Shopping Centers

One from the heart: Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine's Day! January's retail sales certainly gave us much to love. Comparable chain store sales rose 4.8%, according to the ICSC...

Forest City Ratner Companies appoints Welch retail group senior vice president

Forest City Enterprises Companies executive Kathryn Welch will take on a new role as FCRC Retail Group senior vice president. With 26 years ...

Schuckman of Schuckman Realty facilitates $11.25 million sale of 35,271 s/f retail property; Represents both seller, NHP Equities, and buyer, Acadia Realty Trust

Schuckman Realty Inc. has completed the sale of 1600 Marcus Ave., located at the intersection of Marcus Ave. and New Hyde Park Rd. Kenneth ...

Katz Property acquires 154,000 s/f Utica Hannaford Plaza for $14.1m; Represented by Sperry Van Ness

Katz Properties of New York has acquired Hannaford Plaza shopping center for $14.1 million. The 154,000 s/f supermarket anchored shopping ce...

U.S. open-air vacancy rate 11% in fourth quarter

U.S. neighborhood and community center vacancies averaged 11% in the fourth quarter, unchanged from the third quarter, up from 10.9% in the ...

Rappaport of Rappaport Cos. to lead Executive Learning Series on Jan. 27

The ICSC will hold an Executive Learning Series seminar on January 27 from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. titled Investing in Retail Properties and Structu...

French and his team join Marcus & Millichap

Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Services has hired Joseph French Jr., CCIM and his team of investment specialists, according to J....

NYCRS brokers two retail leases totaling 3,500 s/f

New York Commercial Real Estate Services (NYCRS) has brokered two retail leases totaling 3,500 s/f. The deals include: * NYCRS associate bro...

Island Associates arranges three retail leases totaling 8,430 s/f; Includes a 5,070 s/f lease by McKnight for Islip dance studio

Island Associates (IA) has brokered three retail leases totaling 8,430 s/f. The deals include: * Dance Connection Inc. entered into a 10-yea...

New Year's news and wishes for 2012

Happy New Year! It certainly appears that 2011 had a happy year-end. The top retailers had a very merry Christmas, with many chains reportin...