Shopping Centers

Zeller and Coe of C&W expand lease for Aéropostale at 112 West 34th Street to 90,000 s/f

Manhattan, NY Aéropostale, the specialty retailer of casual apparel and accessories for teenagers, has again expanded its space at W&H Pr...

2008 retail forecast: Some positive facts will buoy us through this period and prepare us for the future

I am sure we can all agree that closing out 2007 was a relief. As we rang in a New Year at midnight-was your glass of champagne half empty o...

LEED issues in retail centers: Ensuring building design components are LEED compliant

Over the years, we have designed many millions of s/f of retail space. We have always tried to design energy efficient systems and specify e...

Innovations in lifestyle centers: Meeting the development and leasing challenges

Lifestyle centers are taking America by storm. The International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) estimates the number of centers has doub...

What is defeasance and why is it so prevalent? An overview of the defeasance process

Defeasance is the preferred form of call protection for fixed-rate conduit/commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) loans. Nearly every ...

Sustainable design efforts growing with big-box retailers and developers

As more and more projects are designed and built with sustainable design measures, the trickle-down effect into markets and building types t...

Creating value in a transitioning market: Finding the opportunities that work well

We have crossed the finish line of 2007 and begun the race of 2008. Trade publications like this one have been dominated by "review/preview...

Kaufman Organization brokers handle total 61,324 s/f in recent lease transactions

The Kaufman Organization recently brokered two fashionable deals totaling 51,324 s/f in just one month. Asking prices for all transactions ...

Consolo and Aquino of Prudential Douglas Elliman appointed exclusive agents

The leasing team of Faith Hope Consolo, chairman, and Joseph Aquino, executive vice president, of Prudential Douglas Elliman's Retail Leasin...

Kaplan of Hidrock Realty negotiates 31,000 s/f

Hidrock Realty has negotiated a 31,000 s/f office lease on behalf of Concept One Accessories at 119 West 40th St., according to Abraham Hida...