Dutchess Mall - Proposed Revitalization

Proposed Revitalization

In 1999, plans were announced to convert the mall into a business community called Hudson Valley Metro Centre. The project would have included office tenants, a recreational facility, child care, and restaurants. Due to high startup costs, the plans were scrapped, and by 2001, the mall was sealed off entirely except for the flea market, which remained open. Two years later, a group of designers from New York devised a plan to convert Dutchess Mall into a women's prison. This plan was one of the finalists in "Dead Malls", a competition created by the Los Angeles Forum for Architecture and Urban Design. This plan, however, did not go beyond the scope of the competition.

Finally, after several years of vacancy, the mall was demolished for a Home Depot, which opened on July 5, 2006. Only the mall building itself was demolished. The former Jamesway and Service Merchandise buildings were left intact. Due to the demolition of the mall, the flea market was soon closed.

As of December 2011, Home Depot is the only store still open with a McDonald's, a Citizen's Bank branch, and a Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union branch occupying space in the lot as well. Both the old Jamesway and Service Merchandise buildings are still intact but are sealed off to the public. Also near the Service Merchandise building is a small abandoned strip mall and behind the small part of the strip mall is a golf center.