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Staten Island Mall is a shopping mall in New Springville , Staten Island , New York City , opened in 1973. It is the only indoor shopping mall in the borough. It is the largest retail center on the island and is the site of the island's third-largest public transit hub after the St. George Terminal and Eltingville Transit Center , with numerous bus routes that connect to the periphery of the mall area. It is the second largest shopping center in New York City. The mall features Primark , JCPenney , and Macy's , in addition to an 11-screen dine-in AMC Theatres .

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28-482: The mall is owned by Brookfield Properties of Chicago , Illinois , itself a division of Brookfield Asset Management , whose U.S. operations are based in Manhattan . The mall has 200 stores employing approximately 3,000 people. Anchor tenants include JCPenney , Macy's , Lidl , and Primark . The Food District also has anchors of Dave and Buster's and an AMC Theatres dine-in cinema. A carnival by Reithoffer Shows

56-530: A 115,000 square foot Doral warehouse at 1500 Northwest 95th Avenue for $ 16 million. In January 2023, Brookfield Properties purchased subsidiaries from Deutsche Bank A.G., acquiring Deutsche Bank's London and New York offices. In February 2024, the company opened offices in India and the UAE. The company is the owner of Zuccotti Park , a publicly accessible park adjacent to one of its office buildings near Wall Street in

84-457: A 25% interest in O&;Y Properties Corporation and O&Y Real Estate Investment Trust, expanding the company's real estate portfolio in four Canadian cities. In 2006, the company acquired Trizec Properties, which was founded in 1960 by William Zeckendorf , builder of Place Ville Marie . In 2010, it entered into London and Australian markets by acquiring the 100 Bishopsgate development site in

112-660: A 33% interest in Olympia & York Developments Ltd. , developers of the World Financial Center in New York, and in 1990, Brookfield acquired a 50% interest in a portfolio of office properties in Toronto, Denver and Minneapolis from BCE Development Corporation . In 1994, this holding was increased to 100% and included BCE Place, now Brookfield Place, Brookfield Properties' flagship office complex in Toronto. In 1996, Carena acquired

140-651: A 46% interest in World Financial Properties, a corporation formed from the bankruptcy of Olympia & York, which included three of the four towers of the World Financial Center, One Liberty Plaza , 245 Park Avenue in Manhattan. That year, Carena changed its name to Brookfield Properties Corporation. In 1997, Brookfield Properties purchased 45% of Gentra, Inc., owner of several commercial properties in Toronto. In 2000, Brookfield Properties acquired

168-460: A 49% interest in each of three former GGP super-regional malls to CBRE Group , and a 49% interest in three other former GGP malls to TIAA subsidiary Nuveen , seeking additional joint ventures for its newly acquired malls. The acquisition added 162 shopping malls comprising approximately 146 million sq ft (13.6 million m ) of gross leasable area to Brookfield's portfolio. In December 2018, Brookfield Properties took over

196-609: A local route, the S79 was converted to an SBS route in 2012, with the number of stops cut by about three-quarters. But unlike the SBS buses in the rest of New York City, the S79 has no fare machines at bus stops, so fares are collected onboard the bus. All limited-stop services, except for the S89 and S93, duplicate the routes of their respective local services. The S93 runs weekdays from 6:00am to 10:00pm. Other routes run weekday rush hours only. Except for

224-776: A portfolio of Calgary office properties, including the Bankers Hall complex. In April 2001, the company lost out to Silverstein Properties, Inc. , on the lease of the World Trade Center in New York City before the complex was destroyed during the September 11 attacks . In 2003, Brookfield Properties completed the spin-off of Brookfield Homes, now part of Brookfield Residential , Brookfield Asset Management's U.S.-based home building business. In 2005, Brookfield Properties acquired

252-427: Is responsible for the asset management of the company's real estate portfolio, including office , multi-family residential , retail , hospitality , and logistics buildings. Brookfield Properties acquired General Growth Properties , one of the largest mall operators in the U.S., and merged it into Brookfield Properties in 2018. As of 2024, Brookfield Properties operates corporate offices in nine countries around

280-505: The Manhattan borough of New York City, that in September 2011 became a site of protests by Occupy Wall Street . On October 11, 2011, Richard Clark, the company's CEO, sent a letter to NYC Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly requesting to "clear the park" as its use by Occupy Wall Street "violates the law, violates the rules of the Park, deprives the community of its rights of quiet enjoyment to

308-649: The Montreal Maroons and Montreal Canadiens National Hockey League franchises; from 1935 to 1957, the company also owned the Canadiens. The company was acquired by Edper Investments in 1970. During the 1970s, when the company was known as Carena Properties, it expanded its business into commercial real estate. After the Montreal Forum closed, the Forum was sold to competitor Canderel Properties. In 1989, Carena acquired

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336-497: The SIM4 , SIM4C , SIM4X , SIM8 , SIM8X and SIM31 express buses. 40°34′54″N 74°9′56″W  /  40.58167°N 74.16556°W  / 40.58167; -74.16556 Brookfield Properties Brookfield Properties is a North American subsidiary of commercial real estate company Brookfield Property Partners , which itself is a subsidiary of alternative asset management company Brookfield Asset Management . It

364-608: The St. George Terminal , at St. George in northeastern Staten Island, where there are connections to the Staten Island Ferry . The fare, payable by MetroCard , coins , or the OMNY contactless payment system, is $ 2.90 as of 2023. Discount fares are available. This table gives details for the routes prefixed with "S" - in other words, those considered to run primarily in Staten Island by

392-743: The City of London and 16 properties encompassing 8 million SF in three major Australian cities. On Earth Day on April 22, 2010, the company was listed as one of Canada's "The Green 30" Organizations Based On Eco-Friendly Programs and Practices based on an employee poll. In 2011, Brookfield Properties divested its residential group consisting of Carma Developers and Brookfield Homes (Ontario) Ltd. to merge with Brookfield Homes Corporation to form Brookfield Residential Properties Inc. That same year, Brookfield Properties changed its name to Brookfield Office Properties to reflect its focus on commercial office properties. In 2013, Brookfield Office Properties Inc. became

420-456: The MTA. For details on routes with other prefixes, see the following articles: Routes marked with an asterisk (*) run 24 hours a day. Connections to New York City Subway stations, the Staten Island Ferry , or Hudson–Bergen Light Rail at the bus routes' terminals are also listed where applicable. Operated as a Select Bus Service (SBS) route. The S79 provides SBS service at all times. Originally

448-489: The Park, and creates health and public safety issues." The request was later withdrawn. The park was reopened on November 11, 2011. S44 (New York City bus) The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) operates a number of bus routes in Staten Island , New York , United States. Some of them are the direct descendants of streetcar lines (see list of streetcar lines in Staten Island ). Many routes run to

476-624: The S61, all current Staten Island bus routes originally had different designations before they were renumbered by service patterns, as follows: On April 2, 1989, routes on the North Shore of Staten Island were renumbered. The implementation of this numbering scheme was completed on April 15, 1990, when the final eight routes, all from St. George, were renumbered. Old and new routes are given below, along with discontinued service patterns. In addition, before 1975, routes were designated with R (for Richmond,

504-698: The Toronto Stock Exchange as of June 10, 2014, and from the New York Stock Exchange on June 20, 2014. Brookfield Property Partners is now the sole owner of all of the issued and outstanding common shares of BPO. In January 2016, Brookfield Properties purchased KIC, along with KIC's Berlin office. On August 28, 2018, Brookfield Property Partners acquired Chicago-based real estate investment trust and shopping mall operator GGP Inc. (General Growth Properties), and merged its assets into Brookfield Properties, for $ 9 billion. Brookfield immediately sold

532-681: The largest office landlord in Los Angeles after acquiring MPG Office Trust Inc.'s downtown portfolio. MPG had been one of Southern California's most prominent real estate developers and a longtime L.A. office tower owner. The MPG buildings they acquired include the Gas Company Tower , 777 Tower and the Wells Fargo Center on Bunker Hill . In June 2014, Brookfield Property Partners (BPY) completed their acquisition of Brookfield Office Properties (BPO). BPO common shares were de-listed from

560-712: The mall from its longtime occupancy at the Forest Avenue Shoppers Town. The mall was originally a two-story building shaped like a letter "T", with a large outdoor plaza on the Richmond Avenue side, gross leasable area (GLA) of 1,274,000 square feet (118,400 m) and a tenant GLA of 622,000 square feet (57,800 m). By the mid-2010, higher-end shops such as Michael Kors , Pandora , and Armani Exchange opened for business, and by 2011, numerous new brands ( Adidas , Love Culture , etc.) were relocating or updating their looks while new tenants continued to revive

588-545: The mall's image. The mall was expanded by 242,000 square feet (22,500 m) between 2016 and 2019, which included the addition of a new retailers including Zara , Ulta Beauty , Dave & Buster's , Barnes & Noble , Lidl , and AMC Theatres . The food court was moved from its former area into the newly expanded area in the mall, renamed the "Food District". On March 15, 2017, Primark opened one of its first American locations. Sears closed, but The Container Store opened on an out parcel. A Krispy Kreme outparcel near

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616-484: The mall's main entrance, the first Krispy Kreme on the island was opened in 2022. By 2023, Staten Island Mall had announced several additions, among them are Newbury Comics , Miniso , Charlotte Russe , Sugar Bear , Hobby Lobby , and Rainbow . In April 2024, Uniqlo , a Japanese retailer and manufacturer, announced that it would reopen in Staten Island after 10 years. That October, Brookfield Properties announced that it planned to add 41,000 square feet (3,800 m) to

644-553: The mall. Several local, select and express New York City Transit Authority buses stop and either travel through or on the perimeter (where park and ride facilities exist) of the mall's campus. They include the S44 , S94 , S59 , S89 , S61 and S91 local buses/limited counterparts, the S55 and S56 buses with no corresponding limited buses, the S79 Select Bus Service route, and

672-452: The management of Forest City Realty Trust 's real estate portfolio after the company was acquired by a fund affiliated with Brookfield Asset Management. In September 2020, the company's retail group announced a layoff of 20% of its workforce of about 2,000 people. Around June 2021, the company opened an office in Sydney, Australia. In May 2023, Brookfield Properties announced a purchase of

700-734: The world, including China, India, Germany and the US. The company's roots go back to the early 1900s in Montreal, Quebec . It was known then as the Canadian Arena Company and operated the Montreal Arena . In a partnership with Toronto investors, it built Arena Gardens in Toronto. In the 1910s, it opened an office and began business in Brazil, while in the 1920s, it built the Montreal Forum to house

728-516: Was developed by Feist and Feist Realty Corp. and sold to the Rouse Company in 1980. Rouse remodeled the mall by removing the small shops in the center court known as the "Honeycomb", adding escalators to the original six, and installing additional trees and several new fountains throughout the mall. The mall was renovated and expanded in 1993 when the JCPenney wing was completed. JCPenney relocated to

756-466: Was held from 1998 through 2018, bringing rides, games, and food stands into the parking lots of the mall. Amusements of America took the place of Reithoffer starting in 2019. The mall also has a strip mall called The Crossing, which features multiple shops and a restaurants. Prior to the construction of the mall, the land was occupied by the Staten Island Airport, which opened in 1941. The site

784-485: Was sold in 1955 with a shopping and amusement center envisaged, known as the Staten Island Center. In 1964 it was announced that Macy's and Abraham & Straus (A&S) would open stores across from E. J. Korvette . Construction of the mall commenced in 1970 and it opened on August 9, 1973, with Macy's and Sears . The A&S store was not built on the property as announced years earlier. The shopping center

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