Fashion District Philadelphia

Fashion District Philadelphia, referred to by some locals simply as Fashion District, is a downtown regional mall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, located in Center City along Market Street. It opened in September 2019 on the site of a previous mall known as The Gallery at Market East. It was also formerly known as Fashion Outlets of Philadelphia during planning. Initially developed by a joint venture with The Rouse Company, JCP Realty, Inc. (the real estate subsidiary of JCPenney), Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority (PRA), and the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation (PIDC) and had its grand opening celebration on August 11, 1977, the mall was financially successful enough that the mall was later expanded to include The Gallery II, which opened on October 12, 1983. The mall, however, has declined and later became outdated by the early 2010s. Department stores, such as Kmart, frequently came and left, and in August 2015, The Gallery officially closed its doors to undergo a major transformation by Macerich and PREIT into Fashion District Philadelphia, which opened to the public on September 19, 2019. However, the current mall is also struggling, and as of August 2025, it had a 50% vacancy rate. Fashion District Philadelphia is part of the Market East shopping complex, and as of September 2021 its anchors include Burlington, Primark, AMC Theatres (operat

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