The Promenade Shops at Saucon Valley is a

lifestyle center A lifestyle center (American English), or lifestyle centre (Commonwealth English), is a shopping center or mixed-used commercial development that combines the traditional retail functions of a shopping mall with leisure amenities oriented toward ...

located in

Center Valley, Pennsylvania Center Valley is an unincorporated community located one mile north of Coopersburg, at the intersection of Pennsylvania State Routes 309 and 378 in Upper Saucon Township in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. It is part of the Lehigh Valley, which had ...

. Major stores include

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, Barnes & Noble,

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, Fresh Market,

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, and

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with 16 screens including an IMAX theater.AMC Theatres Center Valley website
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History

The lifestyle center opened on October 27, 2006 at a cost of $125 million. A parade was held to celebrate the center's opening. The Promenade is home to the first

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outfitter in the state of Pennsylvania. In January 2020, the center lost several stores, increasing its vacancy to 18 percent. Several more stores closed during the Promenade's March 17, 2020 to June 5, 2020

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shutdown, increasing vacancy to 25 percent. Centennial Advisory Services and MSC took over leasing and management of The Promenade Shops at Saucon Valley in April 2022.

References

External links

Official website
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