
Opening date1971 [1] [2]
Developer Crown Construction Company [3]
OwnerWyoming Valley Realty Holding LLC (4th Dimension Properties) [4] [5]
No. of stores and services70 [6]
No. of anchor tenants 4 [7]
Total retail floor area 910,000 square feet (85,000 m2) [1]
Public transit accessAiga bus trans.svg NEPTA bus routes 10, 17, 18 [8] Aiga bus trans.svg Hazleton Public Transit route 15 [9]
Website shopwyomingvalleymall.com

Wyoming Valley Mall is a shopping mall located in Wilkes-Barre Township, Pennsylvania. [10] It is anchored by JCPenney and Macy's. [1]

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History

Work began on the mall in April 1968, when land was purchased from the Blue Coal Corporation. Illegally dumped garbage from the East Side Landfill Authority was removed during early work. Sears opened before the mall in early 1971. Pomeroy's opened in August and JCPenney in April 1972. [3] Wyoming Valley Mall did not become successful until Hurricane Agnes in 1972 caused significant damage to the surrounding area and the post-disaster need for supplies. [11] Multiple movie theaters have existed at the mall, opening with two screens inside, and later adding another three outside. [3] Zollinger closed in October 1977, with Hess's opening in May 1978. [3] [12]

Wyoming Valley, along with the Viewmont Mall, was sold by Crown American to PREIT in 2003. [13] Wyoming Valley Mall was renovated in 2006 for $8 million, and received significant cosmetic changes. [2] [14] H&M opened at the mall in September 2017, occupying three storefronts. [15] In April 2018, The Bon-Ton and Sears both announced they would close. [16] Wyoming Valley Mall was undamaged during the June 2018 EF2 tornado, but lost power and was closed for a day. [17] Bon-Ton, open since 1971 (originally as Pomeroy's), closed on August 29, 2018. [11] [18] [19] Ken Pollock Auto Group opened a service center in February 2019 using the former Sears Auto Center. [20]

The mall was turned over to its lender, GS Mortgage Securities Trust, by PREIT in late September 2019 after not being sold. [21] [22] PREIT owed $72.8 million on the loan, which had been in special servicing since July 2018. [21] [23] Wyoming Valley Mall had lost 75% of its 2014 $122 million value before being turned over. [24] Jones Lang LaSalle took over management of the mall in October 2019. [25] Wyoming Valley Mall was sold to the Kohan Retail Investment Group for $17 million in August 2021. [26] 4th Dimension Properties bought the mall in October 2023. [4]

After significant negotiations between several parties, the real estate taxes of Wyoming Valley Mall were lowered in June 2024 to $13.6 million from $68.7 million. This was due to a significant reduction in the value of the property. [5] [27] In July 2024, a gas explosion occurred at the future K Pot Korean BBQ and Hot Pot restaurant that injured two people and caused the mall to be evacuated. [28]

On January 9, 2025, it was announced that Macy's would be closing as part of a plan to close 66 stores nationwide. The store will close in March 2025, which will leave JCPenney as the only anchor left. [29]

Notoriety

The mall sits on land that was involved in the 1919 Baltimore Mine Tunnel Disaster. [30]

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