Colonie Center is a
shopping mall
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located in
Roessleville, New York, a suburb of
Albany, at the intersection of
Central Avenue,
Wolf Road, and
Interstate 87. Opening in 1966, it was the first enclosed shopping mall in
New York
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's
Capital Region. The two-story mall has an area of and 110 stores as well as a
food court
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. In April 2013, the shopping center was sold to
KKR in partnership with Colonie Pacific. On July 9, 2021, KKR sold its stake.
The mall features the traditional retailers
Macy's
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,
Boscov's,
L.L. Bean,
Barnes & Noble
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,
Whole Foods Market
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, in addition to a 13-screen, stadium-seating,
Regal Cinemas & RPX. Previously, the mall housed a
Christmas Tree Shops, which closed in 2023.
By 2019, the original Sears auto center had been reconstructed for both
BJ's Restaurants and
Ethan Allen
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. In August 2017, Sears announced it would shutter as part of an ongoing decision to eliminate its traditional brick-and-mortar format. A number of potential replacement tenants have reportedly been in the midst of early on discussions with property owner and developmental arm Seritage Growth Properties. According the recent rumours, there have been reports of a Crate & Barrel or Saks OFF 5th, filling in for CTS (
Christmas Tree Shops)
On June 29, 2023, it was announced Christmas Tree Shops would be shuttering after finding itself unable to satisfy their long-term established debt due to ongoing supply chain shortages.
On July 5, 2023 it was announced that
Sierra and
Floor & Decor would both be dividing and reconstructing the space which originally had been Sears.
References
External links
Colonie Center Homepage
{{Shopping malls in Upstate New York
Shopping malls in Albany County, New York
Colonie, New York
Shopping malls established in 1966
Pacific Retail Capital Partners
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts companies