

One month later, Century 21 permanently closed its Rego Park store. On September 10, 2020, it was announced that Century 21 would be closing its location as part of a plan to close all 38 stores nationwide. On April 24, 2020, it was announced that At Home would be opening in the former Kohl's space in 2021. However, on October 26, 2022, it was announced that IKEA would be closing this location on December 3.

In September 2019, IKEA announced plans to convert the former Sears into its third New York City location. On January 13, 2019, Kohl's announced that its store at Rego Center would be closing along with 3 other stores nationwide. The site was then occupied by a toy store called Toy City, operated by Party City. A year later, in March 2018, Toys "R" Us announced that it would close all of its US stores, including the location at Rego Center. On January 4, 2017, it was announced that Sears would be closing as part of a plan to close 150 stores nationwide. About 20% of the units are studio apartments, with the rest being one- and two-bedroom apartments. The nearest competitor malls are Queens Center and Queens Place Mall.Īs of February 2015, Vornado Realty Trust, the mall's owner, is developing a 24-story, 314-unit residential tower named The Alexander on top of the mall's phase II, due to a surge in young professionals moving into the area. An Aldi supermarket also opened on level 1 in February 2011. Retailers also include Bed Bath and Beyond, Marshalls, Old Navy and Burlington Coat Factory in Phase I. Phase II of the mall, which is an annex to the already open Phase I, opened on Ma with 950,000 square feet (88,000 m 2) of retail space. Caldor had bought up the location and was in the processes of opening their store in the fall of 1995 but those plans were stalled when the chain filed for bankruptcy that year. The property was originally the only Queens location of Alexander's, a New York City department store. Rego Center is a shopping mall bordered by the Long Island Expressway, Junction Boulevard, Queens Boulevard, 63rd Drive, and 99th Street in the Rego Park neighborhood of Queens in New York City. New York City Subway: at 63rd Drive–Rego Park
