Less than a month after the owner of Gold’s Gym said he was forced to close due to financial concerns at Phillipsburg Mall, another tenant has bit the dust.

This time it’s AT&T, which had a small store near Men’s Wearhouse and Phillipsburg Family Dental. A mall merchant said she was certain AT&T was open last week. By Monday, doors were closed, the store’s front signs were removed and signs on the front window asked patrons to visit the next nearest location across from Hillcrest Plaza on Memorial Parkway -- next to Sherwin Williams and Pizza Hut.

The reason for the closure is unclear. It’s also unclear how long the store was open at the Route 22 mall. An AT&T spokesman did not immediately return a request for information Tuesday morning.

The mall Monday also announced on social media it would no longer sell Trans-Bridge bus tickets. The post did not provide a reason but says the mall will remain a bus a pickup and drop-off point.

Prior to AT&T’s closure, Gold’s owner Ron Noonan stated on Sept. 30 he had to close as a result of patrons not knowing he was still in business. Noonan said on Facebook he had to carry the gym financially out of pocket and couldn’t pay his employees if the business continued. In signs posted on front windows, Noonan blamed the mall’s landlord for the gym going bust.

The Bon-Ton, one of the mall’s former anchors, was torn down on Oct. 23. Sears, its other former anchor, was demolished in August, about a year after the roof caved in during a heavy rainstorm. Other anchors, Kohl’s and Black Rose Antiques & Collectibles, remain. Friendly’s was out by the end of 2018. H&M closed this year. So did the Hallmark store. And Victoria’s Secret.

What’s left standing at the 30-year, 577,000-square-foot shopping center bordering Lopatcong and Pohatcong townships? More than one shopper would think that while navigating through dim lights in the early afternoon when they hear just their own footsteps and see just a face or two walking down the main corridor.

Aside from Kohl’s, Phillipsburg Family Dental and Men’s Wearhouse the remaining tenants include Luxury Nails Spa, Bath and Body Works, Verizon Wireless, Regis Hair Salon, Asian Gifts, T-Mobile, Sports Collectibles, Spin Me Round, GameStop and iFix & More. There are also some fast-casual eateries, such as Chick-fil-A.

The mall’s future remains uncertain. Lopatcong Mayor James Mengucci or Pohatcong Mayor David Slack aren’t aware of its future, the municipal officials have said.

The Long Island partnership of Namdar Realty Group and Mason Asset Management bought the Phillipsburg Mall property in 2013 for $11.5 million with an intention to upgrade the shopping destination, which by that point was already dealing with empty storefronts. As of July, a rendering on the company’s website shows the future expansion plans the partners envision for the mall.

No one at has returned lehighvalleylive.com’s repeated requests for information for almost two years.

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