The Shops at Nanuet facts for kids
| Location | 5101 Fashion Drive Nanuet, New York |
|---|---|
| Opening date | 1969 (Nanuet Mall) 2013 (Shops at Nanuet) |
| Owner | Simon Property Group |
| No. of stores and services | (Originally 120) 56 (as of 2024) |
| No. of anchor tenants | 3 (1 open, 1 vacant) |
| Total retail floor area | 757,928 sq ft (70,413.8 m2) |
| No. of floors | 1, with a cinema located on a second floor |
| Public transit access |  Rockland Coaches bus routes: 11A, 20, 47 and 49 Access to New Jersey Transit/Metro-North Railroad train station in Nanuet (Pascack Valley Line). |
| Website | Mall website |
The Shops at Nanuet is a lifestyle center located in Nanuet, New York. It is located at the intersection of New York State Route 59 and Middletown Road and is also accessible via exit 14 of the New York State Thruway. Built on the site of the former Nanuet Mall, the Shops at Nanuet opened in 2013. The anchor stores is At Home and Stop & Shop (Scheduled To Open in Summer 2021). The mall has one vacant space which used to be occupied by Sears.
History
The original mall opened in 1969 with the two original anchor stores which were Bamberger's (later became Macy's) and Sears. In 1994, a new wing was built anchored by Abraham & Straus, which became Stern's in 1995. When the Stern's brand was phased out in 2001, (with most other stores becoming Macy's stores) the anchor space became Boscov's in 2002, before the latter closed in May 2008 in preparation for the mall's demolition (Simon Property Group owned the Boscov's space while Macy's and Sears owned their respective real estate).
The mall, which used to be wetlands, had grown to 900,000 square feet (84,000 m2) and encompassed 120 stores in 1999. The mall went into decline following the opening of the nearby Palisades Center in March 1998. Nearly all of the stores except for Macy's and Sears closed by early 2011, when Simon unveiled plans to rebuild the mall as The Shops at Nanuet, an outdoor mall featuring shops, restaurants, a fitness center, and a Regal Cinemas movie theater, which opened on November 7, 2013. By January 2012, all the stores in the mall had closed (except for Macy's and Sears), and demolition had begun. Construction started after the demolition and the new Shops at Nanuet opened on October 10, 2013.
In 2015, Sears Holdings spun off 235 of its properties, including the Sears at The Shops at Nanuet, into Seritage Growth Properties.
On October 15, 2018, it was announced that Sears would be closing as part of a plan to close 142 stores nationwide. The store closed in January 2019. Representatives from the shopping center's owner, Simon Property Group, have discussed repurposing the vacant store, according to Clarkstown Town Supervisor George Hoehmann. Hoehmann said he held several discussions about the Sears vacancy with Simon representatives since June and anticipated getting more details in the next few months. Although no formal plans have been filed, Simon officials want to bring up to three undisclosed national retailers into the space formerly occupied by the defunct department store.
Also, the adjacent property once occupied by the Sears Tire and Auto Center is being eyed for a hotel and additional retailers, Hoehmann said. Outparcels on the Seritage site include TD Bank, Verizon Wireless and Banchetto Feast.
On November 29, 2018, it was announced that Macy's would be closing in April 2019 and will be replaced by an At Home furniture store on the first floor, and some new tenants (yet to be announced) on the second floor. At Home opened in February of 2021.
On September 23, 2019, Fairway Market announced that they would be closing their Shops At Nanuet location. The store closed on September 25 2020.
On June 12, 2020, Zinburger closed almost all of their locations including their location at The Shops At Nanuet, due to financial hardship from the COVID-19 Pandemic.
On July 9, 2020, Sur La Table announced that they would close 52 locations including The Shops At Nanuet. The location closed in September 2020.
On November 18 2020, Stop & Shop announced they would relocate from their current Nanuet location on South Middletown Road to the former Fairway Market Space. Stop & Shop said that they are looking to open the new store in the Summer of 2021.
