St. Lawrence Centre
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| Location | Massena, New York, United States |
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| Coordinates | 44°56′56″N 74°50′28″W / 44.948824°N 74.841013°W |
| Address | 6100 St. Lawrence Centre |
| Opening date | 1990 |
| Management | David Viola |
| Owner | Carlyle Development Group |
| No. of stores and services | 44 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 4 (2 open, 2 vacant) |
| Total retail floor area | 548,612 square feet[1] |
| No. of floors | 1 |
| Website | http://www.stlawrencecentre.com |
The St. Lawrence Centre is a shopping mall in Massena, New York, United States. It includes two anchor stores such as The Bon-Ton and J.C. Penney, a few locally owned stores, and a post office.
History
The mall was built in 1990 by the Heritage Company. The cost of construction was $50 million. In 1995 it was sold to AP Massena Partners. During this, time the mall went through serious financial troubles, falling to just a 75% occupying rate. In September 2003, it was sold for $3.6 million to the Carlyle Development Group, who hired General Growth Properties to manage it beginning in February 2004.
Anchor stores include The Bon-Ton and J.C. Penney. One anchor, originally occupied by Hills until 1998, Ames until 2002 and Steve & Barry's from 2007 to 2008, is vacant.[2] Before Steve & Barry's opened, the town of Massena had attempted to use eminent domain to replace the Hills/Ames with a Wal-Mart in 2006.[3] In 2009, the mall owners circulated a petition to replace the former Hills/Ames/Steve & Barry's building with a Target.[4]
Several tenants moved out of the mall in 2011 and 2012, including original anchor store TJ Maxx.[5] Sears closed its store at the mall in 2014 and was replaced with Sears Hometown Store.[6] The mall's ice rink closed in August of 2016 due to mechanical problems and has yet to reopen.[7]
References
- ↑ http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/article/20131123/DCO/711239919
- ↑ Shull, Lori (4 September 2008). "Anchor store at Massena closing". Watertown Daily Times. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
- ↑ "Town abandoning eminent domain plan". Schenectady Daily Gazette. 16 February 2006. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
- ↑ Shull, Lori (17 April 2009). "Business as usual for mall". Watertown Daily Times. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
- ↑ http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/article/20120313/DCO01/703139962
- ↑ http://www.mpcourier.com/article/20141016/DCO/141018867
- ↑ "Mechanical problems force Massena's St. Lawrence Centre Arena to close doors | NorthCountryNow". northcountrynow.com. Retrieved 2016-12-01.