LOS ANGELES-Equity REIT Federal Realty has started construction on the Point, an $80 million shopping, dining and entertainment center development in the South Bay. The 15,000-square-foot, open-air center will house 125 retail and restaurant tenants, and is estimated to open in 2015.

"We are excited that construction has begun on this dynamic new retail and social destination in the South Bay and look forward to creating a vibrant shopping experience for local residents and employees," says Jeff Berkes, West Coast president of Federal Realty Investment Trust.

The center is located between Manhattan Beach and El Segundo and adjacent to the Plaza El Segundo shopping center. Owners have already begun leasing space to regional and national retail shops and high-end, chef-centric restaurants.

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Kelsi Maree Borland

Kelsi Maree Borland is a freelance journalist and magazine writer based in Los Angeles, California. For more than 5 years, she has extensively reported on the commercial real estate industry, covering major deals across all commercial asset classes, investment strategy and capital markets trends, market commentary, economic trends and new technologies disrupting and revolutionizing the industry. Her work appears daily on GlobeSt.com and regularly in Real Estate Forum Magazine. As a magazine writer, she covers lifestyle and travel trends. Her work has appeared in Angeleno, Los Angeles Magazine, Travel and Leisure and more.