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Federal Realty Investment Trust adds four new tenants at Huntington Shopping Center

Huntington, NY According to Federal Realty Investment Trust, Willliams Sonoma, J.Crew, Paris Baguette and BFT Fitness have all signed leases to join The Container Store and Whole Foods Market at Huntington Shopping Center as part of its $75 million redevelopment. Following the project’s inception in early 2022, Huntington Shopping Center has recently welcomed its first wave of new tenants including REI, Lovesac, Burger Village and Just Salad, with even more slated to open in 2024. 

New leases: 

• Williams Sonoma - 5,317 s/f - next to The Container Store;

• J.Crew - 7,766 s/f - next to ULTA;

• Paris Baguette - 2,776 s/f - new pad site;

• BFT Fitness - 2,649 s/f - new pad site.

“The decision to redevelop Huntington Shopping Center has proven successful in attracting premier national brands to expand into this market,” said Chris Fleming, vice president of asset management at Federal Realty. “By introducing big names such as Williams Sonoma and J. Crew to our tenant mix, we hope to continue to appeal to high-caliber tenants for our remaining small shop opportunities to round out the center’s offerings.”

The 21-acre community shopping center is adjacent to Walt Whitman Mall on Rte. 110. In addition to the newly opened retailers, former tenants including PetSmart, ULTA, Tilly’s, Michaels, Vision Works, and Verizon are all open and operating. When the redevelopment is complete in 2024, there will be a total of 277,000 s/f of retail located at the site.

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