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Among other duties, Nate Fishkin oversees the identification, planning and development of Main Street-style projects for Rockville, Md.-based Federal Realty Investment Trust. Fishkin, who is passionate about the trend, talked with SCW about...
the first and largest Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World Showroom, located in Springfield, Mo., may be the most visited store in the country. Every year, the 300,000 sq. ft. Springfield showroom attracts more than 4 million visitors, making the store...
Retailers are constantly striving to distinguish themselves from the competition. One way to do this is by targeting a specific audience. With addresses in swank locations such as Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, Santa Barbara and Atlanta's Buckhead...
Commercial real estate brokerage has been infused with a change of ingredients in recent years. Specifically, the traditional method of compensating brokers by commissions has begun to weaken. Other methods of compensation - such as retainers...
One of the tricks, says Allied-Spectaguard's Jim Joly, is to keep a center secure while removing the armed-camp veneer. "We've gotten away from the cops and robbers mentality," says the Boston-based vice president of mall services...
Few boilerplate lease provisions arouse retail tenants' concerns as much as relocation clauses. Even for tenants making few changes to draft leases from landlords, one change often will be crossing out any relocation clause altogether. This...
As you enter Atlanta-based Jacoby Development Inc.'s (JDI) 12th-floor suite, you are immediately aware of the company's environmental focus. In its lobby, a picture hangs of a dolphin jumping out of clear blue water. Further into the lobby is an...
Understandably, you're excited about your new project. The financing is in place, and all the zoning and other governmental agency problems are resolved. You have even selected an architect and may be ready to put the project out to bid or select...