Bay Plaza Shopping Center
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Retail |
| Founded | 1987 |
| Founder | Prestige Properties |
| Headquarters | Bronx, New York City , United States |
| Products | Retail stores, multiplex cinema, dining, fitness facility, office spaces |
Number of employees | 1700 |
| Website | www |
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Bay Plaza Shopping Center is a retail complex situated on the southern edge of Co-op City in the Bronx, New York City. The center features a variety of department stores and retailers, including Macy's, JCPenney, and Old Navy, alongside a multiplex cinema, multiple dining options, a fitness facility, and office spaces. Developed by Prestige Properties between 1987 and 1988, it occupies land bordered by Bartow and Baychester Avenues, adjacent to Sections 4 and 5 of Co-op City. This site was formerly home to the Freedomland U.S.A. amusement park from 1960 until 1964. As the largest shopping complex in New York City, Bay Plaza Shopping Center has operated successfully for over a quarter-century, reportedly hosting some of the highest revenue-generating retail outlets on a per-square-foot basis among national chains.
Expansion
The Mall at Bay Plaza represents an extension of the original Bay Plaza Shopping Center. Covering approximately 780,000 square feet (72,000 m2), this enclosed fashion mall includes anchor stores such as JCPenney and Macy's, more than 100 specialty shops, a food court, and an attached parking structure with capacity for 1,800 vehicles. It officially opened its doors on August 14, 2014. This development marked the first newly enclosed anchored fashion mall to launch in the New York City region since the opening of Queens Center in 1973. The project enlisted Altoon & Porter Architects from Los Angeles as the architectural firm and Aurora Contractors, based in New York, as the construction manager.
Positioned near the junction of the Hutchinson River Parkway and I-95, the mall’s addition expanded what was already the city’s largest shopping center—previously approximately 1,300,000 square feet (120,000 m2)—to nearly 2,000,000 square feet (190,000 m2) upon completion in summer 2014. The expansion features a new three-level Macy’s spanning roughly 160,000 square feet (15,000 m2) alongside an existing 150,000 square feet (14,000 m2) JCPenney store as primary anchors. Additionally, it introduced the borough’s first H&M location. The construction phase generated over 2,000 temporary jobs and resulted in approximately 1,700 permanent positions after opening. The project’s total investment was around Template:US$.