Empire Outlets facts for kids
An artist's rendition of Empire Outlets
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| Location | St. George, Staten Island, New York City, U.S. |
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| Coordinates | 40°38′40.7″N 74°4′29.1″W / 40.644639°N 74.074750°W |
| Address | 55 Richmond Terrace, Staten Island, NY 10301 |
| Opening date | 2019 |
| Developer | Empire Outlets Builders, LLC |
| Architect | SHoP Architects |
| No. of stores and services | 100 |
| Total retail floor area | 350,000 sq ft (33,000 m2) |
| Parking | 1,250 |
| Public transit access | Staten Island Ferry, Staten Island Railway, and MTA bus routes at St. George Terminal |
| Website | https://empireoutlets.nyc |
Empire Outlets New York City is a large shopping center located in the Staten Island area of New York City. It's in the neighborhood called St. George. Building the outlets started in 2015, and it officially opened on May 15, 2019. It was planned to have 100 designer stores, but it ended up with space for about 70.
This was the very first outlet mall in New York City! It's super easy to get to because it's right next to the St. George Terminal, where you can catch ferries, trains, and buses.
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What You'll Find at Empire Outlets
Empire Outlets is a big place with many stores. It was the first outlet mall in New York City. The mall has space for about 100 designer outlet stores. There's also a hotel with 200 rooms connected to the mall.
You can find 3.5 acres (1.4 ha) of outdoor space, including a staircase that leads to a special green roof. For those driving, there's a large underground parking lot with space for 1,200 cars. To help you get around, the mall has 22 escalators and 21 elevators.
Some of the well-known stores that planned to open here included H&M, Nordstrom Rack, Nike Factory, and Gap Inc.'s stores like Banana Republic and Old Navy.
The mall is located very close to the St. George Terminal and the Richmond County Bank Ballpark. It's also near where the New York Wheel was supposed to be built. The New York Wheel was a giant Ferris wheel that was canceled in 2018.
How Empire Outlets Was Built
Construction on Empire Outlets began in 2015. A company called BFC Partners, from Brooklyn, helped build it. The main company in charge of the project was Empire Outlets Builders, LLC. The design of the buildings was done by SHoP Architects.
The mall was supposed to open in the fall of 2017. However, the opening date was changed several times. First, it was moved to March 2018, hoping to open at the same time as the New York Wheel. Then, it was delayed again to late 2018.
By July 2018, most of the mall was finished, and it was expected to open in November of that year. But in September 2018, the opening was postponed one more time to spring 2019. Finally, the official opening date was set for May 15, 2019.
Even though the grand opening was on May 15, many stores opened gradually throughout mid-2019. By November 2019, about thirty stores were open. Hundreds of thousands of people had visited the mall, and many international tourists came to shop. This helped increase international spending on Staten Island by almost 50%. A large beer garden and a food market were also planned to open in early 2020 to attract even more visitors.
Getting There by Ferry
In January 2019, NYC Ferry announced new ferry services. They planned to start a route from the St. George Terminal in 2020. This route was originally meant to go to two places in Manhattan: Battery Park City Ferry Terminal and West Midtown Ferry Terminal.
However, there were worries that the huge Staten Island Ferry boats and the smaller NYC Ferry boats might not be able to share the same dock safely. So, in January 2020, it was decided that a new NYC Ferry dock would be built. This new dock would be close to the existing terminal, right at Empire Outlets, near the Richmond County Bank Ballpark.
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Empire Outlets under construction in August 2017
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