{"id":320087,"date":"2026-11-03T07:30:10","date_gmt":"2026-11-03T07:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/320087\/"},"modified":"2026-11-03T07:30:10","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T07:30:10","slug":"whole-foods-market-to-anchor-redeveloped-bensalem-pa-mall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/320087\/","title":{"rendered":"Whole Foods Market to anchor redeveloped Bensalem, PA mall"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We finally know a little more about the redevelopment of Neshaminy Mall.<\/p>\n<p>Whole Foods Market will anchor the redeveloped Neshaminy Mall site<\/p>\n<p>Philadelphia Business Journal is reporting that popular grocery store, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/philadelphia\/news\/2026\/11\/02\/whole-foods-lease-neshaminy-mall-redevelopment.html?csrc=6398&amp;link_source=ta_first_comment&amp;taid=6ae8cfaa11887a00010e6568&amp;utm_campaign=trueanthem&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=facebook&amp;fbclid=IwY2xjawVV7ZxleHRuA2FlbQIxMABwZG9mBWJyaWQRMTcyR3U1N1NOM1Z3UHVyZDhzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEftw7fn2ms16SjGTpYgPH660cR6bdsILKitwjK43zm10f70IzehYRoUv-YFDw_aem_iECYgEdEwQQ1KJKIRnJafg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Whole Foods Market, has signed a lease to be the anchor store at the new site<\/a>. It will be new construction, since the majority of the old mall will be demolished. That demolition is expected to begin by the end of the year.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/wpst.com\/sprouts-farmers-market-bensalem\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Bucks County is getting its first Sprouts Farmers Market<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/attachment-neshaminy-mall-entrance-2.jpg\" alt=\"Google\" loading=\"lazy\" onload=\"this.parentNode.parentNode.classList.add('frame-loaded');\" onerror=\"this.parentNode.parentNode.classList.add('broken-image');\" fetchpriority=\"low\" width=\"1063\" height=\"751\"\/>GoogleGoogleThe mall was sold in 2024<\/p>\n<p>Paramount Realty and Edgewood Properties are the new owners of the space. The <a href=\"https:\/\/wpst.com\/neshaminy-mall-redevelopment-bensalem\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">sale was finalized back in the summer of 2024<\/a>. The new, redeveloped site will include retail, residential, office, medical, entertainment, and restaurant space. It sounds like it&#8217;s going to be a daily destination for locals and will attract those from surrounding areas.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/wpst.com\/bensalem-lobbies-trader-joes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Bensalem lobbying Trader Joe&#8217;s to come to town<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Three previous mall tenants are a part of the redevelopment plan<\/p>\n<p>Whole Foods Market is the first confirmed new tenant for this future project. So, if you&#8217;ve heard any other stores have joined the lineup, it&#8217;s just a rumor at this point. It was previously announced that three mall tenants will remain, and be a part of the redevelopment plan. The three are AMC-24 Theatres, Barnes &amp; Noble bookseller, and Boscov&#8217;s department stores.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/attachment-barnes-and-noble-neshaminy-mall-2-1.jpg\" alt=\"Google\" loading=\"lazy\" onload=\"this.parentNode.parentNode.classList.add('frame-loaded');\" onerror=\"this.parentNode.parentNode.classList.add('broken-image');\" fetchpriority=\"low\" width=\"910\" height=\"600\"\/>GoogleGoogleThe historical dioramas are being removed before demolition and restored<\/p>\n<p>Much to the delight of those who have been patrons of Neshaminy Mall for many years, <a href=\"https:\/\/whyy.org\/articles\/neshaminy-mall-historical-dioramas-removal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">the seven historical, mechanical dioramas that hang in the mall wall of Macy&#8217;s (originally Strawbridge &amp; Clothier) will be saved from demolition<\/a>. Bensalem Township and the Historical Society will be pulling them out, restoring them, and finding new homes for them, according to WHYY<\/p>\n<p>It was the end of an era on Saturday (October 31) when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcphiladelphia.com\/news\/local\/after-58-years-the-neshaminy-mall-closes-for-good\/4489017\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">the mall closed for good after 58 years<\/a>, according to NBC10 Philadelphia.<\/p>\n<p>20 Vintage Mall Stores We Wish We Could Visit One More Time<\/p>\n<p>If you spent a lot of times in malls in the \u201980s and \u201990s, you definitely visited some these classic and now non-existent (or barely existent) stores.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"We finally know a little more about the redevelopment of Neshaminy Mall. 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