Bass Pro to Anchor Large NJ Development

Bass Pro Shops will open a store at Luxury Point, one of the largest new mixed-use developments in the United States, in Sayreville, New Jersey. The new 200,000 square-foot Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World will be located at Garden State Parkway and Chevalier Avenue and is scheduled to open in 2015.

Some 400,000 cars per day pass directly by this site and, with more than 15 million people within a 50 mile radius, the company predicts this will be their highest sales volume store to date.

Luxury Point, located just 30 miles from Manhattan and minutes away from Staten Island in Sayreville, NJ, will center around a 1.2 million-square-foot luxury mall and 723,000 square-foot entertainment district encompassing luxury retail, waterfront and recreation destinations, along with 2,000 high-end residential units, office space, high end hotels and two luxury marinas.The 8 million-square-foot development will also include waterfront dining, a community center, bike trails, walking paths, and abundant green and open space including a waterfront promenade.

“We are excited about this location and very grateful to developer Brian O’Neill and his family for selecting Bass Pro Shops to be the premier anchor tenant in what may well be one of the most exciting new retail developments in the world,” said Bass Pro Shops founder Johnny Morris. “This highly visible location is easily accessible and will allow us to bring Bass Pro Shops’ low prices and famous friendly service to the many sportsmen and women in the region.”

The 453-acre site lines three miles of highly visible waterfront along the Raritan River, and 24 lanes of highway in one of the most densely populated and affluent areas of the United States. According to sources close to the project, when completed, it will be one of the most significant developments ever built in the New York area, with more than 30 million visitors expected annually.

“Luxury Point will be the largest mixed-use development under construction in the United States. When complete it will also be the most significant luxury retail development in 30 years,” states Brian O’Neill, founder and chairman of O’Neill Properties Group. “Bass Pro Shops redefines retailing of outdoor equipment for hunting, fishing and boating in the Northeast. The new location at Luxury Point will be the largest store east of the Mississippi and O’Neill Properties is thrilled to have Bass Pro Shops as our leading anchor tenant.”

Luxury Point is surrounded by one of the busiest intersections in the United States, just off the New Jersey Turnpike, Garden State Parkway, U.S. Route 9 and NJ Route 35, and close to I-287 and Route 440. More than 400,000 cars pass the site daily, and over 600,000 per day in the summer months. In addition, there will be regular mass transit service available.

The planned Bass Pro Shops location at Luxury Point will be the size of five football fields with expansive aquariums, waterfalls and museum quality fish and wildlife dioramas onsite and Uncle Buck’s Fishbowl and Grill along with a huge selection of outdoor gear.