The Galleria at White Plains is a defunct shopping mall located in downtown White Plains, New York, US, a suburb north of New York City. The mall featured the major anchors Macy's and Sears, and junior anchors Forever 21, H&M and Blink Fitness. It closed in 2023.

History

Built by Cadillac Fairview, a Canadian developer, the , a four-level mall is located on two large city blocks of former urban renewal land. It opened in the summer of 1980 and was the first of three Gallerias to open in the fall of 1980 around the nation, the others being Sherman Oaks and Fort Lauderdale. Its anchor stores are Macy's and Sears, which were relocated to the mall from nearby locations on Main Street to replace the original anchor stores. Abraham & Straus occupied the east anchor spot until converting to Stern's in 1995 and being replaced by Macy's on July 15, 1996. The west anchor JCPenney closed on April 28, 2001, and was left vacant until August 2003 when Sears moved in.

Martin Luther King Blvd. runs directly underneath the mall. The Galleria was constructed adjacent to a large two-block-long parking garage that is connected directly to the mall at various levels. Shopping floors were color-coded blue, green, yellow, and red representing Street Level, Garden Level, the Garden food court area, and Fashion Level 1 and 2, respectively when the mall opened. During the holiday season, the mall's promotional slogan was "We bring more good things to Christmas."

The Galleria underwent a substantial renovation throughout the early-mid 1990s that undid many original elements; the glass elevator is the only significant feature dating from the mall's opening that survives relatively untouched. During the 1990s remodel, the waterfall and stage in the center court were replaced with two miniature fountains between the escalators. In later years, the mall experienced competition from newer and more upscale retail developments, such as The Westchester mall and The Source at White Plains.

On September 18, 2006, Philip Grant, a homeless convicted rapist, was convicted of murder as a hate crime for stabbing Concetta Russo-Carriero to death in a Galleria parking garage on June 29, 2005, because, according to Grant's videotaped confession, she was white with blond hair and blue eyes.

The Sears and Macy's anchor stores closed in 2021.

The entire mall closed on March 31, 2023. A mixed use site called District Galleria is set to take its place, the developers being Pacific Retail Capital Partners.

References

  • Galleria at White Plains official website