Looking to relieve stress? Samanea New York, the retail, entertainment and dining destination located at 1500 Old Country Rd. in Westbury, New York, has signed a lease with Smash-It Therapy and Pickleball Smash-It, a new, recreational rage room venue and indoor pickleball destination that will occupy three tenant spaces on the second floor of the property. Samanea New York Director of Real Estate Dominic Coluccio negotiated the lease alongside his colleagues at Lesso Mall Development, and Samanea New York’s exclusive brokers, Matthew Kucker, Jordan Baruch and Herb Agin at Colliers International.
Smash-It Therapy and Pickleball Smash-It join Samanea NY’s tenant roster including the recently opened X-Golf, Beyond Van Gogh, Dave & Busters, 99 Ranch Market, The Cheesecake Factory, Bloomingdale’s Furniture and Rug Outlet, K-Pot & BBQ, Snapology and XP League, Let’s Craft, Nan Xiang Xiao Long Bao and Ichiddo Ramen.
“Pickleball has become a national sensation over the past few years,” said Christopher Michael, owner, Smash-It Therapy and Pickleball Smash-It. “We saw a unique opportunity to bring pickleball to Nassau County in a way that allows people to reserve a single, private court for a more intimate and enjoyable social experience. We’re also very excited to become the first pickleball destination to reside in a Long Island mall setting and we are thrilled to join Samanea’s impressive roster of new entertainment destinations.”
Each of Pickleball Smash-It’s two, individual, indoor pickleball courts will be located in its own tenant space.
“Smash therapy rooms and of course, pickleball, are both sought-after recreational pastimes. We couldn’t be more excited to welcome the Smash-It brand to the property,” said Dominic Coluccio, Director of Real Estate. “Samanea NY will be the first Long Island enclosed mall to open pickleball courts, which perfectly aligns with our mission to continue to redevelop this iconic property into a unique and premier lifestyle destination.”
Smash-It will offer four themed smash areas and one paint splatter area, each designed to offer consumers a safe and exciting recreational outlet to unleash stress in a fun, safe and stimulating environment. The smash areas can also be customizable by request.
“While customers will get to choose from a variety of objects to smash, including glassware, electronics, musical instruments and more, some of our areas will also be designed with gentler objects to accommodate every type of customer,” continued Michael.
