Hernan Martinez, CEO of Cuestamoras Urbanismo, takes a different approach to today’s retail environment. Rather than design centers around shopping, he creates places people want to be – then weaves an element of retail into these destinations. By focusing on the targeted community, their culture and their desires, Martinez can outline a project that fulfills what that neighborhood is lacking, what makes those residents happy and what retailers can add to that experience. Case in point is Oxigeno, a mixed-use project in Costa Rica that features four uniquely themed zones …
Madison Marquette is in destination mode, as in destination-planning mode. Amer Hammour, the company’s chairman, and Peter Cole, managing director and head of East Coast development, are working on two signature mixed-use projects that will add not just retail, but entertainment to notable corners of Washington, D.C., and New Jersey. Asbury Park is rebuilding one of the state’s most historic beachfront communities into a 400,000-square-foot retail and entertainment development along New Jersey’s oceanfront. Meanwhile, the Wharf in D.C. will create a waterfront destination similar to New York’s Battery Park City …
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