Boulevard Mall

Boulevard Mall is a shopping center located north of the city of Buffalo at the western edge of the Town of Amherst in Erie County, New York, United States. The name derives from its location on Niagara Falls Boulevard (U.S. Route 62), which divides Amherst from the Town of Tonawanda. Boulevard Mall features a gross leasable area of 904,000 square feet (84,000 m²).[1][2] JCPenney added a large three-story store in 1970 (the third floor contains offices and storage). A small southern extension was added in 1978, a food court was added in 1994, and Sears added a store in 2000. The mall underwent a major renovation in 1997.

For the mall located in the Las Vegas Valley, see The Boulevard Mall.
Boulevard Mall
LocationAmherst, New York
Coordinates42.987643°N 78.819952°W / 42.987643; -78.819952
Opening date1962
OwnerForest City Enterprises
No. of stores and services77
No. of anchor tenants5 (3 open, 2 vacant)
Total retail floor area902,000 square feet (83,798.5 m2)
No. of floors1 (2 in JCPenney, Macy's, and former Sears)
Websiteboulevard-mall.com

Boulevard Mall opened in 1962 as the first indoor shopping center in the Buffalo area. Since its opening, a large commercial zone has grown up around it. Because of its proximity to the Canadian border, Boulevard Mall is a frequent destination for Canadian shoppers. On December 28, 2016, Sears announced that its store would be closing as part of a plan to close 30 stores nationwide. The store closed in March 2017.[3] On October 13, 2017, Macy's Men's (originally Jenss and later Kaufmann's Men's, which operated on the first floor) closed.[4] It is unknown at this time what will replace the two empty anchor stores at the mall.

In December, 2017 the mall was turned over by its owner Forest City Enterprises to the lender in order to avoid foreclosure.[5]

Today the mall is anchored by Dick's Sporting Goods, JCPenney, and Macy's (originally Sattler's, later Sibley's, then Kaufmann's).

Future

In 2018, the town of Amherst was seeking a $10 million grant to retro-fit the mall property into a mixed-use site or community, in anticipation of a future extension of the Buffalo Metro Rail to reach the University at Buffalo North Campus via Niagara Falls Boulevard and Maple Road.[6][7]

References
  1. "Directory".
  2. Boulevard Mall Archived October 22, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, International Council of Shopping Centers. Accessed October 6, 2007.
  3. "Sears Closing at Walden Galleria, Boulevard Mall". amhersttimes.com.
  4. "Macy's Men's Store closes at Boulevard Mall". WKBW. October 13, 2017.
  5. "Boulevard Mall sold to avoid foreclosure". WKBW. December 4, 2017.
  6. "Amherst seeking $10 million grant to retrofit Boulevard Mall into mixed-use center". Partners for a Livable WNY: a CNU affiliate working for walkable, livable communities in Buffalo and Western New York. 2018-06-03. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
  7. Popiolkowski, Joseph (2018-06-01). "Amherst seeking $10 million state grant to upgrade Boulevard Mall infrastructure". The Buffalo News. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
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