TRANSFORMATION: Plymouth Meeting Mall to undergo major makeover
Major changes are coming to the Plymouth Meeting Mall in Montgomery County.
A local developer plans to transform the site into a mixed-use destination that will come with a new name: Plymouth Meeting Town Center.
The mall is under contract to be purchased in late February by Lubert Adler Partners, a Philadelphia-based firm that specializes in revitalizing properties. Developer Dean Adler told Action News, the mall is obsolete. #pennsylvania #shopping #fyp
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In Montgomery County, there's a new plan
for the Plymouth Meeting Mall. Action
News has learned a local developer is
under contract to buy the mall and
completely transform the space. Action
News reporter John Paul live near the
mall tonight with the details. Hey,
John.
>> You know, Rick, the buyers call this
mall obsolete, so they want to make some
big changes, turning it into a mixeduse
destination. They also want to change
the name from Plymouth Meeting Mall to
Plymouth Meeting Town Center.
The Plymouth Meeting Mall in Montgomery
County is about to undergo a major
transformation.
>> This is the model for the future of
suburban town centers.
>> Dean Adler is with Lupert Adler
Partners. The firm has an agreement to
purchase the mall early next year and
transform the 110 acre site near 276 and
476. He says the current mall area
between Boscovs and Dicks Sporting Goods
will be radically changed.
>> We take it down the note we put in place
a beacon of a new 500,000 ft²
what I'll call youth sports center.
>> That will include glass towers and green
space. Restaurants, hotels, and other
amenities are in the plans for the once
vibrant mall that people say is a shell
of what it once was.
>> I used to have like a lot of stores and
like I would go there a lot and shop
around.
>> But word of the new plans is welcome
news to people who shop in this area.
>> That sounds exciting.
>> Yeah. You know, more experienceoriented.
>> That's great.
>> And that's what Adler is banking on
experiences to bring people back to
Plymouth meeting. People don't want
another department store to buy
handbags. Basically, they want to ex
have experiences, personalized service,
community engagement.
Now, Rick, I did ask about a timeline on
this. The deal to buy the place should
close sometime in late February. Then
the planning stages will be underway
with construction starting sometime in
2027, could be operational in 2028.
We're live tonight in Plymouth meeting.
John Paul, Channel 6 Action News. Rick.
>> All right. Exciting news, John.