Posts Tagged ‘shop space’

First Look: Microsoft Retail Store Grand Opening

So today I decided to go check out the grand opening of the Microsoft retail store at Simon’s Shops at Mission Viejo.  I must say the store is impressive but the design does remind me of another retail store but I just can’t quite put my finger on which store that might be…..  The store [...]

Vitamin Shoppe Completes I.P.O.

Vitamin Shoppe has just completed an IPO, raising about $155 million.  You can read more about it at DealBook.  What I thought was most interesting was the fact that this was first I.P.O. by a traditional retailer since December 2007!
The proceeds from the offering are being used to pay down debt and to pad the [...]

Is A New Underwriting Trend Emerging in CRE?

I received a marketing brochure today that, quite frankly, left me a bit shocked.  The property is a multi-tenant retail building in a power center in Southern California.  The shocking part of the offering was that the seller and broker were NOT attempting to capitalize income from the vacant suites.  Maybe CRE practitioners are starting [...]

Inland Empire Shopping Center For Sale – Calling All Investors Seeking To Lose Money

The package embedded below (see update below) just came across my desk today.  It is an offering for a shopping center in Moreno Valley, CA (Inland Empire).  The property consists of three ground leased fast food pads (El Pollo Loco, Del Taco and Wendy’s) as well as approximately 22,670 square feet of retail shops in [...]