Bronx Shopping Centers Bronx STATS 2020
BAY PLAZA
SHOPPING CENTER
The mall was constructed in the
late 1980s, just outside of sections
4 and 5 of Co-op City, at Bartow and
Baychester avenues, on an open lot
that was previously used to dump
old tires and garbage. Bay Plaza is
home to various department stores
and shops, such as Toys R’ Us, Marshalls,
Dress Barn, Mandee, JCPenney,
Staples Inc., Modell’s Sporting
Goods Store, Big K Mart, Pathmark
and Old Navy, among other wellknown
stores. The only Barnes
and Noble bookstore in the Bronx is
located at the shopping center. Bay
Plaza also houses an AMC-operated
multiplex movie theater; several
restaurants - an Applebee’s, Red
Lobster; Checkers, Popeye’s, Ponderosa
Restaurant, Panera Bread, and
Burger King - a Bally’s fi tness club,
and offi ce space.
GUN HILL ROAD
SHOPPING CENTER
The 80,789 square foot property, owned
by Vornado Realty Trust, has seen an
upswing in business after some dismal
period of time during the economic
crisis. The closure of A&P Supermarket
had left the location desolate several
years ago and the opening of a Circuit
City at the location failed to bring in new
shoppers to the area. Circuit City would
close its stores shortly after opening its
Bronx location. However, the shopping
strip, at 1700-1800 E. Gun Hill Road,
has seen new life with several new
stores popping up over the last couple
of years. The location is now home
to a widely visited TGI Friday’s chain
restaurant, a Duane Reade drugstore, a
brand new Planet Fitness gym franchise,
and a new grocery store in the form of
an ALDI Supermarket. The most recent
store to open at the site is a CiCi’s
Pizza, a Texas-based national chain
whose Bronx opening marked its fi rst
location in New York City. The stores join
mainstays – Dunkin Donuts, Ridgewood
Savings Bank and an Oriental Chinese
Buffet – in once again beefi ng up the
retail strip for residents in and out of the
community.
RIVER PLAZA
River Plaza sits on 9.5 acres along the
Harlem River, adjacent to the Major
Deegan Expressway and West 225th
Street. The site is the former home
of a warehouse utilized by Columbia-
Presbyterian Medical Center to store
medical records, along with fi ve smaller
commercial properties. The retail center
is comprised of three one- and two-story
buildings, which house 16 storefronts
located on West 225th Street. The mall
is home to the only Target in the Bronx;
a Marshalls clothing store; a Starbucks;
and an Applebee’s, among other stores.
Concourse Plaza Shopping Center
The $150 million shopping center
opened in 1991 just off the Grand
Concourse in the south Bronx. At
the heart of the shopping center is
National Amusement’s Concourse
Plaza Multiplex, located at 214 E.
161st Street, and featuring the latest
hit movies shown on 10 screens. The
complex also features a Radio Shack,
CVS, McDonalds, Food Bazaar, Jeans
Plus, Rainbow Shop, Ashley Stewart,
Jimmy Jazz, Payless Shoes, Foot Locker
and Bank of America, along with offi ce
space.
BRUCKNER PLAZA
Located on Bruckner Boulevard, near
the Bruckner Expressway and the Cross
Bronx Expressway, the Bruckner Plaza
is a 386,000-square-foot neighborhood
shopping center that includes Kmart,
Toys R Us, Old Navy, Modell’s, Rite Aid,
and Key Food, along with a number
of other retail, medical and fi nancial
institutions. The highly valued property
recently made news when Vornado
Realty Trust purchased the shopping
center for $165 million in 2007.
THE BRONX GATEWAY
The $500 million Bronx Gateway Center
at the Bronx Terminal Market – one of
the largest private sector investments in
borough history – opened in September
2009. The newest shopping center, a
LEED Silver retail mall, replaces all but
one of the original Bronx Terminal Market
buildings (originally built in 1920) along
with the Bronx House of Detention. With
one million square feet of retail space
and 2,600 parking spots, the new mall
features the fi rst BJ’s Wholesale in the
Bronx; Marshalls; Home Depot; Target;
Best Buy; Bed, Bath and Beyond; Staples;
Toys R Us; Raymour & Flanagan; and
an Applebee’s. The Bronx Gateway’s
opening has helped to revitalize the
South Bronx, bringing jobs and new
development to a long-struggling
community. More information, including
a full list of retail and dining options,
and events can be found at http://
gatewaycenteratbronxterminalmarket.
com.
RIVERDALE CROSSING
Formerly the Stella D’oro cookie factory,
at Broadway and W. 238th Street, is
now a 114,598 square-foot retail mall.
Riverdale Crossing features a BJ’s
Wholesale Club as its main anchor
store. The popular wholesale location
occupies more than 80,000 square feet
on W. 237th Street. Realty Associates
purchased the site for $19 million. Bank
of America, occupying 2,800 square
feet, and Petco, occupying 9,995 square
feet, joined BJ’s at the new mall. The
mall also features 500 spaces of surface
and rooftop parking. Riverdale Crossing
is easily accessible from the Major
Deegan Expressway at Exit 11 and by
the local No. 1 Subway line.
THROGGS NECK
SHOPPING CENTER
The 7.9-acre parcel of land, located at
815 Hutchinson River Parkway, between
Lafayette Avenue and Wenner Place,
was once a United States Postal Service
transfer station. Target, joined by PA
Associates and Simone Development,
purchased the property in February
2011 and built an almost 300,000
square foot shopping complex. The retail
giant occupies 165,299 square feet and
serves as the complex’ anchor store.
Joining Target is a 27,031 square foot
TJ Maxx. The Throggs Neck Shopping
Center, easily accessible from highways,
features over 650 free surface parking
spaces.
MALL AT BAY PLAZA
The Mall at Bay Plaza opened on
Thursday, August 14. 2014. Prestige
Properties and Development Co., are
the owner and developer of the mall.
Sam Shalem is the chairman and CEO of
Prestige Properties. The mall, anchored
by a new Macy’s and an existing JC
Penney, features a wide range of national
retailers, many of which are opening in
the Bronx for the fi rst time. Mall tenants
include H&M, Michael Kors, Forever 21,
Ulta, Kay Jewelers, Victoria’s Secret, Gap,
and American Eagle, among others.
CONCOURSE PLAZA
Throggs Neck Shoppng Center
Concourse Plaza is located at the corner
of E.161st St. and Morris Avenue. It is a
Lifestyle/Specialty Center which opened
in 1991 and was last renovated in 1999.
It is an open shopping mall with 1,258
parking spaces and a food court with
450 seats.. It covers an area of 232,793
sqft. and has about 53 stores. Bruckner Plaza
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