Fingerlakes Mall


Fingerlakes Mall is an enclosed shopping mall outside the city of Auburn, New York, United States, in the town of Aurelius. The mall's anchor stores are Bass Pro Shops and JCPenney.

History

Fingerlakes Mall was developed by The Pyramid Companies of Syracuse, New York in 1980. Originally the mall featured Chappell's, JCPenney, Kmart, and Sears as its anchor stores; at the time, the mall also featured a movie theater and roller skating arena. Chappell's moved to Camillus in 1994, and Kmart closed a year later. As these anchor stores closed, the mall began to lose many inline tenants, and by the late 1990s it was forty-five percent occupied. Peebles soon replaced Chappell's but then closed not long afterward. Also operated in the former Chappell's space was later Manhattan 101 and then Steve & Barry's.
In June 1992, the mall was sold to Jager Management, who in turn sold it to Gregory Greenfield & Associates five months later. Under GG&A's management, and with Jones Lang LaSalle as a leasing agent, the mall was renovated inside and outside. By 2003, it was at eighty percent occupancy.
Sears was later re-located from its existing space to the space vacated by Kmart. The former Sears spaces and adjoining mall space were converted to Bass Pro Shops, which opened in 2004.
In the end of September 2012, The Finger Lakes Theatre closed it doors after 7 years being opened by the management company who also controls Auburn's Movieplex 10 in Auburn, New York. Sears announced the closure of its Fingerlakes store in late 2014.
On June 4, 2020, it was announced that JCPenney would be closing by around October 2020 as part of a plan to close 154 stores nationwide. After JCPenney closes, Bass Pro Shops will be the only anchor store left.