Crossgates Commons

Crossgates Commons is a large shopping plaza in Albany, New York along Washington Avenue Extension. It is owned and managed by Pyramid Management Group, Inc., who also own and manage the nearby Crossgates Mall.

Crossgates Commons

Inside of Walmart at Crossgates Commons, the largest Walmart in the United States
Location	Albany, New York, United States
Coordinates	42°41′49″N 73°50′51″W
Opening date	1994
Developer	The Pyramid Companies
Management	The Pyramid Companies
No. of stores and services	15

History

Crossgates Commons is built within the Albany Pine Bush, one of the largest of the world's 20 inland pine barrens. When Europeans arrived in the early 17th century, the Pine Bush was in use as hunting grounds and firewood supply of the Mohawk nation of the Haudenosaunee to the west along the Mohawk River, and the Mahican to the east, along the Hudson River. One of the largest remaining remnants of the Pine Bush is located across Washington Avenue from the plaza, and is managed as the Pine Bush Preserve.

When the shopping center first opened in 1994, it had six original tenants: Walmart (then branded as Wal-Mart), Sam's Club, Home Depot, Media Play, Old Navy, and MJ Designs.

The Walmart located at Crossgates Commons became the largest Walmart in the United States (and the largest outside of China) in 2008, when it expanded into a Walmart Supercenter, now occupying 260,000 square feet (24,000 m²) over two floors.

Description

The shopping center has a split-level design with stores on the upper level accessible from the front and stores on the lower level accessible from the rear. It opened in 1994 and has 1,300,000 square feet (120,000 m²) of retail space. Although Crossgates Commons is relatively young, it has already undergone an expansion, and some locations have had high turnover rates.

Square footage

• The Home Depot (103,000 sq ft (9,600 m²))
• Michael's (35,000 sq ft (3,300 m²))
• At Home (90,000 sq ft (8,400 m²))
• Walmart (260,000 sq ft (24,000 m²))
• T.J. Maxx (34,000 sq ft (3,200 m²))

External links

• Crossgates Commons (Pyramid Company web site)
• Times Union article about Crossgates Commons' expansion
• Crossgates Mall