Fingerlakes Mall

Fingerlakes Mall was developed in 1980 by The Pyramid Companies of Syracuse, New York. The center opened as a conventional enclosed regional shopping mall, with Chappell's, JCPenney, Sears, and Kmart serving as its original anchor stores. This configuration reflected the dominant retail development pattern of the period, in which several large department stores attracted shoppers to an enclosed complex containing smaller specialty retailers and other services. The property's ownership changed in 1992. Jager Management acquired the mall in June, but held it for only about five months before selling it to Gregory Greenfield & Associates, also known as GG&A. Under GG&A's management, Jones Lang LaSalle acted as leasing agent. The property subsequently received interior and exterior renovations, indicating a program to modernize the mall's appearance and support tenant recruitment and retention. The supplied references do not specify the renovation budget, design scope, or exact completion date. In 2004, Bass Pro Shops opened at Fingerlakes Mall. The arrival of the outdoor retailer added a destination-oriented anchor with a more specialized merchandise proposition than the original general-purpose department stores. Bass Pro Shops' presence is the principal current feature identified in the available description of the mall and has become an important part of its contemporary retail identity. The mall later experienced the loss of one of its original anchors when JCPenney closed permanently in 2020. The closure continued the long-term shift in the property away from its initial four-department-store configuration. The available material does not state whether another tenant replaced JCPenney, nor does it identify the current owner or manager. It likewise does not provide a complete list of in-line tenants, visitor figures, revenues, or current leasing arrangements. Based on the supplied reference, Fingerlakes Mall remains an enclosed shopping center near Auburn in the Town of Aurelius, New York. Its documented history illustrates the evolution of a regional mall from a traditional department-store-led format toward a property featuring a prominent specialty anchor. Further current details would require additional verified sources.

• 2020

  JCPenney closes

  [1]Fingerlakes Mallen.wikipedia.org

  JCPenney, one of the mall's original anchor stores, closed permanently.

• 2004

  Bass Pro Shops opens

  [1]Fingerlakes Mallen.wikipedia.org

  Bass Pro Shops opened at Fingerlakes Mall and became the principal anchor identified in current descriptions of the property.

• 1992

  Ownership transfers

  [1]Fingerlakes Mallen.wikipedia.org

  Jager Management acquired the mall in June, and Gregory Greenfield & Associates acquired it approximately five months later.

• 1992

  Renovation under GG&A

  [1]Fingerlakes Mallen.wikipedia.org

  During Gregory Greenfield & Associates' management, the mall underwent interior and exterior renovation, with Jones Lang LaSalle serving as leasing agent.

• 1980

  Mall development and opening

  [1]Fingerlakes Mallen.wikipedia.org

  The Pyramid Companies of Syracuse developed Fingerlakes Mall. The original anchor tenants were Chappell's, JCPenney, Sears, and Kmart.

A regional enclosed shopping center serving Auburn and the surrounding Finger Lakes communities, with Bass Pro Shops as its identified current anchor.

• Retail property · 1980

  Enclosed shopping center

  Fingerlakes Mall provides an enclosed retail environment in the Auburn-area community of Aurelius, New York. Its offering consists of shopping space occupied by anchor and specialty tenants rather than products manufactured under the Fingerlakes Mall name. Historically, the center was organized around several large department-store anchors and associated in-line retail space.

• Outdoor recreation retail · 2004

  Bass Pro Shops

  Bass Pro Shops opened at Fingerlakes Mall in 2004 and is the principal anchor specifically identified in the available current description. The store brings outdoor recreation merchandise and a destination retail component to the mall. The source material does not provide store size, sales figures, or a detailed product assortment for this location.

• Department-store retail · 1980

  Department-store anchor format

  At opening, Fingerlakes Mall was anchored by Chappell's, JCPenney, Sears, and Kmart. These stores supplied broad general merchandise and helped define the mall's original regional-shopping proposition. JCPenney later closed permanently in 2020, while the supplied sources do not document the subsequent status of the other original anchors.

1. 1Fingerlakes Mallen.wikipedia.org