{"id":302018,"date":"2026-10-08T01:32:19","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T01:32:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/302018\/"},"modified":"2026-10-08T01:32:19","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T01:32:19","slug":"neshaminy-mall-owner-call-redevelopment-plan-circulating-online-old","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/302018\/","title":{"rendered":"Neshaminy Mall owner call redevelopment plan circulating online &#8216;old&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Updated Oct. 5, 2026, 2:15 p.m. ET<\/p>\n<p>A redevelopment plan for the Neshaminy Mall circulating online is outdated, according to the property&#8217;s owners.The outdated plan showed housing, office buildings, a hotel, and popular retail stores like Whole Foods.Property owners state that a new, accurate plan for the Bensalem mall will be presented soon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">A major redevelopment plan for the Neshaminy Mall circulating on social media that shows housing, office buildings, a hotel and popular chain retail stores is \u201coutdated,\u201d according to the property owners.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">In an Oct. 5 email, Paramount Realty CEO and President Maurice Zekaria said the plan is an old concept plan for the Bensalem property and that \u201cvery little\u201d on it is still accurate. The document has been making the rounds on sites such as Facebook and independent online blog sites.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">\u201cA new plan will be presented very soon,\u201d Zekaria added. \u201cStay tuned.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"gnt_em_img_i\" style=\"height:422px\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/91758062007-nesh-mall-closing-dh-004.jpg\" data-gl- decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Neshaminy Mall in Bensalem on Sept. 14, 2026.\"\/>More: Bucks County Crime News <a href=\"http:\/\/www.phillyburbs.com\/story\/news\/crime\/2026\/10\/02\/bensalem-sexual-predator-child-sexual-abuse-bucks-county-police-gloucester-new-jersey-underage\/92057296007\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-t-l=\":b|e|spike click:5|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_sp_a\">Bensalem man allegedly exchanged nude images with girls as young as 10<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The purported plan appeared recently on the Facebook page for an Oct. 3 story appearing online in the Bensalem Weekly stating the document was part of a recent leasing brochure on the <a href=\"https:\/\/paramountrealty.com\/home\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Paramount Realty<\/a> website.<\/p>\n<p>Prime Day deals are live: <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":body nav (prime)|e|auto spike click:6|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_sp_a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/amazon-prime-day\/?utm_source=usat&amp;utm_medium=inline-spike&amp;utm_campaign=prime-day\">Shop our editors\u2019 top picks across tech, home, outdoors and more.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">\u201cThis is what they\u2019re showing tenants right now,\u201d the post reads, adding the brochure\u2019s metadata stated it was created June 2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The concept plan, dated May 9, 2025, appeared in a 147-page \u201cLeasing Availabilities 2026\u201d brochure, according to the story, which <a href=\"https:\/\/paramountrealty.com\/leasing-brochure\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">included a link<\/a>, that as of Oct. 5, said the page is \u201ctemporarily unavailable,\u201d as of Oct 5.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">It shows two, two-story tall office buildings, a four-story tall hotel, roughly 500 residential units including apartments, age-restricted housing and townhouses, more than 3,000 retail parking spaces.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The plan also showed spaces dedicated to Whole Foods, Dick\u2019s Sporting Goods and an Ulta, though it is unclear if those retailers have signed leases.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The purported concept plan appears to mirror some of what Bensalem Mayor Joe DiGirolamo said earlier this year that he knew about the proposed plans, which included potentially <a href=\"http:\/\/www.phillyburbs.com\/story\/news\/local\/2025\/07\/02\/neshaminy-mall-in-bensalem-slated-for-redevelopment-but-no-plans-set-route-1-bucks-county\/76496438007\/\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">bringing in large chains such as Walmart and Whole Foods.<\/a> The redevelopment could include a mix of commercial and residential uses, and include an interior walking area, DiGirolamo said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Speculation into what will replace Bucks County\u2019s first indoor shopping mecca has increased since <a href=\"http:\/\/www.phillyburbs.com\/story\/business\/economy\/2026\/09\/14\/demolition-neshaminy-mall-bensalem-bucks-county-route-1-redevelopment\/91756381007\/\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the township confirmed last month<\/a> that most of its roughly one-dozen remaining\u00a0 businesses received notices to vacate the property by the end of October.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Paramount and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.edgewoodproperties.com\/\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Edgewood Properties<\/a> representatives have consistently refused to answer questions about its plans for the mall in 2024. The only information released is that three high-traffic businesses: The AMC 24-Theaters, Boscov\u2019s and Barnes &amp; Noble will remain.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">A spokesman for the beauty school, <a href=\"https:\/\/jeanmadeline.edu\/?utm_source=google&amp;utm_medium=cpc&amp;utm_campaign=23375987404&amp;utm_content=788684500552&amp;utm_term=beauty%20school&amp;utm_device=c&amp;utm_network=g&amp;utm_matchtype=b&amp;utm_adgroup=191024320955&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=23375987404&amp;gbraid=0AAAABABMvKSBLhxUJV7GhpdP3sHccm9AI&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjwlY3WBhANEiwApsNrLYLQ5ROGkqXOTWxprVBf5CgIWZxkZz0aP7l7q3zNt9iQJwlaMAbpVxoCmdIQAvD_BwE\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jean Madeline Aveda Institute<\/a>, also <a href=\"http:\/\/www.phillyburbs.com\/story\/business\/2026\/09\/16\/neshaminy-mall-bensalem-bucks-county-business-shopping-jean-madeline-aveda-development\/91793570007\/\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">confirmed last month<\/a> it is staying put and will continue to operate during the demolition and reconstruction.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">No plans have been submitted to the township for the project as of Oct. 5, according to the township, though officials anticipate a proposal could come before council next month.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Demolition is anticipated to begin at the mall property in December, according to DiGirolamo.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"gnt_em gnt_em_gl gnt_em__el\" href=\"http:\/\/www.phillyburbs.com\/picture-gallery\/news\/local\/2026\/09\/14\/neshaminy-mall-through-photos-ads-and-newspaper-clippings\/91761055007\/\" data-t-l=\"\u2691g:l|l|c|view gallery:inline promo\" aria-label=\"View Gallery - A look back at Neshaminy Mall in Bensalem through the years: Photod\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img class=\"gnt_em_gl_i\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/91760686007-returns-2-hs-1226-jpg.jpg\" data-gl- decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"372\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Crime and Courts Reporter Jo Ciavaglia can be reached at jciavaglia@gannett.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Updated Oct. 5, 2026, 2:15 p.m. ET A redevelopment plan for the Neshaminy Mall circulating online is outdated,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":302019,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[532,191,193,192,194,82610,16252,16253,1762,1703,20466,15077,651,8420,648,1760,1763,1140,535],"class_list":["post-302018","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-bensalem","tag-accesspremium","tag-bensalem","tag-bensalem-headlines","tag-bensalem-news","tag-bensalem-township","tag-sourcebucks-county-courier-times","tag-sstsbusinesseconomy","tag-sstsneconomy","tag-tagbusiness-news","tag-tagconstruction-maintenance","tag-tagdicks-sporting-goods","tag-tagfacebook","tag-taglocal-news","tag-tagmass-merchants-department-stores","tag-tagoverall-negative","tag-tagproperty-development","tag-tagreal-estate","tag-tagstory-highlights-ai-enabled","tag-typestory"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/302018","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=302018"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/302018\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/302019"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=302018"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=302018"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=302018"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}