Cross County Shopping Center facts for kids
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| Location | Yonkers, New York, United States |
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| Coordinates | 40°55′38″N 73°51′17″W / 40.927286°N 73.854711°W |
| Opening date | 1954 |
| Management | Marx Realty |
| Owner | Brooks Shopping Center LLC |
| No. of stores and services | 100+ |
| No. of anchor tenants | 2 (1 open, 1 vacant) |
| Total retail floor area | 1,000,000 square feet (93,000 m2) |
| No. of floors | 1 (2 in Gap and Marshalls/HomeGoods, 2 and basement storage space in Forever 21, 3 in Westchester Community College, 3 and a penthouse in former Sears, 4 in Macy's) |
Cross County Shopping Center, also known as Cross County Center, is an open-air shopping mall located in the Kimball neighborhood of Yonkers, New York, United States. The mall hosts over 100 stores and restaurants, including anchor store Macy's, and is managed by Macerich. Cross County Shopping Center abuts the smaller Mall at Cross County.
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History
Developed by Sol Atlas, Cross County Shopping Center opened in 1954 as the first mall in the state of New York. Its parking lot was built atop a former peat bog. The 72-acre site included a hospital in the middle of the mall campus complete with a rooftop helipad the Cross County Hospital closed in the early 1980s. The original anchor stores were Gimbels (later Stern's, now Macy's), John Wanamaker (now Sears), and F. W. Woolworth Company. Woolworth operated a main store and a garden store in the mall (the former is now mall space, while the latter was converted to Odd-Job Trading before becoming Old Navy).
Starting in 2007, The Cross County Shopping Center underwent a new development and upgrade overseen by The Macerich Company on behalf of the mall's owners, which was completed in 2012. The huge building that now houses Macy's Department Store (that was initially Gimbel's and then Stern's) has been enlarged by one third. It also features a new covered parking lot that is almost as large as the store; the underground loading complex has also been enlarged. The buildings housing the stores on Mall Walk have been renovated and look different, externally, than they did previously, and the catwalk around some second floor stores has been permanently removed. All of the smaller stores, such a those that housed cookie shops and lingerie stores, have been demolished. Nearby buildings have been extended, and one parking lot now faces several large stores.
As of October 2014, construction is underway to convert the former Cross County Hospital and Office Tower into a Hyatt Place Hotel. The eight floor, 155 guest room, 60,000 square foot lodging is slated to open in early 2015.
In 2010, Red Lobster opened, and in 2015, Olive Garden, and Longhorn Steakhouse restaurants opened. On the north side of the mall, Wilsker's restaurant was located, and it was a diner.
On June 6, 2019, it was announced that Sears would be closing in late July 2019. The store's last day was supposed to be on Thursday, August 1st, 2019. However, due to Sears store closing scheduling it ended three days earlier than expected on Sunday, July 28th, 2019, marking and end of era after being there for 35 years.
The mall has long been owned by Brooks Shopping Center LLC, jointly owned by Marx Realty and Benenson Capital Partners, and was managed by Macerich since 2006. On January 17, 2020, Westfair Communications reported that Marx Realty took over the mall's leasing and management from Macerich and was working on Redevelpment of the former Sears space.
On October 12, 2020, it was announced that Target would be opening in the former Sears space in 2021.
Name
The Cross County Shopping Center was originally named "Cross County Center"; the shorter name can still be seen on older signs. However, newer signs now say "Cross County Shopping Center" as does the mall's official website. Plans now state that the two giant 50-year-old neon signs on Central Avenue and Kimball Avenue will be replaced with new signs.
The Mall at Cross County
Adjacent to the Cross County Shopping Center and to its south (at 750 Central Park Avenue) is an indoor, air conditioned mall called The Mall at Cross County, which hosts a variety of stores and restaurants, and a large covered parking garage. It hosts a variety of stores such as National Wholesale Liquidators, Marshalls, T.J. Maxx, Micro Center (formerly Circuit City), HomeGoods, LensCrafters, Sleepy's, Powerhouse Gym, GNC, JD Hair Salon, Kid City, Ideal Jewelers, Pizza In The Square, Subway, Pretzel Time, and TCBY. New stores include Century 21, which covered up the whole inside of the mall and Michaels. Sports Authority and Payless ShoeSource were located at the mall until 2016 and 2019, respectively. On September 10, 2020, it was announced that Century 21 would be closing all stores, including the Mall at Cross County location.
Gallery
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The iconic former marquee of the Cross County Shopping Center with Macy's in the background
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New entrance sign
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The new mall
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The trading rock
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Marquee at The Mall at Cross County
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The mall walk before the start of the reconstruction project
