ATCO Properties will work with Shuckman Realty to build strip center, to be anchored by supermarket. Earlier higher-end venture went into bankruptcy, was snatched up by Macerich
BY Lisa L. Colangelo
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Monday, January 6, 2014
Glendale Center would be built on more than 6 acres of land, owned by ATCO, which currently houses Atlas Terminals and several stores. Current zoning permits the project to move forward without approvals.
There's a strong sense of deja-vu brewing among residents in Glendale.
The original developers of the Atlas Park Mall, which went into bankruptcy and was later snatched up by mall giant Macerich, are planning to build a shopping center right next door.
The proposed Glendale Shopping Center is a less ambitious venture than Atlas Park, a higher-end mall that was designed with white stucco buildings and manicured lawns.
Instead, ATCO Properties is working with Long Island-based Schuckman Realty on a suburban-style strip mall to be anchored by a supermarket with shops and restaurants.
It would be built on more than 6 acres of land, owned by ATCO, which currently houses Atlas Terminals and several stores. Current zoning permits the project to move forward without approvals.
The first phase, which includes 137,000 square-feet of retail space bounded by Cooper Ave. and 83rd St., is slated to open by fall 2015. ..."
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/queens/atlas-shrugged-queens-article-1.1568123
To clarify, the Atlas Mall is not the one in Staten Island with the Christmas display issue. It’s another one in Queens with different issues. Both are in NYC.
It seems like they have bigger problems than the Christmas tree.