Cressona Mall

Cressona Mall is a shopping mall in Pottsville, Pennsylvania off Route 61 and Route 183.
== History ==
Cressona Mall opened on October 2, 1973 with Hills as it's anchor. Laneco had plans to open a store at the mall in early 1982, using the former Grant's space. Due to the store being sold, Acme was rebranded to Insalacos in January 1995. Laneco closed at the mall in March 1995. Hills expanded it's store and Staples opened at the mall in 1996. The Surgery Center of Pottsville opened in 2006Laneco 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. Blockbuster Video also closed in 2010, and Rent-A-Center took over the space in 2011. 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 (55%), Cressona CH LLC (40%), and Cressona Nassim LLC (5%) for $8,050,000 in November 2019. Namdar Realty Group was later named in several articles as the primary owner. Alvernia University will move from the mall into a new location within Pottsville when construction on it is complete. In 2020, Rent-A-Center moved to a new location in Pottsville next to Weis Markets. Cressona Mall was again sold in November 2021 for $16 million to America's Realty. The Surgery Center of Pottsville closed in June 2022. 
In 2022, Mother Bear's Candy relocated to the 183 Plaza down Route 183. In 2023, Fyzical Therapy and Balance center took over the Rent-A-Center space. In October 2024, Sam's Place moved out of their tiny space into the Mother Bear's Candy space. In October 2024, Giant decided to renovate their store.
== Anchors ==
* Giant
* Staples
*Ollie's Bargain Outlet
*Advance Auto Parts
== Former Anchors ==
* Grant's
* Insalacos
* Ames
* Hills
Category:Shopping Malls
Category:Malls in the United States
Category:Malls in Pennsylvania
Category:Malls that opened in 1976