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EQ Office Completes $500 Million Renovation of Willis Tower in Chicago

by Katie Sloan

Chicago — EQ Office, the U.S. office portfolio company wholly owned by Blackstone, has completed its more than $500 million renovation of Chicago’s Willis Tower. The 110-story tower is now certified LEED Platinum and is the largest building in the U.S. to achieve that designation, according to EQ Office. Part of the transformation is Catalog, a 300,000-square-foot retail, dining and entertainment destination at the base of the tower. The name Catalog is a nod to the Sears Roebuck Co. and its printed catalog. Designed by Gensler, Catalog features restaurants such as …

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Wegmans Opens New 81,300-Square-Foot Grocery Store in Metro D.C., Two More Planned to Open

by Katie Sloan

Washington, D.C. — Wegmans is expanding in metropolitan Washington, D.C. In early May, the grocer opened an 81,300-square-foot store at 150 Stovall St. in Alexandria, Virginia, a store that anchors Stonebridge’s Carlyle Crossing mixed-use development. The Alexandria store opened earlier this month and is the 14th Wegmans in Virginia and 107th nationwide. The grocer also plans to open an 85,000-square-foot store within the Halley Rise development in Reston, Virginia, and an 84,000-square-foot store at the $640 million City Ridge development in northwest Washington, D.C. The City Ridge store will open in …

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Tanger Breaks Ground on 290,000-Square-Foot Outlet Mall in Nashville

by Katie Sloan

Nashville, Tenn. — Tanger Factory Outlet Centers Inc. has broken ground on Tanger Outlets Nashville, a 290,000-square-foot outlet mall in Nashville. Scheduled to open in fall 2023, the six-building, open-air property will be located on a 32-acre site along I-24 within the Century Farms development. Tanger Outlets Nashville will house 70 brands and provide approximately 1,100 full- and part-time retail and management positions upon completion. Nashville will be the third Tennessee market served by Tanger as the Greensboro, North Carolina-based company has outlet malls in Sevierville and Memphis. The property …

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Azor-Led Partnership to Develop Wawa Store Near Midtown Plaza in Plantation, Florida

by Katie Sloan

Plantation, Fla. — A partnership led by Beth Azor of Azor Advisory Services has announced plans to break ground on a Wawa convenience store at 100 Pine Island Road in Plantation. The development will be located adjacent to Midtown Plaza, a 6,400-square-foot center home to tenants including Starbucks Coffee, Chim Authentic Thai and Smoosh Cookies. The development has received city approval and is awaiting a building permit.

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Public-Private Partnership to Develop $2.8 Billion Mixed-Use Project on Long Island

by Katie Sloan

Islip, N.Y. — A public-private partnership between The Town of Islip, Suffolk County and JLL has unveiled plans for Midway Crossing, a $2.8 billion mixed-use project that will be located on Long Island. The Long Island Regional Planning Council approved the project, which will be the largest commercial or residential development on Long Island in the last 50 years, on the evening of Thursday, May 12. Midway Crossing will span approximately 2.7 million square feet across 179 acres. Plans currently call for a variety of uses, including life sciences, healthcare …

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Joint Venture Demolishes Landmark Mall Outside Washington, D.C. for 4 Million-Square-Foot Mixed-Use Project

by Katie Sloan

Alexandria, Va. — Foulger-Pratt, The Howard Hughes Corp. and Seritage Growth Properties have broken ground on the 4 million-square-foot WestEnd Alexandria project with the demolition of Landmark Mall. The development is located roughly eight miles outside Washington, D.C., in Alexandria. Built in 1965 as an open-air shopping center, the 715,520-square-foot Landmark was converted to an enclosed shopping mall in 1990. The mall officially closed its doors in 2017 following Howard Hughes Corp.’s purchase of the former Macy’s store, but the Sears department store remained open until 2020.  Last year the Sears …

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Physical Retail Focuses on Quality, Customers

by Sarah Daniels

Josh Williams, senior vice president and director of investments out of Cullinan Properties’ Houston office, has been closely monitoring the leasing, development and sales activity for brick and mortar since our national emergence from the pandemic began. Below are the trends he sees, and where he believes this market is headed. Retail Insight: What would you say is the overarching trend in retail real estate right now? Williams: As we emerge from the pandemic, we are seeing a wide variety of retail assets returning to pre-2020 activity levels, all with one overarching …

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Commercial Growth in Moreno Valley

by Sarah Daniels

Successful companies looking to expand their brand know there is one location in Southern California that consistently beats the rest: the City of Moreno Valley. There’s a reason that companies like Sprouts, Raising Cane’s, Texas Roadhouse, Hilton, Capriotti’s and WoodSpring Suites are expanding in the city. They are supported by Moreno Valley’s second-to-none pro-business environment, a skilled and motivated workforce, strategic location and affordable lease rates. Fortune 500 and international companies are thriving in Moreno Valley, and here’s why. Location, Location, Location Situated at the junction of SR-60 and I-215, …

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Vestar, DMB Development Unveil Plans for 500,000-Square-Foot Development in Suburban Phoenix

by Katie Sloan

Buckeye, Ariz. — A partnership between Vestar and DMB Development has unveiled plans for Verrado Marketplace, a 500,000-square-foot development located in the Phoenix suburb of Buckeye. The project will include a grocery store, apparel and home décor stores, a department store, movie theater, specialty shops, restaurants and service providers alongside public outdoor spaces. The development site is located near Verrado, an 8,800-acre master-planned community. Construction is scheduled to begin in mid-2023 following necessary approvals from the City of Buckeye.

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Partnership Acquires 1.4-Million-Square-Foot Shops at Willow Bend in Plano, Plans Redevelopment

by Katie Sloan

Plano, Texas — A partnership between Centennial, Cawley Partners and Waterfall Asset Management has acquired the 1.4 million-square-foot Shops at Willow Bend in Plano. The new ownership plans to redevelop the property, though specific details were not disclosed. Taubman originally developed the shopping center in 2001. Tenants include Neiman Marcus, Dillard’s, Macy’s, Crate & Barrel, Vineyard Vines, H&M, Anthropologie, Equinox and Crayola Experience. California Pizza Kitchen, Wetzel’s Pretzels and Great American Cookies are among the food and beverage tenants. According to Chain Store Age, the seller was Spinoso Real Estate Group.

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