Southwest
P.F. Chang's to Open New Concept
Nov 21, 2011, By Ron Rugless, Nation's Restaurant News Southwest Bureau Chief
P.F. Chang's plans to open an even more limited-service and pared-down-menu version of its fast-casual Pei Wei Asian Diner....
The Tech Sector is Driving Real Estate Activity in Silicon Valley
Aug 4, 2011, By Jennifer Popovec, Retail Traffic Contributing Writer
The tech sector is hot again and driving real estate activity in Silicon Valley. But is it sustainable?...
New Projects Fuel Downtown L.A.'s Transformation
Jul 28, 2011, By Jennifer Popovec, Retail Traffic Contributing Writer
Los Angeles' downtown continues to emerge, fueled by sporting venues and a new convention center....
A Major Recapitalization Positions Donahue Schriber for Growth
Jul 26, 2011, By David Bodamer, Retail Traffic Editor-in-Chief
Donahue Schriber completed a $1.2 billion recapitalization in late July, situating the firm to go on the offensive....
To Avoid Conflict, Tanger and Simon Join Forces on Outlet Project in Texas
Jul 13, 2011, By Elaine Misonzhnik, Retail Traffic Associate Editor
Tanger Factory Outlet Centers and Simon Property--rather than competing--have joined forces to build a new property in Texas....
Westwood Financial Snatches Up Small, Distressed Retail Centers
Jun 28, 2011, By David Bodamer, Retail Traffic Editor-in-Chief
Westwood Financial looks to build a niche in acquiring small distressed retail centers....
Retailers Outbid Real Estate Investors for Vacant Big Boxes
Dec 14, 2010, By David Bodamer
Investors searching for distressed big-box deals are facing competition from an unlikely source — retailers. ...
Savvy Owners and Retailers Look to Find Opportunities Despite California's Challenges
Sep 28, 2010, By Patricia Kirk
The Golden State's lower land values and construction costs have created advantageous conditions for owners to upgrade assets while the market’s reduced rents have encouraged retailers to open new stores. ...
How Immigration Reform Could Affect Retail Real Estate
Sep 21, 2010, By Elaine Misonzhnik
Immigration reform will likely have limited effects on migration patterns or immigrants’ spending potential....
Canadian Investors Vie for U.S. Retail Assets
Jun 2, 2010, By Elaine Misonzhnik
The Canadians are coming for a piece of the U.S. real estate pie. ...
Aloha, All-Cash Buyers! Retail Center in Hawaii Sells for $50 Million
May 20, 2010, By Beth Mattson-Teig
Cash buyers such as Newport Beach-based Stoneridge Capital Partners are leading the charge among investors returning to the commercial real estate arena....
To fill California’s gaping budget deficit, the government may squeeze retailers and retail real estate owners
Aug 26, 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 specter looms...
Gold Turns to Dust as California Faces Consequences of Past Excess
Aug 26, 2009
After riding at the forefront of the real estate boom in both the residential and commercial sectors in the mid 2000s, California seems to be having a particularly difficult time returning to some semblance of normalcy...
Texas: Bucking the Trend
Nov 1, 2008, By Patricia Kirk
Energy-rich Texas continues to experience job growth and new residents are flooding to Houston and the Dallas/Fort Worth area. That, in turn, has led...
California briefs
Sep 1, 2008
Colliers Macaulay Nicolls will consolidate operations in the Greater Los Angeles region to improve operational efficiencies. Currently the company operates...
L.A. Close-Up
Sep 1, 2008, By Patricia Kirk
No two California metro areas have as much and as little in common as Los Angeles and Hollywood. Downtown Los Angeles is the city's financial center,...
Market-Forced Delays
Sep 1, 2008, Jennifer Popovec
Riverside County's soft economic conditions have forced at least one developer to rethink plans to bring more retail space to the market. Caliber Retail...
Trojan housing
Sep 1, 2008, Patricia Kirk
Los Angeles-based developer Urban Partners LLC, in a joint venture with New York-based investor Blackstone Real Estate Advisors, broke ground in July...
Treading Water
Sep 1, 2008, By Jennifer Popovec
California has more expenses than revenue. And that's causing a fiscal headache for Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who is seeking approval of his 2008-2009...
Tesco Touches Down
Dec 1, 2007, By Lauren Shepherd
For two years the industry has been abuzz in anticipation of Tesco's landing in the Southwest United States. Some pundits ballyhooed the arrival of the...
In Progress: Newpark
Nov 1, 2007
Location: Park City, Utah Developers: Territory Inc. and Newpark Corp. Size: 820,000 sq. ft. Cost: $350 million Opening: Summer 2009 Buzz: Located 30...
California Dreaming
Sep 1, 2006, JOHN MCDERMOTT
The investment market for retail properties is cooling...
CALIFORNIA BRIEFS
Sep 1, 2006
Holliday Fenoglio Fowler, L.P. arranged a $20.9 million loan for a 54-acre land parcel in Temelcula Valley, Calif. ...
UNDOCUMENTED GAINS
Sep 1, 2006, 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...
