MarketFair

MarketFair (also referred to as MarketFair Mall) is a shopping mall in West Windsor, New Jersey, with a Princeton mailing address.[1] With a gross leasable area of 240,000 square feet (22,000 m2), the mall is located along U.S. Route 1, between New York City and Philadelphia.[2] About 83,000 cars pass by every day.[2] The anchor stores are AMC Theatres, Eastern Mountain Sports, Jos. A. Bank, Pottery Barn, LensCrafters, and Barnes & Noble.

MarketFair
Entrance to MarketFair, 2022
LocationWest Windsor, New Jersey
Coordinates40.314793°N 74.660955°W / 40.314793; -74.660955
Address3535 U.S. 1, Princeton, NJ
Opening dateAugust 1987
DeveloperJMB/Federated Realty
ManagementCentennial Real Estate
No. of stores and services47
No. of anchor tenants6
Public transit accessBus transport NJ Transit NJ Transit bus: 600, 605
Websitemarketfairmall.com

History

MarketFair was built in 1987 by JMB/Federated Realty (now Urban Shopping Centers), and is managed by CBRE. The one-story mall, then called Princeton MarketFair, was positioned as a fashion center. Tenants included The Limited, Petite Sophisticate, Structure.[2] US$12 million was put into repositioning and updating MarketFair since 1996, including $2 million spent renovating the food court.[2] By July 2001, sales had increased 50%, or $20 million, to $61 million under the new management.[2]

Tenants

There are about 47 different establishments in the mall.[2] Home furnishings accounts for a large part of the center’s mix.[2] The mall is distinguished by its assortment of specialty shops, such as Villeroy & Boch, Platypus, Williams Sonoma, and Pottery Barn. Restaurants featured in the mall include: Tommy’s Tavern + Tap (opened on December 7, 2020; replaced Big Fish Seafood Bistro), P.F. Chang's, Bobby's Burger Palace (opened summer 2012, closed 2020),[3] and T.G.I. Friday’s.[2] Recent changes to the mall include the addition of a new Banana Republic concept store, construction for a West Elm, renovation of its Barnes and Noble, and the new additions of Seasons 52, Bahama Breeze, Qdoba,[4] and a Corner Bakery that all opened in Fall 2013. There is also a ten-screen AMC Theatres and Eastern Mountain Sports.

The mall's regular clientele tend to be affluent, educated consumers with an average household income of $120,000.[2]

References
  1. Hall, Trish (September 16, 1987). "Desperately Seeking Supper on Route 1". The New York Times.
  2. Pfaff, Kimberly (July 2001). "Small N.J. lifestyle center pulling its weight". Shopping Centers Today. Archived from the original on August 1, 2009. Retrieved July 15, 2010.
  3. "MarketFair Fact Sheet" (PDF). Madison Marquette.
  4. Cusido, Carmen. "West Windsor mall rearranges its floor plan to add four eateries, furniture and apparel stores". nj.com. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
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