HOUSTON, TX – Melcher Crossing –   In 1943, Virginia Lee Burton published the now classic children’s book, The Little House.  A decade later LeRoy Melcher developed the plot of land at 4218 San Felipe Street in Houston, Texas as small strip center anchored by a U-tote’M convenience store. ...

NATIONAL HARBOR, MD -    National, regional and local economies were booming on the day in 2007 that the Peterson Cos, began construction of National Harbor, their 300 acre mixed use “community of tomorrow”, on the site of an abandoned quarry and ante-bellum plantation in Prince George’s...

  ATLANTA, GA – Merchants Walk Center – The redevelopment of retail property has become increasingly challenging over the past few years as the nation’s economy and particularly the real estate industry continues to suffer from the extended downturn.  Planning, thoughtfulness and a connection to...

LOS ANGELES, CA – District La Brea – La Brea, an adaptive re-use redevelopment project on La Brea between 1st and 2nd Streets features eleven buildings under transformation to a complementary mix of retail, dining and creative offices. Each building in the redevelopment will undergo extensive upgrades...

PARIS, FRANCE – 2 Opera, PNB Paribas - From the looks of it you might be in the opening scenes of a high concept thriller or a sci-fi movie directed by James Cameron but in reality you’re standing at the entrance to the new ‘State-of-the-Art’ PNB Paribas Branch at 2 Opera in Paris. Apparently...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Nationals Park – PNC Diamond Club – Just two years after opening, the Washington Nationals,owned by Lerner Enterprises, the largest private real estate developer in the Greater Washington DC Metropolitan area, successfully undertook a renovation of the PNC Diamond Club...

CORPUS CHRISTI, TX – La Palmera Mall Redevelopment –   In 2008 Padre Staples Mall in Corpus Christi, Texas was in trouble.  Built in the 1970’s it was tired and obsolete and loosing market share to competitors both locally and in Houston and San Antonio.  The size of the failing center...

SEATTLE, WA – CAPITOL HILL – Melrose Market Already a Mecca for the ‘Food-Savvy’, Seattle has no shortage of world-class restaurants, markets and micro-destinations for some of the best locally based, sustainable fare in the nation.  With the recent opening of Melrose Market the city has yet...

CULVER CITY, CA – Sprouts Farmer’s Market Circuit City Conversion - Sprouts Farmer’s Market, the Arizona-based grocer and one of the fastest growing retail chains in the nation, recently completed and opened what they described as their “Flagship Sustainable Store” in Culver City,...

Falls Church, VA – Willston Centre II - Regency Centers knew the intrinsic value of what they had when they acquired Willston Center II in Falls Church, Virginia in 2005.  Careful management of the center and a complete understanding of its strengths and weaknesses led Regency to a three-prong...