What's the perfect holiday gift for the employee who has everything? If you're Phoenix-based redeveloper Michael Pollack, the answer is simple: Spanish lessons...
Donahue Schriber is searching for a successor following the death of Dan Donahue, co-founder and chairman of Costa Mesa, Calif.-based developer Donahue Schriber. A member of SCW's editorial board, Donahue died Dec. 31 from complications following...
Even in the best of times, everyone knows that retailing is a tough business. But the seesaw effect of this past holiday season was enough to cause daily heartburn. As if six fewer shopping days weren't frustrating enough, there was the season's...
In 1996, just after West Palm Beach okayed plans for what became CityPlace (right), a rival developer said the ambitious project probably wouldn't work because it called for three times the retail space of his plan — too much for the area. “I...
Home. It conjures up verses of holiday jingles, Norman Rockwell paintings and the aroma of backyard barbecues. And, of course, there's the sweet electronic beep of a cash register, too. Thanks to the lowest mortgage rates in 40 years and the...
Last year was a rough one for many retailers. But it left three storied brands — Kmart, FAO Schwarz and RadioShack — virtually limping into 2003. Once, each was the top name in its field. Now, all have been ravaged by niche competitors and...
Millennia Associates, the development arm of the Jerde Partnership, a Venice Beach, Calif., architectural firm, is buying the former Union Pacific Railroad yard in downtown Sacramento to build a mixed-use development. The 240-acre parcel is one of...
This should come as no surprise. With retail sales soft and some chains looking like they could be the next Kmarts (see story, page 12) lenders are getting a lot more finicky. Net lease lenders are stepping up due diligence and tweaking deal...
