Monday, June 22, 2015

HFF closes $61.2 million sale of grocery-anchored retail power center in Williamsburg, VA


Settler's Market, 5020-5225 Settlers Market Boulevard, Williamsburg, VA

 WASHINGTON, D.C. – June 22, 2015 – Holliday Fenoglio Fowler, L.P. (HFF) announced today that it has closed the $61.2 million sale of Settlers Market, a 239,464-square-foot, 97-percent-leased retail power center anchored by Trader Joe’s in Williamsburg, Virginia.

Jordan Lex
HFF marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a partnership between Federal Capital Partners® and Westmoreland Partners, LLC.  AEW Capital Management, L.P. (AEW) purchased the asset. 

Built in phases between 2009 and 2014, Settlers Market is the commercial anchor to the 395-acre New Town planned development, a live-work-shop community that has become a destination for local residents, students and tourists. 

In addition to Trader Joe’s and an adjacent Walmart Neighborhood Market, tenants of the center include Michaels, HomeGoods, ULTA Beauty, Stein Mart, Cost Plus World Market, Party City, Petco, Five Below, Dress Barn, Shoe Carnival, Pier 1 Imports, Zoës Kitchen, Which Wich and Noodles & Co.

  Situated on 36 acres at 5020-5225 Settlers Market Boulevard, the center is located at the mid-point of Route 199, which connects north and south to Interstate 64 and provides easy access from Williamsburg, James City County and the Peninsula Region. 

The HFF team representing the seller was led by director Jordan Lex, senior managing director Danny Finkle, managing director John Owendoff and real estate analyst Christopher Horning.

Danny Finkle
“Settlers Market represents a best-in-class shopping center in an affluent community, which drove both retailer and investor demand for the asset,” Lex said.

“We extend a special thanks to our JV partner, Westmoreland Partners; our leasing and property management team at The Shopping Center Group and James City County for helping our team restore this important commercial site to its potential,” said Howard Jenkins, vice president of Federal Capital Partners®.

 “Settlers Market is located at one of the most visible and central locations in the Williamsburg MSA.  With careful planning, design and targeted leasing efforts, we were able to fulfill our team’s original vision to develop and stabilize a well-merchandised economic retail engine to the community’s benefit. 

“We greatly appreciate HFF’s careful attention to our sale and ultimately identifying a new owner in AEW, one of the largest retail owners in the U.S.  We leave this project in very capable hands.”

For a complete copy of the company’s news release, please contact:

Kristen M. Murphy
Associate Director
HFF | One Post Office Square, Suite 3500 | Boston, MA 02109
Main: 617-338-0990 | Direct: 617-848-1572 | Cell: 617-543-4873 | www.hfflp.com

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