Property Types Retail
Woolbright Development Breaks Ground on 155,000SF Florida Shopping Center
May 19, 2008

Woolbright Development broke ground on the 155,000-square-foot Valencia Square, located at the northwest corner of Jog Road and Woolbright Road in Boynton Beach, Fla. The Mediterranean designed shopping center will offer an extensive tenant mix including Publix, DryClean USA, David & Company, Bagelsteins, Wachovia Bank and Fifth Third Bank.  Valencia Square is expected to open in late 2008. 

 
Recent Retail Headlines
Correction: Shops at Vineyard Village Lists for $43M in Texas
July 19, 2008
An item here yesterday stated that on behalf of the seller, Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Services had sold for $43 million the Shops at Vineyard Village, a 208,000-square-foot shopping center in Euless, Texas.
DLC Acquires Skytop Pavilion in Cincinnati, Has $700M to Spend this Year
July 18, 2008
With more than $700 million in capital in its coffers to spend, privately-held retail real estate company DLC Management Corp. has just made its first purchase of the year, acquiring Skytop Pavilion, a grocery-anchored shopping center in Cincinnati.
Nashville Shopping Center to Get 200,000SF Expansion
July 18, 2008
CBL & Associates have announced plans for an expansion of CoolSprings Galleria, a 1 million-plus-square-foot shopping center in Nashville.
Washington D.C. Clinic Property Sold
July 18, 2008
The building at 1407 S Street NW in Washington, D.C., home to the Whitman-Walker Clinic, has been sold.
City Signs Off $33M Conversion of Shopping Center
July 18, 2008
C.W. Clark Inc. recently got the green light from the San Diego City Council to move forward with its redevelopment of the Bay View Plaza, a San Diego shopping center originally constructed in the 1950s.
 

 

UrbanAmerica Takes Rubicon Portfolio for $515M
July 18, 2008
By Paul Rosta, Senior Associate Editor As some investors stay on the sidelines, others continue to see opportunity in softening asset values. UrbanAmerica, a New York City-based investment firm, has agreed to pay Rubicon America Trust $515 million for a...

Manhattan Mixed-Use Sold to Local Investor
July 18, 2008
By Scott Baltic, Contributing Editor A partnership including Kent Swig of Swig Equities L.L.C. has sold a pair of pre-war apartment buildings on Manhattan's Upper West Side to a locally--based operator of residential and mixed-use properties for $61 million, or...

Vegas-Area Resort Developer Files for Bankruptcy
July 18, 2008
By Tonie Auer, Southwest Correspondent -- A sluggish economy coupled with housing market woes nationwide trickled down to the robust Las Vegas housing market, contributing to the filing to reorganize under Chapter 11 bankruptcy for Lake at Las Vegas Joint...

Details Emerge for $90M Canadian Casino
July 18, 2008
By Barbra Murray, Contributing Editor -- Plans for a new destination casino in New Brunswick, Canada move closer toward realization as developer Sonco Gaming New Brunswick L.P. divulges details of the mixed-use property. The $90 million project will carry the...

REal Talk with Adam Perrotta-July 17
July 17, 2008
By Adam Perrotta, News Writer --Today's news was a mixed bag, as yet another disappointing report on the real estate market and a major tenant pulling out of the World Trade Center was balanced out by some good news, including...

Top Brokers Do Deals in Bad Markets, Too
July 18, 2008
By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer N2growth --Many in the industry long for the frothy markets of 2005 when sellers experienced record low cap rates, buyers were aided by loose credit and a strong flow of funds from the capital...

Know Thy Customer
July 11, 2008
By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth --How well do you really know your customer? Let me put this as simply as I can. If you want to succeed in business you must be in touch with the demands of...

How to K.I.S.S Problems Goodbye
June 27, 2008
By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth --Keep It Simple Stupid. One of the most effective ways to order your world is to simplify everything you encounter. The problem is that keeping it simple often becomes very difficult when our...

Does Appearance Matter?
June 20, 2008
By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth --So, do appearances really matter? They shouldn't, but the reality is that they most certainly do. As the old saying goes, "you only get one chance to make a first impression," and often...

Recognizing the Need for Change
June 13, 2008
By Mike Myatt, Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth --Since the title of today's column is "Recognizing the Need for Change," I'm going to switch things up a bit and ask you to answer a question posed by me. I first warned...