Crossgates Mall

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Crossgates Mall
Crossgates Mall's logo
Crossgates Mall's logo
Facts and statistics
Location Albany, New York
Opening date March 4th, 1984
Developer The Pyramid Companies
Management The Pyramid Companies
No. of stores and services 250+
No. of anchor tenants 11
Total retail floor area 1,700,000 sq ft
No. of floors 2 plus mezzanine level in center court
Website Crossgates Mall

Crossgates Mall is a shopping mall located in Guilderland, New York, United States, not far from Albany and Schenectady. The mall opened on March 4, 1984, and in October 1994 underwent a large expansion that nearly doubled its size. It now has a gross leasable area of 1,700,000 sq ft with two floors including 250 shops and restaurants as well as an 18-screen Regal Cinema theater. Crossgates Mall is the largest shopping mall in upstate New York and the third largest in the state, after Roosevelt Field Mall and Palisades Center. The Pyramid Companies owns and manages this mall as well as the Carousel Center in Syracuse and Crossgates Commons, a shopping plaza located on an adjoining property.

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[edit] Anchors

Crossgates Mall
Crossgates Mall

[edit] Former Anchors

The newer wing at Crossgates Mall, which opened in 1994.
The newer wing at Crossgates Mall, which opened in 1994.
  • Caldor: Opened 1984, closed in 1999 when the chain went bankrupt.
    • Store became Best Buy on the upper level.
    • Store became H&M on the lower level.
  • Filene's: Two separate locations:
    • First location: Opened 1985, closed 1994 to move to newly constructed section of mall.
    • Second location: Opened 1994, converted to Macy's in 2006 after merger with Federated Department Stores.
  • Jordan Marsh: Opened 1985, converted to Macy's in 1996 due to Jordan Marsh acquisition. Store is now vacant.
  • Lord & Taylor: Opened 1994, closed 2005 after 2003 reconstruction. Store remains vacant.
  • Macy's Opened 1996, closed 2006 to move to former Filene's location.
  • Nobody Beats the Wiz: Opened 1995, closed in 1997, when the chain decided to focus exclusively on the NYC/New Jersey Metro (entire chain now defunct). Store became Cohoes Fashions.

[edit] Square footage

[edit] New

[edit] Coming Soon

[edit] Future

There are currently two anchor spaces open. The Pyramid Companies has contacted Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus, Bloomingdales and Saks Fifth Avenue to see if they have an interest in coming to the mall. They also have contacted Lord & Taylor about the possibility of coming back and rebuilding at a new location.[citation needed]

[edit] Controversies

In recent years, two well-publicized controversies have taken place regarding mall policies.

  • At the beginning of the Iraq War in March 2003, the mall became the center of a free speech controversy when Selkirk resident Stephen Downs was arrested by the Guilderland Police after he refused to leave the mall or remove the T-shirt he had just purchased, which read "Give Peace a Chance" on one side and "Peace on Earth" on the other side. After many objections, the mall dropped the charges.[1] Shortly thereafter, a large protest was held at the mall, with many of the protesters sporting anti-war clothing.
  • In July 2005, the mall adopted a curfew policy known as "MB-18" for people under the age of 18 on Friday and Saturday evenings. This policy prohibits minors from entering the mall unless accompanied by a parent or guardian over the age of 21 (it does not apply to the movieplex).[2] This policy has since been instituted in other Pyramid malls.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Wood, Robin (March 6, 2003), “Crossgates Mall drops trespass charge for anti-war T-shirt”, The Business Review (Albany), <http://albany.bizjournals.com/albany/stories/2003/03/03/daily41.html> 
  2. ^ Marshall, Rick. Under 18? Stay Home. Online Metroland.

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