Tanger Outlets at the Arches
Tanger Outlets at The Arches (Also known as Tanger at The Arches or simply The Arches) is an open-air outlet mall located in Deer Park, New York at The Intersection of Commack Road and Grand Boulevard. The mall opened on October 23, 2008. The center is part of Tanger Factory Outlet Centers and is designed as a European-themed shopping village. The mall was proposed and built as a partnership between Tanger, Blumenfeld Development Group and Apollo Real Estate Advisors. This is Tanger’s second outlet mall on Long Island after the 160 store Tanger Outlets Riverhead.
Center Design
The mall is designed to resemble a centuries old Italian Marketplace complete with a downtown feeling and features many arches in the design of the buildings and the covered walkways. The design is different and something that has never been seen on Long Island before. The Arches development will be composed of when complete. Phase I of the center includes of outlet retailers and of non-retailers. Phase II includes to be leased by a big-box store, possibly Best Buy, to create cross shopping. When complete, The Arches will be the largest of Tangers 32 outlet centers. Steven B. Tanger predicts the mall will be one of the country’s highest-volume outlet centers. Due to the large size of the mall, the center is divided into several smaller piazzas named after different Italian cities. The malls central court is capable of supporting wi-fi. The center court is also home to the 16 screen Regal Cinemas and the central fountain that doubles as an outdoor ice rink in the winter and features a 60 foot Christmas tree. Much attention has been paid to detail when designing the mall and none of the 14 buildings is exactly alike. The buildings are decorated with cast stone and Venetian plaster to give the mall an upscale look. Buildings are accented with facades of multicolor pastel patterns, terracotta tile roofs, columns and corner stones. Shutters frame windows and street lamps line the pathways. Panels of almost translucent plastic cover some walkways providing natural light and protecting shoppers from the rain and snow. The mall is laid out in a loop in the shape of an “L”. This outlet center is the first in the region to be environmentally certified. The center has incorporated many environmental features and strategies such as using automatic toilets and sinks to reduce water and high efficiency air condition and heating. The mall’s developer also redeveloped a brownfield land and recycled more than half of its construction waste.
Shops and Restaurants
Tanger Outlets at the Arches opened with around 75 stores and will ultimately have more than 120 stores when complete. The retail mix at The Arches includes an unusually large percentage of stores that are outlets of high-end retailers. The center offers a wide variety of fashion and lifestyle brands including Neiman Marcus Last Call, Saks Fifth Avenue OFF FIFTH, Christmas Tree Shops, Nike Factory Store, BCBGMAXAZRIA, Calvin Klein, Gap Outlet, GUESS Factory Store, Juicy Couture, Old Navy, Tommy Hilfiger Company Store, adidas and Timberland Factory Store plus many more. A sixteen screen Regal Cinemas with IMAX, one of the few state of the art digital cineplexes on Long Island, and New York Sports Club are part of the entertainment options. Some dining options at the mall include Chipotle, IT’SUGAR, Johnny Rockets, La Bottega Panini Grill, Miller’s Ale House, Nathan’s and Starbucks. Stores are grouped according to baby, clothing etcc. For example, gap oldnavy and bannan republic are all near ech other. Nike and rebook are near each other. Most outlet centers do not have luxury retailers, a multiplex movie theater or health club, but because of the location of The Arches and the attractive demographics, there is a bit more of an entertainment appeal at the center. Tanger had some difficulty attracting tenants to the mall because of the leases of many retailers at Woodbury Common Premium Outlets in Central Valley, New York and the Americana Manhasset, an upscale mall located in nearby Manhasset, prevented some stores from opening in Deer Park. Several retailers from the Woodbury Commons and the Americana expressed interest in opening store at the Arches though. Tanger Outlets at The Arches also brought several firsts to Long Island, most notably Neiman Marcus Last Call. The Last Call store is Neiman Marcus’ fist store of any kind on Long Island and the second in New York State. The high-end chain originally signed more than a decade ago to build a department store at the planned Mall at Oyster Bay. Neiman Marcus originally hoped to have a department store on Long Island by 2000 or 2001. Neiman Marcus was one of the last name brand department stores to make its presence on Long Island. The Deer Park store is slightly larger than other Last Call stores because Long Island is very dense in population. Another first to the Island was a Christmas Tree Shops.
Location and Transportation
The Arches is located 35 miles east of New York City and 35 miles west of the Tanger Outlets Riverhead which puts the mall in the geographic center of Long Island. The center is located near the Long Island Expressway, Southern State Parkway and Sagtikos State Parkway. The mall is also located a short distance from the Deer Park Long Island Rail Road Train Station. Free shuttle bus service is provided to and from The Arches and the Train Station. The MTA Bus has also routed three bus lines to the center.
Majors and Anchors
- Regal Cinemas with IMAX (67,450 sq ft.)
- Christmas Tree Shops (46,189 sq ft.)
- Neiman Marcus Last Call (32,050 sq ft.)
- Saks Fifth Avenue OFF FIFTH (29,478 sq ft.)
- New York Sports Club (32,500 sq ft.)
- Old Navy (20,090 sq ft.)
- Nike Factory Store (15,042 sq ft.)
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