CHICAGO-The 1.2-million-sf Saint Louis Galleria and 1.1-million-sf Coronado Center in Albuquerque, NM, are added to General Growth Properties' portfolio, while the REIT buys out the 49% interest of its partner in GGP Ivanhoe III, which owns eight malls.
PLANO, TX-The capital will pay off a $180-million financing and pump another $20 million to $30 million of equity into the 1.4-million-sf Shops at Willow Bend. The mall, in stiff competition for consumers' dollars, will get another five years to stabilize.
AURORA, CO-The Aurora Mall is getting the most extensive makeover in its 28-year history, with a new Dillard's and a completely revamped Foley's in the works. The retooling of the Simon property will come in two phases over more than two years.
ELMSFORD, NY-Officials with Mack-Cali Realty report that the Cranford, NJ-based REIT completed 263,665 sf of lease deals at its New York-Connecticut properties in the fourth quarter of 2002, a marked increase from a year earlier.
HOUSTON-Barnes & Noble will build a 25,000-sf store at the Centre in Copperfield center the northwest submarket while Shoe Show takes 5,341 sf at Greenspoint Mall, a 1.7-million-sf venue with major redevelopment plans in hand.
CHICAGO-The busy multifamily developer is among three firms that sign renewals in deals arranged by Equis Corp. Meanwhile, The Foster Group signs a 17,837-sf sublease at 330 N. Wabash Ave.
WASHINGTON, DC-The Washington office market continues to be a favorite among investors, as evidenced by Connecticut-based Broadway Real Estate Partners' $185 million acquisition of Washington Harbour.
ORLANDO-Diana Mucha, president of M & V Builders Inc., takes over from Alan Hicks of the Cordish Co. as the Associated General Contractors of Central Florida Inc. backs its national group in urging the IRS to withdraw a proposal to tax off-road, mobile machinery used on construction sites.
AUSTIN-Beginning March 3, Sunset Valley, a thriving retail hub, limits surface parking area to 18% of the tract size for new developments. It had been 40% to 50%. The stiffer action comes about three months after a development moratorium.
BEE CAVE, TX-A Federated Department Stores' exec says the 2.3-million-sf Hill Country Galleria isn't on its radar screen. The Save Our Springs Alliance is in the midst of a campaign to get retailers to "just say 'no.'