South Hills Mall was an indoor shopping mall on U.S. 9 in the town of Poughkeepsie, New York. The 675,000 ft² plaza opened in 1978 and included two anchors (Sears and KMart) at opposite ends. The South Hills Mall is owned and operated by Vornado Realty Trust, which purchased the mall from the locally-based Dagar Group in October 2005.
The mall is adjacent to its significantly more successful rival, the Poughkeepsie Galleria, and the two are linked by interior roads. The Galleria's existence has led to the slow decline of South Hills.
Presently, the space, now known as The Shoppes at South Hills (despite the remaining "South Hills Mall" signage at the site), is being constructed as a strip mall. Previous tenants include K-Mart, Burlington Coat Factory, Shop Rite (2006); Newly opened ones include: Christmas Tree Shoppes (2009), New England-based Bob's Discount Furniture (2009), PetGoods (2012), Hobby Lobby and Ashley Furniture.
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