Queens Place Mall

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Queens Place
Grand Avenue–Newtown
Bus transport NYC Bus: Q59, Q60

Queens Place is an urban shopping mall in

Mrs. Fields' Cookies
.

History

R. H. Macy & Co. announced plans in 1964 to develop a circular Macy's department store on Queens Boulevard in Elmhurst, Queens, New York.[1][2] The store, described in The New York Times as the "first of its kind" in the U.S.,[1] was to be a three-story building surrounded by five parking decks.[3] The building was designed by architectural firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and erected by Walter Kidde Constructors.[3] The 330,000-square-foot (31,000 m2) building opened in 1965.[4]

Macy's occupied the structure until 1995 and was replaced by

Natixis refinanced the property with a $100 million loan in April 2018.[7]

Architecture and design

Queens Place is bounded by Queens Boulevard to the southwest, 56th Avenue to the south, 90th Street to the east, Justice Avenue to the northeast, and 55th Avenue to the north and northwest. The main entrance to the Queens Place Mall faces Queens Boulevard, while there is a parking garage entrance on 56th Avenue and 90th Street.

Queens Center
is one block southeast on Queens Boulevard, between 57th and 59th Avenues.

The building was originally planned to be completely round. However, Mary Sendek—the owner of the corner house at 55th Avenue and Queens Boulevard—held out and refused to sell the property, her childhood home. The mall was reconfigured with a small notch on one corner, to accommodate the air space associated with Sendek's property. Sendek continued to live in the small house until her death in 1980.[8][9]

Anchor Tenants

Current

Former

References

  1. ^ a b "Macy's to Build Circular Store". The New York Times. February 13, 1964. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
  2. ^ "Macy's New Idea for Saving Steps". Daily News. February 13, 1964. p. 84. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Macy's Selects Contractor For Queens Circular Store". The New York Times. September 29, 1964. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
  4. ^ Duncan, D.J.; Phillips, C.F. (1967). Retailing; Principles and Methods. R. D. Irwin. p. 127.
  5. ^ Shaman, Diana (January 14, 2001). "Commercial Property/Queens; Circular Building Adding 2 Floors and Big Retailers". The New York Times. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
  6. ^ Cunningham, Cathy (September 17, 2017). "Madison International Agrees to Buy Forest City's $1B New York Retail Portfolio". Commercial Observer. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  7. ^ Cunningham, Cathy (April 25, 2018). "Madison International Realty Nabs $100M Natixis Refi for Queens Place Mall". Commercial Observer. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  8. ^ Marzlock, Ron (May 9, 2013). "Macy's meets Mary Sendek". Queens Chronicle. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
  9. ISSN 0362-4331
    . Retrieved June 24, 2020.

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