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To Survive in the Age of Amazon, New Restaurants and Apartments are Coming to Oxford Valley Mall

To Survive in the Age of Amazon, New Restaurants and Apartments are Coming to Oxford Valley Mall | Newtown News of Interest | Scoop.it

It's a well-worn story in the internet age of Amazon that many of the nation's traditional shopping malls have found themselves struggling to keep up with the times. Oxford Valley Mall — in the Langhorne section of Middletown Township — is no different.

But in the area surrounding the mall, and on the property of the mall itself, that tide may be turning.

In recent months, a flurry of activity has seen new businesses flocking to the corridor along Lincoln Highway in the vicinity of Oxford Valley Mall. Most recently, and perhaps most pertinent to the future of the mall itself, plans have been moving forward that would put two upscale apartment buildings, with a total of about 600 units, on the same property as the mall itself.

That development, proposed in August by Pennsylvania-based Cornerstone Tracy Development, is hardly the only project in the works in the area, though.

Currently, four new restaurants, a Hilton hotel, a car wash, a new Wawa and a new bank are in the works within, almost literally, a stone's throw of Oxford Valley Mall. That's on top of the new Aldi grocery store and an urgent care center that already have opened their doors in the area.

Political leaders in Middletown Towship say the relative boom of activity is no accident.

Tom Tosti, chairman of the Middletown Township Board of Supervisors, said revitalizing Oxford Valley Mall and the surrounding area was one of his top priorities when elected. Doing so, he said, helps keep taxes low by expanding the township's tax base.

"We have been working with (mall owners) Simon since we were elected to revitalize the mall," Tosti said. "They have been very receptive to our ideas and we have been able to help secure some new businesses and food establishments because of our discussion."

 

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johnmacknewtown's insight:

The Village at Newtown Shopping Center is undergoing major revitalization for the same reason - survival! And the results will have the same benefits to Newtown - increased earned income taxes generated by the new shopping center will help keep resident taxes among the lowest in Bucks County.

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