Empire Outlets

Coordinates: 40°38′40.7″N 74°4′29.1″W / 40.644639°N 74.074750°W / 40.644639; -74.074750

An artist's rendition of Empire Outlets

Empire Outlets New York City, also known as Harbor Commons, is a 350,000-square-foot (33,000 m2) retail complex being constructed in the St. George neighborhood of Staten Island, New York City. Empire Outlets will feature 100 designer outlets and a 120,000 sq ft (11,000 m2) hotel upon its completion in late 2018. It will be the first outlet mall in New York City. The mall is located next to the St. George Terminal, a major ferry, train, and bus hub.

History

Empire Outlets under construction in August 2017

Construction on Empire Outlets started in 2015.[1] BFC Partners, based in Brooklyn, is constructing Empire Outlets under the auspices of the developer, an Economic Development Corp [2] named Empire Outlets Builders, LLC. SHoP Architects is providing architectural design services. DeSimone Consulting Engineers is the structural engineering firm. Casandra Properties and EB are the leasing agents.[3]

The original opening date for Empire Outlets was scheduled for fall 2017. However, in early 2017, the opening was delayed to March 2018 in order to coincide with the New York Wheel's opening.[4] Later that year, the mall's opening was delayed again to late 2018.[5] By July 2018, the mall was mostly complete, and was projected to open that November.[1]

Facilities

The 350,000 sq ft (33,000 m2) mall, the city's first outlet mall,[1] will feature 100 designer outlet stores and a 120,000 sq ft (11,000 m2) hotel with 200 rooms.[2][6] There would also be 3.5 acres (1.4 ha) of outdoor space with a staircase leading to a green roof. The mall would include a 1,200-space parking lot located underground, as well as 22 escalators and 21 elevators. As of July 2018, tenants leasing significant amounts of space included H&M, Nordstrom Rack, Nike Factory, and Gap Inc.'s subsidiaries Banana Republic and Old Navy.[1]

Empire Outlets is located near Saint George Terminal and Richmond County Bank Ballpark,[2][7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Empire Outlets: The Biggest Thing to Hit SI Is Opening This November". Commercial Observer. July 20, 2018. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 Goldman, Henry. "World's Biggest Ferris Wheel Will Anchor Staten Island Complex". Bloomberg. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Empire Outlet developers says they'll deliver jobs for Staten Island (photos and video)". SILive.com. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
  4. ↑ Porpora, Tracey (March 27, 2017). "Empire Outlets may delay opening to coincide with NY Wheel launch". SILive.com. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  5. ↑ Porpora, Tracey (November 27, 2017). "Exclusive: Empire Outlets opening delayed until fall 2018". SILive.com. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  6. ↑ "The Associated Press: NYC to get 'world's largest' Ferris wheel". Google.com. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
  7. ↑ "Staten Island outlet mall planned near New York Wheel to include Nike, Adidas, Coach". SILive.com. Retrieved April 11, 2016.

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