Retail sales this year might not be as impressive as they were in 2004, but retailers are expanding more aggressively than they have since the late 1990s. “We haven't seen any slowdown in retailer expansion across the nation,” says...
In designing Plaza Norte in Santiago, Chile, TVS & Associates let natural light brighten up the interior. The Mall Plaza development includes 70,000 square feet of retail, a 75,000 square feet medical center and 75,000 square feet of office...
After three years of limbo, ostensibly operating as an independent third-party manager while being owned by three mall giants, Chicago-based Urban Retail Properties has purchased its freedom. The company bought out Westfield America, Simon...
Steve Wynn, who has all the ambition and wealth of a Medici, originally planned to call his new resort Le Réve, or The Dream — the name of a Picasso painting he owns. His ego may have gotten in the way, or he just recognized it would be foolish...
After 40 years of investing in apartment communities, Hawthorne, N.Y.-based GDC Properties Inc., the investment arm of Ginsburg Development Corp., is switching to retail...
Listen to your mother, says Nora Lee in the Urban Land Institute-published book, The Mom Factor: What Really Drives Where We Shop, Eat and Play. While sound advice for anyone, it takes on even more meaning for those who own or manage a store...
Mark G. Bulmash joined Forest City Commercial as senior vice president for East Coast development, a new position. Bulmash was a group vice president for Taubman Centers, where he oversaw development of new shopping centers and directed major...
Like one of Roy Roger's famous songs, the franchise that bears his name is back in the saddle again. It's hard work bringing back to life a chain that is down to 55 stores after a height of 648; especially in the competitive fast food market with...
Pacific Security Capital and Swinerton Inc. are coming together to provide the general contracting firm with a ready source of capital as part of expansion efforts...
A pattern has emerged in the REIT universe: Insiders are selling big and rarely buying. In the first quarter, REIT insiders sold $169 million worth of stock while buying just $1.1 million. That followed a fourth quarter in 2004 during which...
