The Marketplace Mall
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 "The Place to be" |
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| Location | Henrietta, New York |
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| Coordinates | 43°05′02″N 77°37′59″W / 43.08377°N 77.632978°WCoordinates: 43°05′02″N 77°37′59″W / 43.08377°N 77.632978°W |
| Opening date | 1982 |
| Developer | Wilmorite Properties |
| Management | Wilmorite Management Group |
| No. of stores and services | 140 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 5 |
| Total retail floor area | 1,100,000 sq ft (100,000 m2). |
| No. of floors | 1 |
| Website | http://www.themarketplacemall.com/ |
The Marketplace Mall is managed by Wilmorite and located in the heart of the Rochester, New York metropolitan area on Hylan Drive, in the suburb of Henrietta.
The Marketplace Mall opened on October 7, 1982 as the largest mall and the first regional mall located between New York City and Cleveland. On opening day, The Marketplace was anchored by Sibley’s, McCurdy’s, B. Forman Co. and Sears and was home to 140 specialty retailers. In February 1983, J.C. Penney’s opened as the fifth department store. At the time of opening, Marketplace was 1/3 larger than Eastview Mall. Since 1982 four out parcels have been added to the property. In 2001, an 84,000 sq ft (7,800 m2). Galyan’s was added onto the south side of the mall, which was converted to a Dick's Sporting Goods in 2004. In 2006, Kaufmann’s Department store was bought out and became a Macy’s.
The Marketplace, was the fourth shopping center to open in the Rochester, NY Market behind Midtown Plaza, Greece Town Mall and Eastview Mall. It was the second major retail shopping center to open in Henrietta following Southtown Plaza. The area surrounding the mall, which was previously farmland, has been developed both commercially and residentially over the past twenty years. There are five parcels totaling 80 acres (320,000 m2) available for future development located adjacent to the Marketplace Commons. Marketplace Commons was developed and built by Wilmorite and located next to the Marketplace Mall. The retail tenants there include: Lowe's Home Improvement, Target, Babies R Us, and Best Buy.
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[edit] Anchors
[edit] Current anchors
- The Bon-Ton: Opened as McCurdy's in February 1983. Closing 2014.
- Dick's Sporting Goods: Opened as Galyan's in 2001, converted to Dick's in 2004.
- JCPenney: Opened in February 1983.
- Macy's: Opened as Sibley's in February 1983 then was converted to Kaufmann's in 1990 and became Macy's in 2006.
- Sears: Opened in October 1982.
[edit] Former anchors
- Sibley's: Opened in February 1983 and converted to Kaufmann's in 1990.
- McCurdy's: Opened in February 1983 and later converted to The Bon-Ton.
- B. Forman Co.
- Kaufmann's: Opened in 1990 and converted to Macy's in 2006.
- Galyan's: Opened in 2001 and converted to Dick's Sporting Goods in 2004.
