Build for People: Community-driven Retail at Street Level

September 9, 2025

Jemicah Colleen Marasigan

People don’t remember square footage. Instead, they remember familiar baristas and quick, passing hellos that turn into plans. Build for those scenes and the places weave into the neighborhood, creating a second home that holds value because people use it.

Aligning Retail Spaces with Evolving Expectations of a New Generation

June 25, 2025

Christina Faley, WELL AP, IIDA

Despite the year-over-year growth of the retail sector for the period of 2022-2024, brick-and-mortar investors, developers and landlords must navigate shifting consumer behaviors, the continued rise of e-commerce as well as waves of chain store closures. This complex set of continuously evolving challenges sparks questions about where to invest and the need for a more strategic, experience-driven approach to physical retail spaces.

Emerging Trends in Private Equity for Commercial Real Estate

February 18, 2025

Lucy Cromwell

Private equity firms often consider commercial buildings a smart place to invest their money, and property may be perceived as a stable investment option. In recent years, there have been huge advances that have changed the how, where and why of commercial real estate investment, including PropTech, big data and rising interest in mixed-use developments.

The Evolution of Retail and the Path to Resurgence

October 11, 2024

Chanelle Hayes

Despite its recent challenges, retail is now on a promising path of resurgence. A panel discussion at NAIOP’s CRE.Converge, led by Carmen Decker, western region president of Kimco Realty Corp., and Karly Kilroy, vice president of Kite Realty Group, shed light on this transformation. The two experts shared their insights, sparking a sense of optimism and hope for the future of retail.

Upcycling: Reimagining Underutilized Commercial Space as Public Space

September 29, 2021

Rochelle Broder-Singer

When it opened between 2002 and 2004, Pittsburgh’s SouthSide Works was lauded as a retail destination that would revitalize the former brownfield site of the historic J&L Steel Works. It was at the forefront of the live-work-play movement. But by early 2020, the retail space was just 7% leased, although it had solid anchors, including […]

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