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Beaver Valley Mall
Center court fountain
Map
LocationBrodhead Road (PA 18)
Center Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°40′29″N 80°18′50″W / 40.6747°N 80.3140°W / 40.6747; -80.3140
Opened1970[1]
DeveloperCafaro Company[2]
ManagementMason Asset Management
OwnerNamdar Realty Group[3]
Stores20+
4
Floor area1,153,000 square feet (107,000 m2)[1]
Floors1 (2 in Boscov's)
Parking4,391 spaces
Public transit
Bus transport BCTA bus: 2, 11
Websiteshopbeavervalley.com

The Beaver Valley Mall is a super-regional shopping mall in Center Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, within the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. It is owned,and operated by Namdar Realty Group and Mason Asset Management, respectively. The mall features Boscov's, Rural King, and a U-Haul storage center as its anchor tenants.

History

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Development

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On September 24, 1970, the Beaver Valley Mall held its grand opening celebration.[4] The Joseph Horne Company, Gimbels, and Sears opened with the property as the original anchors.

Late 20th century

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In 1986, after years of declining sales, BATUS, Gimbles' parent company announced that Gimbels was to close the entire Gimbels Pittsburgh division, selling or closing all locations. Some of the locations, such as the one in the Beaver Valley Mall, were taken over by the St. Louis based May Department Stores Company for its Pittsburgh-based Kaufmann's division.[5] The Beaver Valley location of Gimbels was closed and completely renovated before reopening as Kaufmann's in 1987.

In 1994, Kaufmann's celebrated a grand re-opening as it added on a second floor to the location.[6] In 1995, Federated Department Stores acquired Horne's and renamed all former locations under its own Lazarus regional nameplate. In 1998, after operating a few years as Lazarus, Federated closed several locations including the Beaver Valley Mall store.[7] This location was then acquired by and reopened as Boscov's in the fall of 1998.[8]

JCPenney became the fourth anchor on September 30, 1997. The new location was built right in front of the food court, and consisted of over 126,000 square feet of space.[9] JCPenney relocated from the Northern Lights Shopping Center in nearby Economy, Pennsylvania.[citation needed]

21st century – present

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In 2006, when The May Department Stores Company was purchased by Cincinnati based Federated Department Stores, the Kaufmann's location transitioned to Macy's. Dick's Sporting Goods became the fifth anchor in 2007. The store was built in between JCPenney and Boscov's.

In June 2016, It was announced Sears would shutter as part of an ongoing decision to phase out of their traditional brick-and-mortar format.

In 2017, it was announced that Rural King would begin renovating the previous Sears building and would open the following spring. On March 25, 2018, Rural King held a grand opening for its Beaver Valley Mall store.[10]

Former Children's Place, and Disney Store.

On January 3, 2017, it was announced that Macy's would be closing their store at the mall as part of a plan of closing 68 underperforming stores nationwide. The store would close on March 26, 2017.{{

In 2018, it was announced that the former Macy's building would be redeveloped into a new development called The Shops at Beaver Valley Mall, which was set to include additional retail, restaurants, as well as additional space for office, medical or other services by 2020.[11] This development was postponed by the COVID-19 pandemic, and instead it was converted into a U-Haul self storage center and the opening of a Firehouse Subs.

On April 3, 2025, the mall's only arcade, Aces Breakaway and Play, shut its doors after more than 30 years of being open in the mall.[citation needed]

On June 5, 2025, it was announced that JCPenney would be closing at the mall on September 17, 2025, leaving Boscov's as the only tenant from the 1990s left.[12]

On March 29, 2026, it was announced that Dick's Sporting Goods would be closing their store at the mall on April 25, 2026, leaving Boscov's and Rural King as the mall's last traditional anchor tenants.

Chi-Chi's hepatitis A outbreak

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Main article: 2003 Chi-Chi's hepatitis A outbreak

Beaver Valley Mall was the scene of the largest hepatitis A outbreak in U.S. history when 660 people contracted the virus and four people died after eating at the Chi-Chi's Mexican restaurant in October and November 2003. After a long investigation, it was discovered that scallions imported from Mexico were the cause of the outbreak. The outbreak did not affect restaurants that were not connected to the main mall, but did affect the food court tenants for a period of time.[13]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Beaver Valley Mall Fact Sheet" (PDF). PREIT. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 15, 2012. Retrieved May 2, 2011.
  2. ^ "Beaver County Times - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  3. ^ Adelman, Jacob (January 17, 2017). "REIT sells Beaver Valley Mall in Western Pennsylvania for $24.2M". Philly.com. Retrieved January 19, 2017.
  4. ^ Miss USA, 'Robin' Visit New Beaver Valley Mall. Beaver County Times. September 24, 1970.
  5. ^ Employees Lament Jobs at Gimbels Prepare for Final Closing. The Pittsburgh Press. June 7, 1986.
  6. ^ Kaufmann's adds a new floor at mall. Beaver County Times. May 17, 1994.
  7. ^ Lazarus to Close Mall Branch. Beaver County Times. July 18, 1999.
  8. ^ Energetic Boss Impresses Boscov's Employees. Beaver County Times. April 12, 1998.
  9. ^ Beaver Valley Mall Plans Grand Opening. The Vindicator. September 30, 1997.
  10. ^ Stonesifer, Jared. "Rural King store coming to former Sears building in Beaver Valley Mall". The Times. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
  11. ^ Federoff, Stacey (January 23, 2018). "U-Haul buys former Macy's space at Beaver Valley Mall". Pittsburgh Business Times. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
  12. ^ Miller, Ryan (June 6, 2025). "Monaca's Beaver Valley Mall to Lose JCPenney Store, Raising Concerns About Future of Retail Hub". Hoodline Pittsburgh. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
  13. ^ "kdka.com - Chi-Chi's To Pay $800K For Hepatitis Shots". kdka.com. Retrieved April 3, 2018.[permanent dead link]
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