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MAY 2005 HIGHLIGHTS
DICK’S SPORTING GOODS HITS A HOME RUN
Dick’s Sporting Goods has been a retailer on the move over the last few years. The company’s recent acquisition of Galyan’s and its continued expansion are reasons why Dick’s has been scoring a lot of points with developers and owners.
BY RANDALL SHEARIN THE BIG PICTURE
Forest City’s western division takes center stage with a creative approach to development.
BY KATIE FOXWORTH BRAND ROYALTY
How “brandscaping” is dramatically expanding advertising, marketing and management options and changing the dynamics of architectural design and development for the next generation of lifestyle centers.
BY JOHN CLARK PANDA MANIA
Panda Restaurant Group has been opening many new locations in new and existing markets. Over the next 2 years, the company will open more than 330 units, most of which will be non-mall locations.
BY RANDALL SHEARIN LIFESTYLE ONLY
Stanbery Development has a pipeline of lifestyle projects in development.
BY RANDALL SHEARIN
THE RECIPE FOR RETAIL SUCCESS
Davis Street Land Company continues to develop its portfolio by attracting the right tenants.
BY LINDSEY WALKER
A DEVELOPER’S LENDER
Dallas-based Metropolitan Capital focuses on representing the borrower, not the lender, when finding financing.
BY RANDALL SHEARIN
WHY NEXTEL WANTS TO BE YOUR NEW TENANT
The wireless carrier has opened hundreds of stores in a short period of time — here’s how you can get on its radar screen.
BY RANDALL SHEARIN
BUILDING FOR GROWTH
New book helps retailers of all sizes define strategy and focus on growth.
INTERVIEW BY RANDALL SHEARIN
A NEW DAY FOR WAIKIKI
After a slump in the 1990s, developers have rediscovered Honolulu’s gold coast in Waikiki.
BY HALEY SHULER
GREAT ACQUISITIONS
Developers Diversified Realty’s recent acquisitions have helped mold the company into a powerhouse landlord in the U.S.
BY RANDALL SHEARIN
MIDWEST’S RETAIL DEVELOPMENT TRENDS
Development in the Midwest moves toward lifestyle centers.
BY MARK LADD
CBL’S GRAND POSITION
CBL & Associates Properties has transformed itself from a regional player to a national powerhouse.
BY RANDALL SHEARIN
RESTAURANT THINKTANK
Rainforest Café founder tweaks seven new theatrical food concepts.
BY SUSAN H. FISHMAN
SHOPPING FOR CULTURE VULTURES
New study reveals opportunities to package and promote U.S. cultural and heritage tourism with shopping.
BY ROSEMARY RICE McCORMICK
FINDING THE TRUE SHOPPER
One California center has a lesson to share about reaching out to today’s demographically diverse consumer.
BY RANDALL SHEARIN
DOLLARS TO YOUR EARS
Mall Radio Network provides centers with entertainment, and makes them money
at the same time.
BY RANDALL SHEARIN
RETAIL: GOOD LOOKING AND POPULAR
Strong retail property performance attracts a crowd.
BY BERNARD J. HADDIGAN
CREATING ITS OWN GOOD LUCK
In the Village of Hoffman Estates, Illinois, retail development is on the move. The city has taken matters in its own hands by creating TIF districts and being proactive about new retail development.
BY DAN MARCEC
DYNAMIC DEVELOPERS
Robertson Properties Group has moved from developing on the sites of old drive-in movie theaters to acquiring raw land and infill sites for new developments.
BY RANDALL SHEARIN
CREATING A LOVE CENTER
The founder of The Lab and The Camp, America’s “anti-malls,” fills us in on how shopping centers should be created — from the heart.
BY SHAHEEN SADEGHI
THE IMPORTANCE OF DESIGN IN THE ‘FAST CASUAL’ MARKET
Quick service restaurants step up to the plate and realize that the food isn’t the only element that attracts customers.
BY BRIAN TIEDGE
THE ABCs OF TICs
The TIC structure is becoming a more popular way for non-traditional retail investors to enter the sector.
BY SCOTT L. SHAFER
STARRY SKIES FOR STARPOINT
StarPoint Properties is trading a portion of its multifamily properties for retail.
BY RANDALL SHEARIN
GENERATION MALL
Understanding the country’s largest emerging consumer market.
BY DAVID GESTER, RIBA AND JEFF GUNNING, AIA
MILLS MALLS ... AND SO MUCH MORE
The Mills Corporation’s retail portfolio grows with a number of regional mall acquisitions and new development and acquisition projects in the U.S. and overseas.
BY SUSAN H. FISHMAN
RESTAURANTS — THE NEW ANCHOR
“Polished casual” restaurants attract many upper-income shoppers and upscale retailers.
BY IRV SIEGEL
DOES THE PUBLIC NEED PRIVACY?
Local and state governments begin turning to private real estate developers, such as United Trust Fund, to develop municipal projects through sale-leaseback financing.
BY KATIE FOXWORTH
LIFE ON THE STREET
Trademark’s Market Street promises to infuse The Woodlands, Texas, with the thriving, lively town center core it never had.
BY KATIE FOXWORTH
L.A. DEVELOPMENTAL
J.H. Snyder has $1.5 billion worth of developments ongoing in Southern California.
BY RANDALL SHEARIN
SCORING BIG
The Ellman Companies is mixing sports with retail at Westgate City Center, a new development that takes mixed-use to a new level.
BY RANDALL SHEARIN
THE DEFEASANCE SOLUTION
Rising property values drive the need to defease some CMBS loans.
BY JOHN HOSMER
CROCKER PARK RE-DEFINES THE ANCHOR
R.L. Stark Enterprises’ Crocker Park is an example of how a critical mass of retailers, multifamily housing and a sense of place can now serve as anchor.
BY BARBARA PAYNE
RIGHT-SIZING LIFESTYLE
Continental Retail Development finds its sweet spot with smaller lifestyle centers.
BY RANDALL SHEARIN
THE TIC INDUSTRY ENTERS THE MAIN STREAM
The tenant-in-common structure has become a $3.7 billion per year business.
BY WILLIAM WINN
BREATHE NEW LIFE INTO AILING PROPERTIES
Redevelopment aids not just an ailing center, but can impact the community as well.
BY MICHAEL A. POLLACK
MORE THAN JUST A MEAL
Fireman Hospitality’s family of restaurants in New York City use a mix of location, personality and great food for true hospitality success.
BY NICOLE THOMPSON
GOLDEN COMMITMENT WITH A GOLDEN TOUCH
Caruso Affiliated’s $1 billion worth of projects in California is one of the largest retail development programs underway today.
BY RANDALL SHEARIN
READY TO OCCUPY
Creating a sense of identity is important for companies who lease space in many different markets. One company is out to assist retailers opening multiple locations in many markets.
BY RANDALL SHEARIN
TIC: THE CONVERGENCE OF REAL ESTATE AND CAPITAL MARKETS
The tenant-in-common structure is a great example of how the real estate industry continues to evolve.
BY GARY BEYNON AND GARY SAYKALY
GROWING GAINS
Levin Management has added new clients, new properties and new areas over the last year, bringing its management portfolio of community and lifestyle centers to 11.5 million square feet.
BY RANDALL SHEARIN
SPICING UP DEVELOPMENT IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
Seattle-based Tarragon Development has a commitment to quality projects.
BY RANDALL SHEARIN
BOOMING MARKET: RETAIL DEVELOPMENT IN THE INLAND EMPIRE
California’s Inland Empire sees growth beyond anticipation.
BY RANDALL LEWIS
NEW EQUITY BRINGS NEW OPPORTUNITIES TO RETAIL
Professionals can become indispensable to first-time retail owners.
BY BRAD UMANSKY
STEAK N SHAKE STIRRING IN MAJOR MARKETS
Quick service player has beefed up infrastructure for growth.
BY SUSAN H. FISHMAN
MAN ALIVE CROSSES FINISH LINE
Fashion retailer Man Alive merges with Finish Line to set new pace for growth.
BY SUSAN H. FISHMAN
HOULIHAN’S IS IN HIGH GEAR
With a goal of penetrating its current markets, Houlihan’s is in the process of expanding its presence with 300 to 400 new locations.
BY SUSAN H. FISHMAN
THE SCOOP ON MARBLE SLAB CREAMERY
The Houston-based family-owned business is taking its line of fresh frozen desserts overseas — to the Middle East.
BY KATIE FOXWORTH
BREAKFAST ALL DAY
Cereality Cereal Bar & Café brings a fresh and innovative concept to the fast-casual restaurant industry.
BY LINDSEY WALKER
MIMI’S UPSCALE FAMILY DINING
Mimi’s Café dishes up unique family-style American cuisine in new markets.
BY SUSAN H. FISHMAN
PIZZA AND PARTNERSHIPS
Famous Famiglia has teamed up with a number of strategic partners to grow its pizzeria franchise.
BY SUSAN H. FISHMAN
EXPANDING A CITY
Riverside Park, a unique mixed-use development and one of the largest contiguous infill parcels in any major U.S. city, takes shape in downtown Chicago.
BY SUSAN H. FISHMAN
A DIFFERENT MAIN STREET
This fall, Casto Lifestyle Properties’ Main Street at Lakewood Ranch will open in Sarasota, Florida, with remarkably unique retail offerings.
BY KATIE FOXWORTH
ROCKLIN GETS A NEW TOWN CENTER
With everything a growth market entails, minus a downtown, Rocklin, California, is about to get its much-needed town center.
BY SUSAN H. FISHMAN
CORNERING THE MARKET
The grand re-opening of The Shops at Tanforan is on tap for this fall — at an ideal location.
BY SUSAN H. FISHMAN
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