SAN DIEGO—Similar to the trends in office and multifamily, the retail sector is also seeing urban influences, walkability and gathering spaces being incorporated into properties, CBRE's Carrie Bobb tells GlobeSt.com <b>EXCLUSIVELY</b>.

NORTH PLAINFIELD, NJ—Levin Management, which maintains a diverse 95-property, 13 million-square-foot shopping center portfolio in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Massachusetts and North Carolina, has promoted some key employees and hired some new ones .

SCOTTSDALE, AZ—Optima is known for its rooftop gardens and vertical landscaping with plants growing from private terraces scaling building exteriors, with railing designs to provide dramatic, uninterrupted views of the McDowell Mountains.

GARLAND, TX—Ongoing job growth and rising home values in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex have continued to fuel demand for rental housing, making Waterton eager to add Parkside at Firewheel to its growing portfolio of multifamily properties.