Divining Retail Real Estate
May 1, 2008, Rich Santos Publisher
Among a crystal ball, tarot cards and a ouji board, we don't know which, if any, is more accurate in depicting the sector and where we're headed. We may...
Seeing Double
May 1, 2008
When shoppers head to Fair Oaks Mall in Fairfax, Va., they can be excused for feeling a sense of d vu as they walk from one end of the mall to other....
Convention Hosts Aim to Capital
May 1, 2008, John Egan
Denver merchant Vicki Raichart is perplexed. With just three months until the Democratic National Convention, Raichart is unsure how to prepare for the...
Conceptual Thinking
May 1, 2008, John Egan
By 2006, the stores in the ShopKo retail chain were showing their age and their wrinkles. The red, white and blue color scheme looked outdated. Interiors...
Top Gun
May 1, 2008, John Egan
During a Colorado skiing vacation in March, retail broker Glen Kunofsky went out of his way twice with wife and twin children in tow to check out the...
X-Rated
May 1, 2008, By Hortense Leon
This winter and into the spring, bad financial news piled up like so much cordwood, fueling speculation that the current slowdown could unfold as one...
Crossing the T's, and Dotting the I's
May 1, 2008, By John Egan
Following the 9/11 terrorist attacks and the subsequent economic slowdown, Leslie Mayer reevaluated her business. For more than 14 years, Mayer had operated...
Capital Idea
May 1, 2008, Poonkulali Thangavelu
The U.S. government may be facing a budget deficit situation but there are other governments around the world that have been busy deploying their surpluses...
MOTHER'S DAY
May 1, 2008
The 500,000-square-foot Orchard-Stone Creek in Murrietta, Calif. is notable in that the project's design is meant to evoke the region's 150-year history...
IN PROGRESS: CONSTITUTION SQUARE
May 1, 2008
Location: Washington, D.C. Developer: StonebridgeCarras Size: 1.6 million sq. ft. Completion: 2010 Buzz: This mixed-use development in the NoMa neighborhood...
Magic Numbers
May 1, 2008, Elaine Misonzhnik
With $105.7 billion in stimulus checks to be mailed to American consumers, many in the retail sector are banking on a quick fix to the recent slowdown...
Bridgetown Mall's Diary
May 1, 2008
May 22, 2007 Occupancy: 96 percent, very good Negotiations in progress: 3, not bad Acquisition offers: 20, excellent! The year seems to be off to a good...
RAISING THE STAKES
May 1, 2008
The problems in the credit market are not stopping firms from finding ways to raise money. One way REITs are raising cash is by bolstering joint ventures....
What Would the Community Think?
May 1, 2008, By Mike Janssen
Throughout his 35 years as a developer, Robert Stark has masterminded neighborhood shopping centers of various sizes. But the president of Cleveland-based...
Messed Use
May 1, 2008, Elaine Misonzhnik
Mixed-use developers seem to be caught in a rainstorm. In late March and early April, several high-profile mixed-use projects were either delayed or altered...
Slowdown or Recession? Does it matter?
May 1, 2008, David Bodamer Editor-in-Chief Retail Traffic Magazine
Seemingly since the fall there has been an ongoing debate waged on the question of whether the U.S. economy is merely in a slowdown or if it has entered...
Making the Grade
May 1, 2008
It's only 8 a.m., but the parking lot at New River Valley Mall in Christiansburg, Va., is already full of cars. Inside the 396,000-square-foot mall, classes...
INVESTMENTS BRIEFS
May 1, 2008
Ashkenazy Acquisition Corp. and the Carlyle Group purchased 650 Madison Ave., a 600,000-sq.-ft. retail/office property in New York City, from Hiro Real...
Making the Most of It
May 1, 2008, By Jennifer Popovec
Retailers today are working hard to meet the needs of their customers while refining their concepts and minimizing operating costs. That means retailers,...
BUSINESS DEALS
May 1, 2008
DZD Holdings closed a $20 million construction loan for Palmetto Gardens Plaza, a 108,000-sq.-ft. shopping center in Miami Gardens, Fla. Centrum Properties,...
Home Field Advantage
May 1, 2008, Jennifer Popovec
While most retailers consider places like Cape Girardeau, Mo. and Kingsport, Tenn. below their notice, Hibbett Sports Inc. is happy being the only game...
TRAFFIC PATTERNS
May 1, 2008
MOST POPULAR GROCERS BY REGION NORTHEAST MIDWEST SOUTH WEST ShopRite 10.3% Wal-Mart 15.0% Wal-Mart 24.4% Safeway 10.6% Stop 'n Shop 8.5 Kroger 9.6 Publix...
TRADE EXPO SQUARED
May 1, 2008, By Beth Mattson-Teig
The Trade Exposition at ICSC's RECon will look a little different from years past. Just as the Leasing Mall grew last year, the Trade Expo will get a...
Fund for All
May 1, 2008, Chuck Green
It may seem like a strange time to raise a real estate fund. But not if you have the right audience. TIAA-CREF Asset Management recently launched U.S....
The Next-Best Bet
May 1, 2008
Real estate developers and investors know it's tough to find financing today. But the real estate industry isn't suffering alone companies operating in...
