Settlers Green
Total retail floor area 500,000 sq ft (46,000 m2) | |
| No. of floors | 1 |
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| Website | settlersgreen |
Settlers Green (formerly Settlers' Green
History
Settlers Green was developed on the site of the former White Mountain Airport, which was purchased in 1985 from Wylie Apte, Jr. The outlet village began with a 30-store retail square, built at a cost of $8 million and 75 percent leased by November 1988.[4] It was the first outlet-oriented shopping center in the state.[5]
Settlers Green competed with the nearby Mountain Valley Mall, an enclosed shopping center built in 1980 and originally anchored by
In 2014, OVP Management Inc. acquired an adjacent shopping center, where L.L.Bean had opened its first factory outlet store in 1988[8] and which had been virtually vacant since L.L.Bean moved that store to Settlers Crossing in the early 2010s.[9] OVP Management paid $1.4 million to acquire the shopping center, which was demolished to build Settlers Green Streetside.[10]
In early 2017, Settlers Green sought proposals for permanent art installations in conjunction with the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts.[11] Several sculptures and murals were commissioned for the new Settlers Green Streetside development.[citation needed]
Stores
Tenants in the center's early years included Banana Republic, Eddie Bauer,[12] and Brookstone, whose first US outlet store opened at Settlers Green in May 1990.[13] Other retailers with outlet stores at Settlers Green include J. Crew Factory Store, Nike Factory Store, Coach and G.H. Bass Outlet.
Staples and The Home Depot
A number of non-outlet stores have also opened at Settlers Green, particularly at Settlers Crossing. These include
References
- ^ "Effective Oct. 1, Settlers' Green dropping apostrophe in branding". www.conwaydailysun.com. Retrieved 2015-12-30.
- ^ "Store Directory - Settlers Green Tax-Free Outlet Shopping | North Conway NH". settlersgreen.com. Retrieved 2017-10-16.
- ^ "Leasing Information - Settlers Green Tax-Free Outlet Shopping | North Conway NH". settlersgreen.com. Retrieved 2017-10-16.
- ^ Prevost, Lisa (1988-11-27). "NORTHEAST NOTEBOOK; North Conway, N.H.: A New Resort Within a Resort". New York Times.
- ^ "Growth at North Conway's Settlers Green | New Hampshire". UnionLeader.com. Retrieved 2017-10-16.
- ^ "Mountain Valley Mall - zayre88 - New England Discount store and mall history". sites.google.com. Retrieved 2017-10-16.
- ^ "Lowe's Coming to Mountain Valley Mall in North Conway as Part of Major Revitalization Effort by KGI Properties". www.wolfenews.com. Retrieved 2017-10-16.
- ^ "History of L.L. Bean, Inc. – FundingUniverse". www.fundinguniverse.com. Retrieved 2017-10-16.
- ^ "North Conway retail site sold for $1.4 million - New Hampshire Business Review - June 13 2014". www.nhbr.com. Retrieved 2017-10-16.
- ^ Eastman, Tom. "Settlers Green Streetside groundbreaking held". The Conway Daily Sun. Retrieved 2017-10-16.
- ^ McKenzie, Margaret. "Settlers Green announces new stores opening". The Conway Daily Sun. Retrieved 2017-10-16.
- ^ "Eddie Bauer opening at Settlers' Green". The Reporter. 1990-02-14.
- ^ "Brookstone outlet store opens at Settlers Green". The Reporter. 1990-06-06.
- ^ "Store Directory - Settlers Green Tax-Free Outlet Shopping | North Conway NH". settlersgreen.com. Retrieved 2017-10-16.
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