Champlain Centre
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| Location | Plattsburgh, New York, U.S. |
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| Address | 60 Smithfield Boulevard |
| Opening date | July 1, 1987 |
| Developer | The Pyramid Companies |
| Owner | The Pyramid Companies |
| No. of anchor tenants | 6 |
| Total retail floor area | 610,565 square feet (56,723.3 m2)[1] |
| No. of floors | 1 |
Champlain Centre is a shopping mall in Plattsburgh, New York. Opened in 1987, the mall features J. C. Penney, Target, Best Buy, Gander Mountain, Dick's Sporting Goods, DSW, and a Regal Entertainment Group-owned movie theater.
History
Before the mall opened, The Pyramid Companies had operated another mall in Plattsburgh known as Pyramid Mall, anchored by J. C. Penney, Sears, and Kmart. As this center was landlocked and incapable of expansion, Pyramid chose to build another mall to its north.[2] The new mall was named Champlain Centre, and the old one was named Champlain Centre South. Both J. C. Penney and Sears moved to the newer mall, their spaces at the older one becoming TJ Maxx and Montgomery Ward respectively, while Champlain Centre South was briefly redeveloped as an outlet mall. Due to the newer mall's larger size and greater profitability, Champlain Centre South was torn down except for the Kmart in the late 1990s for Lowe's, Price Chopper Supermarkets, and Bed Bath & Beyond.[3]
Champlain Centre opened July 1, 1987. In addition to the new J. C. Penney and Sears stores, it was anchored by Hills, Steinbach, and Service Merchandise, which opened that November. A Toys "R" Us opened at the mall in 1997, and Old Navy joined in 1998. Many of the mall's anchors changed in 1999: Steinbach, Service Merchandise, and Toys "R" Us all closed, becoming Dick's Sporting Goods, Gander Mountain, and Borders Books & Music respectively, while the Hills store was converted to Ames following that chain's acquisition of Hills.[4] Ames closed in 2002 with the chain's bankruptcy, and the space became Target in 2008.[5]
Best Buy joined the mall in 2006,[4] Borders closed in 2011,[6] and DSW, Inc. opened in 2014.[7] Sears announced the closure of the Plattsburgh store in April 2016.[8]
References
- ^ "Champlain Centre". Pyramid. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
- ^ Remaking the shopping center. Urban Land Institute. 1994. pp. 102, 106.
- ^ Pratt, Anastasia. Clinton County. p. 72.
- ^ a b Heath, Dan (July 1, 2007). "Champlain Centre celebrates its 20th anniversary". The Press-Republican. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
- ^ Heath, Dan (June 28, 2007). "Champlain Centre hosts Target groundbreaking". The Press-Republican. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
- ^ Boog, Jason (September 12, 2011). "When Will Your Local Borders Close?". AdWeek. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
- ^ "DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse Announces New Store In Plattsburgh, NY". PR Newswire. September 10, 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
- ^ Evans, Brad (April 21, 2016). "Plattsburgh Sears among 10 closing nationwide". WPTZ. Retrieved 23 April 2016.