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Councilman Ruben Diaz (c) with Sarene and Corey Shanus and other business owners at the
Soundview Plaza name unveiling. Schneps Media / Steven Goodstein
Soundview Plaza
renovations complete,
offi cially re-named
BY STEVEN GOODSTEIN
A shopping center in the Bronx is
greatly improved after undergoing renovations
for the past 18 months.
On Tuesday, December 10, Councilman
Ruben Diaz joined Sarene and
Corey Shanus, along with local business
owners and merchants for an offi
cial ‘Grand Reopening and Name
Unveiling Ceremony’ of the renewed
Soundview Plaza.
Located between 829-849 Soundview
Avenue, the 63,000 square foot shopping
center received improvements including
parapet replacement and the updating
of tenant signage during the year
and a half renovation period.
The property improvements were
made thanks to property development
and management company Harlorn
LLC, which invested over fi ve million
dollars to improve and beautify the
property, refl ecting the company’s longstanding
commitment to both customers
and merchants who call this shopping
center home.
Soundview Plaza houses a wide variety
of food, beverage, retail and service
brands along the Soundview Avenue
strip, within close proximity to Bruckner
Boulevard.
“We hope that these renovations reaffi
rm our commitment to the Soundview
neighborhood and its businesses
that call this area home,” said Sarene
Shanus. “Our primary goal was to
make an investment in the community,
to serve the needs of its tenants and provide
job opportunities for the residents
of this neighborhood.”
She added that, before the name unveiling,
the strip mall was referred to
simply as ‘the deli shopping center’ and
was excited to give the shopping center
an offi cial name.
“We are only as good as our tenants
- and with these improvements to
the shopping center, we Harlorn LLC
are investing not only in these businesses
but also in the neighborhood as
a whole,” said Sarene’s brother Corey
Shanus.
The shopping center has been in
the Shanus family for close to 60 years.
Their father originally owned Soundview
Plaza and was a resident of Tiffany
Street.
After moving to Westchester County,
their father operated a business on
Barretto Street for over a decade. Both
Sarene and Corey were born and raised
in Westchester and still live there today.
The ten tenants at Soundview Plaza
include Western Beef Supermarket,
Metro PCS, Cee & Cee Department Store,
CFFC Checking & Cashing, Franchise
Cleaner, Hot Millz Deli, Ms. Caridid
Spanish Restaurant, Jubilant Beauty
Salon and Lafayette Family Pharmacy.
Soundview Plaza is accessible from
the Bx5 and Bx27 buses and also offers
approximately 125 parking spots on site
for customers and shoppers.
Soundview Plaza also is located
about a half a mile west of the Bruckner
Commons and within walking distance
of the Soundview Library at 660 Soundview
Avenue.
“With this ribbon-cutting ceremony,
we celebrate Harlon LLC’s capital
investment in this community for
many years to come,” said Councilman
Diaz, who stood with the Shanuses and
other business owners as he helped cut
the ribbon. I am proud of their investment
and even happier to see so many
small businesses occupy these spaces.
Best of luck to Soundview Plaza ushering
in a new chapter!”