Sangertown Square

Sangertown Square is a shopping mall located in New Hartford, New York between New York State Route 5 and New York State Route 8 near Utica, New York. Sangertown Square is a single-story mall, and comprises 869,758 sq ft (80,803.2 m2) of leasable retail space. The mall was built in 1980 and has 70 stores and a central food court. The anchor stores are Boscov's, Macy's (closing April 2021), Dick's Sporting Goods, DSW, Target, and HomeGoods. There is 1 vacant anchor store that was once JCPenney.[2]

Sangertown Square
Sangertown Square atrium
LocationNew Hartford, New York, United States
Opening dateJuly 1980
OwnerThe Pyramid Companies
No. of stores and services70
No. of anchor tenants7 (5 open, 2 vacant by April 2021)
Total retail floor area869,758 sq ft (80,803.2 m2)[1]
No. of floors1 (2 in former JCPenney)
Websitewww.sangertown.com

History

The mall opened in 1980 with Sears, Bradlees, Hess's, and JCPenney. Bradlees was converted to Target in 2002,[3] and Hess's to Kaufmann's before becoming Macy's in 2006.

In 2003, the mall's once sunken center court was elevated, and brick ornamentation around its food court columns were removed.

In 2007, the unique "boulder" fountain in front of JCPenney was buried with wood chips and artificial vegetation. All of the globular tinted glass torches have been removed due to remodeling which occurred in June 2013. There was originally a fountain within the food court, but it was later removed due to noise issues. The fountain in front of the Sears entrance was removed as well in the early 2000s. The only current fountain is in front of the Macy's entrance. However, this fountain has been up for discussion for removal as well. In the summer of 2013, the "boulder" fountain in front of JCPenney was removed. The mall has had many entertainment options including arcades, and nice sit-down restaurants over the years, but in recent years many have left. The only arcade closed in late 2011 for construction of a DSW.

There have been several plans to expand Sangertown Square, but many have never left the drawing board. Past plans included a 1998 expansion and retrofit for the Sears and JCPenney stores as well as construction of a 900 space parking garage[4] and the proposed 2004 ThEATery.[5]

In 2014, work to modernize Sangertown Square began, which includes new seating, decorative lightning, new tile, exterior entrances, and an improved landscape. Another addition will be Buffalo Wild Wings which will open in the former Circuit City building. But at the current moment it is not located at the mall. This never happened.

In June 2015, Sears closed its Sangertown Square location, which was converted to a Boscov's one year later.[6]

On June 4, 2020, JCPenney announced that this location would closing as part of a plan to close over 150 stores nationwide. The store closed on October 18, 2020.[7]

On January 6, 2021, it was announced that Macy's would be closing in April 2021 as part of a plan to close 46 stores nationwide.[8]

References
  1. The Pyramid Companies (2008). "The Pyramid Companies - Portfolio". Sangertown Square - New Hartford, NY. Retrieved July 29, 2008.
  2. Guzewich, Dan. "Luxury retail outlet, entertainment complex in offing for resort". Rome Daily Sentinel.
  3. "Sangertown Square's future a mystery". Observer-Dispatch. Utica, N.Y. June 27, 2015. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
  4. Frank Tomaino (2008). "This week in history: Advice for Conkling". Sangertown Square - New Hartford, NY. Archived from the original on February 9, 2013. Retrieved July 29, 2008.
  5. Casey Dickinson (2004). "Pyramid brings theaters to CNY". CNY Business Journal. Retrieved July 29, 2008.
  6. Madison, Samantha (March 30, 2016). "Department store to move into former Sears space at Sangertown". Herkimer (N.Y.) Telegram. Retrieved February 7, 2017.
  7. "JCPenney Store Closings – JCPenney Company Blog". companyblog.jcpnewsroom.com.
  8. Thomas, Lauren; Rattner, Nate (2021-01-06). "Macy's is closing dozens of stores this year. Here's the full list". CNBC.

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