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Kids City Takes 100,000-SF Space, Plans $45M Build Out

NEW YORK CITY-The Mexico City import is a mini-metropolis with mega-sponsors behind it. Youngsters play at grown-up pursuits like gassing up a new Chevy, tossing Domino's pizza dough, or booking a flight on American Airlines in this pint-sized CBD.

By Glen Thompson | Updated on May 23, 2002

NEW YORK CITY-A high-concept youth entertainment venue that has proved to be a huge hit in Mexico City is moving north of the border in a big way. Kids City will open its first New York location in a 100,000-sf space at the two-million-sf Palisades Center in West Nyack.

Principals Ruben Cors and Xavier Lopez have been on the fence for months, deciding whether to launch their US flagship mini-metropolis in Los Angeles or on the East Coast. As recently as two weeks ago, an unnamed site in New Jersey and the West Nyack location were running neck and neck. The Palisades Center lease was signed on Sunday and the facility is expected to undergo a $45-million build out in time for a spring 2004 opening.

“We chose New York over Los Angeles because it’s a larger market in terms of visitors,” Cors tells GlobeSt.com. Also, more than 50% of our sponsors have an office in New York.”

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