Development: Trends
Retail real estate development trends, from Retail Traffic, where real estate, retail and development meet.
Sign of Recovery?
May 1, 2009
After a series of historic lows, the American Institute of Architects' Architecture Billings Index (ABI) was up more than eight points in March...
Bargain Hunting in Manhattan
Dec 1, 2008, By Marc Hequet
Despite dire forecasts that New Yorkers will reign in their spending for everything but the basics, Spanish retailer Zara is forging ahead with opening a store on Manhattan's Upper West Side....
Bleak Outlook for Retail Real Estate in 2009 … and 2010 (10/22)
Oct 22, 2008
Hoping for a quick turnaround in the retail real estate sector? Don’t bet on it. ...
Home Body
Oct 1, 2008, By Mike Janssen
The high gas prices grabbing U.S. headlines amount to yet another pressure on cash-strapped Americans in already tight financial times which gives retailers...
Base of Opportunity
Oct 1, 2008, By Jennifer Popovec
As the U.S. military continues its long-term engagements in Afghanistan and Iraq, the nation's military bases are abuzz with activity. Soldiers are constantly...
Cracking Down
Sep 1, 2008
In an unusual move, Boston mayor Thomas Menino in late August said he wanted to require developers of large projects to line up financing before companies...
Market-Forced Delays
Sep 1, 2008, Jennifer Popovec
Riverside County's soft economic conditions have forced at least one developer to rethink plans to bring more retail space to the market. Caliber Retail...
Stop Signals
Sep 1, 2008
Construction on retail real estate projects is coming to a screeching halt at projects across the country as developers reevaluate proposed centers' economic...
Signs of weakness
Sep 1, 2008, By Elaine Misonzhnik
The economic slowdown has begun to take its toll on shopping center REITs. Retailers are hurting as consumers cut back on spending. Firms are opening...
Trojan housing
Sep 1, 2008, Patricia Kirk
Los Angeles-based developer Urban Partners LLC, in a joint venture with New York-based investor Blackstone Real Estate Advisors, broke ground in July...
