REAL ESTATE

Real Estate's 10 Under 40
Meet retail real estate's rising stars. Many members of CSA’s 2018 class grew up in the business, while others discovered the field by accident and learned the ropes.
Trending topics: Pop-ups, wellness, shrinking stores and entrepreneurship
Smaller, faster, local — the retail projects of today are starting to resemble the small towns of yesteryear. As centers and downtowns seek to fill vacant spaces, they’re turning to new uses, new concepts and entrepreneurs to reinvent their experiences.

CSA talks with Dave Cheatham: Marketplace wisdom

CSA asked Dave Cheatham, president of X Team Retail Advisors, to apply his far-ranging view of the marketplace to the challenges of the day.
Analysis: Sorting out omnichannel

E-commerce isn’t a zero-sum game. Rather, each of online, in-store, and mobile commerce channels can enhance the others, according to Melina Cordero of CBRE.
DSW and Ulta open at Mall at Prince Georges

PREIT has proclaimed the $30 million transformation of its Mall at Prince Georges nearly complete with the recent openings of Ulta Beauty and DSW.
Brick-and-mortar is here to stay

Top retail center developers and executives are all too aware of how the internet has redrawn the playing field, but all are equally convinced that centers fill needs digital experiences can’t begin to address.
On the Level: The third place

Malls and shopping centers are real, physical places. That’s their advantage versus the internet. Shopping centers can at least aspire to be the third place. Websites cannot.
Deals of the Year: Westfield and GGP

With U.S. mall companies already heavily consolidated, experts don’t expect more big international deals.
Second office building sells out at Celebration Pointe

Celebration Pointe, the newly opened mixed-use development in Gainesville, Fla., has fully leased the space in the second office building on the site.
Mall for One and One for Mall

It’s a turbulent time for many American malls, and several owners and operators have had success reversing the fortunes of underperforming malls by transforming them into mixed-use destinations.