Sunday, February 1, 2009

Changes coming to Bay Terrace

From the Queens Chronicle:

Consumers who frequent the Bay Terrace Shopping Center have several changes to look forward to in the coming months. Cord Meyer Development Co. representatives revealed new plans for the property and addressed concerns at the Jan. 22 meeting of the Bay Terrace Community Alliance.

Empty space on the second level may soon be home to new eateries such as a steak house and an Italian restaurant. “Unfortunately, things are slow because of the economy, but we are working on some nice things,” said Mary Hughes, vice president of leasing for Cord Meyer.

Hughes explained that there had been a deal with Petco for that space, but it did not work out. Rumors that a Trader Joe’s was coming to the shopping center had circulated, but Hughes said that is not possible due to lease restrictions with Waldbaum’s.

Reports about a Panera Breads opening in the FedEx Kinko’s and Camelot space, however, were confirmed. “We should see construction plans in about three weeks and an opening by early summer,” Hughes told attendees of the standing-room-only meeting.

She also dispelled rumors about a New York Sports Club coming to the center, explaining that a gym facility would require a change of use in the lease agreement and there is no guarantee for such a change.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I don't know what the deal is with this shopping center, but a lot of businesses seem to come and go on a regular basis. Most recently, Kinkos just closed down. And they recently just overdeveloped the movie theater level as if we needed even more stores and with that, more parking issues at that mall.

Anonymous said...

a NYSC would be amazing. the closest gym is bell plaza and that one leaves a lot to be desired.