Optimus Expands Retail Presence on San Francisco Peninsula

Optimus Expands Retail Presence on San Francisco Peninsula

Optimus Properties, LLC, a Los Angeles-based real estate investment and development firm, closed on the acquisition of the Laurel Street Retail Portfolio, a three-building, non-contiguous street retail portfolio located in downtown San Carlos. Seller... Read more »
NewMark Merrill Gets OK for Victorville Target Retail Center

NewMark Merrill Gets OK for Victorville Target Retail Center

NewMark Merrill Companies is moving forward with a Target-anchored shopping center development in Victorville.  NewMark Merrill, in partnership with World Premier Investments and R.Y. Properties, received entitlements to develop Desert Sky Plaza... Read more »
Blue Owl Borrows 5 Million Backed by Retail Portfolio

Blue Owl Borrows $185 Million Backed by Retail Portfolio

Private credit firm Blue Owl Capital landed a $185 million loan tied to nearly two dozen retail properties in the Bay Area.  The New York-based firm secured the loan from French corporate... Read more »
Developer Seeks to Build Residences, Retail in Rancho Park

Developer Seeks to Build Residences, Retail in Rancho Park

Another developer is looking to build a residential and retail property along the Pico Boulevard corridor in Rancho Park.  On Feb. 19, Ely Khakshouri of Avenue of the Stars Imports filed an... Read more »
Experiential Retail and Placemaking: Necessity, Not Amenity

Experiential Retail and Placemaking: Necessity, Not Amenity

Not so long ago, the concept of serving up experiences with retail products was a “nice to have” strategy. According to a Lee & Associates write-up, that “nice to have” is now... Read more »
RBM Applies to Build Apartments, Retail in Rancho Park

RBM Applies to Build Apartments, Retail in Rancho Park

The location of a closed restaurant on Los Angeles’ Westside has been floated for redevelopment into housing and retail.  RBM of California filed an application with the Los Angeles Department of City... Read more »
Stratus Sells Kingwood Retail Center for Nearly M

Stratus Sells Kingwood Retail Center for Nearly $61M

A mixed-use retail development located at Highway 59 & Northpark Drive in Kingwood has recently been sold. The asset spans 150,000 square feet and is anchored by H-E-B. The sale price for this property... Read more »
Shopoff Plots Housing, Hotel, Retail at Westminster Mall

Shopoff Plots Housing, Hotel, Retail at Westminster Mall

The former Westminster Mall is headed for new life as a mixed-use development from Shopoff Realty Investments.  Bolsa Pacific, the planned replacement for the shopping center that closed last fall, will rise... Read more »
Washington seeks to reset ground-floor retail rules for residential buildings

Washington seeks to reset ground-floor retail rules for residential buildings

A fight over ground-floor retail mandates could become one of the most consequential zoning debates of 2026, with Washington state lawmakers moving to curb mandatory storefronts in new residential buildings. A bill... Read more »
Vornado Taps Newmark for Retail Leasing in Midtown’s Penn District

Vornado Taps Newmark for Retail Leasing in Midtown’s Penn District

Vornado Realty Trust has named Newmark as the exclusive leasing agent for the next stage in its retail transformation in the Penn District on Manhattan’s West Side. The Newmark retail team is overseen by... Read more »