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Index
Cover
Copyright
Acknowledgments
Contents
1 Introduction
What is a “Shopping Center”?
Shopping Center Terms
Types of Retail Goods
Types of Shopping Centers
Convenience Shopping Centers
Neighborhood Shopping Centers
Community/Super Community Shopping Centers
Regional and Super Regional Centers
Variations of the Major Types
Entertainment Centers
Lifestyle Centers
Town Centers
Outlet Centers
Megamalls with Entertainment
Fashion Centers
Transportation-Integrated Retailing
Strip Commercial Development
Variations in Design
Evolution of the Shopping Center
Early Experiments and Patterns
Diversification in the 1970s
Maturation in the 1980s
Remaking the Shopping Center in the 1990s
The New Millennium
2 Project Feasibility
Market Analysis
What is Market Analysis?
Who Uses Market Analysis?
Basic Approach to Retail Market Analysis
The Importance of Key Tenants
Analyzing Demand for Retail Goods
Analyzing Supply
Marketability Analysis
Sources of Data
Shaping the Character of a Center
Financial Feasibility
Site Selection and Evaluation
Choosing a Location
Access to the Site
Configuration and Shape of the Site
Size of the Parcel
Topography
Public Services
Site Acquisition and Approvals
Site Acquisition Methods
Land Use Controls
Avenues of Relief
Review of the Site Plan
Zoning Alternatives: Planned Development Districts, Floating Zones, Zoning Overlays
Federal, State, and Regional Regulations
Development Agreements and Exactions
Participation and Input by Citizens
The Approval Process
Securing Commitments From Tenants and Anchors
Anchors
Leasing Plan
Leasing
3 Financing the Retail Project
Financial Viability
Estimating Income
Estimating Costs
Capitalization Rates
Project Funding
Measuring Project Return
Assessing Financial Liability at Land Acquisition
Financing Structure
Organizational Forms of a Development Entity
Funding Sources
Presentations to Financing Sources
Requirements for Equity Funding
Funding Structure for the Loan
Elements of a Joint Venture
Distribution of Profits
Funding Predevelopment Costs
Development Fees
Public Financing
Other Types of Debt
What Does a Successful Deal Look like?
Financing Characteristics of Retail Development
Summary
4 Planning and Design
Changing Rules and Guidelines
The Latest Retail Concepts
Lifestyle and Open-Air Retail Centers
Urban Infill Retail
Mixing Uses
Transit-Oriented Development
The Hybrid Mall
International Retail Concepts
Asia
Middle East
Europe
Central and South America
Retail Site Planning
Site Program Configurations
Parking
Environmental Design
Exterior Features and Building Configurations
Building Materials
Building Entrances
Canopies
Signage
Night Lighting
Truck Service Facilities
Building Configurations
Interior Features
Tenant Spaces
Building Flexibility
Kiosks
Multiple Levels
Food Courts
Storefronts
Store Size
Basements
Interior Walls
Plumbing
Lighting
Flooring
Heating and Air Conditioning
5 Expansion and Rehabilitation of Existing Centers
Feasibility Analysis
Analysis of Sales Performance
Analysis of Lease Terms
Surveys of Customers
Analysis of the Potential for Expansion
Market Analysis
Financial Analysis
Securing the Capital for Redevelopment
The Approval Process
Changes in Physical Design
Buildings and Common Areas
Rehabilitation of Facades
Lighting
Signage
Parking
Landscaping and Street Furniture
Marketing
Working with Tenants
Scheduling and Logistics
Marketing the New Center
Problems in Rehabilitation and Expansion
6 Tenants
Understanding Tenants
Anchor Tenants
Inline Tenants
Food Tenants
Pad Tenants
Mix, Evaluation, and Placement of Tenants
Mix
Evaluation
Placement
Design and Planning
Issues to Resolve with the Municipality
Language in Tenants’ Construction Exhibits
The Landlord’s Control of Tenants’ Stores
Management of Tenants’ Construction
Increased Challenges of Big-Box Tenants
Grand Opening
7 Operations, Management, and the Lease
Basics of the Lease as a Management Tool
Developing the Leasing Strategy and the Lease
Description of the Premises
Term
Rent Provisions
The Economics of Rent and Percentage Rent
Percentage Rent Lease Provisions
General Rent Provisions
Operating Expenses
The Elements of Operating Expenses: Taxes, Insurance, and Cam
Tenant’s Proportionate Share
Payment and Reconciliation of Operating Expenses
Limits on Operating Expenses
Tenants’ Third-Party Payment Obligations
Promotional Fund or Merchants’ Association
Key Tenant and Landlord Issues
Tenant Allowance
Guaranty and Other Landlord Security
Common Areas
Use, Trade Name, Continuous Operation, Exclusive Rights
Cotenancy
Improvements and Alterations
Parties’ Maintenance and Repair Obligations
Landlord’s Right to Enter the Space
Insurance, Condemnation, and Default Provisions
Insurance and Indemnity
Casualty and Condemnation
Defaults and the Landlord’s Remedies
Conclusion
8 Management and Promotion of a Successful Center
Management Approaches
Management and Lease Administration Issues
Sign Control
Enforcement of Parking Regulations
Hours of Operation
Legal Requirements
Real Estate Taxes
Accounting
Income Accounting
Expense Accounting
Marketing and Promotion
Funding Marketing of the Shopping Center
Advertising, Promotional Events, Public Relations, and Community Outreach
Asset Management
9 Case Studies
Atlantic Terminal, Brooklyn, New York
Belmar, Lakewood, Colorado
Brentwood Square, Brentwood, Missouri
Bullring, Birmingham, England
Fairfax Corner, Fairfax, Virginia
40th @ Walnut, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The Grove, Los Angeles, California
Los Jardines, Bell Gardens, California
Namba Parks, Osaka, Japan
Paseo Colorado, Pasadena, California
Shanghai Xintiandi, Shanghai, China
University Square, University Heights, Ohio
Zona Rosa, Kansas City, Missouri
10 Future Trends
The Internet Clicks with Bricks
Entertainment Goes Large and Sporty
Cinemas Become Even More Entertaining
Green Becomes the Norm
Population Growth Means New Retail Opportunities
Demographic Trends Will Affect the Viability of Many Existing Centers
Urban Neighborhoods Will Experience Rapid Retail Development
Redevelopment, Repositioning, and Reconfiguring Will Remain a Force
New Town Centers and Redeveloped Strips Will Be the Shape of Retail Growth in Suburban Areas
Retailing Will Become More Global
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