Many retailers have capitalized on the spike in shopping center vacancies to upgrade to better locations and negotiate favorable rents. In addition, for some expanding chains, the downturn has proven to be a time to upgrade their status in the...
Polychlorinated biphenyls, known as PCBs, are man-made organic chemicals manufactured in the United States from 1929 until they were banned in 1979 because of indications that they cause cancer and have other serious health consequences. ...
Designers of today’s food courts and other common areas at regional malls draw inspiration from other spheres such as spas, hotels and lively cityscapes—and notably not the food courts of yesteryear. That’s because owners, developers and...
Ductwork has enabled many movie heroes to infiltrate locked offices. But those looking to penetrate 1 Victory Place — a 17-story office tower being built in Dallas — will have to find a different means of entry: The building, under development by...
In these three dominant areas, architects have an unprecedented opportunity to reshape retail real estate in the coming years. Recently, four members of the American Institute of Architects' Retail and Entertainment Knowledge Community sat down to...
More owners and retailers are returning to cities for sites, trying to tap into underserved markets and capitalize on the preference of Baby Boomers and Generation Yers for urban living. The days where everything was about greenfield development...
With final zoning approvals in hand, The Lutgert Companies and The Barron Collier Companies are poised to begin construction of The Mercato, a mixed-use fashion-based lifestyle center in Naples, Florida. The project, situated on 53 acres on U.S...
Gary Safady's working the crowd hard. Animated and tieless, he's manning the O&S Holdings booth at a jammed ICSC conference in New York, touting the attractions of his company's big new developments, Louisiana Riverwalk in Bossier City, La....
