- Staten Island Mall
Staten Island Mall is a
shopping mall in the Staten Island borough ofNew York City ,United States . It is the only indoor shopping mall in the borough.Fact|date=August 2007 It is the largest retail center on the island and is the site of the island's second largest public transit hub after the St. George ferry terminal, with numerous bus routes that connect to the periphery of the mall area.Description and History
The mall is owned by
General Growth Properties ofChicago, Illinois . It has 200 stores employing approximately 3,000 people. Anchor tenants includeJCPenney ,Macy's , and Sears.Prior to the construction of the mall, the land was occupied by the Staten Island Airport, which opened in 1941. The site was sold in 1955 with a shopping and amusement center, known as the Staten Island Center, envisaged. Construction, however, did not commence until the 1960s, and the opening did not occur until
August 9 ,1973 with anchor tenantsMacy's , and Sears. The mall's original developer was Feist and Feist Realty Corp. When the Rouse Company acquired the mall in 1980 they immediately added escalators, trees, and added several fountains throughout the mall.The last major renovation and expansion of the mall was in 1993 when the JC Penney wing was completed. It has currently a two-story mall shaped like a letter "T", with a
gross leasable area (GLA) of 1,229,000 square feet (114,000 m²) and a tenant GLA of 622,000 square feet (58,000 m²).The
music video for theNew Radicals 1999 hit single "You Get What You Give " was filmed in the mall.tores
Long-time resident stores include:
*Ann Taylor
*Banana Republic
*Bandstand Watches
*Bath & Body Works
*Electronics Boutique
*Express
*Forever 21
*Foxy Lady
*G+G
*the Gap
*Hot Topic
*Gloria Jean's Coffees
*Joyce Leslie
*Lane Bryant
*Le Château
*Mandee
*Old Navy
*Perfumania
*Saturday Matinee
*Steve Madden
*Spencer's Gifts
*Victoria's Secret (Ann Taylor, Bandstand Watches, Bath & Body Works, Express, Gloria Jean's, Perfumania & Victoria's Secret have all undergone major remodels in the last 10 years.)
Since its acquisition by General Growth Properties in the mid-2000s, all of the fountains and most of the plantings were removed and tiled over. In addition, many long-time tenants have closed or remodeled, and new ones have opened at a rapid pace. Plans for an outdoor expansion have also been discussed, but that has yet to come to fruition.
Recent additions include:
*Aerie
*anApple Store
*Brookstone
*Charlotte Russe
*Chico's
*Coach
*Coldwater Creek
*Crazy 8
*dELiA*s
*Florsheim Shoes
*H&M
*Zumiez External Links
* [http://www.statenisland-mall.com/html/index10.asp The Staten Island Mall]
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