# Greenleaf at Cheltenham > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Greenleaf_at_Cheltenham > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Greenleaf_at_Cheltenham.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenleaf_at_Cheltenham > Source revision: 1328739865 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **Greenleaf at Cheltenham**, formerly the **Cheltenham Square Mall**, is an outdoor shopping center and former enclosed [shopping mall](/source/Shopping_mall), which is situated on [Cheltenham Avenue](/source/Cheltenham_Avenue) between Ogontz Avenue ([PA 309](/source/PA_309)) and Washington Lane on the border of [Philadelphia](/source/Philadelphia) and [Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania](/source/Cheltenham_Township,_Pennsylvania). It draws most of its customers from Northwest Philadelphia. Greenleaf at Cheltenham is anchored by [Target](/source/Target_Corporation), [ShopRite](/source/ShopRite_(United_States)), [Burlington](/source/Burlington_(department_store)), and [The Home Depot](/source/The_Home_Depot) and contains smaller stores and restaurants such as [Marshalls](/source/Marshalls), [LA Fitness](/source/LA_Fitness), [Old Navy](/source/Old_Navy), [Panda Express](/source/Panda_Express), Mad Rag, KicksUSA, Oak Street Health, and [Chipotle Mexican Grill](/source/Chipotle_Mexican_Grill).[3] ## History Cheltenham Square Mall, formerly the Cheltenham Shopping Center, opened in 1959[1] and was enclosed in 1981.[4] Developed by the [Edward J. DeBartolo](/source/Edward_J._DeBartolo_Sr.) Corporation, it originally featured a [Gimbels](/source/Gimbels) as the main [anchor store](/source/Anchor_store). As part of the 1981 enclosure project, [Clover](/source/Clover_(store)) was added as a second anchor.[5] It had 634,052 sq ft (58,900 m2) of retail space. The mall was taken over by [New York City](/source/New_York_City) based [Thor Equities](/source/Thor_Equities) when [Simon Property Group](/source/Simon_Property_Group) sold the mall in 2005 for $71.5 million.[4][6] [Gimbels](/source/Gimbels) was an original anchor and closed in 1986. The lower level of the store became a [ShopRite](/source/ShopRite_(United_States)) grocery store in 1995, and the upper level was slated to become a [Bradlees](/source/Bradlees) discount store a year later. However, Bradlees never opened due to bankruptcy, so their space instead became Burlington Coat Factory (now known as [Burlington](/source/Burlington_(department_store))). Also in 1997, the Clover store closed and was replaced by [Value City](/source/Value_City).[7] In December 2005, Cheltenham Mall was acquired by Thor Equities for $71.5 million from Simon Property Group.[8] In 2009, Target replaced the United Artists Theatre and moved in as an anchor.[8] In summer 2014, the mall was foreclosed and put up for sale. Sun Equity Partners purchased the mall for $30 million in January 2015.[6][9] The mall underwent renovations and opened new stores[10] as an outdoor shopping center starting in 2018. The property was renamed Greenleaf at Cheltenham after redevelopment.[3] On April 20, 2018, a grand opening was held for the Greenleaf at Cheltenham shopping center.[2] ## References 1. ["A road well traveled Chelthenham Avenue's two vintage shopping centers shake off the dust and reinvent themselves"](http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DN&s_site=philly&p_multi=PI%7CDN&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB2A218DAEC8DF5&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM). *[Philadelphia Daily News](/source/Philadelphia_Daily_News)*. February 13, 1995. Retrieved May 4, 2011. 1. Staff (April 20, 2018). ["Greenleaf at Cheltenham celebrates grand opening"](https://montco.today/2018/04/greenleaf-celebrates-opening-opening-of-renovated-cheltenham-mall/). MONTCO.Today. Retrieved November 20, 2018. 1. ["Greenleaf at Cheltenham"](https://web.archive.org/web/20210203185822/https://www.metrocommercial.com/landlord-services/cheltenham-mall-redevelopment/). Metro Commercial. Archived from [the original](https://www.metrocommercial.com/landlord-services/cheltenham-mall-redevelopment/) on February 3, 2021. Retrieved November 20, 2018. 1. Holcomb, Henry J. (November 23, 2005). ["Cheltenham Square Mall acquired"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140224011653/http://articles.philly.com/2005-11-23/business/25430288_1_retail-center-retail-portfolio-shopping-center). *[The Philadelphia Inquirer](/source/The_Philadelphia_Inquirer)*. Archived from [the original](http://articles.philly.com/2005-11-23/business/25430288_1_retail-center-retail-portfolio-shopping-center) on February 24, 2014. Retrieved February 5, 2014. 1. [Bridgett M. Davis](/source/Bridgett_M._Davis) (January 14, 1988). ["Making over a shopping mall"](https://www.newspapers.com/image/169851718/). *The Philadelphia Inquirer*. pp. 6B, 12B. Retrieved August 26, 2020. 1. Kostelini, Natalie (January 27, 2015). ["Cheltenham Square Mall sells for $30M"](http://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/blog/real-estate/2015/01/cheltenham-square-mall-sells-for-30m.html). *Philadelphia Business Journal*. Retrieved February 15, 2015. 1. Rose DeWolf (February 18, 1997). ["Burlington Coats coming to Cheltenham"](https://www.newspapers.com/image/187235871). *Philadelphia Daily News*. p. 21. Retrieved August 26, 2020. 1. WRITER, Suzette Parmley, STAFF. ["Cheltenham Mall tries radical reinvention: Opening up the roof"](https://www.inquirer.com/philly/columnists/suzette-parmley/415755843.html). *www.inquirer.com*. Retrieved 2021-05-24. 1. ["Natixis Originates $55M Redevelopment Loan for Philadelphia Retail Asset"](https://www.commercialsearch.com/news/natixis-originates-55m-redevelopment-loan-for-philadelphia-retail-asset/). *Commercial Property Executive*. 2017-07-11. Retrieved 2021-05-24. 1. Parks, Jessica. ["'Warmer' look, new name for Cheltenham Mall"](https://www.inquirer.com/philly/blogs/montco_memo/Warmer-look-new-name-for-Cheltenham-Mall.html). *The Philadelphia Inquirer*. Retrieved 2021-05-24. ## External links - [Official website](https://www.metrocommercial.com/landlord-services/cheltenham-mall-redevelopment/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20210203185822/https://www.metrocommercial.com/landlord-services/cheltenham-mall-redevelopment/) 2021-02-03 at the Wayback Machine --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Greenleaf at Cheltenham](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenleaf_at_Cheltenham) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenleaf_at_Cheltenham?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.