Work to begin soon on Granite Run Mall.....
Granite Run Mall Update: BET Investments was in to review their updated plans with Council's Land Planning Committee. Pending Plan approvals, BET hopes to begin demolition in February for a one year + rebuilding of the entire interior of the Mall. The entire Mall will receive a new facade.
Plans remain for an outdoor, Town Center, walkable facility with JC Penny being reduced to a single (ground) level, a movie theatre moving to the second floor with apparel, dining and a bowling alley on the list of potential tenants. Sears and Boscov's will remain. High end luxury apartments remain as part of plans.
Council should see BET back with a Zoning change proposal and preliminary land development application in the next few months. Update Provided by Middletown Township - Delco, PA Republican Party Facebook Page
Really hope it is high end apartments that do not bring in sec 8
ReplyDeleteApartments in Media--and the Raven--are Section 8. Toll Brothers is Section Luxury. You couldn't afford it Anon 2:13 PM.
ReplyDeleteWho cares who can afford them. They'll be paying a pretty penny for the view of a parking lot.
DeleteDown Rt 1 a mile away there will be 150+ townhomes starting at 205K$ at Ponds Edge and 400 more residences mixed sizes at "Mint City".
ReplyDeleteGet a grip. If this were truly a Toll project, why would the brand it differently? Just because it's in the family doesn't mean we'll see the typical Toll product. No, I fear this could end up being worse than the mall... good for the Borough's restaurants and nail salons (no retail left), but not necessarily good for Middletown. I wonder if they'll even finish the project. Be afraid, Middletown. Be very afraid.
ReplyDeleteHow did a man like Bruce Toll become a man like Bruce Toll? By finishing his projects. Who would you have developing this project?
DeleteThe McKee group, the Henderson group or Media Real Estate, all local land developers.
DeleteNone of the names you mentioned have the resources, the name recognition, and the retailer relationships to take on the project. If I was national retailer, BET Investments carries a lot more weight than McKee, Henderson, or Media. This is a big league project, you need a big league developer....
DeleteI love the idea of an outdoor town center but it's a hard concept to create successfully. I do a lot of shopping in walkable towns; Wayne, Media, Haddonfield, etc. when the weather is beautiful. The other 75% of the time I'll take the comfort of an indoor mall for shopping.
ReplyDeleteI am not really sure why the Granite Run Mall didn't perform well...
ReplyDeleteIt was in a prime location near many jobs (Riddle Memorial Hospital, the YMCA,
etc.)
@9:59 Ha about Media Real Estate developing it. I have been surrounded by their vacant lots for years!
ReplyDeleteGive me a Wegman's or a Whole Foods and I will be happy. Maybe a Costco, too.
ReplyDeleteI wonder what the one event was that triggered Granite Run's death spiral? What one bad decision led to this? Any ideas?
ReplyDeleteThe bad decision came from the owner group, Simon, There was too much work that needed to be done to the mall so they decided to shift their attention to their Springfield Mall. The Simon Group also owned the Springfield mall. The stores received incentives to move the stores from Granite Run up to Springfield Mall. When Simon was bought out by the previous owners they could not get those stores back because of a deal made with SImon which is why Granite Run was crumbling. I sure the new owners make something great with this spot.
DeletePiss poor management not paying bills.
DeleteAnonymousApril 8, 2014 at 9:14 PM - I would have Toll Brothers develop the project and brand it as such.
ReplyDeleteso...it'll be a clone of Concordville Town Centre....? There's already a Costco a few miles down the road (Brinton Lake), and a Whole Foods is apparently going in behind Concordville Town Centre, so I wonder what the "big name" store will be here.,,,
ReplyDeleteThe concordville towne center isn't a walkable mall, that's the big difference. If you've been to their collegeville site, everything is connected and there's a huge selection of food and shopping options, in concord you have to drive to the different stores.
DeleteAcme is remaining. You won't see another grocery chain.
ReplyDeleteshould be roller rink and a giant slide
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