NEWPORT BEACH, CA-One of the more visible government agencies at the recent RECon show in Las Vegas was San Bernardino County. And for good reason. The County, which was a GlobeSt.com Thought Leader during the month surrounding the convention, has a lot going on in the retail real estate sector all over its vast geographic area. Nelson Wheeler, a partner at locally based Strategic Retail Advisors and an expert on the County, recently spoke to GlobeSt.com's Ian Ritter about the developments taking place in the County and its overall retail climate.

GlobeSt.com: Has the market recovered enough to see larger, multi-anchored shopping center developments?

Nelson Wheeler: It has. We're not seeing the same amount of development, of course, that was going on pre-recession, but the County has four significant multi-tenant shopping centers that are either redevelopments or new product. In north Upland, there is the third phase of Colonies Crossroads, at the southeast corner of Campus Avenue and Highway 210. That's going to include Nordstrom Rack, Toys “R” Us, Babies “R” Us, T.J. Maxx, Golfsmith and Beverages & More! Thenthere is another significant redevelopment project at the Mall of Victor Valley, at the northwest corner of Bear Valley Road and Interstate 15, in Victorville. That includes a new Macy's, a new Forever 21 in an old Mervyns box, Dick's Sporting Goods and significant remodels of the common area. There is a third project being planned called Mountain Grove, in Redlands, being built by Majestic Realty Co., and that's just north of their current Citrus Plaza. It will be about 450,000-square-feet. While the tenancies are probably not quite yet ready for announcement, there is significant anchor-tenant interest to take that off for a possible late 2014 or early 2015 opening. Finally, the fourth project, while maybe not quite on the foreseeable horizon, is the redevelopment of the old Broadway department-store box at Montclair Plaza, at the southwest corner of Central Avenue and Interstate 10, in Montclair.