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located in downtown

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Westchester County, New York
It is anchored by

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and

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's first

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, the fourth in the

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to open after locations in Short Hills, Menlo Park, and

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History

Opened in 1995, The Westchester was built on the site of one of the first suburban branch department stores in the

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, a B. Altman & Co. store which opened in 1930, as well as the terminal for the

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White Plains branch. B. Altman's was located where

is now situated. The mall was built adjacent to the (once) freestanding location of

, which originally opened in 1972 as the only out-of-town location of its sister chain, New York-based

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. The Westchester is located within close proximity to the Sonesta Hotel (Formerly The Crowne Plaza Hotel), The Opus Westchester Hotel (Formerly The Ritz-Carlton Hotel),

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, The White Plains Pavilion, City Center at White Plains, and the soon to close

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. The mall's food court, located on the fourth floor, is known as Savor Westchester. The food court includes Melt Shop and Shake Shack. The fourth floor used to have a typical food court and a large

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that closed in the early 2000s. Starting in February 2016, the mall underwent its largest renovation since opening in 1995, which included installing a new façade, tiling and carpeting.

References

External links

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