New Soar N Bounce trampoline park coming to former Century 21 in Westbury, chain's first Long Island location

A former Century 21 building in Westbury, now a redeveloped industrial space, is set to bounce back as a trampoline and adventure park as new tenant Soar N Bounce looks to expand nationally and make an entrance on Long Island.

The chain of trampoline parks is leasing a 55,000-square-foot space at 1085 Old Country Rd., according to Jordan Sanders, president of Sanders Equities, the building’s landlord.

The operator plans to open the park late next year, said Robert S. Morrisey, an architect on the project and vice president of architecture for the Mineola-based Northeast studio of BDG Architects. Sanders had redeveloped the Old Country Road building as an industrial property after Century 21 left.

Soar N Bounce in Westbury will include trampolines, basketball, zip lines, a rock-climbing wall and arcade games, said Cushman & Wakefield’s Melissa Naeder, who co-brokered the deal with Hal Livingston and Brian Weld.

“We believe this will be a tremendous amenity for the community and a destination that families can enjoy together,” Naeder said.

The park will also house a snack bar, party rooms and go-karts, Morissey said

Soar N Bounce needs to secure approvals from the Town of North Hempstead for signage and interior renovations, including bathrooms and party rooms, said Kathy Pasquale, client development leader for BDG Architects. 

A representative for Michigan-based Soar N Bounce did not respond to a request for comment on the new location.

Soar N Bounce has three locations open nationwide, according to the company’s website. The chain's expansion is part of a broader growth in experiential retail — businesses that focus on interactive activities and entertainment — on Long Island, Westchester and parts of New Jersey, said Kevin O’Hearn, a senior managing director for the real estate brokerage JLL, who has worked on similar retail deals.

Trampoline parks are “exceptionally popular for birthday parties, and just to get kids out of the house and to socialize,” O’Hearn said. “They are definitely trending up.”

A known retail location

The trampoline park will occupy half of the Sanders Equities building in Westbury, once home to Century 21’s first department   store outside New York City.

Century 21 leased the building in 1998 as the retailer looked to push into the suburbs, Newsday reported. At the time, Century 21 had only two other stores open: in the Financial District of Manhattan and in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn.

Century 21 closed its stores in 2020 after the retailer filed for bankruptcy.

After Century 21 vacated the building, Sanders converted the property into an industrial facility and sought to attract warehouse and distribution companies. Sanders said he plans to find a tenant for the remaining vacant 55,000 square feet on the west side of the building, which abuts the Westbury Toyota dealership.

When Soar N Bounce  approached him, Sanders said he realized he could put the building’s 36-foot-high ceilings to good use for a trampoline park. The property’s location near Old Country Road with a large parking area also made it attractive to Soar N Bounce, Sanders said.

“For 21 years, this was a Century 21 site. This was known as a retail location, and it drove people here,” Sanders said. “The location of the building is what a lot of experiential retailers want: It’s high traffic, high density, and with strong demographics. It checks a lot of boxes for a retail user.”

Jumping into the ring

While the Soar N Bounce brand will be new to Long Island, trampoline parks are a well-known fixture in the metropolitan area, including on the Island.

The region has at least 10 trampoline and adventure parks, including Empire Adventure Park, which opened in Westbury last year, and Urban Air in Dix Hills, which opened in 2023.

Competitor Sky Zone, which has a location in Deer Park, plans to expand from 251 locations as of last year to 500 locations by 2027, Fast Company, a business publication reported. Sky Zone plans to open more locations on Long Island, but spokesperson Charlotte Hohorst did not share further details.

Soar N Bounce is also expanding, just at a slower rate, with 15 new locations planned, including the Westbury outpost, according to the company’s website.

But these types of businesses can also be expensive to operate, and they risk failure if they don’t retain popularity in the long term, said David Swartz, senior equity analyst at the Chicago-based financial services firm Morningstar Research Services LLC.

Swartz pointed to the closure of other experiential retailers such as Pinstripes, a bowling, bocce and entertainment venue that filed for bankruptcy last month.

“The bigger risk is that some of these things are just fads,” Swartz said. “And people are not going to visit a trampoline park on a weekly basis …That makes it a tough business to run, because you don’t necessarily have consistent visitation.”

Still, revenue for some firms has been high.

In 2024, Sky Zone pulled in $435 million in revenue across more than 260 parks in North America, Hohorst said.