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19-618: The Great Neck Water Pollution Control District was established in 1914. A major upgrade project took place in 1990, during which the district's sewage treatment capacity was increased to 3.8 million gallons per day. In the 2010s and 2020s, plans were made to connect Plandome Road in Manhasset to the Great Neck Water Pollution Control District's sanitary sewers. Similar proposals have been discussed for decades but were historically met with opposition, which killed some of

38-407: A drugstore, a supermarket, and other businesses – many of which were small. The Fifth Avenue of Long Island would be renamed "The Americana" by Castagna shortly thereafter. It was constructed during a period of massive population explosion on Long Island, and when many of the large, Gold Coast-era estates in the area were giving way to upscale, suburban housing developments. The shopping center

57-529: A store at the mall; this was the first time that a luxury-brand retailer opened a retail store at the Americana Manhasset, and many more luxury- and name-brand retailers subsequently opened up locations at the mall in the years following. In the 1980s, the Americana Manhasset underwent an extensive transformation and overhaul. Castagna hired architect Peter Marino to serve as the mall's master architect; Marino, who has served in this capacity ever since,

76-717: Is a proponent of the "New American Garden" style, which is characterized by large swaths of grasses and fields of perennials. Notable works of OvS' include the landscape architectural design for the Federal Reserve Campus in Washington, DC; The National World War II Memorial , the Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial , Tippet Rise Art Centre in Fishtail, Montana; and multiple commissions at both Chicago Botanic Garden and The New York Botanical Garden , including

95-425: Is located along – and anchors – a stretch of Northern Boulevard commonly referred to as the " Miracle Mile " of Manhasset. As one of the most luxurious shopping malls on Long Island, the mall features dozens of upscale brands – including Bottega Veneta , Cartier , Celine , Chanel , Dior , Fendi , Gucci , Hermès , Louis Vuitton , MaxMara , Prada , Tiffany & Co. , and Versace . The land on which

114-896: The Native Plant Garden . OvS' designs embrace the ideals of low-input landscaping: plant diversity with limited inputs of pesticides , fertilizer, water, and maintenance. The firm aims to integrate new projects and plantings into natural landscapes and ecosystems, and in these, create landscaping and gardens which react to the changes in seasons and weather. Wolfgang Oehme – Co-founded OvS with James van Sweden. Worked at OvS from its founding until retiring in 2008. James van Sweden – Co-founded OvS with Wolfgang Oehme. Worked at OvS until retiring due to illness in 2011. Lisa Delplace – Director and CEO Emeritus of OvS; has worked there since 1988. Eric Groft – Owner and director of OvS; has worked there since 1986. Sheila Brady – Principal partner of OvS; has worked there since 1987. The firm

133-505: The Americana Manhasset in the past include J.J. Newberry , Escada , Yves St. Laurent , Charles Jourdan , Barneys , and Waldbaum's , amongst others. In the early 2000s, the Waldbaum's at the eastern end of the Americana Manhasset closed, upon the end of its lease. The roughly 29,000-square-foot (2,700 m ) space formerly occupied by the supermarket was subsequently subdivided into nine smaller retail spaces. This new retail space

152-468: The Americana Manhasset now sits was purchased in the 1950s by Gerace & Castagna, Incorporated – now Castagna Realty – which was founded in 1922 by Ferdinand Castagna as a firm specializing in masonry contracting. The shopping center opened on the site in 1956, known at the time as The Fifth Avenue of Long Island . At the time of its opening, the Fifth Avenue of Long Island included a movie theater,

171-706: The Americana Manhasset, located inside the Ralph Lauren at the mall. The Americana Manhasset includes approximately 60 stores. Some of the retailers at the mall include Audemars Piguet , Bluemercury , Bottega Veneta , Brooks Brothers , Brunello Cucinelli , Burberry , Cartier , Celine , Chanel , Christian Louboutin , David Yurman , Dior , Ermenegildo Zegna , Fendi , Gucci , Hermès , Hugo Boss , Jimmy Choo , Kiton , Kith , Louis Vuitton , MaxMara , Saint Laurent , Salvatore Ferragamo , Todd Snyder , Tesla , Versace , Van Cleef & Arpels , Valentino , and Vilebrequin , amongst others. A large number of

190-431: The eastern end of the extended main on Northern Boulevard in front of the Americana Manhasset, a new, smaller sanitary sewer line was constructed, leading from the main under Northern Boulevard; the line travels south and east from the main, underneath the mall's parking lot, extending south and east towards the eastern end of its parking lot, where it terminates. In 2023, the first Ralph's Coffee on Long Island opened at

209-483: The mall with stops along Northern Boulevard. The shopping mall is referenced in the book Manhasset Stories , by Suzanne McLain Rosenwasser. Oehme, van Sweden %26 Associates Oehme, van Sweden & Associates is a Washington, D.C. –based landscape architecture firm known for its focus on sustainability in landscape architecture. It was founded in 1975 by Wolfgang Oehme and James van Sweden . The firm

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228-499: The previous proposals to sewer the area. The planned project is supported by the district. In 2019, ground was broken on the extension project connecting the Americana Manhasset to the Great Neck Water Pollution Control District's sanitary sewers. In 2021, a $ 150,000 grant was awarded to the district in order for it to conduct a sewer feasibility study for connecting unsewered areas of Great Neck Estates and Harbor Hills to

247-471: The retail tenants at the mall are luxury brands, and the mall offers complimentary personal shoppers and a concierge. Furthermore, as of 2023, the mall also contains multiple restaurants, and some stores – such as Hirshleifers and Ralph Lauren – also feature in-store dining options of their own. The Americana Manhasset is served by the following bus routes – all of which are operated by Nassau Inter-County Express (NICE) : All three bus routes serve

266-578: The sewer system. Americana Manhasset Americana Manhasset (also known as Americana Mall , Americana Center , or simply as The Americana ) is an upscale, open-air shopping mall located in the Strathmore area of Manhasset , in Nassau County , on Long Island , in New York , United States. At roughly 220,000 square feet (20,000 m ) in area and approximately 1,500 feet (460 m) in length, it

285-469: The walkways and the landscaping surrounding them were designed by Oheme, van Sweden, and Associates in 1986. In 1989, the B. Altman department store closed, following the bankruptcy of the company. Following its closure, the former store was sold, and it was rebuilt in the 1990s as a new, separately-owned shopping center located adjacent – and attached – to the Americana Manhasset. In addition to B. Altman, other major stores which were located at

304-431: Was also built adjacent to New York City-based department store B. Altman and Company's Manhasset branch, which opened in 1947 as one of the company's first branch store locations. In 1971, B. Altman became one of the Americana Manhasset's major anchor tenants, and The Americana soon started its transformation into a lifestyle- and fashion-oriented shopping mall. Two years later, in 1973, England-based Jaeger opened

323-607: Was completed and officially opened in 2003, and it contains numerous stores – including Dior , Louis Vuitton , and Gucci . In 2019, the Americana Manhasset was connected to the Great Neck Water Pollution Control District 's sanitary sewer system, eliminating the mall's reliance on septic systems on-site. The project, which was fully funded by Castagna Realty, saw the eastward extension of an existing district sewer force main underneath Northern Boulevard by approximately 0.8 miles (1.3 km). At

342-629: Was named recipient of the American Society of Landscape Architects ' 2014 Landscape Architecture Firm Award. The award recognizes a “distinguished body of work that influences the professional practice of landscape architecture.” The firm's project to improve the landscaping for a block of town homes in the Ellen Wilson neighbourhood of Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. , was recognized with an American Institute of Architects Honor Award in 1998. In

361-428: Was subsequently tasked with the redesign of the shopping mall in the 1980s. Through the overhaul project, The Americana's exteriors were altered to make the structures more luxurious, with storefront designs similar to those found along Madison Avenue or Rodeo Drive . This included the extensive utilization of limestone for the building façades. The walkways at the mall were redesigned to be surrounded by gardens;

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