Queens Center Mall

Queens Center Mall is an urban shopping mall in Elmhurst, Queens, New York City, on Queens Boulevard between 57th Avenue and Woodhaven Boulevard. Queens Center Mall is the largest mall in Queens[3]. It is currently owned and managed by The Macerich Company, who purchased the mall in the 1990s. The mall has a gross leasable area of 966,499 square feet (89,790.7 m2)[2] and 198 stores. It has one of the highest returns in sales per square foot in the United States, with 2002 sales of $953 per square foot, almost triple the national average.[4]

Queens Center Mall
Queens Center Mall in 2007
LocationElmhurst, Queens, New York City
Coordinates40.734722°N 73.86944°W / 40.734722; -73.86944
Address90-15 Queens Boulevard
Elmhurst, NY 11373
Opening dateSeptember 12, 1973 (1973-09-12)
DeveloperTaubman Centers
ManagementMacerich
OwnerMacerich
No. of stores and services198
No. of anchor tenants2[1]
Total retail floor area966,499 square feet (89,790.7 m2)[2]
No. of floors4
Public transit accessNew York City Subway: Woodhaven Boulevard (​)
New York City Bus: Q59, Q88
MTA Bus: Q11, Q21, Q29, Q38, Q52 SBS, Q53 SBS, Q60
Websiteshopqueenscenter.com

The mall is adjacent to the Woodhaven Boulevard station (M and ​R trains) on the IND Queens Boulevard Line of the New York City Subway. It is across the street from the former St. Johns Hospital and the Rock Church. It is also off Exit 19 on the Long Island Expressway.

History

Queens Center Mall opened on September 12, 1973, on land previously occupied by a children's amusement park named Fairyland,[5][6][7] a supermarket, and automobile parking. The original anchor tenants were Abraham & Straus and Ohrbach's. The mall underwent a major expansion from 2002 to 2004, nearly doubling in size as the original mall was renovated and another wing was added to the east of 92nd Street.[8][9]

The mall's current anchor tenants are Macy's and JCPenney. In addition, it has a large food court in the basement.[10]

For a limited time during the 2006 Christmas shopping season, the Macy's location in Queens Center was open 24 hours a day, becoming the first to do so. Since then, it has had all-day operating hours during every Christmas shopping season.[11]

On March 8, 2019, the mall was evacuated when an appearance by rapper A Boogie wit da Hoodie was cancelled and fans rioted and looted stores, including the Foot Locker.[12] The mall reopened the next day.

Anchors

Current

Former
  • Ohrbach's (Opened in 1973. Closed in 1987. Replaced by Steinbach)
  • Steinbach (Opened in 1987. Closed in 1990. Replaced by JCPenney)
  • Abraham & Straus (Opened in 1973. Closed in 1995. Replaced by Macy's)
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References
  1. "Queens Center Market Profile" (PDF). Macerich. p. 5. Retrieved January 6, 2010.
  2. "Queens Center: Leasing Opportunities". Archived from the original on January 9, 2010. Retrieved January 6, 2010.
  3. https://www.macerich.com/Leasing/Property/204
  4. Siwolop, Sana (March 3, 2004). "Renovations And Renewal For a Mall". The New York Times. Retrieved January 6, 2010. Macerich says that the center had average sales of $953 a square foot in 2002, the last year for which figures are available; the national average for similar enclosed shopping regional centers around the country in 2002 was $330 a square foot, according to the International Council of Shopping Centers.
  5. Coangelo, Lisa L. (18 February 2015). "Bringing the magic of Queens long-gone amusement parks back to life". New York Daily News. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  6. "Fairyland Park, Elmhurst". Queens Chronicle. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
  7. Lorraine Sciulli (27 November 2009). "Return to Fairyland". Juniper Park Civic Association. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  8. Wilkinson, Christina; Walsh, Kevin (March 2006). "REGO PARK, Queens". Forgotten NY. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  9. Siwolop, Sana (2004-03-03). "COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE: REGIONAL MARKET -- Queens; Renovations And Renewal For a Mall". The New York Times. Retrieved 2016-07-11.
  10. "Queens Center | Map". www.shopqueenscenter.com.
  11. "83-Hour Shopping Marathon Begins at 7 a.m. on December 21 Through 6 p.m. on December 24 at Macy's Flagship in Herald Square; Seven New York City Metro, New Jersey, and DC Area Stores; Plus Four Midwest Stores in Chicago, Minneapolis and Detroit Area; Four Additional NY and NJ Stores to Have Extended Hours until 2 a.m." (Press release). Macy's, Inc. December 15, 2009. Retrieved January 6, 2010. In 2006, Macy's Queens Center store was the first Macy's store to go 24-hours. Due to its unprecedented success, Macy's added additional store locations for the 2007 and 2008 holiday seasons.
  12. says, Will Ford (March 8, 2019). "Rapper's Event At Queens Mall Spark Riots And Looting, Police Say".
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