RIVERDALE, NJ-The Sports Authority has signed a lease for 40,000 sf at Riverdale Center, a 260,000-sf shopping center currently under construction here. The Englewood, CO-based sporting goods and apparel chain will join a list of anchor tenants that includes Wal-Mart, Linens 'n Things, Pier One Imports and a Chili's restaurant. The terms of the Sports Authority transaction were not released.

Riverdale Crossing is being developed by Garden Commercial Properties of Short Hills. "We're delighted to add the Sports Authority to the list of national retailers here," says Mario Dudzinski, Garden Commercial's vice president of real estate. "We believe they will be an important asset in creating the shopping environment at this complex."

The two-story power center is located in Morris County along Route 23, which is considered an emerging retail corridor in Northern New Jersey. The site itself is adjacent to Route 23's intersection with Interstate 287.