History
The Hudson Valley Mall opened in 1981 with Kmart, J.C. Penney, Hess's, and a Hoyt's six-screen theater (later expanded to 12 screens and renamed under the Regal name), with an addition coming in 1989, adding Sears, a food court and about 15 other stores. In 1994, the mall quickly hit a decline when both Hess's (which folded) and Kmart (which moved to a location south of the mall on U.S. Route 9W) left the mall within months of one another (later this new K-mart location also went out of business and was to be replaced by a Kohl's department store). Though the Hess's space was filled the next year by Filene's, the Kmart space stayed vacant, and the north end of the mall suffered in response. During this time, The Pyramid Company, owner of many malls in New York state including this one, began to plan a drastic renovation process.
As the 21st century started, Pyramid began investing in the mall by doing a complete renovation of the mall's interior as well as using their clout to attract new tenants. The former Kmart space was carved into a Best Buy (opened 2000) and a Dick's Sporting Goods (opened 2001), with Target building a new location adjacent to the space (also opening in 2001). (The Target pad was originally slated to be Lord & Taylor.) On September 9, 2006, the region gained its first Macy's when that chain took over Filene's.
Other recent additions to the mall include Hollister (now closed), Against All Odds (which closed a few months after it opened), Charlotte Russe, The Children's Place, Hot Topic, Justice, Foot Locker, Buffalo Wild Wings (in the former Ground Round location), a relocated GameStop and a renovated New York and Company. In July 2010, the mall was sold to CBL & Associates Properties.
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