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Apr 14, 2009 · Hewitt now maintains an award-winning list that exceeds 700 wines for Fossett’s, but when he first got into the business 26 years ago, he had no taste for wine whatsoever. Funny to think that his career almost wasn’t. Hired in 1983 to run the wine cellar at Blantyre, a luxury resort in the Berkshires, the then 32-year-old Hewitt had no ...
Though dozens crowded out front of the county courthouses to watch the auction, ultimately only two bidders participated: local real estate magnate Richard Hewitt and the lender,...
0:00 a.m. Jul. 7, 2009. Just getting to the house that Richard Hewitt is building for himself and his wife requires some work. The road starts out innocently enough, skirting a Crozet apple orchard, but quickly devolves into a rock-strewn, rutted beast which climbs a steep mountainside to the wooded spot that is Hewitt’s homesite.
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Simon Property era
The Simon Property Group bought the property in 1997. The property became part of a spin-off group that eventually became known as WP Glimcher.
Washington Prime Group era
Until 2020 began, the 570,000 square foot facility was owned by the Washington Prime Group, which had reclassified the shopping center as a "non-core property," down from a Tier II property. A real estate analysis firm, Trepp LLC, indicated in November 2019 that the loan for the mall is in "imminent default."
Hewitt purchases part of the site
Fashion Square Assets LLC purchased the J.C. Penney site on September 10, 2020 for $4.5 million. The firm is associated with Richard Hewitt. On July 16, 2021, Washington Prime Group auctioned its remaining property on the steps of the Albemarle County Courthouse. The lender bought the property for $20.2 million under the name Charlottesville JP 2014-C21. The property is within the footprint of the Rio Road Small Area Planwhich offers guidance for redevelopment.
Occupancy at the mall had dropped to 87.1 in 2015. That reflects the closure of Wet Seal, Body Central and Radio Shack all closed. That figure does not include the closures of New York & Company and Men's Warehouse Tux. To attract customers, mall management has held fashion shows, art exhibits and more. Sears announced in late December 2018 that it...
The project was originally to be located in the City of Charlottesville on what is now the site of the Seminole Square Shopping Center.
The mall has been the center of large fights among teenagers and young adults. In March 2010 the mall had to be closed because of a large melee involving over 100 individuals.
In 2012, the mall's management company came under fire following an attempted child abduction that was not reported to police by mall security. A man had grabbed a two-year-old girl in late November 2012. After catching him, security officers let him go and did not report him to authorities.
Photo galleryA carousel by the former Sears, February 19, 2020Fashion Square Mall entry on Simon Malls website[dead link]Fashion Square Mall sold at auction on the Albemarle County Courthouse steps for $20,200,000 on a humid Friday afternoon in the City of Charlottesville. The lender purchased the property. The only bidder, Richard Hewitt, stepped aside at $20.15 million, which allowed the lender to maintain ownership of Fashion Square Mall.
Richard M Hewitt, age 73, lives in Charlottesville, VA. Find their contact information including current home address, phone number 434-973-5580, background check reports, and property record on Whitepages People Search, the most trusted online directory.
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