National is in the final stages of redeveloping Orange Plaza, a former regional mall, into a 900,000-sf open-air shopping center. Major tenants at the complex include the Home Depot, Kohl's, Bed, Bath, & Beyond, Modell's, Famous Footware, Marshalls, Burlington Coat Factory, Staples and a 228,000-sf Wal-Mart Supercenter. Those anchor tenants occupy the majority of the center.

The property is also occupied by a variety of restaurants including Red Lobster, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Applebee's, Taco Bell and Chuck E. Cheese.

Andrew Stewart, CEO of David Cronheim Mortgage, says, "National Realty has accomplished what no other developer could have; that is to transfer a dormant, functionally obsolete mall into a powerhouse that will dominate its submarket for many years to come. This is really quite an impressive feat."

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John Jordan

John Jordan is a veteran journalist with 36 years of print and digital media experience.