
40 Catherwood Road
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Retail | The Shops at Ithaca Mall
Building description
- The only enclosed regional mall in Tompkins County
- Located at the signalized intersection of NYS Route 13 and North Triphammer Road
- Annual Average Daily Traffic: 32,367 to 44,579 vehicles at the main entrance
- Anchored by Target, Best Buy, Regal Cinemas, Michaels, and Cayuga Health
- Distinctive original architecture and quality infrastructure throughout
- Free parking with high capacity
- TCAT Route 30 bus service every 30 minutes from 6am to 10:30pm, direct from Cornell and downtown Ithaca
- Year-round enclosed mall, not seasonal
- Recent organic social media interest in the listing reflects strong local demand
- Ideal uses: national and regional retailers, restaurant and food concepts, family entertainment, medical and wellness, specialty retail, and experiential uses
Building highlights
The Shops at Ithaca Mall is the premier regional retail destination in the Finger Lakes. Located at the junction of NYS Route 13 and North Triphammer Road, it serves Tompkins and Cortland Counties and the broader Finger Lakes and Southern Tier region.
Originally developed by The Pyramid Companies in 1976 as one of their three founding pioneer malls, this property is the only one of those original three still operating as an enclosed mall today. The other two were demolished. Nearly 50 years later, this building is still standing, still structurally sound, still architecturally distinct, and ready for its next chapter. With 622,822 SF of total GLA, a 74% occupancy rate, and a trade area anchored by over 31,000 Cornell University and
Ithaca College students plus a strong year-round regional consumer base, this property offers a rare combination of scale, stability, and genuine upside. Current anchors include Target, Best Buy, Regal Cinemas, Michaels, and two Cayuga Health centers.
This is not a property in decline. It is a structurally sound, architecturally distinct regional center with beautiful tile corridors, soaring ceilings, dramatic skylights, and quality bones that most new construction can't replicate at any price. A handful of large vacant spaces in an otherwise active center, in a market where demand for quality retail, restaurant, and entertainment space clearly outpaces the supply currently available locally.
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