Woodbury Common Plans Massive Expansion

CENTRAL VALLEY, NY — Woodbury Common Premium Outlets wants to expand its shopping and tourism destination by adding new stores and much more.

Woodbury Common has submitted the draft supplemental environmental impact statement to the village of Woodbury Planning Board to launch the municipal review process.

The project proposal would add:

• 155,000 gross square feet of new retail/restaurant space
• A parking deck with more than 3,000 spaces
• 21,000 gross square feet of tenant storage space
• A 200-room hotel

Enhanced amenities including additional walkway, improved crosswalks, a new children’s play area and improved landscaping

David Mistretta, Woodbury Common Premium Outlets general manager, said Woodbury Common has been proud to be a source of economic growth that generates hundreds of millions of dollars in tax revenue and thousands of jobs.

“This visionary proposal will further energize Woodbury Common, Orange County and the entire Hudson Valley as a world-class shopping and tourism destination that is so crucial to the region’s economic success today and in the future,” he said.

The improvements will bring in substantial additional property and sales tax revenue that will be shared by the town and village of Woodbury, Orange County, the Monroe-Woodbury School District, the Metropolitan Transit Authority and police services in Woodbury and New York State.

More than 3,000 jobs will be created, including:

• 770 additional full- and part-time jobs, plus an additional296 indirect and induced jobs in the state
• Nearly 2,000 direct and indirect construction jobs, including 1,659 on site. Construction would generate about $250 million for the local and state economies.

Orange County Executive Steven Neuhaus said Woodbury Common’s improvements will benefit the county’s communities and its tourism industry for years to come.

“We’re grateful that since Day 1, Woodbury Common has been a great neighbor, created numerous entry-level and career path jobs and been a major driver of both sales tax revenue and regional economic opportunity,” he said.

Woodbury Common draws millions of global visitors yearly to more than 250 retail stores and restaurants. It employs 5,000 full- and part-time workers during peak season. It was built in 1985.