September 1, 2006
Articles
TRAFFIC PATTERNS
Sep 1, 2006 12:00 PM
Citigroup conducted studies of more than 3,000 firms to compile a list comparing the value of each company's land and buildings as a percentage of the firm's total enterprise value...
Christmas in August?
Sep 1, 2006 12:00 PM
The holiday shopping season seems to get longer every year, but London department store Harrods took that to all new heights. ...
A BIG-BOX BAN
Sep 1, 2006 12:00 PM, Elaine Misonzhnik
A new law in Chicago could slow the city's urban retail development...
Growing Pains
Sep 1, 2006 12:00 PM
General Growth Properties took a surprising dip in the second quarter, posting an $0.11 loss per share. ...
PROJECTS & PEOPLE
Sep 1, 2006 12:00 PM
Lake Nona Property Holdings, LLC will develop Lake Nona, a 7,000-acre master-planned community in Orlando, Fla. The project will include 950,000 square feet of retail space...
MIXED USE: VINTAGE PARK
Sep 1, 2006 12:00 PM
Vintage Park will be reminiscent of an Italian shopping promenade with hand-laid pavers creating a cobblestone street...
Wal-Mart's Woes
Sep 1, 2006 12:00 PM, Elaine Misonzhnik
Wal-Mart's troubles in Germany and South Korea have hurt the retailers profits...
Pink Taco Stadium?
Sep 1, 2006 12:00 PM
The Mortons, the family behind Morton's Steakhouse, the Hard Rock Cafe and Pink Taco Restaurant made a whopping $3 million-a-year bid for naming rights to the new Arizona Cardinals Stadium...
Crash Landing
Sep 1, 2006 12:00 PM, Elaine Misonzhnik
Airport retail faces tough questions in face of new restrictions...
Big Box at the Airport
Sep 1, 2006 12:00 PM, Elaine Misonzhnik
Just weeks before the alleged London terror plot broke, some U.S. airports had been discussing massive expansion of the retail around airports....
BUSINESS DEALS
Sep 1, 2006 12:00 PM
Blackrock Retail Property Advisors arranged the sales of two adjacent shopping centers in Port Charlotte, Fla. to a joint venture of Weingarten Realty Investors and AEW Capital Management...
Mailing It In
Sep 1, 2006 12:00 PM
In an effort to strengthen customer loyalty, big-box chains OfficeMax and Best Buy are doing away with the mail-in rebate....
MIXED USE: SODO
Sep 1, 2006 12:00 PM
Buzz: In August the city approved zoning for the project, which will enable construction to begin later this year....
Mills Wild Ride
Sep 1, 2006 12:00 PM, Elaine Misonzhnik
REITs sells properties, loses executives as Xanadu project costs rise...
Lowe-cost housing
Sep 1, 2006 12:00 PM
Lowe's Companies Inc. finalized a licensing agreement with designer Marianne Cusato to be the exclusive retailer of housing plans and associated building materials needed to construct Katrina Cottages....
Retail Interest Fades
Sep 1, 2006 12:00 PM
New study shows retail lagging other property types for investments...
IN PROGRESS: ANNAPOLIS TOWN CENTER AT PAROLE
Sep 1, 2006 12:00 PM
Buzz: Situated on 33 acres just outside of Annapolis, the site is considered the second oldest retail venue in the state...
BARBARIANS AT THE MALL
Sep 1, 2006 12:00 PM, By Elaine Misonzhnik
Private equity investors are snapping up retailers - just like 1980s raiders once did. Why it may be different this time....
REAL WOMEN
Sep 1, 2006 12:00 PM, By Jennifer Popovec
Retail real estate has made great strides in attracting female leadership...
THE PLAYERS
Sep 1, 2006 12:00 PM
Our annual look at some of the figures influencing the future of retail real estate...
Burbank's Rise
Sep 1, 2006 12:00 PM, Patricia Kirk
No longer in L.A.'s shadow, Burbank has much to offer...
CALIFORNIA BRIEFS
Sep 1, 2006 12:00 PM
Holliday Fenoglio Fowler, L.P. arranged a $20.9 million loan for a 54-acre land parcel in Temelcula Valley, Calif. ...
Paying the Piper
Sep 1, 2006 12:00 PM
Judging by the $1.43 million price, a recent property sale in Claremont, Calif., may not have seemed like a record-breaker. ...
Filling In
Sep 1, 2006 12:00 PM
Hopkins, LNR redeveloping Brownfields site as a mixed-use project...
IN PROGRESS: THE GATEWAY
Sep 1, 2006 12:00 PM
Buzz: The developers boast that the project blurs the line between retail, entertainment and advertising to provide content and design, likening its programming to New York's Times Square....
UNDOCUMENTED GAINS
Sep 1, 2006 12:00 PM, By Patricia L. Kirk
Immigration reform is a political hot potato, especially in California. Debate centers around border control and limiting undocumented workers. But new research shows that this population has much to offer the retail industry...
IMPERIAL AMBITIONS
Sep 1, 2006 12:00 PM, By Patricia L. Kirk
The Inland Empire's hot residential market is attracting young professionals and employers who want to hire them. Retailers are following....
MIDWEST BRIEFS
Sep 1, 2006 12:00 PM
Cohen Financial secured a $12.2 million acquisition loan for Hannah Plaza, a 96,946-square-foot shopping center in East Lansing, Mich....
OHIO'S OUTLOOK
Sep 1, 2006 12:00 PM
Ohio three largest cities Cleveland, Cincinnati and Columbus will all benefit from significant employment gains this year, contributing to a stable retail market...
CAR TROUBLE
Sep 1, 2006 12:00 PM, By Michael Ware
The domestic auto industry faces an ugly restructuring, and its birthplace is in the path of that broad storm. For better or worse, Midwest retail may be along for the ride....
Wi-Fi Comes In
Sep 1, 2006 12:00 PM, David Bodamer
Wireless Internet access has become nearly ubiquitous in many commercial property types and is finally making its way to the mall....
Scouting for Young Talent
Sep 1, 2006 12:00 PM
General Growth Properties is taking a novel approach to its annual Back to School promotion at its Brass Mill Center in Waterbury, Conn. ...
Insecurity Complex
Sep 1, 2006 12:00 PM
A recent study by the Institute of Real Estate Management reveals some tension between property managers and their tenants over the issue of security....
Travel Plans
Sep 1, 2006 12:00 PM
More managers are seeing their malls as tourist destinations and joining with local travel agencies to provide packages....
Protecting the Server
Sep 1, 2006 12:00 PM, By Elaine Misonzhnik
After Hurricane Katrina consulting firm the Lamy Group found itself with its headquarters space ravaged and its staff scattered throughout the country. As a small business it had precious little time to get itself back in operation...
TAX APPEAL
Sep 1, 2006 12:00 PM, By Marc Hequet
Yes, death and taxes are certain - but you might get a lower assessment...
California Dreaming
Sep 1, 2006 12:00 PM, JOHN MCDERMOTT
The investment market for retail properties is cooling...
Departments
Where's the Consumer Going?
Sep 1, 2006 12:00 PM, David Bodamer
Has the consumer left the party? That is the question that hangs over the U.S. economy and the retail real estate business today. ...
