Staten Island Mall

"Staten Island Mall" is a shopping mall in the Staten Island, New YorkStaten Island borough of New York City, United States. It is the only indoor shopping mall in the borough. It is the largest retail center on the island and is the site of the island's second largest public transit hub after the Staten Island FerrySt. George ferry terminal, with numerous bus routes that connect to the periphery of the mall area. Theft by teens has become a somewhat common occurrence in recent months.

Description and history
The mall is owned by General Growth Properties of Chicago, Illinois. It has 200 stores employing approximately 3,000 people. Anchor storeAnchor tenants include J. C. Penney, Macy's, and Sears Holdings CorporationSears.

Prior to the construction of the mall, the land was occupied by the Staten Island Airport, which opened in 1941. The site was sold in 1955 with a shopping and amusement center, known as the Staten Island Center, envisaged. Construction, however, did not commence until the 1960s, and the opening did not occur until August 9, 1973 with anchor tenants Macy's, and Sears Holdings CorporationSears. The mall's original developer was Feist and Feist Realty Corp. When the Rouse Company acquired the mall in 1980 they immediately added escalators, trees, and several fountains throughout the mall.

The last major renovation and expansion of the mall was in 1993 when the JCPenney wing was completed. It has currently a two-story mall shaped like a letter 'T', with a gross leasable area (GLA) of 1,229,000 square feet (114,000 m²) and a tenant GLA of 622,000 square feet (58,000 m²).

The music video for the New Radicals 1999 hit single 'You Get What You Give' was filmed in the mall.

On April 16, 2009, Chicago based General Growth Properties, the owner of the Staten Island Mall and over 200 other malls in 44 states filed for bankruptcy amid sharply reduced revenues and a crippling debt burden of over $25 billion. The company's stock price has plummeted 97% over the past year, most recently trading at just $1.05. It is likely that the company's strategy for reorganization will include the sale of properties. It is unclear whether the Staten Island Mall will be included as one of those properties. http://dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/04/16/general-growth-properties-files-for-bankruptcy/?hp

Stores

Long-time resident stores include:


Bandstand Watches(Ann Taylor, Bandstand Watches, Bath & Body Works, Express, Gloria Jean's, Perfumania, Victoria's Secret & Yankee Candle have all undergone major remodels in the last 10 years.)

Since its acquisition by General Growth Properties in the mid-2000s, all of the fountains and most of the plantings were removed and tiled over. In addition, many long-time tenants have closed or remodeled, and new ones have opened at a rapid pace. Plans for an outdoor expansion have also been discussed, but that has yet to come to fruition.

Recent additions include:
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