Belmont Park Village is a new shopping destination developed in New York, US, by Value Retail, a developer and operator of luxury outlet shopping villages based in the UK.
It introduced Value Retail’s renowned Bicester Collection’s model of experiential retail to the US for the first time.
The project is part of the Belmont Park redevelopment project, which encompasses renovations to the historic Belmont Park racecourse and the development of sports, music, dining, shopping and entertainment facilities.
The retail village offers a unique blend of luxury, service and sustainability. It was opened in phases, with a soft opening in October 2024.
The Village caters to both New York’s roughly 65 million yearly tourists and the wider New York metropolitan area’s resident population of around 20.2 million.
Location of Belmont Park Village
The Belmont Park Village is developed on an under-utilised parking lot site within the Belmont Park campus in Elmont, New York. The campus includes the Belmont Park racecourse and the UBS Arena, a premier venue for sports and entertainment.
The village is strategically situated off the Cross Island Parkway and south of Hempstead Turnpike in Nassau County. It is built adjacent to the structured parking garage and features pedestrian bridges across Hempstead Turnpike, connecting to the UBS arena.
Belmont Park Village benefits from robust transportation links. The proximity to JFK and LaGuardia airports, along with the Elmont Long Island Rail Road station, ensures seamless connectivity for international and local visitors alike.
Belmont Park Village details
The project site was transformed into a 470,000ft² (43,664m²) retail village. The development includes 350,000ft² of luxury outlet stores, including 150 boutique buildings, 10,000ft² of community centre space, 6.5 acres of publicly accessible space and approximately 1,700 below-grade parking spaces. A 1,440-space multi-level parking garage is also available, offering valet parking services.
The project included the installation of 40,000ft² of storefront and curtain wall, complemented by 11,000ft² of aluminium plate panels, creating an inviting and modern shopping environment.
Designed to evoke the timeless elegance of New York, Belmont Park Village features open-air streets enhanced by pedestrian pathways and squares, inviting visitors to explore a curated selection of fashion and lifestyle brands, restaurants and special events.
The retail village is a complementary use area that draws customers from the Belmont Park campus and also serves existing local and regional trade areas.
Retail and dining offerings at Belmont Park Village
The village hosts an array of international, regional and local brands, alongside emerging and innovative names from the New York Metropolitan Area. Some of the brands include AllSaints, Aquazzura, Canali, Coach, Charles Tyrwhitt, Fusalp, Gianvito Rossi, Jacob Cohën, John Varvatos, Kurt Geiger, Lacoste, Levi’s, L’Occitane, Longchamp and Missoni.
Peserico, RAINS, Rene Caovilla, Roberto Cavalli, Samsonite, Solaris, Sunglass Hut, Swarovski, The North Face, Thom Browne, Tumi, TWP, Valentino, Lululemon, Orlebar Brown, Paige and Vivienne Westwood are also part of the mall.
A diverse range of dining options, from formal dining to takeaway options, complemented by a host of guest services, enhance the visitor experience, while the associated retail support areas cater to operational needs.
The dining options include Le Botaniste, Pret A Manger, Fiftyfold Boulangerie and Streetside Cafe, which serve lunch and lighter fare for visitors.
The line-up also includes Hundredfold, a brasserie from Patina Group, which serves as the village’s first full-service restaurant.
Belmont Park Village’s sustainability features
Belmont Park Village has earned an ‘Outstanding’ rating from Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Methodology for its sustainability features.
The project reduced embodied and operational carbon through strategic material choices such as 60% recycled or reused aggregate and enhanced passive insulation and reflective roofs that exceed New York State Code requirements.
The village’s design mitigates regional storm-water impact by retaining 90% of storm-water discharge into the retention basin and features a rain-screen envelope shell to minimise embodied carbon and maintenance needs. An on-site roof-mounted photovoltaic array supplies up to 30% of the peak energy demand, with surplus energy feeding back into the grid.
The project also holds Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Gold certification and is designed to meet Carbon Risk Real Estate Monitor certification.
Contractors involved
JRDV Urban International, a US-based architecture and urban planning company, was the lead design architect and master planner for the overall Belmont Park redevelopment project, while KSS Architects, a US-based architecture practice, was the architect of record.
Hollander Design, an architecture and planning practice, was responsible for the landscape architecture.
Aurora Contractors, a construction management company, managed the construction of the retail village in partnership with Above All Store Fronts, a glazing and cladding services provider.
Sterling Project Development, a real estate development management and advisory company, was the project manager.
Thornton Tomasetti, a scientific and engineering consultancy, was the engineer for the project.
Certified Interiors, a carpentry contractor, was responsible for the exterior trim and millwork, along with the rest of the exterior facade, siding, interior carpentry and millwork.
B&G Electrical Contractors, a construction engineering company, was responsible for the electrical infrastructure.
Other contractors involved in the project are M/E Engineering P.C., a mechanical and electrical engineering services provider; Bohler, a land development consulting and technical design practice; and Cascadia Windows & Doors, a fibre-glass windows and doors manufacturer.
Kent Stainless, an architectural and structural metal manufacturing company; Dubner Landscaping & Construction, a landscaping company; and Northeast Precast, a precast concrete manufacturer, were also involved in the Belmont Park Village project.
