Sangertown Square
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| Location | New Hartford, New York, United States |
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| Opening date | 1980 |
| Owner | The Pyramid Companies |
| No. of stores and services | 80 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 8 |
| Total retail floor area | 880,000[1] |
| No. of floors | 1 (2 within JCPenney) |
| Website | http://www.sangertown.com |
Sangertown Square is a regional shopping mall located in New Hartford, New York between New York State Route 5 and New York State Route 8 near Utica, New York. Sangertown Square is a single-story mall, and comprises over 800,000 square feet (74,000 m2) of leasable retail space. The mall was built in 1980 and has about 80 stores and a central food court. The mall's primary anchor tenants are located within four wings, including Boscov's coming soon in 2016, JCPenney, Macy's and Target, with additional anchor stores including Dick's Sporting Goods, H&M and DSW Shoe Warehouse. Original tenants within the mall included Bradlees and Friendly's, which closed in 2001 and 2013, respectively. The mall is owned by The Pyramid Companies, who also own other malls in Upstate New York such as Destiny USA, the Walden Galleria, Poughkeepsie Galleria, and the Galleria at Crystal Run. Former anchors include Sears, Kaufmann's, Hess's, and Bradlees
History
In 2005, the mall's once sunken center court was elevated, and brick ornamentation around its food court columns were removed.
In 2007, the unique "boulder" fountain in front of JCPenney was buried with wood chips and artificial vegetation.[citation needed] All of the globular tinted glass torches have been removed due to remodeling which occurred in June 2013. There was originally a fountain within the food court, but it was later removed due to noise issues.[citation needed] The fountain in front of the Sears entrance was removed as well in the early 2000s. The only current fountain is in front of the Macy's entrance. However, this fountain has been up for discussion for removal as well. In the summer of 2013, the "boulder" fountain in front of JC Penny was removed. The mall has had many entertainment options including arcades, and nice sit-down restaurants over the years, but in recent years many have left. The only arcade closed in late 2011 for construction of DSW Shoe Warehouse. The last sit-down restaurant, Friendly's, closed in January 2013, bringing other smaller food stores along such as Gerturde Hawk and Chicken Now, leaving only 7 restaurants.
Stores which have also closed include McDonald's, Hoyts Cinema, Old Navy, Circuit City, GameStop and Friendly's in 2013, Hess's and Kaufmann's. On April 8, 2015, Sears announced that it would be closing its Sangertown Square store.[2]
There have been several plans to expand Sangertown Square, but many have never been left the drawing board. Past plans included a 1998 expansion and retrofit for the Sears and JCPenney stores as well as construction of a 900 space parking garage[3] and the proposed 2004 ThEATery.[4]
In 2014, work to modernize Sangertown Square began, which includes new seating, decorative lightning, new tile, exterior entrances, and an improved landscape. Another addition will be Buffalo Wild Wings which will open in the former Circuit City building.
On April 8, 2015 Sears closed its doors, with Express, Inc. leaving with them. In 2016, Boscov's announced plans to open in the former Sears store.
References
- ^ The Pyramid Companies (2008). "The Pyramid Companies - Portfolio". Sangertown Square - New Hartford, NY. Retrieved July 29, 2008.
- ^ http://www.uticaod.com/article/20150408/NEWS/150409451
- ^ Frank Tomaino (2008). "This week in history: Advice for Conkling". Sangertown Square - New Hartford, NY. Retrieved July 29, 2008.
- ^ Casey Dickinson (2004). "Pyramid brings theaters to CNY". CNY Business Journal. Retrieved July 29, 2008.
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