June 1, 2006
Departments
EDITOR'S LETTER: A Way of Life?
Jun 1, 2006 12:00 PM, BY David Bodamer
One of the major themes I heard time and again at this year's ICSC Spring Convention was the idea of The term is not a new one in the shopping center...
TRAFFIC PATTERNS
Jun 1, 2006 12:00 PM
Investment sales volume on retail real estate begins to slow; REIT privatization figures...
EXPERT Q&A: Conventional Wisdom
Jun 1, 2006 12:00 PM, By Robert K. Futterman
Retail broker Robert K. Futterman shares his observations and reactions to this year's ICSC Spring Convention...
Traffic Reports
Mall As TV Land—Again
Jun 1, 2006 12:00 PM, By David Bodamer
Retail real estate firms once again attempt to tap into television for additional revenue...
Federated Sells 20 Stores
Jun 1, 2006 12:00 PM
Federated Department Stores sold 20 locations in early May, putting it more than halfway to its goal of shedding 80 units that were made redundant by...
Fine Fila
Jun 1, 2006 12:00 PM
With its Manhattan flagship store piling up the awards named Store of the Year by NASFM, Best New Store by ISPO and winner of Retail Traffic's own SADI...
JUNE PROJECTS & PEOPLE
Jun 1, 2006 12:00 PM
Kahl & Goveia, a real estate development, acquisition and management company based in Laguna Beach, Calif., hired Thomas E. McDonough as partner. McDonough...
Agree to Disagree
Jun 1, 2006 12:00 PM, By David Bodamer
Michigan REIT spurns unsolicited buyout bid from the private firm Compson Holding Corp....
Freeze Frame
Jun 1, 2006 12:00 PM
When looking to add air conditioning to the Armadillo Indoor Flea Market Mall, which will open in late August, owners Larry Gottula and David Briddle...
Field's Fate
Jun 1, 2006 12:00 PM
Months after announcing it would phase out the Marshall Field's name in a bid to recast Macy's as a national brand, Federated Department Stores Inc. outlined...
Best of Both Worlds
Jun 1, 2006 12:00 PM
Want the convenience of an auction combined with the security of knowing your minimum price is going to be met? Try a sealed-bid auction. Rather than...
ShopKo's Spirit
Jun 1, 2006 12:00 PM, By David Bodamer
ShopKo agrees to sell off its real estate in one of the largest sale/leasebacks ever....
IN PROGRESS: Prospect Park
Jun 1, 2006 12:00 PM
Location: Alpharetta, Ga. Developer: Thomas Enterprises Inc. Size: 750,000 sq. ft. retail, 350,000 sq. ft. office Completion: Spring 2008 Buzz: The retail...
JUNE BUSINESS DEALS
Jun 1, 2006 12:00 PM
Simon Property Group, Inc. completed an offering of $800 million of senior notes by its operating partnership subsidiary, Simon Property Group, L.P. The...
Aikman Goes Shopping
Jun 1, 2006 12:00 PM, By Renee DeGross
Former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Troy Aikman may have hung up his football helmet, but he's ready to take the field in a new game retail real estate....
Closing Time
Jun 1, 2006 12:00 PM
New York Yankee Closer Mariano Rivera has been sending fans to the exit gates for a decade, finishing off Yankee victories at an astonishing clip. Now...
Good Sports
Jun 1, 2006 12:00 PM
Keyshawn John-son, who's still active in the NFL as a wide receiver, has been involved in developing at least two shopping centers Santa Barbara Plaza...
Convention Buzz
It's All About Development
Jun 1, 2006 12:00 PM
With acquisitions becoming too pricey, firms are building from the ground up....
Heard on the Floor:
Jun 1, 2006 12:00 PM
Andre Johnson, son of Magic Johnson, was working the ICSC for Canyon Johnson Urban Properties, the development group that has invested in a series of...
Data Wars
Jun 1, 2006 12:00 PM, By David Bodamer
On the eve of last year's ICSC Convention in Las Vegas, CoStar sealed a deal to purchase mall data supplier National Research Bureau from publisher VNU....
Ghosts of ICSC Past
Jun 1, 2006 12:00 PM
It was d vu time again in Las Vegas, where there seems to be a permanent Rat Pack soundtrack playing you couldn't enter an elevator or almost any indoor...
Richard Green, 1943-2006
Jun 1, 2006 12:00 PM
On the eve of the Spring Convention, Westfield Group lost one of the figures key to its growth in the U.S. Richard Green, vice chairman of the company's...
Put Me In Coach
Jun 1, 2006 12:00 PM
Luxury retailer Coach Inc. forged an alliance with General Growth Properties Inc., promising about half of the retailer's store openings over the next...
Financial Crunch
Jun 1, 2006 12:00 PM, By Geoff Lewis
Lenders feel pinched by hyper-competitive conditions...
Bank On It
Jun 1, 2006 12:00 PM, By Patricia Kirk
Although a household name when it comes to residential mortgages, Countrywide Financial Corp. is a newcomer to lending on commercial real estate. But...
The Name Game
Jun 1, 2006 12:00 PM, By Renee DeGross
Orlando, Fla.-based National Retail Properties, formerly known as Commercial Net Lease Realty Inc., was having an identity crisis. After years of snapping...
Calculated Risk
Jun 1, 2006 12:00 PM, By Matt Valley
Land banking filters into the sunshine state...
Swap Meet
Jun 1, 2006 12:00 PM
Faris Lee rolled out FLI Exchange, an online trading flooraimed at accelerating the sales process, especially 1031 exchangers who have a fixed deadline....
Features
Chains Gang
Jun 1, 2006 12:00 PM, By Jennifer Popovec
Top retailers are strong arming developers and landlords...
Conceptual Art
Jun 1, 2006 12:00 PM, By Michael Ware
Established retailers are flooding the market with new ideas...
Life After Kelo
Jun 1, 2006 12:00 PM, By Marc Hequet
Site assembly is harder in the fury following last year's Supreme Court decision extending the power of eminent domain. How a spate of new laws - and rising anti-development sentiment - affects the retail real estate business...
Retail Lender List
Jun 1, 2006 12:00 PM, David Bodamer
The balance is shifted in favor of borrowers but lenders are not shying away from retail real estate...
