Walnut Park, CA – La Alameda Shopping Center - One of the most positive developments of the real estate boom of the last decade was the movement of developers into neighborhoods that had previously been overlooked.  Many of these areas had been deemed to be unprofitable in the long term.  La Alameda...

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Glendale, WI – Bayshore Town Center America has had a love affair with the small town for over 200 years.  Streets lined with friendly local stores, a lunch counter that feels like your kitchen, a quaint town square in which to watch your children graduate high school on a glorious June morning.  Sounds...

Del Mar, CA – Del Mar Highlands Town Center – Del Mar Highlands Town Center has been the heart of Carmel Valley for the past twenty years.  This upscale suburb of San Diego is known for its beautiful climate and strong sense of community.  When planning the $20 million shopping center redevelopment,...

SANTA MONICA, CA – Santa Monica Place - After a nearly decade long redesign, Santa Monica Place reopened in August with a new look and a tenancy more reflective of the market it serves.  Originally designed by Frank Gehry and immortalized in films like Fast Times at Ridgemont High and Terminator 2,...

Honolulu, HI – Royal Hawaiian Center The Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center was opened in 1979 as the home to many of the flagship stores in Hawaii’s and one of Waikiki’s premier destinations.  By 2005 it had lost most of its prized retailers and was experiencing significant vacancy issues.  Its...

Columbia, SC – Trenholm Plaza - Edens & Avant knew they had a gem in Trenholm Plaza, it just needed cleaning and resetting.   Their $8 million retail repositioning plan has been a winning proposition for everyone resulting in a 25% increase in sales in a period of one year after the completion...

San Leandro, CA – Bayfair Center – It took guts and a good deal of confidence for MadisionMarquette to take on the aging and steadily declining Bayfair Mall in 2003.  The 820,000 square foot regional shopping center was originally built in 1957 and was starting to see an exodus of some of its...

This tip comes from the Retail Repositioning Guide produced by RetailRemix and Perkowitz+Ruth Architects.  It has been expanded with numerous photos as well as some additional information regarding the Waterside, Marina del Rey project (in Marina del Rey, CA) that makes use of this strategy.  If you...

PACOIMA, CA – Plaza Pacoima Industrial Past This recently unveiled shopping center is a redevelopment of the former Price Pfister plumbing fixtures manufacturing facility and is a prime example of urban renewal. In the 1950s Pacoima was a bedroom community for manufacturing centers in Los Angeles,...