Malls

Sandy Sigal Prop Tech quote

The popularity of property technology (prop tech) has expanded rapidly as retail owners and operators look for chances to streamline and improve their properties via data collection. However, says Sandy Sigal, president and CEO of NewMark Merrill, the hardest part of making prop tech useful isn’t collecting data. “The hard part about implementing prop tech successfully is making sure that the data is understandable, actionable and can be used by a wide array of people. It’s easy to be overwhelmed with data, and it can be very hard to draw …

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Cumming-Town-Center

Cumming, Ga. — Franklin Street has arranged a 20,388-square-foot lease with Burlington at Cumming Town Center, a 311,396-square-foot shopping center in Cumming, about 35 miles north of Atlanta. Sam Kreuger and Kaitlyn Theriot of Franklin Street represented the landlord, Site Centers, in the transaction. The publicly traded REIT focuses on investing in well-positioned shopping centers such as Cumming Town Center, which is now fully leased. The space that Burlington is backfilling was formerly occupied by Staples. Other tenants at the property include T.J. Maxx, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Ulta Beauty, Best Buy, …

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Sandy Sigal NewMark Merrill Proptech

“Retail has one very serious advantage as an asset class — it provides a lot of data. However, very few people actually look at the data,” says Sandy Sigal, president and CEO of NewMark Merrill. Historically, gathering data required landlords and managers to physically visit sites, and data insights would likely have been skewed based on time of day for the visit, momentary traffic variables or incomplete sales reports. Today’s technology automatically captures much more complete data related to consumer demographics and behavior patterns. For today’s shopping center owners, the …

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Richard Chichester Spending, Stimulus, Stagflation

Retail, when it really boils down to it, is dictated by the almighty dollar. This, of course, means those who hold those dollars are in control. Consumers have been on quite the wild ride over the past 16 months, and sitting up front with them is the retail industry. “Brick and mortar will come back, but it’s going to come back differently,” says Richard Chichester, president and CEO of Irvine, Calif.-based Faris Lee Investments. “There is pent-up demand after a year of being shut down. The pandemic accelerated the emphasis …

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Alpharetta, Ga. — Trademark Property Co. will oversee the redevelopment of North Point Mall in Alpharetta. According to several media outlets, the previous owner, Brookfield Properties, relinquished ownership back to New York Life Insurance Co. earlier this month. Trademark will also manage and lead the leasing effort for the property. North Point Mall spans 1.3 million square feet and is located near the intersection of Ga. Highway 400 and Encore Parkway, 25 miles north of downtown Atlanta. The enclosed mall features 129 stores and restaurants, including Dillard’s, JC Penney, Von …

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Lynchburg, Va. — Liberty University will redevelop the West End of River Ridge, a university-owned mall, less than one mile from campus. The university will demolish the Macy’s building in the first quarter of this year and plans to turn the area into an open-air shopping center with a food hall. The renovated shopping area will feature higher store elevations and urban-esque storefront designs, as well as an outdoor venue for family-themed community events. Liberty plans to deliver the food hall in late 2021 and the rest of the project …

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Indianapolis — Simon Property Group Inc. has completed its acquisition of an 80 percent ownership interest in The Taubman Realty Group Limited Partnership (TRG) for approximately $3.4 billion. Under the terms of the transaction, Simon, through its operating partnership, Simon Property Group L.P., acquired all of Taubman Centers Inc.’s (TCO) common stock for $43 per share in cash, and the Taubman family sold approximately one-third of its ownership interest at the transaction price and remains a 20 percent partner in TRG. BofA Securities, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Evercore Group, …

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Massapequa, N.Y. — Urban Edge Properties has acquired Sunrise Mall, a 1.2 million-square-foot regional shopping and dining destination in the Long Island city of Massapequa. Urban Edge acquired the mall from Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield for $29.7 million. At the time of sale, the 77-acre property was 65 percent leased, with Macy’s, Sears and Dick’s Sporting Goods serving as the anchor tenants. Jose Cruz, Kevin O’Hearn, Andrew Scandalios, John Pelusi, Steve Simonelli, Michael Oliver and Ryan Robertson of JLL represented the seller in the transaction. The new ownership is planning a redevelopment plan, …

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Duluth, Ga. — The Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners voted to acquire 39 acres at Gwinnett Place Mall in Duluth, including most of the mall’s inline tenants, food court and the shuttered Belk-Parisian store. The Urban Redevelopment Agency of Gwinnett County (URA) will buy the land for $23 million from Moonbeam Capital Investments LLC, a Las Vegas-based investor that bought the mall in 2013 from Simon. Moonbeam Capital put the mall up for sale last fall. The sale does not include the locations of Macy’s, Mega Mart and Beauty Master, …

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The Colony, Texas — Located in the rapidly growing suburbs of Northern Dallas, Grandscape is currently one of the largest mixed-use development projects in the U.S., occupying more than 400 acres in The Colony, Texas. At full build-out, Grandscape will boast over 3 million square feet of retail, entertainment, dining, residential, office and attractions. Phase one of the lifestyle center is open and includes such attractions as the country’s largest home furnishings store, Nebraska Furniture Mart; entertainment anchors, Andretti Indoor Karting & Games and Galaxy Theatres; and the all-sports store, …

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