Willowbrook Mall (New Jersey)

Willowbrook Mall (or simply Willowbrook) is a one-level shopping center with a partial second floor located in Wayne, New Jersey. It is near the intersection of Route 23, U.S. Route 46, and Interstate 80 in the New York metropolitan area and is situated close to both Essex and Morris counties near the Passaic River. The mall features more than 165 retail establishments and a gross leasable area of 1,518,006 square feet (141, 027.4 m2). The mall opened in 1969 and was expanded in 1970, renovated in 1988, 2006, and 2015. Macy's is the longest tenured anchor, having opened with Willowbrook as a Bamberger's in 1969. Bloomingdale's opened in 2002 in a former Stern's location. JCPenney closed its Wayne Towne Center location and moved into the former Lord & Taylor location in March 2024. As of July 2024, the mall's four anchor spaces are occupied by Macy's, Bloomingdale's, BJ's Wholesale Club, and JCPenney. The mall also features a 14-screen Cinemark movie theater, which is located in the rear parking lot adjacent to BJ's auto center. With blue laws in effect in neighboring Bergen County and even stricter restrictions in effect in Paramus, Willowbrook Mall has benefited from the spillover of shoppers on Sunday. The mall and its surrounding access roads and parking areas are prone to flooding in rainstorms. The Pompton River flows near the mall and the Passaic River runs behind it.

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