An Isolated Occurrence
Oct 1, 2009, Elaine Misonzhnik
An early August ruling in the General Growth Properties bankruptcy case has rattled lenders as some fear it might make it easier for real estate owners...
A GOOD FIRST STEP
Oct 1, 2009
For the past 12 months, commercial mortgage-backed security servicers have told property owners not to call them until they were in default as tax regulations...
Signs of Life
Oct 1, 2009, Elaine Misonzhnik
As the U.S. economy has begun to show minor signs of improvement, so has the outlook for retail leasing. A number of tenants in the discount, warehouse...
Sites for Sore Eyes
Oct 1, 2009, By Elaine Misonzhnik
Amid all the not-so-great news reported during the dog days of summer weak back-to-school sales, falling rental rates there were signs the retail industry...
Investment Sales Market for Retail Shows No Sign of Improvement
Sep 15, 2009, By Elaine Misonzhnik
Those in the retail real estate industry who hoped the second half of 2009 would bring the long-awaited rush of investment sales transactions are likely to be disappointed...
Ramco-Gershenson Opts To Stand Alone; Continues Push to Deleverage
Sep 9, 2009, by David Bodamer
In the latest development in an eventful year for Farmington Hills, Mich.-based Ramco Gershenson Properties Trust, after completing its review of potential strategic and financial alternatives, the firm is opting to remain a stand-alone entity...
Donut Changeover
Sep 1, 2009
On a Monday morning in July, something new greeted New York City commuters. In the space of one weekend, 12 Dunkin' Donuts stores and one Dunkin' cart...
Macy's Pasadena
Sep 1, 2009
It would have been easy to cut corners to just open a new store in the same market. Instead, Macy's took the time and effort to renovate a historically...
The Best Gift: Time
Sep 1, 2009, Elaine Misonzhnik
With Developers Diversified Realty making official its plans to raise up to $700 million in CMBS financing through the government-sponsored Term Asset-Backed...
Harvey Nichols
Sep 1, 2009
Callison's design for the first Harvey Nichols department store in Indonesia achieves a creative departmental diversity within a large department store...
Waiting Game
Sep 1, 2009, Elaine Misonzhnik
Two phrases have entered the commercial real estate industry lexicon in recent months: Pretend and extend and A rolling loan gathers no loss. Both witticisms...
Istinye Park
Sep 1, 2009
What makes the Istinye Park enclosed center in Turkey so notable is that it breaks the mold of what enclosed centers have become in the U.S. Perhaps free...
Coming Together
Sep 1, 2009, By Elaine Misonzhnik
For JMW Development LLC, the renegotiation request came rather unexpectedly. The Minneapolis-based real estate development firm had been working with...
Westfield Southcenter
Sep 1, 2009
An aging stock of regional malls has created a huge wave of redevelopment and renovation projects. Westfield Southcenter stands out because of the lengths...
Moving In
Sep 1, 2009, By Elaine Misonzhnik
Later this year, Seafood City, a California-based supermarket chain specializing in Asian cuisine, will open a new store in Concord, near San Francisco's...
La Alameda
Sep 1, 2009
By selecting La Alameda as an honorable mention winner, our SADI judges were making a statement that just because a project doesn't have a massive design...
Taxing Times
Sep 1, 2009, By Brad Berton
As if conditions aren't tough enough for California retail property developers particularly those seeking tenants amid so much vacant space a troubling...
Lincoln & Rose
Sep 1, 2009
In a bit of a shocker, the SADI judges tapped this unassuming, 75,327-square-foot power center in Venice, Calif., as this year's Grand SADI winner. The...
Fleeting Impressions
Sep 1, 2009, Elaine Misonzhnik
At a time when retail landlords are struggling, a novel sales strategy employed by some tenants is helping fill the gaps and earn some additional rental...
Kansas City Power & Light
Sep 1, 2009
Mixed-use is a burgeoning field and the industry is in need of examples of projects that get the concept right. In that vein, there is a lot to like with...
New Directions
Sep 1, 2009, By Elaine Misonzhnik
Until recently, mall marketing managers had been focused on creating a sense of community. With tenants struggling to make rent payments as a result of...
Worth Noting
Sep 1, 2009
Every year there are several projects that catch our judges' eyes, but miss out on winning awards. Here are examples of a few projects that came close....
Kevin and Libby Go Shopping
Sep 1, 2009, By Elaine Misonzhnik
On a Wednesday night this July, the marketing staff for Scottsdale Fashion Square, a two-million-square-foot superregional mall in Scottsdale, Ariz.,...
2009 Leaders In Retail Architecture
Sep 1, 2009
Q How are you collaborating with owners and asset managers to come up with solutions for properties where tenants have gone dark? Arrowstreet Kevin Nice,...
Getting to Yes
Sep 1, 2009, Bill Sullivan Partner at Huntley, Mullaney, Spargo, & Sullivan
With so many retailers struggling with low sales these days, asking for a helping hand from the landlord is becoming more common. And as vacancy rates...
