Oakdale Commons (formerly Oakdale Mall) is an enclosed super-regional shopping mall in Johnson City, New York, United States, serving the Binghamton metropolitan area. The mall has a gross leasable area of 963,475 square feet (89,510 m2).[1] The mall opened in 1975, by the development company, Interstate Properties.

Oakdale Commons
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LocationJohnson City, New York
Coordinates42°7′41″N 75°58′27″W / 42.12806°N 75.97417°W / 42.12806; -75.97417
Address601-635 Harry L Drive, Johnson City, NY 13790
Opening dateOctober 1, 1975; 48 years ago (1975-10-01)
DeveloperInterstate Properties
ManagementJFM Real Estate
OwnerSpark JC, LLC
No. of stores and services60
No. of anchor tenants4
Total retail floor area963,475 square feet (89,509.8 m2)[1]
No. of floors1
Public transit accessB.C. Transit
Websiteoakdalemall.com

The mall features JCPenney and Dick's House of Sport. In 2023, BJ's Wholesale Club announced that they would be opening at the mall in an area that had previously been used to house The Bon-Ton.[2]

The later 2010s saw several department store retailers update their brick-and-mortar formats after being encroached upon to a degree by several digital retailers in recent years.

In 2017, Macy's, which retains several larger outposts around Albany and Syracuse, announced that after a strategy had been elected by them to solely focus on their highest achieving locations that they would be leaving the shopping center.[3] The previous Macy's outpost was reconstructed for Dick's House of Sports, a specialty concept by Dick's Sporting Goods which opened in 2023.[4]

In 2017, it was announced Sears would shutter as part of an ongoing decision to eliminate its brick-and-mortar format. The previous Sears outpost was reconstructed to feature "Factory by Beer Tree" a restaurant offering two levels of indoor and outdoor dining space, and Lourdes Health and Fitness which includes three large salt water pools, a steam room and sauna, and an enormous fitness floor.[5]

In April 2018, The Bon-Ton announced that it would close after it wasn't able to establish any new conditions to satisfy its established long-term debt.[6] In March 2023, it was revealed that the previous location of The Bon-Ton will become an outpost for BJ's Wholesale Club.[2][7]

In September 2022, Burlington announced it would be transitioning to an entirely new outpost at Town Square Mall in Vestal.[8]

On April 21, 2023, it was announced that Dave & Busters would be opening at the mall.[9]

On October 14, 2022 , it was reported the mall envisions a $117 million plan to further develop the concourse while being known simply as Oakdale Commons. The mall developer proclaimed "We have significant plans for further development".[10][11]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Oakdale Mall: Low Level Aerial" (PDF). Spinoso Real Estate Group. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b 'BJ’s Wholesale coming to Oakdale Commons", WBNG-TV, March 10, 2023. Accessed August 30, 2023. "On Friday, Newman Development Company told 12 News that BJ’s will be located at the Oakdale Commons, formerly the Oakdale Mall. The development company has been taking down a section of the Oakdale Commons that was once occupied by The Bon-Ton."
  3. ^ https://wwd.com/business-news/financial/retail-store-closures-2017-macys-bcbg-american-apparel-wet-seal-abercrombie-limted-jc-penney-sears-10842214/
  4. ^ https://wnbf.com/building-dicks-house-sport-oakdale-commons/
  5. ^ https://www.pressconnects.com/story/news/2019/09/18/oakdale-mall-johnson-city-beer-tree-lourdes-broome-county/2366197001/
  6. ^ Aaron Smith (April 19, 2018). "Every Bon-Ton department store is closing". CNN. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
  7. ^ https://wnbf.com/demo-team-knocking-down-oakdale-mall-bon-ton-store/
  8. ^ Joseph, Bob. "Burlington Sets Oakdale Mall Closing Date, Vestal Opening Date", WNBF-FM, October 3, 2022. Accessed August 30, 2023. "After nearly two decades, the retailer once known as Burlington Coat Factory is about to leave the Oakdale Mall in Johnson City. The store now called simply "Burlington" has been a fixture at the mall since it opened an 85,000-square-foot location in August 2003.... The company's website indicates the new Burlington store in the Town Square Mall in Vestal will open on October 28."
  9. ^ https://www.binghamtonhomepage.com/news/dave-busters-is-coming-to-the-oakdale-commons/
  10. ^ https://www.wbng.com/2022/10/14/spark-jc-llc-comments-changes-coming-former-oakdale-mall/
  11. ^ Potter, Chris (January 27, 2022). "What's next for Oakdale Commons? What to know about tenants, taxes, timelines at the mall". Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin.