The Shops at Atlas Park
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The Shops at Atlas Park is an open-air lifestyle center located in the Glendale
neighborhood of Queens
, New York City
, United States
. The center is located at the intersection of Cooper Avenue and 80th street. It is served by the Q47 bus, which runs to the Roosevelt Avenue Station in Jackson Heights
and LaGuardia Airport
.
The Shops at Atlas Park opened in April 2006, encompassing the site of the former 25 acres (101,171.5 m²) Atlas Terminals industrial park. The industrial park, which at one time housed companies such as General Electric
, Kraft
, Westinghouse
, and New York Telephone
, was redeveloped after years of struggling to find tenants. Four of the buildings ranging in size from 13,000 to 93,000 square feet were renovated as part of the center, and sixteen buildings in the vicinity of Cooper Ave and 80th street were demolished and replaced by a 2.3 acres (9,307.8 m²) landscaped park.
Major tenants in the center include Regal Cinemas
, Chili's
, Johnny Rockets
, White House Black Market
, and a New York Sports Club. Atlas Park has been in foreclosure since February 2009 and was sold to The Macerich Company
in February 2011 for $54 Million.
Glendale, Queens
Glendale is a neighborhood in the west-central portion of the borough of Queens in New York City. It is bounded by Cooper Avenue to the north, Woodhaven Boulevard to the east, Myrtle Avenue to the south and Fresh Pond Road to the West...
neighborhood of Queens
Queens
Queens is the easternmost of the five boroughs of New York City. The largest borough in area and the second-largest in population, it is coextensive with Queens County, an administrative division of New York state, in the United States....
, New York City
New York City
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, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The center is located at the intersection of Cooper Avenue and 80th street. It is served by the Q47 bus, which runs to the Roosevelt Avenue Station in Jackson Heights
Jackson Heights, Queens
Jackson Heights is a neighborhood in the Northwestern portion of the borough of Queens in New York, New York, United States. The neighborhood is part of Queens Community Board 3...
and LaGuardia Airport
LaGuardia Airport
LaGuardia Airport is an airport located in the northern part of Queens County on Long Island in the City of New York. The airport is located on the waterfront of Flushing Bay and Bowery Bay, and borders the neighborhoods of Astoria, Jackson Heights and East Elmhurst. The airport was originally...
.
The Shops at Atlas Park opened in April 2006, encompassing the site of the former 25 acres (101,171.5 m²) Atlas Terminals industrial park. The industrial park, which at one time housed companies such as General Electric
General Electric
General Electric Company , or GE, is an American multinational conglomerate corporation incorporated in Schenectady, New York and headquartered in Fairfield, Connecticut, United States...
, Kraft
Kraft
Kraft has more than one meaning:* Kraft Foods, the world's third largest food and beverage company by revenue* Kraft process, a paper pulp production method* Kraft paper, paper produced by the Kraft process* Kraft , a video game character...
, Westinghouse
Westinghouse Electric (1886)
Westinghouse Electric was an American manufacturing company. It was founded in 1886 as Westinghouse Electric Company and later renamed Westinghouse Electric Corporation by George Westinghouse. The company purchased CBS in 1995 and became CBS Corporation in 1997...
, and New York Telephone
New York Telephone
The New York Telephone Company was organized in 1896, taking over the New York City operations of the American Bell Telephone Company.-Predecessor companies:...
, was redeveloped after years of struggling to find tenants. Four of the buildings ranging in size from 13,000 to 93,000 square feet were renovated as part of the center, and sixteen buildings in the vicinity of Cooper Ave and 80th street were demolished and replaced by a 2.3 acres (9,307.8 m²) landscaped park.
Major tenants in the center include Regal Cinemas
Regal Cinemas
Regal Cinemas is a UK-based cinema chain since the early days of the cinema. In 1928, Regal Cinemas became part of Associated British Cinemas but has retained the name 'Regal Cinemas'....
, Chili's
Chili's
Chili's Grill & Bar is a restaurant chain founded by Larry Lavine. The chain has more than 1400 casual dining restaurants, mostly located in the United States and Canada...
, Johnny Rockets
Johnny Rockets
Johnny Rockets is an American restaurant franchise whose concept is to create a classic American restaurant atmosphere. The theme is the diner-style restaurant that had become a common sight by the 1950s...
, White House Black Market
White House Black Market
White House | Black Market is an American fashion store targeting women 25 years of age and older. White House | Black Market is known for its sleek lines, and its focus on white, black, and other variants of the two colors...
, and a New York Sports Club. Atlas Park has been in foreclosure since February 2009 and was sold to The Macerich Company
The Macerich Company
Macerich is a self-managed Real Estate Investment Trust headquartered in Santa Monica, California.It traces its antecedents to the MaceRich Real Estate Company founded in New York in 1964 by Mace Siegel and Richard Cohen, who combined their first names to name their company...
in February 2011 for $54 Million.