Promenade Saucon Valley (formerly The Promenade Shops at Saucon Valley) is a

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that is 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, United States. It is part of the Lehigh ...

. Major stores include

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, Fresh Market,

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, and

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with sixteen screens, including an

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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

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. In January 2020, the center lost several stores, increasing its vacancy to eighteen percent. Several more stores closed during the Promenade's March 17, 2020 to June 5, 2020

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shutdown, increasing vacancy to twenty-five percent. Centennial Advisory Services and MSC took over leasing and management of The Promenade Shops at Saucon Valley in April 2022. The Promenade Shops at Saucon Valley was renamed Promenade Saucon Valley in April 2024 due to the repositioning of the center and tenant changes.

References

External links

Official website
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