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  • PREIT sells Washington Crown Center to Kohan

    PREIT announced it had completed the sale of the Washington Crown Center in Washington, Pennsylvania, to the Kohan Retail Investment Group for $20 million. The 674,000-sq.-ft. mall — 25 miles south of Pittsburgh on I-70 — is anchored by Bon-Ton, Macy's, Gander Mountain, and Sears.   

  • Hot in Arizona: Centers and strip malls, that is

    After a long, post-recession lull, leasing activity at shopping centers and strip malls in the Phoenix area is picking up, according to a report in Tempe’s East Valley Tribune.   Local real estate investor Michael Pollack is so bullish on the scene that he said he envisions tenant waiting lists as a possibility for the near future.    “We are in a red-hot market right now,” said Pollack, who invests in financially distressed centers and renovates them. 

  • Footwear brand on fast track for store expansion

    Skechers continues to expand its global footprint.   The brand on Tuesday opened a flagship store in the shopping center at the new World Trade Center in lower Manhattan. With some 1,545 stores worldwide, Skechers anticipates having more than 1,600 locations up and running by yearend.  

  • Market Profile: Detroit’s new model is revved and ready to roll

    To understand the current state of the Detroit real estate market, and to appreciate how and why Detroit is such a hot market today, we have to look to the past. Historical context is crucial here because, more than most cities, the story of Detroit is the story of a city shaped by its past. In many cases, the building blocks of today’s development boom are being literally and figuratively laid across foundations that were laid years ago.  

  • Tanger gains full ownership of Savannah outlet center

    Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc., acquired 100% ownership of Tanger Outlets Savannah, adjacent to the Savannah International Airport. The deal it made with its lone partner in the 420,000-sq.-ft. center included a $15 million cash payment and assignment of all outparcels on the property.   "The center is currently 99% occupied and is undergoing a second expansion to accommodate retailer demand for space," said Steven B. Tanger, president and CEO.   

  • Discounter’s store growth hits a big number

    Dollar General continues to expand its store portfolio at a rapid pace.   The discounter on Monday opened its 13,000th store, in Birmingham, Alabama. The company operates approximately 675 stores in Alabama.    The new store is one of the planned 900 new stores Dollar General expects to open in 2016.

  • CBL says investigation clears it of wrongdoing

    A Securities Exchange Commission investigation into some loans applied for by CBL & Associates is unfounded, the company maintained in announcing the results of an independent investigation.  

  • Schimenti Construction to unveil nine new stores at One World Trade Center

    Schimenti Construction will play a major role in the opening of the Westfield World Trade Center retail center and transportation hub in downtown Manhattan on Aug. 16.    The Ridgefield, Conn.-based firm served as the general contractor for nine stores in the new retail and center, developing spaces for Banana Republic, H&M, Fossil, Victoria’s Secret, Under Armour, COS, Breitling, & Other Stories, and Cole Haan.  
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