Retail

MIAMI-Most of the tenants are national and some of the most well-known retail brands, such as Starbucks, Cold Stone Creamery, T-Mobile, GameStop and FedEx Office.

LAS VEGAS-Scott Kaplan of CBRE talks about the bounce back in the San Bernardino County market.

PHOENIX-Fresh from a 10-year stint at Inland Real Estate in Chicago, Patrick O'Meara is ready to build up debt and equity financing in Phoenix and to encourage capital investment across all CRE sectors.

NEW YORK CITY-In 1965, a plan to redevelop the Seward Park Urban Renewal Site was put forth. Now public review has begun for a project that could mean 1.65 million square feet of mixed-use space.

WASHINGTON, DC-Congress wants FASB to slow down and consider the potential fall out from the lease accounting convergence proposal.

SACRAMENTO-L Street Lofts, a mixed-use, fractured condominium project, sells with just 10 units being leased for $2.50 per square foot, the highest rental rate in the midtown area.

LAS VEGAS-There is more optimism in the retail real estate industry than years before, says Stan Johnson's Briggs.

WASHINGTON, DC-Panelists at the upcoming RealShare Washington, DC will discuss what is driving development in the area, the changing nature of office supply and demand, and the outlook of investment sales here.

NEW YORK CITY-The jewelry retailer’s global forecast for the year ending Jan. 31, 2013 is dimmed by a flat quarter closest to home, including declines at its flagship Manhattan store.

MIAMI—Blanca Commercial Real Estate's Danet Linares tells GlobeSt.com's Jennifer LeClaire mass transit is Miami’s Achilles heel right now.

BUFFALO-A 102-room Staybridge Inn will be part of a $15-million mixed-use project proposed on the Amherst campus of the University at Buffalo.

AUSTIN, TX-A new apartment project is proposed at the northeast corner of South First Street and West Riverside Drive in downtown Austin.

BETHESDA, MD-The merger of the Reznick Group and J.H. Cohn will create an organization with a larger public presence, allowing for a greater focus on REITs, David Kessler tells GlobeSt.com's Erika Morphy.

LAS VEGAS-Safeway Inc. sees big efforts into health and wellness on the horizon, the Fresh Market Inc. plans new stores, and SuperValu Inc. is working heavily on its second use facilities.

MOSCOW-Lee Timmins, which will lead the fund in Russia, says the company has a growing middle class with new spending power.

LAS VEGAS-At ICSC RECon2012, Cassidy Turley reports that the retail sector still has a long way to go to reach full recovery; GlobeSt.com learns attendees' thoughts on CVS, Walgreens and Whole Foods.

DEERFIELD, IL-The company, run by former Walmart and Toys R’ Us executives, only lasted four months, and will now sell its thousands of children’s items for half off in a quick sale.

LONDON-The joint venture between Istithmar P&O Estates and Henderson Global Investors have leased 82,500 square feet of office space in the Regent Quarter scheme in York Way, King's Cross, to a publishing company.

LAS VEGAS-Transwestern's Nick Hernandez tells us that we aren't going to see much greenfield development in the near future.

OLD BRIDGE, NJ-Speaking to GlobeSt.com from the ICSC RECon conference in Las Vegas, Richard Brunelli tells GlobeSt.com's Antoinette Martin that demand is strong from freestanding retail space users.