Groundbreaking for New Shopping Center on Route 6

CORTLANDT, NY — Cortlandt business and public officials celebrated the groundbreaking for a new shopping center on Route 6 Friday that will include a ShopRite and nine other stores.

Acadia Realty Trust's 130,000-square-foot Cortlandt Crossing Shopping Center is being built at 3144 East Main St. It's the company's second shopping center in town.

Acadia, along with Cortlandt’s Town Supervisor, Linda Puglisi, hosted a groundbreaking ceremony Friday.

“We welcome the new Cortlandt Crossing Shopping Center on Cortlandt Boulevard (Route 6),” Puglisi said in an announcement about the event. “It will provide more jobs, additional revenue for the town, school district and the County. Also, as part of the approved site plan, Acadia will construct a new traffic signal by Baker Street off Route 6 and will add other amenities, such as a sidewalk and decorative lighting.”

Located in Mohegan Lake, Cortlandt Crossing is situated on the north side of Route 6, approximately three miles west of the Taconic State Parkway and across from Cortlandt Town Center, the other Acadia-owned power center that includes retailers such as Walmart, Marshalls, PetSmart, Barnes & Noble and Best Buy.

Expected to offer approximately 10 separate storefronts in total, ranging from 1,000 to 15,000 square feet each, Cortlandt Crossing will include 816 parking spaces and extensive landscaping and hardscape, creating a pedestrian-friendly atmosphere for shoppers.

“Westchester County remains a vibrant and thriving part of the fabric of New York State, home to several local and nationally recognized retail brands,” Christopher Conlon, Executive Vice President and COO of Acadia, said in the announcement. “Located only one hour outside of New York City, Cortlandt has evolved into a viable suburban development hub for Acadia’s growing retail portfolio. We’re familiar with the buying preferences and retail activity of our neighbors here in Cortlandt and look forward to providing a new destination to serve the needs of this community.”

What’s more, Acadia also recently signed a 65,000-square-foot lease with ShopRite Supermarkets, Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary of Wakefern Food Corp., the largest retailer-owned supermarket cooperative in the United States with more than 260 locations throughout the northeast in New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland and Pennsylvania.

“We are excited to announce the new ShopRite of Cortlandt at Cortlandt Crossing,” said Tom Urtz, Vice President of Operations of ShopRite. “We look forward to enhancing the overall shopping experience by providing our customers in Cortlandt and beyond with new updates and expanded product and service offerings, while continuing to provide the outstanding customer service, variety, value, low prices and convenient amenities ShopRite is known for. We also want to thank Acadia for their support.”

Acadia was represented internally by Karalynn Holbrook for the lease transaction for ShopRite’s Cortlandt Crossing location.

For more information on leasing opportunities at Cortlandt Crossing, contact Holbrook at kholbrook@acadiarealty.com or by calling 914-288-8118.

PHOTO: John Testa, Matt Harrison, John Swagerty, Deb Milone, Linda Puglisi and Chris Conlon at groundbreaking event Oct. 21/ contributed