Envision 2020is a broad-based study conducted by the International Council of Shopping Centers which seeks to identify the enormous changes confronting the retail real estate industry over the next five years. How can developers prepare for the industry transformation ahead?
Shopping centers have become the primary vehicle for the reinvention of faded downtown business districts. At their best and most distinctive, these properties actually create a vibrant retail and entertainment experience which reinvents the central business core of major cities.
Downtown Los Angeles, once a barren wasteland of abandoned factories and underused parking lots, is being reborn as a residential and commercial hub for Millennials who hate to commute. At the heart of this initiative is Fig@7th, an old property… Continue Reading →
Avalon, a dynamic mixed use community in Alpharetta, GA, developed by North American Properties (NAP), is an exemplar of how the shopping experience can be seamlessly blended into a complete lifestyle concept skewed towards the Millennial demographic. Avalon is essentially… Continue Reading →