A covered, exterior staircase on the building's eastern end led to an adjacent strip mall on a lower level of the property.

An additional anchor tenant occupied a stand-alone building in the lower-level parking lot.

The property was chosen due to its location near a future I-95 interchange, with the intention of drawing residents of Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

Designed by Seymour Seiler and Associates of New York, the interior was described by a local newspaper: "Its center has carpeted rest areas with comfortable seating amid artificial plantings.

Ceilings of the mall area and the adjacent stores are designed with almost imperceptible curves, so that they make play of light and shadow.

"[11] An opening-week ad promised "a delightful experience in a year-round controlled climate, maintained at a constant 72° by electric heat and air conditioning.

[5] The mall housed numerous specialty shops, eateries, and service businesses from the 1970s through the 1990s, catering mostly to blue-collar customers.

The mall was well-positioned to draw both locals and Pennsylvanians seeking tax-free shopping, as it specialized in value-oriented discount stores.

[2] By June of 2016, Claymont residents were considering ideas for redevelopment of the area, including the mall, at community workshops.

[27][28] The last remaining anchor tenant, Burlington Coat Factory, closed its store at the mall in 2017 and relocated to Route 202 (Concord Pike) in North Wilmington.

[29] In 2019, the enclosed mall and upper-level parking lot were taken over by New Hudson Facades, an architectural company that used the space for storage.

[29][22] Tri-State Liquors, which had been a tenant at the mall since 1984, was the last remaining business in the lower-level strip center.

[31] The owners of the Tri-State Mall property have unveiled a plan to construct a 525,000-square-foot (48,800 m2) logistics warehouse on the remainder of the site.

[2] The property is considered a good fit for a warehouse or fulfillment center due to its proximity to I-95.