Urban Edge Properties (NYSE:UE) today announced two new signed leases with Pet Supplies Plus (5,265 SF) and Turning Natural (1,259 SF) at Woodmore Towne Centre, a 712,000 square foot grocery-anchored, regional power center in Glenarden, MD. Pet Supplies Plus adds the pet category to the property and Turning Natural is a highly-desired juice concept based in the Washington, DC market which will substantially expand the healthy offerings at Woodmore Towne Centre.
Pet Supplies Plus is focused on making it easier to get better products and services for pets. With over 700 locations in 42 states, the stores have a streamlined design making it easy to navigate a wide assortment of natural pet foods, goods, and services. Turning Natural delivers on a mission of bringing better choices to communities that are underserved; making healthy foods affordable, cool, and ultimately taste like magic. They have three existing locations in the region.
“These leases fill category voids at Woodmore Towne Centre and provide important resources for our shoppers,” said Justin Lustig, Vice President of Leasing for Urban Edge. “The goal is to curate a mix at the property to make it a must-visit destination both for retail and dining experiences for our community.”
This open-air center combines walkability with conveniences including a wide variety of dining, essential and discretionary retail, beauty and wellness alongside local favorites. Woodmore is a must-visit destination for area residents and workers, including a Nike Unite concept, which focuses on connecting with the local community, and one of the busiest Wegmans supermarkets in the region.
Woodmore Towne Centre and Urban Edge were represented by Michael Ginsburg, Ryan Wilner and Ryan Minnehan of KLNB for both deals. Pet Supplies Plus worked with Andy Feldman KLNB and Andrew Mahr of Bialow Real Estate. Turning Natural worked with Constantine Gogos – Papadopoulos Properties
ABOUT WOODMORE TOWNE CENTRE
Woodmore Towne Centre features a lineup of leading retailers, restaurants and services including Wegmans, Costco, Best Buy, At Home, Nordstrom Rack, and Starbucks, amongst others. It is part of a larger 245‐acre master planned community that includes over 500 residences and a limited‐service hotel. The 22 acres of land adjacent to the shopping center are also part of the larger planned community and may be developed as a complementary commercial use in the future. Woodmore Towne Centre is managed by Heritage Partners.
ABOUT URBAN EDGE PROPERTIES
Urban Edge Properties is a NYSE listed real estate investment trust focused on owning, managing, acquiring, developing, and redeveloping retail real estate in urban communities, primarily in the Washington, D.C. to Boston corridor. Urban Edge owns 75 properties totaling 17.2 million square feet of gross leasable area. For further information, please visit https://www.uedge.com.
ABOUT HERITAGE PARTNERS
Heritage Partners, a full-service national real estate development firm with a strong focus in the Mid-Atlantic markets, works with institutional investors to build and manage neighborhood shopping centers, government and medical office, net-leased single-tenant pads. Backed by solid data, and nimble with respect to asset types, the firm also provides institutional quality contracted property management and third-party leasing services. For further information, please visit https://www.hp-llc.com/.
