What: Century 21 is making a New York City comeback, to the very same flagship location on Cortlandt Street across from the World Trade Center in lower Manhattan

Why is it important: The reopening of what was one of the city’s most popular and productive retail destinations will happen sometime in spring 2023. Century 21 went bankrupt and liquidated its flagship and all its other stores in 2020.

The revived flagship will be a streamlined version of the original, and will be running with the assistance of Legends, a company that oversees retail and hospitality operations at landmark establishments, including in New York the MLB flagship on Sixth Avenue; Yankee Stadium, and One World Observatory. It has also been behind the operations of such events as the 2012 and 2016 Olympics.

The revived flagship will have about 100,000 square feet over four floors, three less than the old flagship, which occupied about 200,000 square feet over seven levels. It will be focused on men’s, women’s, and kids’ apparel, outerwear, and accessories; handbags; footwear; sunglasses, and fragrances.

Century 21 is returning to downtown NYC