Tag: filene’s basement

DSW's corporate office has finally confirmed what we first reported more than a month ago: the discount shoe store is opening a 32,000 square foot store on 79th Street in the old Filene's Basement spot. A reader recently reported to us that construction has already begun, and a store rep ...

The huge space on Broadway between 79th and 80th Streets that housed Filene's Basement for almost 20 years will be filled by a new retailer come June: DSW. A rumor brought to us by our talented local sleuth Emily Baer was confirmed by a store rep. DSW, which has another ...

The Gap on the corner of 86th Street and Broadway is two weeks away from closing for good, creating another big vacancy on a prominent corner in the neighborhood. The Gap corporation said last year that it will be closing 189 stores, and the 86th Street was one of the ...

As we scan the Upper West Side for signs of life, it's clear that the preppies are still alive and well, as J. Crew opened a new high-end men's shop in the Time Warner Center and Brooks Brothers is getting ready to open a new store on 87th. For those ...

The Gap store on the corner of 86th Street and Broadway won't be renewing its lease, according to the realtors now advertising the 12,300-square-foot space for rent. That means it could close anytime between now and February, when the lease runs out. Gap has one other location in the neighborhood, ...

Syms Corp., which owns Filene's Basement, declared bankruptcy yesterday and will be liquidating its stores -- including the big store on Broadway between 79th Street and 80th Street -- over the holidays. Syms went bankrupt after attempting in vain to find a buyer or otherwise save the store. The liquidation ...