Macy’s

Los Angeles Adaptive Reuse Scores $119M Loan

GPI Cos. will convert a former Macy’s store into creative Class A office space.

Memorial City Mall. Image courtesy of MetroNational

Trademark to Reimagine Houston’s Memorial City Mall

Owner MetroNational will rely on the real estate investment, development and management company to create a master plan for the 1.7 million-square-foot super-regional shopping center’s future.

Southlake Mall

CityView Commercial Buys GA Retail Center for $45M

JLL arranged the sale of Southlake Mall in the Atlanta suburb of Morrow, working on behalf of Vintage Real Estate, which had owned the property for nearly five years.

Lionheart Capital Subsidiary Lands 734 KSF Ohio Retail Asset

Sears, Avita Health Systems, Macy’s, JCPenney, Victoria’s Secret and Chuck E. Cheese are among the tenants of the property. The buyer retained Madison Marquette to spearhead leasing efforts going forward.

Transwestern Taps Construction VP

Lisa Feeley brings more than 30 years of experience to her new role, where she will oversee project and construction management for the firm’s health-care advisory services group.

Building the Retailtainment Experience

Experiential retail, also dubbed “retailtainment,” fuses entertainment and technology with traditional shopping, giving businesses different ways to keep their customers, as well as attract new ones.

Forest City Sells Pittsburgh Mall

The nearly 900,000-square-foot regional mall is part of a larger, 10-property retail portfolio, as the firm continues to shed its shopping center assets.

Forest City Sheds 1.2 MSF Shopping Mall

The company sold the Los Angeles-area asset to QIC as part of a 10-mall portfolio transaction expected to close this year.

Anchors Away! The Good News About Big-Box Closings

Why the departure of a department store can present a golden opportunity—and how to make the most of it.

Retail Scuffles, But All Is Not Lost

News of retail bankruptcies and store closings might be making the most headlines, but retailers and retail owners that can adapt to changing consumer preferences and compete with the rise of e-commerce can still prevail, argues Yardi Matrix Analyst Justin Dean.