True Religion, Timberland stores among new tenants joining revamped Green Acres Mall

Denim retailer True Religion, Club Pilates and shoe and apparel store Timberland are among the new tenants planned for the redeveloped section of Green Acres Mall.

The Valley Stream property is undergoing a partial revamp, announced in January 2024, that is estimated to cost between $130 million and $150 million and is designed to take the mall in a more upscale direction.

“We’re excited about the strong leasing momentum at Green Acres as we continue to elevate and transform the property," said Lee Ra Johnson, assistant vice president of leasing at The Macerich Co., the Santa Monica, California-based real estate investment trust that owns the mall and an adjacent shopping center, Green Acres Commons. 

The Town of Hempstead Industrial Development Agency, which holds the title to the mall and shopping center under tax-break deals with the properties’ owner, approved subleases for True Religion, Club Pilates and Timberland on Tuesday.

True Religion will occupy a 2,818-square-foot space and employ 4.5 full-time-equivalent workers at the mall, according to sublease documents on the IDA’s website. The Gardena, California-based retailer sells jeans and other casual clothing for adults and children in about 60 stores.

The retailer, which does not have any stores on Long Island, did not respond to a request for comment.

Club Pilates will occupy 1,797 square feet and employ nine people at the mall, according to the sublease documents.

There are 17 Club Pilates studios on Long Island.

Of the chain’s 1,527 franchised fitness studios in North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, the Middle East and the Caribbean, 86% are in the United States and Canada, a company representative said.

Club Pilates is one of five fitness brands owned by Xponential Fitness Inc., an Irvine, California-based company.

Timberland will occupy 1,608 square feet in Green Acres Mall, where it will employ nine full-time workers, according to IDA sublease documents. The store will open next summer, Timberland spokeswoman Leslie Grundy said in an email.

Timberland has 75 full-price and outlet stores in the United States, she said.

On Long Island, the retailer has stores at Tanger Outlets in Deer Park and Riverhead, as well as a store at the Roosevelt Field mall in Uniondale.

Headquartered in Stratham, New Hampshire, Timberland is owned by VF Corp., a Denver-based company whose 10 brands also include Vans and The North Face.

The IDA holds title to the mall and shopping center under agreements called payments in lieu of taxes, or PILOTs, which the agency initially approved in 2014 and 2015, respectively. Macerich, which is considered to be leasing the properties, must get the IDA’s approval for all tenants’ subleases until the tax-break deals end.

New places to eat and play

Built in 1956 as an open-air shopping center, then enclosed later, the mall is undergoing a redevelopment that will add restaurants, entertainment venues and a freestanding, full-service ShopRite supermarket.

In addition to creating an open-air shopping streetscape with a former Kohl’s space, the project included the demolition of vacant Sears and Sears Auto stores.

In May 2025, demolition began at the mall, then 2.1 million square feet, and was completed in October last year as part of a project that will include 370,000 square feet of new development on the northeast side of the property.

Incoming tenants include Brazilian steakhouse Fogo de Chão, food hall-inspired eatery Wonder, The Cheesecake Factory, Shake Shack, Paris Baguette, Tony’s Tacos, Panda Express, Dave’s Hot Chicken, cosmetics store Sephora, hair-removal shop Laser Away, immersive adventure space Escapology, off-price department store Burlington and FourLeaf Federal Credit Union.

"The addition of new-to-the-mall brands alongside continued investment from existing tenants demonstrates the demand we’re seeing for Green Acres and our commitment to creating an even stronger destination for the community," Johnson said in an email. 

ShopRite, Sephora and the incoming restaurants will have sidewalk entrances and face Sunrise Highway, Macerich said.

Most of the new tenants are expected to open by Black Friday, while ShopRite should open by fall 2027, Macerich said.