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Innovative Uses for Vacant Big Boxes

Residential, creative-office, museum, civic and healthcare uses are just a few of the innovative ideas for creating a dynamic 24-7 mixed-use environment out of empty big-box space, KTGY's Simon Perkowitz tells GlobeSt.com.

By Carrie Rossenfeld | Updated on December 13, 2017

Simon Perkowitz Perkowitz: “The benefit of incorporating a non-retail use such as education, office or medical use is that people will come to the center for daily needs and will be more likely to shop while they are there.”

IRVINE, CA—Residential, creative-office, museum, civic and healthcare uses are just a few of the innovative ideas for creating a dynamic 24-7 mixed-use environment out of empty big-box space, Simon Perkowitz, a principal with KTGY Architecture + Planning, tells GlobeSt.com. Perkowitz recently participated as a roundtable facilitator at the International Council of Shopping Centers‘ CenterBuild Conference in Scottsdale, AZ, presenting “What Should I Do With My Vacant Big Box?” We spoke with him about this concern and the best uses for vacant big-box space.

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