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| address = 500 Galleria Drive
| address = 500 Galleria Drive
| opening_date = 1992<ref name="ttd07092008"/>
| opening_date = 1992<ref name="ttd07092008"/>
| developer = [[Zamias Services, Inc.]]<ref name="ttd07092008spurs">{{cite news |last1=Piatek |first1=Shawn |title=Mall sale spurs ‘wait and see’ reaction |url=https://www.tribdem.com/news/local_news/mall-sale-spurs-wait-and-see-reaction/article_ef3d480c-0a8b-52a0-ac9e-c572be4e2c70.html |accessdate=3 March 2020 |work=The Tribune-Democrat |date=July 9, 2008 |language=en}}</ref>
| developer = [[Zamias Services, Inc.]]<ref name="ttd07092008spurs">{{cite news |last1=Piatek |first1=Shawn |title=Mall sale spurs 'wait and see' reaction |url=https://www.tribdem.com/news/local_news/mall-sale-spurs-wait-and-see-reaction/article_ef3d480c-0a8b-52a0-ac9e-c572be4e2c70.html |accessdate=3 March 2020 |work=The Tribune-Democrat |date=July 9, 2008 |language=en}}</ref>
| manager = Spinoso Real Estate Group<ref name="ttd02012020">{{cite news |last1=O'Reilly |first1=Russ |title=Change coming to The Galleria as Zamias Services Inc. turns over operations |url=https://www.tribdem.com/news/change-coming-to-the-galleria-as-zamias-services-inc-turns/article_79b28a42-43e1-11ea-81bf-c7f64caa06da.html |accessdate=20 February 2020 |work=The Tribune-Democrat |date=February 1, 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
| manager = Leo Karruli<ref name="ttd10082022">{{cite news |last1=O'Reilly |first1=Russ |title=Galleria's new owner says mall's 'not dead,' vows hard work to reverse years of decline |url=https://www.tribdem.com/news/local_news/gallerias-new-owner-says-malls-not-dead-vows-hard-work-to-reverse-years-of-decline/article_f9d0d014-45e9-11ed-8787-1ba2bb95882d.html |access-date=7 February 2023 |work=The Tribune-Democrat |date=October 8, 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
| owner = Deutsche Mortgage & Asset Receiving Corporation<ref name="ttd02012020"/>
| owner = Leo Karruli<ref name="ttd10082022"/>
| number_of_stores = 38<ref name="ttd02272021">{{cite news |last1=O'Reilly |first1=Russ |title=VISION 2021 Complicated future for Galleria; layers of ownership make mall 'difficult to redevelop' |url=https://www.tribdem.com/news/vision-2021-complicated-future-for-galleria-layers-of-ownership-make-mall-difficult-to-redevelop/article_d15884a2-7655-11eb-a5d9-8bb8c30e2ac1.html |access-date=13 April 2021 |work=The Tribune-Democrat |date=February 27, 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
| number_of_stores = 38<ref name="ttd02272021">{{cite news |last1=O'Reilly |first1=Russ |title=VISION 2021 Complicated future for Galleria; layers of ownership make mall 'difficult to redevelop' |url=https://www.tribdem.com/news/vision-2021-complicated-future-for-galleria-layers-of-ownership-make-mall-difficult-to-redevelop/article_d15884a2-7655-11eb-a5d9-8bb8c30e2ac1.html |access-date=13 April 2021 |work=The Tribune-Democrat |date=February 27, 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
| number_of_anchors = 4<ref name="ttd08062015">{{cite news |title=Mid-level malls losing their luster |url=https://www.tribdem.com/cnhi_network/mid-level-malls-losing-their-luster/article_06135625-9d79-50c6-b036-294be53ad4b2.html |accessdate=3 March 2020 |work=The Tribune-Democrat |date=August 6, 2015 |language=en}}</ref>
| number_of_anchors = 4<ref name="ttd08062015">{{cite news |title=Mid-level malls losing their luster |url=https://www.tribdem.com/cnhi_network/mid-level-malls-losing-their-luster/article_06135625-9d79-50c6-b036-294be53ad4b2.html |accessdate=3 March 2020 |work=The Tribune-Democrat |date=August 6, 2015 |language=en}}</ref>
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==History==
==History==
[[Boscov's]] opened before the mall on September 19, 1992, and was the chains first store constructed in Central/Western Pennsylvania.<ref name="ttd09212017">{{cite news |last1=Pesto |first1=Mark |title=‘Something there for everybody’: Boscov’s to mark 25 years in Johnstown |url=https://www.tribdem.com/news/something-there-for-everybody-boscov-s-to-mark-years-in/article_aa13fa98-9e5e-11e7-85cd-ab6c7d2a51e4.html |accessdate=3 March 2020 |work=The Tribune-Democrat |date=September 21, 2017 |language=en}}</ref> The Johnstown Galleria was built by [[Zamias Services, Inc.]] and opened on October 22, 1992 with space for a fifth anchor that was never filled.<ref name="ttd07092008"/><ref name="ttd07092008spurs"/><ref name="ttd10142017"/> It opened with anchors [[The Bon-Ton|Bon-Ton]], Boscov's, [[J. C. Penney]], and [[Sears]].<ref name="ttd10142017">{{cite news |last1=Pesto |first1=Mark |title=‘The next 25 years are going to be bright’: Galleria to mark 25 years |url=https://www.tribdem.com/news/the-next-years-are-going-to-be-bright-galleria-to/article_314b53b6-b12f-11e7-a85a-df4d23accf1a.html |accessdate=3 March 2020 |work=The Tribune-Democrat |date=October 14, 2017 |language=en}}</ref> The Boscov's, former Bon-Ton, and former Sears buildings are independently owned.<ref name="ttd07092008"/><ref name="ttd02012020"/><ref name="ttd02272021"/> Zamias sold the mall to Gemini Real Estate Advisors for $57 million in 2008, but remained as management.<ref name="ttd07092008">{{cite news |last1=Piatek |first1=Shawn |title=Galleria sold to New York firm for $57 million |url=https://www.tribdem.com/news/galleria-sold-to-new-york-firm-for-million/article_ae1042ea-ca6b-5bcc-ac36-615c38c2fe15.html |accessdate=3 March 2020 |work=The Tribune-Democrat |date=July 9, 2008 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="nyrej08042008">{{cite web |title=Gemini Real Estate Advs. purchases the 354,625 s/f Johnstown Galleria |url=http://nyrej.com/gemini-real-estate-advs-purchases-the-354-625-s-f-johnstown-galleria |website=New York Real Estate Journal |accessdate=3 March 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
[[Boscov's]] opened before the mall on September 19, 1992, and was the chains first store constructed in Central/Western Pennsylvania.<ref name="ttd09212017">{{cite news |last1=Pesto |first1=Mark |title='Something there for everybody': Boscov's to mark 25 years in Johnstown |url=https://www.tribdem.com/news/something-there-for-everybody-boscov-s-to-mark-years-in/article_aa13fa98-9e5e-11e7-85cd-ab6c7d2a51e4.html |accessdate=3 March 2020 |work=The Tribune-Democrat |date=September 21, 2017 |language=en}}</ref> The Johnstown Galleria was built by [[Zamias Services, Inc.]] and opened on October 22, 1992, with space for a fifth anchor that was never filled.<ref name="ttd07092008"/><ref name="ttd07092008spurs"/><ref name="ttd10142017"/> It opened with anchors [[The Bon-Ton|Bon-Ton]], Boscov's, [[J. C. Penney]], and [[Sears]].<ref name="ttd10142017">{{cite news |last1=Pesto |first1=Mark |title='The next 25 years are going to be bright': Galleria to mark 25 years |url=https://www.tribdem.com/news/the-next-years-are-going-to-be-bright-galleria-to/article_314b53b6-b12f-11e7-a85a-df4d23accf1a.html |accessdate=3 March 2020 |work=The Tribune-Democrat |date=October 14, 2017 |language=en}}</ref> The Boscov's, former Bon-Ton, and former Sears buildings are independently owned.<ref name="ttd07092008"/><ref name="ttd02012020">{{cite news |last1=O'Reilly |first1=Russ |title=Change coming to The Galleria as Zamias Services Inc. turns over operations |url=https://www.tribdem.com/news/change-coming-to-the-galleria-as-zamias-services-inc-turns/article_79b28a42-43e1-11ea-81bf-c7f64caa06da.html |accessdate=20 February 2020 |work=The Tribune-Democrat |date=February 1, 2020 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="ttd02272021"/> Zamias sold the mall to Gemini Real Estate Advisors for $57 million in 2008, but remained as management.<ref name="ttd07092008">{{cite news |last1=Piatek |first1=Shawn |title=Galleria sold to New York firm for $57 million |url=https://www.tribdem.com/news/galleria-sold-to-new-york-firm-for-million/article_ae1042ea-ca6b-5bcc-ac36-615c38c2fe15.html |accessdate=3 March 2020 |work=The Tribune-Democrat |date=July 9, 2008 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="nyrej08042008">{{cite web |title=Gemini Real Estate Advs. purchases the 354,625 s/f Johnstown Galleria |url=http://nyrej.com/gemini-real-estate-advs-purchases-the-354-625-s-f-johnstown-galleria |website=New York Real Estate Journal |accessdate=3 March 2020 |language=en}}</ref>


[[Steve & Barry's]] had a small format store open for a short time at the mall in the late 2000s.<ref name="ttd09262007">{{cite news |last1=Piatek |first1=Shawn |title=Steve and Barry’s coming to The Galleria |url=https://www.tribdem.com/archives/steve-and-barry-s-coming-to-the-galleria/article_92e1d53a-8b78-5a9d-8e2c-7204797dcbdd.html |accessdate=3 March 2020 |work=The Tribune-Democrat |date=September 26, 2007 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="ppg09022008">{{cite news |last1=Lindeman |first1=Teresa F. |title=6 Steve & Barry's stores in region to close |url=https://www.post-gazette.com/breaking/2008/09/02/6-Steve-Barry-s-stores-in-region-to-close/stories/200809020189 |accessdate=3 March 2020 |work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |date=September 2, 2008 |language=en}}</ref> Adar Johnstown Limited Liability Corporation purchased the property the mall is located on in 2014.<ref name="ttd02102018">{{cite news |last1=Griffith |first1=Randy |title=Now on sale at the mall: Land under The Galleria |url=https://www.tribdem.com/news/now-on-sale-at-the-mall-land-under-the-galleria/article_dcea2120-0e18-11e8-8599-971a588bf66a.html |accessdate=3 March 2020 |work=The Tribune-Democrat |date=February 10, 2018 |language=en}}</ref> Pax Mall Realty settled a tax dispute with [[Cambria County, Pennsylvania|Cambria County]] over the value of the Boscov's anchor in 2017.<ref name="ttd02102017">{{cite news |last1=Brumbaugh |first1=Jocelyn |title=Cambria County settles Boscov’s tax appeal |url=https://www.tribdem.com/news/cambria-county-settles-boscov-s-tax-appeal/article_ca9028f4-ef4b-11e6-8ad2-2b82629497bb.html |accessdate=3 March 2020 |work=The Tribune-Democrat |date=February 10, 2017 |language=en}}</ref> Bon-Ton closed at the mall in late April 2018 and was the first anchor to close in the Galleria.<ref name="ttd02012018">{{cite news |last1=Hurst |first1=David |title=Bon-Ton closing Johnstown Galleria location |url=https://www.tribdem.com/news/bon-ton-closing-johnstown-galleria-location/article_89a5e4d0-06bc-11e8-a15b-674c5486830d.html |accessdate=3 March 2020 |work=The Tribune-Democrat |date=February 1, 2018 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="wtaj04212018">{{cite news |last1=Kennett |first1=Lindsey |title=Johnstown Bon-Ton store closing next week |url=https://www.wearecentralpa.com/news/local-news/johnstown-bon-ton-store-closing-next-week/ |accessdate=3 March 2020 |work=WTAJ |date=21 April 2018}}</ref> Sears closed in summer 2018.<ref name="ttd04272018">{{cite news |last1=Pesto |first1=Mark |title=Sears to close its Johnstown Galleria location |url=https://www.tribdem.com/news/sears-to-close-its-johnstown-galleria-location/article_7f9cb900-4983-11e8-90d7-639f60f65208.html |accessdate=3 March 2020 |work=The Tribune-Democrat |date=April 27, 2018 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="wtaj04272018">{{cite news |last1=Kennett |first1=Lindsey |title=Shoppers, employees react to Johnstown Sears closing |url=https://www.wearecentralpa.com/news/local-news/shoppers-employees-react-to-johnstown-sears-closing/ |accessdate=3 March 2020 |work=WTAJ |date=April 27, 2018}}</ref> Parking lot and road conditions were reported as poor in March 2019.<ref name="ttd03132019">{{cite news |title=Editorial Sprucing up Galleria would help dispel rumors |url=https://www.tribdem.com/news/editorials/editorial-sprucing-up-galleria-would-help-dispel-rumors/article_a5196c42-44c7-11e9-92af-738796d19e70.html |accessdate=3 March 2020 |work=The Tribune-Democrat |date=March 13, 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
[[Steve & Barry's]] had a small format store open for a short time at the mall in the late 2000s.<ref name="ttd09262007">{{cite news |last1=Piatek |first1=Shawn |title=Steve and Barry's coming to The Galleria |url=https://www.tribdem.com/archives/steve-and-barry-s-coming-to-the-galleria/article_92e1d53a-8b78-5a9d-8e2c-7204797dcbdd.html |accessdate=3 March 2020 |work=The Tribune-Democrat |date=September 26, 2007 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="ppg09022008">{{cite news |last1=Lindeman |first1=Teresa F. |title=6 Steve & Barry's stores in region to close |url=https://www.post-gazette.com/breaking/2008/09/02/6-Steve-Barry-s-stores-in-region-to-close/stories/200809020189 |accessdate=3 March 2020 |work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |date=September 2, 2008 |language=en}}</ref> Adar Johnstown Limited Liability Corporation purchased the property the mall is located on in 2014.<ref name="ttd02102018">{{cite news |last1=Griffith |first1=Randy |title=Now on sale at the mall: Land under The Galleria |url=https://www.tribdem.com/news/now-on-sale-at-the-mall-land-under-the-galleria/article_dcea2120-0e18-11e8-8599-971a588bf66a.html |accessdate=3 March 2020 |work=The Tribune-Democrat |date=February 10, 2018 |language=en}}</ref> Pax Mall Realty settled a tax dispute with [[Cambria County, Pennsylvania|Cambria County]] over the value of the Boscov's anchor in 2017.<ref name="ttd02102017">{{cite news |last1=Brumbaugh |first1=Jocelyn |title=Cambria County settles Boscov's tax appeal |url=https://www.tribdem.com/news/cambria-county-settles-boscov-s-tax-appeal/article_ca9028f4-ef4b-11e6-8ad2-2b82629497bb.html |accessdate=3 March 2020 |work=The Tribune-Democrat |date=February 10, 2017 |language=en}}</ref> Bon-Ton closed at the mall in late April 2018 and was the first anchor to close in the Galleria.<ref name="ttd02012018">{{cite news |last1=Hurst |first1=David |title=Bon-Ton closing Johnstown Galleria location |url=https://www.tribdem.com/news/bon-ton-closing-johnstown-galleria-location/article_89a5e4d0-06bc-11e8-a15b-674c5486830d.html |accessdate=3 March 2020 |work=The Tribune-Democrat |date=February 1, 2018 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="wtaj04212018">{{cite news |last1=Kennett |first1=Lindsey |title=Johnstown Bon-Ton store closing next week |url=https://www.wearecentralpa.com/news/local-news/johnstown-bon-ton-store-closing-next-week/ |accessdate=3 March 2020 |work=WTAJ |date=21 April 2018}}</ref> Sears closed in summer 2018.<ref name="ttd04272018">{{cite news |last1=Pesto |first1=Mark |title=Sears to close its Johnstown Galleria location |url=https://www.tribdem.com/news/sears-to-close-its-johnstown-galleria-location/article_7f9cb900-4983-11e8-90d7-639f60f65208.html |accessdate=3 March 2020 |work=The Tribune-Democrat |date=April 27, 2018 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="wtaj04272018">{{cite news |last1=Kennett |first1=Lindsey |title=Shoppers, employees react to Johnstown Sears closing |url=https://www.wearecentralpa.com/news/local-news/shoppers-employees-react-to-johnstown-sears-closing/ |accessdate=3 March 2020 |work=WTAJ |date=April 27, 2018}}</ref> The mall's owners in 2018 won a tax reassessment from the [[Richland School District (Cambria County, Pennsylvania)|Richland School District]] in court, reducing the mall's value from $6.5 to $3 million.<ref name="ttd04232022">{{cite news |last1=O'Reilly |first1=Russ |title='Not going to be bowled over': Tax appeals abound, challenged by governmental agencies seeking the revenue |url=https://www.tribdem.com/news/not-going-to-be-bowled-over-tax-appeals-abound-challenged-by-governmental-agencies-seeking-the/article_59523e18-bf32-11ec-bd58-b3adbd826445.html |access-date=29 June 2022 |work=The Tribune-Democrat |date=April 23, 2022 |language=en}}</ref> Parking lot and road conditions were reported as poor in March 2019.<ref name="ttd03132019">{{cite news |title=Editorial Sprucing up Galleria would help dispel rumors |url=https://www.tribdem.com/news/editorials/editorial-sprucing-up-galleria-would-help-dispel-rumors/article_a5196c42-44c7-11e9-92af-738796d19e70.html |accessdate=3 March 2020 |work=The Tribune-Democrat |date=March 13, 2019 |language=en}}</ref>


Spinoso Real Estate Group took over management from Zamias Services, Inc. on February 1, 2020 due to the mall entering receivership.<ref name="ttd02012020"/> ADAR Johnstown Limited Liability Co., the owner of the malls property, owed $14.6 million and stopped mortgage payments in October 2019.<ref name="ttd02012020"/><ref name="ttd02242020">{{cite news |last1=O'Reilly |first1=Russ |title=Options abound for Galleria development |url=https://www.tribdem.com/news/options-abound-for-galleria-development/article_d593dee6-55f8-11ea-84aa-afdfeeee7c3d.html |accessdate=28 February 2020 |work=The Tribune-Democrat |date=February 24, 2020 |language=en}}</ref> The Galleria was scheduled to be sold at a tax sale on September 14, 2020 due to owing $1.1 million in taxes.<ref name="ttd07152020">{{cite news |last1=O'Reilly |first1=Russ |title=Galleria among Cambria tax-sale properties |url=https://www.tribdem.com/news/galleria-among-cambria-tax-sale-properties/article_800e6538-c612-11ea-9f84-2bd825d83240.html |accessdate=17 July 2020 |work=The Tribune-Democrat |date=July 15, 2020 |language=en}}</ref> It was later removed from the sale due to the malls owner, Adar Johnstown, LLC, setting up a payment plan. The Galleria was to go for sheriff’s sale on December 11, 2020, but that was later delayed.<ref name="ttd09172020">{{cite news |last1=O'Reilly |first1=Russ |title=Galleria scheduled for sheriff’s sale |url=https://www.tribdem.com/news/galleria-scheduled-for-sheriff-s-sale/article_46fea7e0-f87a-11ea-b4e3-938d6f6963e7.html |accessdate=22 October 2020 |work=The Tribune-Democrat |date=September 17, 2020 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="ttd12112020">{{cite news |title=Sale of Johnstown Galleria postponed |url=https://www.tribdem.com/news/sale-of-johnstown-galleria-postponed/article_caf306cc-3c3b-11eb-8e40-d7ed198312fa.html |access-date=18 December 2020 |work=The Tribune-Democrat |date=December 11, 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
[[Spinoso Real Estate Group]] took over management from Zamias Services, Inc. on February 1, 2020, due to the mall entering receivership.<ref name="ttd02012020"/> ADAR Johnstown Limited Liability Co., the owner of the mall's property, owed $14.6 million and stopped mortgage payments in October 2019.<ref name="ttd02012020"/><ref name="ttd02242020">{{cite news |last1=O'Reilly |first1=Russ |title=Options abound for Galleria development |url=https://www.tribdem.com/news/options-abound-for-galleria-development/article_d593dee6-55f8-11ea-84aa-afdfeeee7c3d.html |accessdate=28 February 2020 |work=The Tribune-Democrat |date=February 24, 2020 |language=en}}</ref> The Galleria was scheduled to be sold at a tax sale on September 14, 2020, due to owing $1.1 million in taxes.<ref name="ttd07152020">{{cite news |last1=O'Reilly |first1=Russ |title=Galleria among Cambria tax-sale properties |url=https://www.tribdem.com/news/galleria-among-cambria-tax-sale-properties/article_800e6538-c612-11ea-9f84-2bd825d83240.html |accessdate=17 July 2020 |work=The Tribune-Democrat |date=July 15, 2020 |language=en}}</ref> It was later removed from the sale due to the mall's owner, Adar Johnstown, LLC, setting up a payment plan. The Galleria was to go for sheriff's sale on December 11, 2020, but that was later delayed.<ref name="ttd09172020">{{cite news |last1=O'Reilly |first1=Russ |title=Galleria scheduled for sheriff's sale |url=https://www.tribdem.com/news/galleria-scheduled-for-sheriff-s-sale/article_46fea7e0-f87a-11ea-b4e3-938d6f6963e7.html |accessdate=22 October 2020 |work=The Tribune-Democrat |date=September 17, 2020 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="ttd12112020">{{cite news |title=Sale of Johnstown Galleria postponed |url=https://www.tribdem.com/news/sale-of-johnstown-galleria-postponed/article_caf306cc-3c3b-11eb-8e40-d7ed198312fa.html |access-date=18 December 2020 |work=The Tribune-Democrat |date=December 11, 2020 |language=en}}</ref>


The mall served as a [[COVID-19 pandemic|COVID-19]] vaccination site in early 2021.<ref name="wjac03222021">{{cite news |last1=Jaxtheimer |first1=Sydney |title=Conemaugh Health System, EMA plan to host more vaccination clinics at Johnstown Galleria |url=https://wjactv.com/news/local/conemaugh-health-system-ema-plan-to-host-more-vaccination-clinics-at-johnstown-galleria |access-date=13 April 2021 |work=WJAC |date=22 March 2021}}</ref>
The mall served as a [[COVID-19 pandemic|COVID-19]] vaccination site in early 2021.<ref name="wjac03222021">{{cite news |last1=Jaxtheimer |first1=Sydney |title=Conemaugh Health System, EMA plan to host more vaccination clinics at Johnstown Galleria |url=https://wjactv.com/news/local/conemaugh-health-system-ema-plan-to-host-more-vaccination-clinics-at-johnstown-galleria |access-date=13 April 2021 |work=WJAC |date=22 March 2021}}</ref> The Johnstown Galleria was sold at sheriff's sale to the [[U.S. Bancorp|U.S. Bank National Association]] for $238,718 on September 10, 2021.<ref name="tbd09112021">{{cite news |last1=O'Reilly |first1=Russ |title=Johnstown Galleria sold to creditor at sheriff's sale |url=https://www.tribdem.com/news/johnstown-galleria-sold-to-creditor-at-sheriffs-sale/article_0b64c8e4-124c-11ec-b46f-4fec9690d02e.html |access-date=22 September 2021 |work=The Tribune-Democrat |date=September 11, 2021 |language=en}}</ref> The mall minus the separately owned anchor buildings went to auction in August 2022 and sold for $3,150,000 to Leo Karruli.<ref name="ttd10082022"/><ref name="am06292022">{{cite news |title=Briefcase - Business news of local interest |url=https://www.altoonamirror.com/news/local-news/2022/06/briefcase-712/ |access-date=29 June 2022 |work=Altoona Mirror |date=June 29, 2022}}</ref><ref name="ttd08122022">{{cite news |last1=O'Reilly |first1=Russ |title=Johnstown Galleria sold for more than $3 million at online auction |url=https://www.tribdem.com/news/johnstown-galleria-sold-for-more-than-3-million-at-online-auction/article_35d56f9a-1983-11ed-9943-170b34929e58.html |access-date=7 February 2023 |work=The Tribune-Democrat |date=August 12, 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="wjac10102022">{{cite news |last1=Havener |first1=Crispin |title='I fell in love': New owner of The Johnstown Galleria says hands on approach can save mall |url=https://wjactv.com/news/local/i-fell-in-love-new-owner-of-the-johnstown-galleria-says-hands-on-approach-can-save-mall |access-date=7 February 2023 |work=WJAC |date=10 October 2022 |language=en}}</ref>


== See also ==
== See also ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
*{{official|http://www.johnstowngalleria.com/}}
*{{official|http://www.johnstowngalleria.com/}}

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The Johnstown Galleria
Map
LocationJohnstown, Pennsylvania, United States[1]
Address500 Galleria Drive
Opening date1992[2]
DeveloperZamias Services, Inc.[3]
ManagementLeo Karruli[4]
OwnerLeo Karruli[4]
No. of stores and services38[5]
No. of anchor tenants4[6]
Total retail floor area894,646 square feet (83,120 m2)[7]
No. of floors2[8]
WebsiteThe Galleria

The Johnstown Galleria is a two-level shopping mall in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.[1][8] It is anchored by Boscov's and J. C. Penney.[9]

History

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Boscov's opened before the mall on September 19, 1992, and was the chains first store constructed in Central/Western Pennsylvania.[10] The Johnstown Galleria was built by Zamias Services, Inc. and opened on October 22, 1992, with space for a fifth anchor that was never filled.[2][3][11] It opened with anchors Bon-Ton, Boscov's, J. C. Penney, and Sears.[11] The Boscov's, former Bon-Ton, and former Sears buildings are independently owned.[2][12][5] Zamias sold the mall to Gemini Real Estate Advisors for $57 million in 2008, but remained as management.[2][13]

Steve & Barry's had a small format store open for a short time at the mall in the late 2000s.[14][15] Adar Johnstown Limited Liability Corporation purchased the property the mall is located on in 2014.[16] Pax Mall Realty settled a tax dispute with Cambria County over the value of the Boscov's anchor in 2017.[17] Bon-Ton closed at the mall in late April 2018 and was the first anchor to close in the Galleria.[18][19] Sears closed in summer 2018.[20][21] The mall's owners in 2018 won a tax reassessment from the Richland School District in court, reducing the mall's value from $6.5 to $3 million.[22] Parking lot and road conditions were reported as poor in March 2019.[23]

Spinoso Real Estate Group took over management from Zamias Services, Inc. on February 1, 2020, due to the mall entering receivership.[12] ADAR Johnstown Limited Liability Co., the owner of the mall's property, owed $14.6 million and stopped mortgage payments in October 2019.[12][9] The Galleria was scheduled to be sold at a tax sale on September 14, 2020, due to owing $1.1 million in taxes.[24] It was later removed from the sale due to the mall's owner, Adar Johnstown, LLC, setting up a payment plan. The Galleria was to go for sheriff's sale on December 11, 2020, but that was later delayed.[25][26]

The mall served as a COVID-19 vaccination site in early 2021.[27] The Johnstown Galleria was sold at sheriff's sale to the U.S. Bank National Association for $238,718 on September 10, 2021.[28] The mall minus the separately owned anchor buildings went to auction in August 2022 and sold for $3,150,000 to Leo Karruli.[4][29][30][31]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Johnstown Galleria" (PDF). Zamias. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d Piatek, Shawn (July 9, 2008). "Galleria sold to New York firm for $57 million". The Tribune-Democrat. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  3. ^ a b Piatek, Shawn (July 9, 2008). "Mall sale spurs 'wait and see' reaction". The Tribune-Democrat. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  4. ^ a b c O'Reilly, Russ (October 8, 2022). "Galleria's new owner says mall's 'not dead,' vows hard work to reverse years of decline". The Tribune-Democrat. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  5. ^ a b O'Reilly, Russ (February 27, 2021). "VISION 2021 Complicated future for Galleria; layers of ownership make mall 'difficult to redevelop'". The Tribune-Democrat. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Mid-level malls losing their luster". The Tribune-Democrat. August 6, 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  7. ^ "Johnstown Galleria Outparcel" (PDF). The Shopping Center Group. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  8. ^ a b "Johnstown Galleria" (PDF). Smartlite. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  9. ^ a b O'Reilly, Russ (February 24, 2020). "Options abound for Galleria development". The Tribune-Democrat. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  10. ^ Pesto, Mark (September 21, 2017). "'Something there for everybody': Boscov's to mark 25 years in Johnstown". The Tribune-Democrat. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  11. ^ a b Pesto, Mark (October 14, 2017). "'The next 25 years are going to be bright': Galleria to mark 25 years". The Tribune-Democrat. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  12. ^ a b c O'Reilly, Russ (February 1, 2020). "Change coming to The Galleria as Zamias Services Inc. turns over operations". The Tribune-Democrat. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  13. ^ "Gemini Real Estate Advs. purchases the 354,625 s/f Johnstown Galleria". New York Real Estate Journal. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  14. ^ Piatek, Shawn (September 26, 2007). "Steve and Barry's coming to The Galleria". The Tribune-Democrat. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  15. ^ Lindeman, Teresa F. (September 2, 2008). "6 Steve & Barry's stores in region to close". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  16. ^ Griffith, Randy (February 10, 2018). "Now on sale at the mall: Land under The Galleria". The Tribune-Democrat. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  17. ^ Brumbaugh, Jocelyn (February 10, 2017). "Cambria County settles Boscov's tax appeal". The Tribune-Democrat. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  18. ^ Hurst, David (February 1, 2018). "Bon-Ton closing Johnstown Galleria location". The Tribune-Democrat. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  19. ^ Kennett, Lindsey (21 April 2018). "Johnstown Bon-Ton store closing next week". WTAJ. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  20. ^ Pesto, Mark (April 27, 2018). "Sears to close its Johnstown Galleria location". The Tribune-Democrat. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  21. ^ Kennett, Lindsey (April 27, 2018). "Shoppers, employees react to Johnstown Sears closing". WTAJ. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  22. ^ O'Reilly, Russ (April 23, 2022). "'Not going to be bowled over': Tax appeals abound, challenged by governmental agencies seeking the revenue". The Tribune-Democrat. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  23. ^ "Editorial Sprucing up Galleria would help dispel rumors". The Tribune-Democrat. March 13, 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  24. ^ O'Reilly, Russ (July 15, 2020). "Galleria among Cambria tax-sale properties". The Tribune-Democrat. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  25. ^ O'Reilly, Russ (September 17, 2020). "Galleria scheduled for sheriff's sale". The Tribune-Democrat. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  26. ^ "Sale of Johnstown Galleria postponed". The Tribune-Democrat. December 11, 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  27. ^ Jaxtheimer, Sydney (22 March 2021). "Conemaugh Health System, EMA plan to host more vaccination clinics at Johnstown Galleria". WJAC. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  28. ^ O'Reilly, Russ (September 11, 2021). "Johnstown Galleria sold to creditor at sheriff's sale". The Tribune-Democrat. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  29. ^ "Briefcase - Business news of local interest". Altoona Mirror. June 29, 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  30. ^ O'Reilly, Russ (August 12, 2022). "Johnstown Galleria sold for more than $3 million at online auction". The Tribune-Democrat. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  31. ^ Havener, Crispin (10 October 2022). "'I fell in love': New owner of The Johnstown Galleria says hands on approach can save mall". WJAC. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
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