Green Acres Mall

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Green Acres Mall
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LocationValley Stream, New York, U.S.
Coordinates40°39′43″N 73°43′12″W / 40.662°N 73.720°W / 40.662; -73.720Coordinates: 40°39′43″N 73°43′12″W / 40.662°N 73.720°W / 40.662; -73.720
Opening date1956; 65 years ago (1956)
OwnerMacerich
No. of stores and services156
No. of anchor tenants6 (2 open, 4 vacant)
Total retail floor area2,069,000 square feet (192,200 m2)
No. of floors1 with partial upper level (2 in former JCPenney and former Sears, 3 in Macy's Men's and Furniture, 4 in main Macy's)
Public transit accessBus transport Nassau Inter-County Express: n1,
Bus transport New York City Bus: Q5, Q85
WebsiteGreen Acres Mall

Green Acres Mall is an indoor shopping mall located in Valley Stream, New York, off Sunrise Highway in Nassau County near the border of New York City and the Incorporated Village of Valley Stream.[1] The mall has a gross leasable area (GLA) of 2,069,000 square feet (192,200 m2).[2] The mall is the 15th largest in the United States. The mall is extremely popular in Nassau County and in the neighboring New York City borough of Queens. The mall is accessible by many Nassau Inter-County Express routes as well as two MTA New York City Bus routes, the Q5 and Q85, that cross the city border. The mall's anchors are two Macy's locations.

History[]

Mall entrance to Macys, Green Acres Mall, Valley Stream NY

Green Acres Mall was built in 1956 on the northern portion of Curtiss Airfield and was one of Long Island's first open air malls. It was partially built on the former site of the Columbia Aircraft Corporation.[3] In 1968, the mall was enclosed "to create an even more appealing shopping environment." At the time, there were three anchor stores, Lane's, JCPenney, and Gimbels. There were more renovations and an expansion in 1983 including adding a second level, food court and a fourth anchor store, Sears.[4]

In the early days of the mall, WMCA 'Good Guys' would broadcast from the mall as would WABC.[5]

The ceilings, floors, and food court have been going under multimillion-dollar renovations to better compare to Long Island's largest mall, Roosevelt Field. The food court's renovation was finished in early 2006. The mall's other renovations were finished in March, 2007. New to the area is a Best Buy, Petsmart and a BJ's Wholesale Club which opened in early 2007. During the last few years the mall's slogan has been Re... such as Reinvented, Redone, Remastered, etc. It is on Long Island, right next to the border line separating Nassau County and Queens. Charlotte Russe closed in 2019.

On January 13, 2019, it was announced that Kohl's would be closing as part of a plan to close 4 stores nationwide. The store closed in Spring 2019.[6]

On January 17, 2020, it was announced that JCPenney would be closing as part of a plan to close 6 stores nationwide.[7] However, on June 17, it was included in an updated list of 136 stores closing. The store closed in July 2020.[8]

On September 10, 2020, it was announced that Century 21 would be closing all stores, including the Green Acres Mall location. The store closed on December 6, 2020.[9]

On January 31, 2021, it was announced that Sears would also be closing on April 18, 2021 as part of a plan to close 23 stores nationwide which will leave the two Macy's locations as the only anchors left.[10]

On March 1, 2021, it was announced that Primark would be opening in the former JCPenney space between September 2022 and September 2023.[11]

Shopper's World could open in the former Century 21 space at the mall.

Anchor stores[]

The mall currently has two anchors: Macy's and Macy's Men's & Furniture Gallery. It is currently owned and managed by The Macerich Company, having been previously owned and operated by Vornado Realty Trust until January 2013. It was announced in May 2012 that Vornado planned to sell the mall and some of its other retail centers,[12] and in October 2012, it was announced that the mall was being sold to Macerich in a deal that completed in the beginning of 2013.[13]

Former anchors[]

  • Gimbels - Closed in 1987. Replaced by Abraham & Straus, then Macy's.
  • JCPenney - Closed in 2020
  • Lane's - Closed in 1960. Replaced by Love's, then S. Klein, then Korvettes, then Stern's, then Macy's Men's & Furniture Gallery and Kohl's. Kohl’s closed in 2019.
  • Sears - Closed in 2021

Green Acres Commons[]

Mural outside entrance Green Acres BJ's Brewhouse restaurant
Canopy outside entrance to Sonic Green Acres Commons

In 2015 the Sunrise Cinemas complex at 750 Sunrise Highway was acquired by RIPCONY,[14] a real estate management company, which completed the 366,000 SF of new shops and standalone eateries for Macerich Companies;[15] dubbed Green Acres Commons. The complex opened in October 2016[16] with BJs Brewhouse, Buffalo Wild Wings, Ulta, 24-Hour Fitness, DXL, Five Below, Dick's Sporting Goods, HomeGoods, Sonic Drive-In Restaurant, Ashley Furniture store, Burlington and in 2017 CapitalOneBank and 2019 AT&T. A Marshalls and HBC Bank are projected for future occupancy. Existing properties Bronx BBQ, a 8,000SF eatery on the northwest corner remained. To the south are Walmart and Home Depot.[17] There have been lawsuits to rollback a $4.5 million tax increase affecting the three-town area surrounding Green Acres Mall. Hempstead Town Industrial Development Agency provided a tax incentive to Green Acres Mall that would reduce the 2016 liability by that amount, resulting in increases that residents met with protests. The 15-year deal hinged on the promise of added security, renovations to the mall complex, and new higher-end stores which resulted in the commons.[18]

Walmart - Green Acres Mall
Home Depot - Green Acres Mall
Target - Green Acres Mall
Sonic Drive-in - Green Acres Mall

Public transportation[]

Green Acres Mall is served by the NICE bus n1 as well as the Elmont Flexi. In addition, the Q5 and Q85 bus routes of the New York City Transit Authority serve the mall. The bus terminal is located at the south end of the mall at Ring Road South.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Part of the parking lot and stores on the north side of the property are in the Village, while the mall itself is in the unincorporated hamlet and census-designated place of South Valley Stream in the Town of Hempstead
  2. ^ Green Acres Mall Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine, International Council of Shopping Centers. Accessed August 27, 2007.
  3. ^ "Advance Sunrise Airport / Curtiss Airport / Columbia Aircraft Company Airfield, Valley Stream, NY, 40.66, -73.724 (East of JFK Airport, NY)". Archived from the original on 2018-12-23. Retrieved 2019-02-15. Advance Sunrise Airport was opened in 1928 on leased land of the Reisert farm. The airport was operated by Advance Aircraft Corporation, of which Francis Rogers was the president of the company. In 1929, Curtiss-Wright purchased the Advance Sunrise Airport property. Several millions of dollars were invested before the Curtiss Airport became operational. Hundreds of planes used the facility daily, along with famous aviators like Charles Lindbergh & Wiley Post. Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields
  4. ^ "Green Acres History". Retrieved Apr 8, 2020.
  5. ^ Ingrassia, Michelle (May 24, 1998). "To the Malls, Bearing Money". Newsday. p. A54.
  6. ^ Parrish, Troy N. "Kohl's to close LI store, affecting 81 workers". Newsday.
  7. ^ Biron, Bethany. "JCPenney is closing 6 stores. See if your local store is on the list". Business Insider. Retrieved Apr 8, 2020.
  8. ^ "JCPenney Store Closings – JCPenney Company Blog". companyblog.jcpnewsroom.com.
  9. ^ Thomas, Lauren (2020-09-10). "Discount retailer Century 21 files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and is closing all of its 13 stores". CNBC.
  10. ^ Tyko, Kelly. "Sears and Kmart store closings continue. Is your location closing in 2021? See the list". USA TODAY.
  11. ^ "Irish clothing seller Primark to open 1st LI store". Newsday.
  12. ^ David Winzelberg, Long Island Business News. "Vornado Realty Trust selling Green Acres mall." May 23, 2012. Retrieved July 13, 2012.
  13. ^ Ilaina Jonas, Reuters. "Macerich to buy two malls from Vornado and Vornado affiliate." October 22, 2012. Retrieved October 23, 2012.
  14. ^ [1][dead link]
  15. ^ "LI mall's $84M expansion to add restaurants, stores". Newsday. Retrieved Apr 8, 2020.
  16. ^ "Green Acres Commons Opens, Brings More Retail to South Shore". Malverne-Lynbrook, NY Patch. Oct 7, 2016. Retrieved Apr 8, 2020.
  17. ^ "Long Island's Green Acres Mall to expand by $163 Million….Update's*". Political Dog 101. Mar 10, 2018. Retrieved Apr 8, 2020.
  18. ^ "Green Acres Commons opens in Valley Stream". Herald Community Newspapers. Retrieved Apr 8, 2020.

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