Saks looking to open department store downtown

Parent company Hudson's Bay also reportedly in talks to take space at One Liberty Plaza

From left: One Liberty Plaza and  Luxury Retailer Saks Fifth Avenue
From left: One Liberty Plaza and  Luxury Retailer Saks Fifth Avenue

Downtown shopping soon could become decidedly more upscale.

Luxury retailer Saks Fifth Avenue is planning to open a department store and a Saks Off Fifth discount outlet in downtown Manhattan, the Wall Street Journal reported.

Saks was bought for $2.4 billion by Canadian department-store owner Hudson’s Bay Co. about a year ago. Hudson’s Bay is also looking to open a roughly 400,000-square-foot headquarters at Brookfield Properties’ One Liberty Plaza for Saks, Saks Off Fifth, Hudson’s Bay as well as Lord & Taylor. The store and outlet would be located at the nearby Brookfield Place.

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Hudson’s Bay and Brookfield are reportedly looking to sign a deal before the end of the summer. [WSJ] — Claire Moses