In 1999, plans were announced to convert the mall into a business community named Hudson Valley Metro Centre. The project would have included office tenants, a recreational facility, child care, and restaurants. Due to high startup costs, the plan was abandoned, and by 2001, the mall was sealed off entirely except for the flea market, which remained open. Two years later, a group of designers from New York devised a plan to convert Dutchess Mall into a women's prison. This plan was one of the finalists in "Dead Malls", a competition created by the Los Angeles Forum for Architecture and Urban Design. This plan, however, was not realized. Finally, after several years of vacancy, the mall was demolished for a Home Depot, which opened on July 5, 2006. Only the mall building itself was demolished, however, and the former Jamesway and Service Merchandise buildings were left intact. Besides the Home Depot, there is also a McDonald's and a Citizen's Bank branch occupying space toward the front of the property. In 2007, the Dutchess Mall was the subject of a documentary named Fish Kill Flea; the documentary's emphasis was the mall's flea market. By 2014, the old Jamesway had become the new home of Dutchess Marketplace, a flea market with a variety of vendors. Behind the property is a nine hole golf course. By the end of 2019, the Dutchess Marketplace closed. In August 2019, Dutchess Community College announced plans to open a campus at the site of the former mall, in the former Jamesway building. This new campus of Dutchess Community College replaced the Hollowbrook campus located in Wappingers Falls. The campus was slated to open in Fall 2020, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the opening was pushed back until August 2021. A ribbon cutting ceremony to mark the opening of the new campus was held on June 10, 2021. References Shopping malls in New York (state) Demolished shopping malls in the United States U.S. Route 9 Shopping malls established in 1974 Fishkill, New York