September 1, 2005
Departments
MALL WALK: A Welcome Addition
Sep 1, 2005 12:00 PM, David Koch Associate Editor
When I first learned that The Mills Corp. was building its 1.1-million-square-foot Galleria at Pittsburgh Mills adjacent to the old steel town of Tarentum,...
TRAFFIC PATTERNS
Sep 1, 2005 12:00 PM
COMMERCIAL PROPERTY OWNERS FEEL GROOVY Commercial property owners are pleased with the current state of the overall market (including retail, office and...
PARTING SHOT: Curvaceous Kitchen
Sep 1, 2005 12:00 PM
Architect Giorgio Borruso, winner of two Retail Traffic SADI awards and a Player (see story, page 118), designed the Los Angeles showroom for Snaidero,...
Traffic Reports
How Secure Are Your Malls?
Sep 1, 2005 12:00 PM, David Bodamer
As the U.S. approaches the four-year anniversary of September 11, 2001, terrorism remains a persistent threat. While it's clear that shopping malls are...
Paging Eustace Tilly
Sep 1, 2005 12:00 PM
Talk about cross-shopping. How about cross-advertising. For one week in August, Target took all the advertising pages for the upmarket and erudite New...
Survey Says
Sep 1, 2005 12:00 PM
Many Retail Traffic readers don't think the industry has gone far enough to prevent a terrorist attack. In fact, only 17.8 percent (see charts on left)...
PROJECTS & PEOPLE
Sep 1, 2005 12:00 PM
Starwood Investments, LP and Hermansen Land Development, Inc. plan to build the first phase of the Shops at Starwood in Frisco, Texas. The 80,000-square-foot...
Googling Earth
Sep 1, 2005 12:00 PM, Renée DeGross
Zooming into a 3-D New York, it looks like a would-be Spiderman set. But it's part of Google Earth's push to entice real estate execs and others to use...
States' Rights
Sep 1, 2005 12:00 PM, Beth Mattson-Teig
The recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling upholding public use of eminent domain powers, has sparked a surge of legislative action across the country. Since...
State's Rights: Two Small Domains
Sep 1, 2005 12:00 PM
In the wake of the Supreme Court ruling, some communities are forging ahead with condemnation plans. In Washington D.C., the National Capital Revitalization...
Wal-coholic Beverages
Sep 1, 2005 12:00 PM
Wal-Mart stores has reached a deal with Diageo to bring distilled spirits into its stores. That's a big break for the straight-laced company, which refuses...
Nothing Like Experience
Sep 1, 2005 12:00 PM, David Koch
Shoppers make about 2 billion trips a year to Simon Property Group's malls. That's an extraordinary number if you are a retailer. It's extraordinary,...
BUSINESS DEALS
Sep 1, 2005 12:00 PM
American Realty Advisors and Tucker Development acquired the 102,266-square-foot South Loop Marketplace in Chicago from VEF Advisors. The center is anchored...
IN PROGRESS: The Market Commons, Myrtle Beach
Sep 1, 2005 12:00 PM
Developer: McCaffery Interests, Inc. Location: Myrtle Beach, S.C. Type: Mixed-use project with retail, hotel and 2,300 townhouses, condominiums and apartments....
Case Study
Galileo Navigates The Retail Heavens
Sep 1, 2005 12:00 PM, By Meg Richards
Galileo America LLC vaulted to the 25th spot on Retail Traffic's list of the largest retail real estate holders in the U.S. this summer, following a transaction...
Features
Targeting The Mall
Sep 1, 2005 12:00 PM, BY ANNE FIELD & DAVID BODAMER
It's a hot July morning. An SUV pulls into the parking garage at a major regional mall in the suburbs of a major East Coast city that is at the top of...
Clock Ticking On Terror Insurance
Sep 1, 2005 12:00 PM, BY DAVID BODAMER
When the bombs exploded in London, the reverberations reached the U.S. Congress, where leaders have been debating whether or not to extend 2002's Terrorism...
EXPERT ANALYSIS: The Suicide Bomber
Sep 1, 2005 12:00 PM, BY STEVE FILYO AND LEO WEST
Following the recent suicide bomb attacks in London, security personnel in America's private and public sector agencies should be preparing for the further...
The Players
Sep 1, 2005 12:00 PM
International expansion, mixed-use mania, innovative designs and massive mergers have dominated the retail real estate industry during the past year....
California
Stater Braces For Wal-Mart
Sep 1, 2005 12:00 PM, David Koch
Stater Bros. Markets has been the hometown grocer in Southern California since 1936. It is California's largest privately owned grocery chain with 161...
Everybody Loves A Nut Tree
Sep 1, 2005 12:00 PM
One of California's favorite roadside stops for genrations The Nut Tree is being reborn as a 300,000-square-foot lifestyle center, developed by Roger...
Athletic Endeavor
Sep 1, 2005 12:00 PM
The Oakland Athletics have proposed yet another new ballpark scheme and this time they are hoping that the incorporation of mixed-use components, including...
CALIFORNIA DEALS
Sep 1, 2005 12:00 PM
Real estate services firm Robert K. Futterman & Associates, LLC hired David Friedman as vice president in charge of RKF Strategic Retail Services at the...
MARKET PROFILE: Freeing Shoppers From Border Bog Down
Sep 1, 2005 12:00 PM, By Patricia L. Kirk
The ramifications of September 11 and subsequent extremist acts around the globe are hurting San Diego retail. Concern about terrorism has led to intensified...
CASE STUDY: Tanforan Turnaround
Sep 1, 2005 12:00 PM, By David Koch
The site of the new Shops at Tanforan in San Bruno, Calif. was a retail developer's dream. Located five miles south of San Francisco, in an area where...
