Americana Manhasset
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The focal plaza of Americana Manhasset, a center for luxury retail.
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| Location | 2060 Northern Boulevard Manhasset, New York 11030 United States |
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| Opening date | 1956 |
| Developer | Gerace & Castagna (now Castagna Realty) |
| Management | Castagna Realty |
| Owner | Castagna Realty |
| No. of stores and services | 66 |
| No. of floors | 1 (open-air) |
| Parking | Free Lot |
| Website | http://www.americanamanhasset.com |
Americana Manhasset is a high-end, open-air shopping center located in Manhasset, New York. It is the largest and most well known shopping center in the Long Island Gold Coast vicinity along a stretch of Northern Boulevard commonly referred to as the Miracle Mile of Manhasset.
International fashion designer labels and luxury goods companies—Tom Ford, Dior, Cartier, Bottega Veneta, Donna Karan, Fendi, Gucci, Louis Vuitton, MaxMara, St. John, Tiffany & Co., and Prada—maintain a total of more than 60 retail stores and restaurants on a 220,000-square-foot (20,000 m2) site surrounded by gardens designed by Oheme van Sweden. Peter Marino is Americana Manhasset's master architect.
The shopping center is referenced in the book Manhasset Stories by Suzanne Rosenwasser. The author grew up in Manhasset in the mid-20th century, during the early years of the Americana.
History
The development of Americana Manhasset began in 1956 when the property was purchased by Gerace & Castagna, Inc., a masonry contracting firm, founded in 1922.
The 220,000 square foot open-air shopping center began as a neighborhood strip center, located at Northern Boulevard and Searingtown Road on Long Island's North Shore, in Manhasset. At that time, Americana Manhasset stores included a supermarket, drugstore, a movie theater, department store and other various small tenants. In 1971, B. Altman became an anchor and started shifting the mall toward fashion and lifestyle.
In the early 1980s, owner Frank Castagna (son of original developer Ferdinand Castagna) decided to acquire boutiques which would better fit the community. Architect Peter Marino began a redesign of the center.
The latter half of the nineties saw an influx of designer tenants including the brands Prada, Giorgio Armani and Fendi (Italy); Escada (Germany); Hermès, Chanel and Louis Vuitton (France); Burberry (Great Britain); Ralph Lauren and Donna Karan (USA).
In 2003, nine new stores opened, in conjunction with a 40,000 square foot continuation and architectural redesign of the east end of the luxury shopping center. Many of the new luxury boutiques, including Gucci, Bottega Veneta and Dior, began offering their entire global collections. Louis Vuitton, St. John, Coach and Brooks Brothers had outgrown smaller spaces at Americana Manhasset moved into larger areas in the new section.
In 2006, Americana Manhasset celebrated its 50th Anniversary and opened an expanded London Jewelers Watch Salon & Gift Gallery and Toku, a restaurant featuring modern Asian cuisine, the following year.[citation needed]
Over the next few years Americana welcomed new stores including Ermenegildo Zegna, Tory Burch, and Chanel Fine Jewelry.[citation needed]
In 2012, J. Crew, Vince Camuto, Hugo Boss were opened and Max Mara, CartierBrunello Cucinelli, and Chrome Hearts boutiques at Hirshleifers were expanded.[citation needed]
Eateries
- Cipollini Trattoria & Bar
- Cipollini Pronto
- Toku Modern Asian
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