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Crown American
Company typePrivate
IndustryCommercial real estate
Founded1950
HeadquartersJohnstown, Pennsylvania,U.S.
Key people
Michael A. Barletta, President and CEO
ProductsHotels, restaurants, office, retail
Websitecrownamericanassociates

Crown Americanis a privately held American company that manages and developscommercialreal estate.The corporate headquarters is in downtownJohnstown, Pennsylvania,in a building designed by architectMichael Graves.[1]

History[edit]

The company was founded in 1950 asCrown Construction.Frank J. Pasquerilla, who joined less than a year later, became president in 1956 and sole owner in 1961. The company's name was changed to Crown American in 1972 and in 1979, it acquired theHess'sdepartment storechain. In 1993, the company split into two entities. Theshopping mallportion of the company became a publicly heldreal estate investment trust,Crown American Realty Trust, and Crown American Hotels controlled the company's hospitality businesses. At its peak, Crown American operated 30 shopping malls, the Hess's department store chain (with 73 locations), and 20hotelsand motels.

In 2003 the shopping mall development and management unit, Crown American Realty Trust, was sold toPennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust.[2]The hospitality unit, Crown American Hotels, was retained. In 2005, 22 of the company's 26 hotels were acquired by W2001 Eastern Hotel Realty, an affiliate of theArchon Group,which assumed responsibility for their management. Frank Pasquerilla died from a stroke in 1999. His son, Mark E. Pasquerilla, serves as chairman of Crown American Hotels. Mark Pasquerilla joined the company in 1981 and was named president in 1990. He is a graduate of theUniversity of Notre Dame,completed amaster of sciencedegree in international relations at theLondon School of Economics,and studied international affairs at theUniversity of Cologne.Michael Barletta is president andchief executive officer.

List of former malls[edit]

Crown American has owned a total of 30 shopping malls during its history. When they merged with PREIT in 2003, they owned 26 malls, and were partners in one other.[2][3]Crown American also owned a ground lease for an anchor pad at theWestgate MallinBethlehem, Pennsylvania,though they did not own the mall itself.[4]

Mall name Year opened Year closed Location Owners
Carlisle Plaza Mall[note 1] 1964 Carlisle, PA Crown American 1969–2002; Michael Joseph Development Corp. 2002–2005;Cedar Realty Trust2005–2012;Giant PA2012–present[5]
Logan Valley Mall November 1965 Altoona, PA Crown American 1965–2003;PREIT2003–2017;Namdar Realty Group2017–present[6]
North Hanover Mall 1967 Hanover, PA Crown American 1967–2003; PREIT 2003–2014;Namdar Realty Group2014–present[7][8]
Shenango Valley Mall 1967 Hermitage, PA Crown American 1967–2003; PREIT 2003–2004;Lightstone2004–2009; JSMN Shenango Valley Mall 2009–2018; Iowa Square Realty LLC 2018–2019; GFM 23 LLC 2019–2022;Butterfli Holdings LLC (FLICORE LLC)2022–present[9][10][11][12][13]
Nittany Mall January 1968 State College, PA Crown American 1968–2003; PREIT 2003–2014;Namdar Realty Group2014–present[8]
Viewmont Mall 1968 Scranton, PA Crown American 1968–2003;PREIT2003–present
Washington Crown Center 1969 Washington, PA Crown American 1969–2003; PREIT 2003–2016;Kohan Retail Investment Group2016–present[14]
Middletown Mall[note 2] 1969 Fairmont, WV Crown American 1969–1970; Crown American (50%) / First Union Real Estate Equity (50%) 1970–1995; Crown American 1995–1998; Dietrich Steven Fansler 1998–2018;General Acquisitions LLC2018–present[15][16][17][18][19]
Wyoming Valley Mall 1971 Wilkes-Barre, PA Crown American 1971–1972; Crown American (50%) / First Union Real Estate Equity (50%) 1972–1995; Crown American 1995–2003; PREIT 2003–2019; GS Mortgage Securities Trust 2019–2021; Kohan Retail Investment Group 2021–2023;4th Dimension Properties2023–present[15][16][20][21]
Uniontown Mall 1972 Uniontown, PA Crown American 1972–2003; PREIT 2003–2015;Namdar Realty Group2015–present[22]
Palmer Park Mall 1973 Easton, PA Crown American (50%) / PREIT (50%) 1973–2003; PREIT 2003–2016;CityView Commercial LLC2016–present[2][23]
Capital City Mall 1974 Camp Hill, PA Crown American 1974–2003;PREIT2003–present
Valley Mall August 1974 Hagerstown, MD Shopco Malls 1974–1989; ERE Yarmouth 1989–1997; Crown American 1997–2003;PREIT2003–present[24]
South Mall 1975 Allentown, PA Hess's Department Stores, Inc. 1975–1979; Crown American 1979–2003; PREIT 2003–2014;Nicholas Park Mall, LLC.2014–present[25][2][26]
Francis Scott Key Mall 1978 Frederick, MD Crown American 1978–2003;PREIT2003–present
Lycoming Mall 1978 February 24, 2023[27] Pennsdale, PA Crown American 1978–2003; PREIT 2003–2016, Kohan Retail Investment Group 2016–2023,FamVest Partners LLC2023–present[28][29]
Valley View Mall 1980 La Crosse, WI Equitable Life Insurance Society of the United States Unknown–2002; Crown American 2002–2003;PREIT2003–present[30]
Schuylkill Mall October 9, 1980 January 15, 2018 Frackville, PA Crown American 1980–2003; PREIT 2003–2007; Empire Reality Investments 2007–2017;NP New Castle LLC2017–2018
Crossroads Mall 1981 Beckley, WV Beckley-Jacksonville Ltd. Partnership Unknown–1998; Crown American 1998–2003; PREIT 2003–2017;Namdar Realty Group2017–present[31][32]
Jacksonville Mall 1981 Jacksonville, NC Beckley-Jacksonville Ltd. Partnership Unknown–1998; Crown American 1998–2003;PREIT2003–present[31][7]
West Manchester Mall[note 3] 1981 York, PA Crown American 1981–2003; PREIT 2003–2004; Lightstone 2004–2012;M&R Investors2012–present[9][33]
Chambersburg Mall 1982 June 2023 Scotland, PA Crown American 1982–2003; PREIT 2003–2013;Namdar Realty Group2013–present[34]
Wiregrass Commons Mall August 1986 Dothan, AL Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Unknown–2002; Crown American 2002–2003; PREIT 2003–2016; Farallon Capital Management 2016–2018;Namdar Realty Group2018–present[35]
Patrick Henry Mall 1987 Newport News, VA Crown American 1987–2003;PREIT2003–present
New River Valley Mall[note 4] 1988 Christiansburg, VA Crown American 1988–2003; PREIT 2003–2016;Farallon Capital Management2016–2019;RockStep Capital2019–present
Oak Ridge Mall[note 5] 1989[note 6] 2016 Oak Ridge, TN Crown American 1989–2003; Crown Investments Trust 2003; Oak Ridge City Center LLC 2003–2016;RealtyLink (TN Oak Ridge Rutgers LLC)2016–present[36][37]
Phillipsburg Mall 1989 2020 Phillipsburg, NJ Crown American 1989–2003; PREIT 2003–2013;Namdar Realty Group2013–present[2][38]
Ashland Town Center 1989-10-04 Ashland, KY Crown American 33% / Glimcher Realty 33% / Edward J. DeBartolo Corporation 33% 1989–unknown; Glimcher Realty unknown–2015;Washington Prime Group2015–present[39][40]
Martinsburg Mall[note 7] 1991 Martinsburg, WV Crown American 1991–2003; PREIT 2003–2004; Lightstone 2004–2009; Jones Lang LaSalle 2009–2012;Mountain State University2010–2013;Paramount Developers2013–present[9][41][42]
Bradley Square Mall 1991 Cleveland, TN Crown American 1991–2003; PREIT 2003–2004; Lightstone 2004–2009;The Shane Morrison Companies2009-present[9][41]
Mount Berry Square 1991 Rome, GA Crown American 1991–2003; PREIT 2003–2004; Lightstone 2004–2009; Jones Lang LaSalle 2009–2012;Hull Property Group2012-present[9][43][44]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^Now known as The Point at Carlisle Plaza
  2. ^Now known as Middletown Commons
  3. ^Now known as West Manchester Town Center
  4. ^Now known as Uptown Christiansburg
  5. ^Now known as Main Street Oak Ridge
  6. ^Originally opened in the 1950's as an open-air shopping center before later being converted to an enclosed mall
  7. ^Now known as Foxcroft Towne Center at Martinsburg

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