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Webinar: From Roadblocks to Results: Making Mixed-Use Work in Today’s Market

by Sarah Daniels

The September 17 Shopping Center Business webinar “From Roadblocks to Results: Making Mixed-Use Work in Today’s Market,” hosted by Shopping Center Business and sponsored by KTGY, focused on some of the most dynamic and challenging sectors of retail real estate today: mixed-use developments.  The panelists covered strategies to make these projects work, including the importance of early stakeholder engagement, working with property owners, municipal leaders and community members, as well as ensuring that projects align with local needs and long-term visions.  These retail experts also discussed these key topics and more: Watch this brief webinar …

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IRG, PREP Funds Acquire Washington Crown Center in Suburban Pittsburgh, Plan Redevelopment

by Abby Cox

North Franklin Township, Pa. — A partnership between Los Angeles-based Industrial Realty Group (IRG) and Cleveland-based PREP Funds has acquired Washington Crown Center, a 450,000-square-foot mall near Pittsburgh, with plans to undertake a redevelopment. As reported by the Observer-Reporter, as well as several other media sources, IRG and PREP Funds are jointly investing $40 million for the transformation of the former mall into a mixed-use hub for retail and business that will be called Franklin Crossroads Park. In addition, according to Pittsburgh Business Times, Great Neck, N.Y.-based Kohan Retail Investment Group originally purchased the …

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UrbanStreet Group Breaks Ground on 30-Acre Retail District at Veridian in Suburban Chicago

by Abby Cox

Schaumburg, Ill. — UrbanStreet Group has broken ground on a 30-acre retail district at Veridian in the Chicago suburb of Schaumburg. The first phase of the district is expected to open in 2027 for apartments, while the retail portion is scheduled for fall 2026. The Veridian project involves the transformation of the former Motorola headquarters campus. The first phase of the retail district will include 100,000 square feet of walkable retail and international cuisine, anchored by a 26,000-square-foot The Fresh Market grocery store along with 321 apartments and year-round community …

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SoCal Retail Market Fundamentally Strong but Challenged by Space Shortage

by Sarah Daniels

If Calvin Short and Terrison Quinn, managing principals at SRS Real Estate Partners, could sum up the Southern California (SoCal) retail investment sales and leasing environment with one word, it would be “undersupplied.” From an investment standpoint, the region lacks depth in available properties for sale, unlike other parts of the country where there have been leverage shifts in favor of the buyer due to oversupply, says Short, who represents buyers and sellers of retail assets nationwide. That’s particularly true in the net-lease space, which is driving some SoCal-based investors …

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Construction Underway on Phase One of Crossing at Coal Mountain Mixed-Use Development in Metro Atlanta

by Abby Cox

Cumming, Ga. — Construction is underway on Phase I of The Crossing at Coal Mountain, a 140-acre mixed-use development by Atlantic Residential in Cumming, a northern suburb of Atlanta. The project sits in the Coal Mountain region of north Forsyth County and will feature apartments, retail space and for-sale homes being developed in partnership with Toll Brothers. Atlantic Residential broke ground in July on the 47,000 square feet of shops, restaurants and entertainment space at the development, with plans to complete construction in summer 2026. Food-and-beverage concepts at The Crossing …

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Vestar, Pacific Proving to Develop $2 Billion Mixed-Use Project in Mesa, Arizona

by Abby Cox

Mesa, Ariz. — Vestar, a shopping center and mixed-use developer based in Phoenix, has partnered with Pacific Proving LLC, a landowning entity that controls 1,805 acres in the state capital’s East Valley, to co-develop a $2 billion mixed-use project. Legacy Park will span 200 acres at Pacific Proving’s site in Mesa near the confluence of Gilbert and Queen Creek. The groundbreaking is set for 2027. “As someone who has believed in the potential of this area and land for decades, we are thrilled to partner with Vestar to bring this phase …

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Smalls Sliders Signs Four-Unit Franchise Agreement Across Kentucky, Tennessee

by Abby Cox

Atlanta — Atlanta-based cheeseburger slider concept Smalls Sliders has signed a franchise agreement to open four new units across Kentucky and Tennessee, marking the brand’s second appearance in both states. Entrepreneur Matthew Robinson will own and operate the restaurants, which are dubbed “Cans.” Following recent multi-unit deals in Lexington, Kentucky, and Knoxville, Tennessee, Smalls Sliders’ newest locations will include Cans in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and three other locations throughout Clarksville and Henderson, Tennessee. The first of the four restaurants is anticipated to open next year. Founded in 2019, Smalls Sliders has …

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Prime Pizza To Open Five Restaurants in Southern California

by Abby Cox

Los Angeles — Los Angeles-based Prime Pizza, a rapidly expanding New York-style pizza restaurant, has signed leases for five new locations in Southern California. The locations are at Alicia Landing Shopping Center in Mission Viejo; Gaslight Square in Brea; Farmers & Merchants Bank Center in Torrance; and two freestanding locations, one in Thousand Oaks and another in Valley Village, California. Mark Seferian of RCI Brokerage represented Prime Pizza in the transactions, which ranged from 1,256 to 1,951 square feet. The Mission Viejo and Brea locations will open in the fourth …

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Vestar to Develop 500,000-Square-Foot Laveen Towne Center in Southwest Phoenix

by Abby Cox

Phoenix — Vestar has received approval from the Village Planning Committee to develop Laveen Towne Center, an open-air shopping center in Phoenix’s southwest submarket of Laveen. Set to break ground in summer 2026 with a grand opening targeted for winter 2027, Laveen Towne Center will feature 500,000 square feet of retail, dining and entertainment space across 90 acres. Vestar plans to preserve the character and charm of the area through the project’s design and programming. The development will reuse existing materials and features found onsite, including from the Hudson Farmhouse, …

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BJ’s Wholesale Club
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BJ’s Wholesale Club to Open 104,170-Square-Foot Grocery Store in Warner Robins, Georgia

by Abby Cox

Warner Robins, Ga. — BJ’s Wholesale Club plans to open a new grocery store and BJ’s Gas station south of Atlanta in Warner Robins. The Telegraph reports that the 21-acre site will house the 104,170-square-foot grocery store and 582 parking spaces, as well as a 2,204-square-foot gas station with eight pumps that opened in late August. The new BJ’s Wholesale Club store is set to open on Friday, Sept. 12. The property represents the first BJ’s Wholesale Club store in middle Georgia and its seventh in the state, according to The Telegraph.

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