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Sep
10
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What Houston and Charlotte Reveal About Growth Along New Highway Corridors

Highway expansions can reshape regions and traffic patterns, fueling residential and commercial growth as their paths unfurl. Commerce + Communities Today contributing editor Beth Mattson-Teig recently talked with Baker Katz principal Jason Baker and The Providence
  • Road Development
  • Commerce+Communities Today
  • ICSC
  • retail
  • Jason Baker
Jan
14
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When Will New Space Deliver and What To Do To Prepare for That Day

An excess of retail space pre-COVID yielded to a dearth of it. Now, the industry has finally started a measured march to equilibrium. Forecasts show a small uptick in new retail construction planned for 2025 and
  • Commerce+Communities Today
  • ICSC
  • Jason Baker
May
29
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Open-Air Centers Have Changed: Take a Look at What’s Coming out of the Ground Now

Today’s ground-up open-air projects differ from those of earlier eras. The changes — including ramping up outparcel tenants, focusing less on big-box anchors and adding spacious lawns, plazas and patios — offer a glimpse into the
  • Commerce+Communities Today
  • ICSC
  • Kenneth Katz
Oct
15
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Houston mall reverses fortune with focus on Hispanic community and local shops and services

By Steve McLinden, Contributor | Commerce + Communities TodayOctober 15, 2021 The first fully air conditioned mall in Houston has a new kind of cool. The 60-year-old PlazAmericas, one of the city’s first fortress malls is
  • Commerce+Communities Today
  • PlazAmericas
  • Development
  • Kenneth Katz