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Why Malls Are Closing and How Granite Run Mall Seeks to Defy the Trend
Philadelphia Daily News, Feb. 3, 2017–Suzette Parmley
BET Investments took a leap of faith when it acquired the ailing Granite Run Mall in 2013 for $24.2 million. The previous owner had walked away from a $128 million loan on the abandoned suburban mall, leaving the keys and mortgage to the lenders.