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V4838 t1_it77106 wrote

Reply to comment by Algae-Ok in The death of the American shopping mall – in pictures [Wayne Hills Mall] by zsreport

Some of the empty stores in Monmouth Mall (Eatontown) are being rented by local merchants, like jewelry repair folks etc. It ain't dead quite yet but is a shell of its former robust 200+ individual retailers. Sad. But change is the only constant, right?

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Algae-Ok t1_it78nc6 wrote

Look at what they did at homdel s bell works.. they did a wonderful job changing with the times

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GTSBurner t1_it80uno wrote

> Bell Works

But that was never a mall... it was office space they converted into mixed use. Which granted, was great to use the existing structure.

I don't think they'd do that with a mall.

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Algae-Ok t1_it813vk wrote

Yes I know it wasn’t a mall… like any building you can make any type of alternation to make it work for future needs. Bell works was a office building that turned into a mall. I imagine you can turn the mall into a office complex as well but that’s 2010 we are in 2022 plenty of things we need.

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PoopMuffin t1_it8b2dz wrote

I'm always surprised how dead this mall is given the wealth of the surrounding areas and how far it is from any other mall.

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Tooch10 t1_it9astq wrote

I thought they were renovating/redesigning the whole thing. So that means not renewing leases which is why you see more and more empty stores, but still renting (I assume) temporary short term kiosk space until the main stores leases end?

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