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| Location | Guilderland, New York |
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| Opening date | 1959 |
| Developer | Lewis A. Swyer |
| Owner | The Swyer Companies |
| No. of stores and services | 65 |
| No. of anchor tenants | 0 |
| Total retail floor area | 240,000 sq ft (22,000 m2) |
| No. of floors | 1 |
Stuyvesant Plaza is an upscale shopping plaza and office complex located in the Albany suburb of Guilderland, on Western Avenue ( US 20), near the south end of the Adirondack Northway. The shopping portion in its current incarnation features shops like Pottery Barn, Talbots, and White House/Black Market. The complex includes a number of high and low rise office buildings near the shopping center. The shopping plaza opened in 1959, [1] making it the third oldest in the Capital Region, after Latham Corners Shopping Center in 1957.
Development
The plaza was built by Lewis A. Swyer and opened in 1959. [2] Initially, it had 18 stores, was 170,000 square feet (16,000 m2), [3] and was L-shaped. By 1960, it had 35 stores and was U-shaped, as it is today. [4] Stuyvesant Plaza is on a 28-acre (11 ha) parcel. [3]
Opening
Stuyvesant Plaza opened on November 4, 1959 with ceremonies beginning at 10am. [3]
Ownership
Stuyvesant Plaza and Executive Park office suites are owned by the Swyer Companies. [5]
Size
As of 1987, the plaza consisted of 240,000 square feet (22,000 m2). [6]
Facelifts
By 1981, Stuyvesant Plaza as a shopping center was performing poorly. It was an average strip mall with no serious distinction. [7] Consultants suggested the complex focus on discount retailers. However, the complex ended up focusing on small, non-chain retailers. It was predicted that this would lead to ruin for the plaza. [7] The gamble paid off and a facelift was completed by the mid 1980s. [8] The facelift caused the strip mall to be one of the top performers along the East Coast. [7] By early 1987, there were 62 specialty retail stores at the plaza. [7] By May 2015, the center had received what one source referred to as an "upscale evolution". [9]
Sources
- ^ Brown, Cailin (1990-03-06), "B. Foreman store shutters door at Stuyvesant Plaza", Times Union, The (Albany), p. B11[ permanent dead link]
- ^ Borsellino, Robert (1990-06-27), "Plaza's Studio Theatre to be renamed for Swyer", Times Union, The (Albany), p. B1
- ^ a b c "Looking Back", Times Union, The (Albany), p. CL46, 2000-02-27[ permanent dead link]
- ^ "The malling of the Capital Region", Times Union, The (Albany), p. A3, 1999-08-15[ permanent dead link]
- ^ Gottlieb, Jane (1991-07-25), "Swyer Company names McEwan to No. 2 position", Times Union, The (Albany), p. B17[ permanent dead link]
- ^ Hass, Nancy (1987-09-14), "Image-builders consultants help shopping centers look good to tenants", Times Union, The (Albany), p. D1[ permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c d Hass, Nancy (1987-02-08), "Upscale plaza a 'clairvoyant decision decision in a tough market'", Times Union, The (Albany), p. E1[ permanent dead link]
- ^ Hass, Nancy (1986-04-16), "Strip Malls Back in Style", Times Union, The (Albany), p. 4B
- ^ Michael, Jordan J. (May 15, 2015). "The upscale evolution of Stuyvesant Plaza". The Altamont Enterprise. Retrieved April 8, 2017.