Master mall builder Forest City Ratner and Blumenfeld Development Group have snagged another discount retailer for East River Plaza, the 485,000-square-foot suburban-style mall being developed in East Harlem along the FDR Drive, between 116th and 119th streets.

Marshalls, the discount housewares and clothing store, has committed to taking 33,000 square feet in the mall, according to a press release issued today. It will be the first Marshalls in East Harlem.

A recent article in The New York Times said the mall is slated to open in October 2009.

Some highlights of the $480 million project include an estimated 2,000 jobs (that is, of course, the developer's estimate); a multi-level 1,248-space parking lot; a Target; a Best Buy; and possibly a Home Depot.  read more »