Development/Redevelopment

New York -- Brixmor Property Group announced four lease executions with Ross Dress for Less  across the Brixmor portfolio. Within the Brixmor portfolio of shopping centers, Ross currently has 26 locations in 11 states and encompasses approximately 800,000 sq. ft.

Oak Brook, Ill. -- Inland Private Capital Corp. announced three employee promotions and the hiring of one new employee to the company’s senior management team. 

Effective Nov. 13, the company has promoted Keith Lampi to the position of COO and Rahul Sehgal to chief investment officer. Additionally, Joe Binder has been promoted to senior VP acquisitions; Dione McConnell has been appointed VP operations.

South Elgin, Ill. -- Oakbrook Terrace, Ill.-based Mid-America Asset Management Inc. announced that Shoe Carnival recently leased 10,072 sq. ft. at Shops at South Elgin in Chicago’s west suburbs.

The retailer plans to open in spring 2013 in the 164,502-sq.-ft. shopping center. Shoe Carnival is taking space formerly occupied by Famous Footwear and joins Kohl’s, T.J. Maxx, Pier 1 Imports, Petco and the newly expanded Fruitful Yield Health Foods.  

Dallas -- SRS Real Estate Partners announced that two new market leaders have been selected to lead the offices in Dallas/Ft. Worth and South Florida.
 
Mark Reeder has been named market leader for the Dallas/Ft. Worth office and will lead in partnership with Ryan Johnson. Reeder has been with SRS since 2000.

John Artope has been selected to lead the office in South Florida. He already leads the offices in Orlando and Tampa, and has been with the company since 2002.

Delray Beach, Fla. -- Indianapolis-based Kite Realty Group announced that It'Sugar has leased 2,027 sq. ft. at Delray Marketplace located in Delray Beach, Fla.

Denton, Texas -- RED Development announced it will bring Dillard’s department store to Rayzor Ranch Town Center, the new, open-air retail and entertainment destination now under development in Denton, Texas.  

Dillard’s, being planned as a 126,000-sq.-ft. store, is the first anchor department store named for the new project since RED became an owner and assumed the management of the property in 2010.  

Los Angeles -- CBRE Group said it has appointed Blake R. Hastings as managing director of its Minneapolis office, effective January 1, 2013.

Hastings succeeds Whit Peyton, who will be stepping down after more than two decades of service.

In his new position, Hastings will be responsible for overseeing all CBRE’s operations in Minnesota.

Miami Beach, Fla. -- Terranova Corp. said that Anna’s Linens will open an 8,100-sq.-ft. store at Lakewood Shopping Center, located in Margate, Fla., and marking the retailer’s 21st location in the state.

The new store will open in early 2013, joining a tenant line-up that includes Marshall’s, Ross Dress for Less and Staples.
 

Seattle -- Nordstrom said it plans to move its full-line store located at South Bay Galleria three miles south to Del Amo Fashion Center, Torrance, Calif. The two-level, 138,000-sq.-ft. store will open in 2015 as part of a major renovation of Del Amo Fashion Center that was announced Monday by Simon Property Group.

Dallas -- The Howard Hughes Corp. and Dillard’s announced that the department store is the latest anchor to be part of The Shops at Summerlin, in West Las Vegas Valley. Dillard’s will build a two-level, 200,000-sq.-ft. foot in the center, with opening scheduled for fall 2014.