PHILADELPHIA — Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust (PREIT) has announced that JC Penney, Nordstrom Rack, Bravo Cucina Italiana and Forever 21 will join The Cheesecake Factory to occupy 190,000 square feet of space formerly occupied by Strawbridge’s at Willow Grove Park in Philadelphia. The JC Penney will occupy 114,000 square feet on the first and second levels and is set to open in fall 2012; Nordstrom Rack will occupy 41,000 square feet on the third level and is expected to open in spring 2012; Bravo Cucina Italiana will occupy 7,500 square feet on the third floor and is slated for a fall 2011 opening; and the two-story Forever 21 will occupy 17,000 square feet at its new location. Willow Grove is comprised of 1.2 million square feet and its tenants include Bloomingdale’s, Coach, J. Crew, Jos. A. Bank and Sonoma.
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