Thom Mcan Brown

Mohawk Mall

Development

Before becoming a shopping mall, the property was the Stanford Golf Course.

The mall cost $25 million to build. It was constructed by Stanford Associates and designed by Evantash-Friedman Associates of Philadelphia. The parking lot had space for 4,000 vehicles. Local leasing was handled by Frank J. Nigro Realty of Albany, NY.

According to Lewis M. Stone of Pan American Development Corp., it was the first mall in the nation to have the "mini-mall" concept, setting aside 9,000 square feet for approximately fifteen to twenty boutiques representing major metropolitan areas. It would also cater to small businesses. This section was included in the southwest portion of the mall.

Opening Day

The mall opened its doors on October 5, 1970. It opened with three anchor department stores and seventy additional stores. The temperature was set at 72 degrees. On opening day, there were authentic Native American dances and ceremonies and 10,000 free toys and balloons. An invocation was scheduled to be given by the Rev. Darwin Kirbv of St. George's Episcopal Church.

Initial Tenants

Tenants that signed leases prior to the opening of the mall included:

Anchors

Montgomery Ward

Boston Store (84,000 sq. ft.) (closed location August 19, 1990)

J.M. Fields

Smaller stores

Midland Records

John J. Romero's Musicland

Thom McAn Shoes

Hickory Farms

Nusbaum of Niskayuna

Fabric Fair

Schatz Stationary

Fanny Farmer Candles

Schenectady Savings Bank

Woolworth's (30,000 square feet) (closed in late 1993)

Flah's of Albany (18,000 square feet with a 20-year lease).

The Montgomery Ward's store opened on August 26, 1970, consisting of 160,000 square feet.

The Boston Store opened in the mall on October 5, 1970. The 80,000 square foot space used by this store was the only two-story space in the mall. At the time, it had fifty departments and expected to employ 200 people with an annual payroll of one million dollars.

Later Tenants

Over the years, tenants have included:

Tenant Name

Date of opening

National Commercial Bank and Trust Co.

before January, 1975

Pantry Pride

closed before May, 1976

Life Uniforms

March 18, 1976

Price Chopper

mid 1976 (took over Pantry Pride lease) (closed in January 1987)

The Oasis (ice cream and sandwich shop - subleased from Price Chopper)

1980 or 1981 (closed April, 1987)

Record Town

before June 17, 1981

Glennpeter Jewelers

1985 or earlier

US Kids

CLOSED before July 17, 1986

Schenectady Savings Bank

before 1986 (changed name to Northeast Savings Bank)

Flah's (changed to B. Foreman in late 1980s)

before 1986

Bradlees (75,000 sq. ft.)

before 1986 (closed early to mid 1996)

Linen Chest

CLOSED January, 1986

Northeast Savings Bank

before June 16, 1986

USA Cinemas (purchased existing cinemas, expanded to 7 screens)

1986

Flight '86 office (suite 419)

before July 26, 1986

Countdown (children's clothing, replaced US Kids location)

after July 17, 1986

KeyBank

before October 8, 1986 (free-standing building)

Littman Jewelers

November, 1986

Fay's Drug

1987

Paper Cutter

1987

Moliq Liquor

before March 15, 1987

Payless ShoeSource

before April 26, 1987

Athlete's Foot

before June 18, 1987

T-Shirt Station

before July 19, 1987

Loew's Theaters (acquired USA Cinemas, Loew's later merged with SONY)

January, 1988 (closed July 1, 1999)

French Boot Shop

before March 21, 1988

Mohawk Mall Liquor (formerly Moliq Liquor)

before March 31, 1988

Arby's

before May 19, 1988

Present Company (catalog showroom)

before August 21, 1988 (closed by the end of 1991)

B. Foreman (new name for Flah's)

before January, 1989 (closed by January 31, 1989

Docktor Pet Center

before April 27, 1989

Eye World

before August 9, 1989

Foot Quarters

before September 9, 1989

Casual Corner

before December 17, 1989

RadioShack

before August 10, 1990

All for a dollar

before November 24, 1990

Kay Bee Toys

before December 9, 1990

Addis & Dey's

mid-September, 1990 (took over this Boston Store location, fixtures, merchandise, and all) (began going out of business sale in Dec. 1992)

Anderson Little (menswear) (outside entrance - no entrance from mall interior)

before March 3, 1991 (closed by 1993)

Hillary's Gourmet Ice Cream Shop

before May 16, 1991

Sterling Optical

before 1992

NRM Music

before 1992

Chess King Garage (young men's casual wear)

before 1992

Marshalls

approximately 1992

Schenectady County Library - Niskayuna Branch

August, 1992

Dream Machine (video arcade)

before Feb 3, 1987

Jazzercise Center

before February 9, 1994

Media Play (first floor of Boston Store/Addis & Dey's)

October 7, 1994

Waldenbooks (book store)

before 1995

Wilson's Suede and Leather

before 1995 (closed at end of 1995)

Rex TV & Appliance (outside entrance, no entrance from mall)

October 6, 1995 (signed lease in 1995)

Famous Footwear (former Thom McAn space - 5,625 sq. ft.)

June 3, 1995

Stuart's Women's Wearing Apparel

before October, 1995 (closed by mid-January, 1996)

Schenectady Theater for Children

before February 9, 1996

Hot Cuts (hair salon)

before January 17, 1996

Hair City Cutters (replaced Hot Cuts)

before April 9, 1996

Nail Studios

before August 4, 1996

Ground Round

before August 18, 1996

STC Studio

before September 23, 1996

Dunkin' Donuts

CLOSED before July 2, 1997

Fashions of India

before July 2, 1997

CVS

LONG before November 27, 1997

Lechters' Housewares

before November 27, 1997

Gallery 44

before November 27, 1997

Northeastern Dental Associates, P.C.

Closed before April 4, 1998

Friendly's (last restaurant in mall)

LONG before April 23, 1998

Notes:

In the first half of 1976, Golub Corp. acquired the lease for the former Pantry Pride store which closed in May, 1976. Golub Corp. opened a Price Chopper grocery store in the mall. The Golub Corp. closed its Price Chopper store in the mall in January, 1987, due to the "supercenter" being built in the neighboring town of Colonie.

In September, 1990, Addis and Dey's purchased the Mohawk Mall Boston Store. Addis & Dey's held a going out of business sale at this location and the Wilton Mall at Saratoga in December, 1992.

Marshall's became a tenant of Mohawk Mall around 1992, leaving Marshall's Plaza, the strip mall next door which bore its name.

Ownership

In 1972, the (Troy) Times Record referred to Stanford Associates as the owner of the "middle of the mall". In 1976, the mall was purchased by Balcor Realty Investors, Ltd. In 1983, Wilmorite purchased the center section of the mall, owning 23.9 acres.. In 1998, The Albany Business Journal listed Wilmorite as the owner of the center of the mall in a division called Mohawk Mall Associates, while indicating the space formerly housing Montgomery Wards was owned by a Chicago real estate company and the space housing the former Bradlees store was owned by American Real Estate Holdings Ltd. Partners.

Decline

In 1985, a strip mall called Marshall's Plaza, was built next to Mohawk Mall. (The signature tenant, Marshall's, would eventually leave the plaza and move into Mohawk Mall.)

The opening of the Rotterdam Square mall in the late 1980s by Wilmorite, Mohawk Mall's primary owners, had an impact on the mall. This was predicted in a federal government study about the retail impact on the area. By October, 1991, 25% of the mall was vacant. Many of the missing tenants moved to Rotterdam Square Mall. Rumors circulated in early 1992 that Addis & Dey's would relocate to Latham Circle Mall to the increasing vacancies at Mohawk Mall. By early 1993, after the closings of Addis & Dey's and Anderson Little, Niskayuna Town Supervisor Edwin Reilly asked mall managers to look for upscale stores and add items such as a food court and more fountains. He complained about the frequent store closings in the mall.

The Niskayuna Square shopping center, only minutes away from Mohawk Mall, was built in the mid 1990s. The strip center contained a Super Shop N' Save supermarket and other stores. This too, put retail pressure on Mohawk Mall.

In May, 1996, then anchor Bradlees announced its store would be closing. Bradlees' closing was completed in November, 1996. Montgomery Wards closed its store at the end of 1997. By early 1998, after Wards' closing, the mall was only 50% occupied. The movie theatres, operated at that point by Loew's Theatres and having seven screens, closed in July, 1999.

Competition from newer, larger area malls such as Crossgates Mall also helped to seal the mall's fate.

Tax Challenges

In 1972, Stanford Associates (owners of the center portion of the mall), sued the Town of Niskayuna to lower the assessment of their portion of the mall. Stanford Associates asked that their portion be returned to the old assessment of $670,000. The South Colonie School Board decided to order a complete appraisal of the property at a school board meeting on October 3, 1972.

In 1990, there were more assessment challenges.

Later in the 1990s, then owner Wilmorite had a four-year legal dispute with the Town of Niskayuna over the mall's assessment. In February 1999, a court ruled in favor of Wilmorite, requiring the town to pay back $104,205. The South Colonie School District was required to refund $481,237.

America's Funniest People

On February 10, 1991, crew from ABC's America's Funniest People were at the center court (between Addis & Dey's and the empty former Flah's store) from 11am to 4pm to search for potential contestants.

Redevelopment

Mall management considered a mixed use facility such as office space for government and doctors offices in 1998. Area residents, even elementary school children, came up with ideas for repopulating the mall..

The property was purchased from Wilmorite in June, 2000, by Myron M. Hunt and Benderson Development Co. from Buffalo, NY. At the time, the remaining tenants were Marshall's, Media Play, and Rex's TV and Appliances.

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External links

DeadMalls.com - Mohawk Mall

Case Study: The Capital Region of New York

Urban Exploration: Mohawk Mall

Tenant Search.com - 1996 (use browser's "Find" on the term "Mohawk")

Layout of former mall building

Department Store History: Info about Boston Store chain at this mall (use browser's "Find" on the term "Mohawk")

Daily Gazette Photo: Yamaha Motorcycle Safety Day at Mohawk Mall in 1973

Niskayuna High School's The Warrior article about Mohawk Mall memories (see page 5)

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Albany, NY Metro Shopping Malls and Centers

City of Albany

Colvin Central Plaza (demolished)   Crossgates Commons   Westgate Plaza

Town of Colonie

Colonie Center   Northway Mall   Latham Circle Mall   Latham Farms

Town of Guilderland

Crossgates Mall   Stuyvesant Plaza

Saratoga County

Clifton Park Center   Wilton Mall at Saratoga

Schenectady County

Crosstown Plaza   Mohawk Commons   Rotterdam Square Mall

Rensselaer County

Hudson Valley Plaza   Columbia Plaza   Greenbush Commons

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