The Marketplace Mall

Infobox shopping mall
shopping_mall_name = The Marketplace Mall


caption = "The Place to be"
location = Rochester, New York
opening_date = 1982
developer = Wilmorite
manager = Wilmorite Management Group, LLC
owner =
number_of_stores = 140
number_of_anchors = 5
floor_area = 1.1 million sq. ft.
floors = 1
parking =
website = http://www.themarketplacemall.com/

The Marketplace Mall is managed by Wilmorite Management Group, LLC and located in the heart of the Rochester, New York metropolitan area on Hyland Drive, in the suburb of Henrietta. Serving as the focal point for Rochester's greatest concentration of retail activity, The Marketplace Mall offers exceptional convenience from all parts of the Greater Rochester area via the Hylan Drive exit off Interstate 390.

The Marketplace Mall opened on October 7, 1982 as the largest mall and the first regional mall located between New York City and Cleveland. On opening day, The Marketplace was anchored by Sibley’s, McCurdy’s, B. Forman Co. and Sears and was home to 140 specialty retailers. In February 1983, J.C. Penney’s opened as the fifth department store. At the time of opening, Marketplace was 1/3 larger than Eastview Mall. Since 1982 four out parcels have been added to the property. In 2001, an 84,000 sq ft. Galyan’s was added onto the south side of the mall, which was converted to a Dick's Sporting Goods in 2004. In 2006, Kaufmann’s Department store was bought out and became a Macy’s.

The Marketplace, was the fourth shopping center to open in the Rochester, NY Market behind Midtown Plaza, Greece Town Mall and Eastview Mall. It was the second major retail shopping center to open in Henrietta following Southtown Plaza. The area surrounding the mall, which was previously farmland, has been developed both commercially and residentially over the past twenty years. There are five parcels totaling 80 acres available for future development located adjacent to the Marketplace Commons. Marketplace Commons was developed and built by Wilmorite and located next to the Marketplace Mall. The retail tenants there include: Lowe's Home Improvement, Target, Babies R Us, and Best Buy.

Anchors

*The Bon-Ton
*JCPenney
*Dick's Sporting Goods
*Macy's
*Sears

External link

* [http://www.themarketplacemall.com Official website]
* [http://www.wilmorite.com Wilmorite website]