Location | Elmhurst, Queens, New York City |
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Coordinates | 40°44′05″N 73°52′10″W / 40.734722°N 73.86944°WCoordinates: 40°44′05″N 73°52′10″W / 40.734722°N 73.86944°W |
Address | 90-15 Queens Boulevard Elmhurst, NY 11373 |
Opening date | September 12, 1973 |
Developer | Taubman Centers |
Management | Macerich |
Owner | Macerich |
No. of anchor tenants | 2 |
Total retail floor area | 966,499 square feet (89,790.7 m2) |
No. of floors | 4 |
Public transit access |
New York City Subway: Woodhaven Boulevard ( ) New York City Bus: Q59 MTA Bus: Q11, Q21, Q29, Q38, Q52 SBS, Q53 SBS, Q60 |
Website | shopqueenscenter.com |
Queens Center is an urban shopping mall in the Elmhurst neighborhood of Queens, New York City, at the intersection of Queens Boulevard and Woodhaven Boulevard. Queens Center Mall is the largest mall in Queens. It is currently owned and managed by The Macerich Company, who purchased the mall in the 1990s. The mall has a gross leasable area of 966,499 square feet (89,790.7 m2) and 150 stores. It has one of the highest sales per square foot in the United States, with 2002 sales of $953 per square foot, almost triple the national average.
The station is adjacent to the Woodhaven Boulevard station (M and R trains) on the IND Queens Boulevard Line of the New York City Subway. It is across the street from the former St. Johns Hospital and the Rock Church. It is also off Exit 19 on the Long Island Expressway.
Queens Center opened on September 12, 1973, on land previously occupied by a children's amusement park named Fairyland, a supermarket, and automobile parking; the original anchor tenants were Abraham & Straus and Ohrbach's. The mall underwent a major expansion from 2002 to 2004, nearly doubling in size as the original mall was renovated and another wing was added across 92nd Street.
The mall's current anchor tenants are Macy's and JCPenney. In addition, it has a large food court in the basement.