September 16, 2014
Strong Demand in Commercial Retail Leasing, Vacancies Decline, Area Developers are Active Again Moving into the final months of 2014, the outlook for retail in the Northeast is expected to continue on its positive course. At Levin, we are seeing demand from national, local and franchise companies across a broad range of categories. Vacancies are declining […]
READ STORYSeptember 10, 2014
Consumers Seek Retail Venues that Provide Connection and Experience Sparking a Retail Real Estate Trend As far back as ancient Greece, the public square has been the center of civic and social life, the magnet that drew people together, the place to gather not just to shop but to recreate and connect. Successful merchants knew […]
READ STORYSeptember 4, 2014
But “Webrooming” Is the New Retail Real Estate Trend to Watch Gone are the days when back-to-school shopping was concentrated in one big spree that encompassed everything from Nikes to notebooks. Today we have a season stretching from summer well into September, as value-focused consumers stalk the last of the markdowns. Though vacation is over […]
READ STORYSeptember 3, 2014
Levin will host a booth at the International Council of Shopping Centers’ (ICSC) annual PA/NJ/DE Idea Exchange in Philadelphia. The three-day event is scheduled for September 8-10 and offers a unique opportunity to gain insights into key issues facing the industry in the Mid-Atlantic region. Attendees will find networking and deal-making opportunities, along with informational […]
READ STORYAugust 18, 2014
Wine and Beer Service May Spark a New Retail Real Estate Trend Will the 40 million customers who start their weekdays at Starbucks want to return post- 4 p.m. for wine, beer and tapas-style small plates? After four years of testing in selected U.S. cities, the coffee powerhouse is betting they will. Starbucks COO Troy […]
READ STORYAugust 5, 2014
Clicks-to-Mortar Continues as a Retail Real Estate Trend When Bonobos’ founder Andy Dunn launched his online menswear business in 2007, he pronounced bricks-and-mortar stores officially dead. Within five years of predicting that retail real estate trend, Bonobos was offline as well as online with a unique take on bricks-and-mortar – Guideshops – plus branded boutiques […]
READ STORYJuly 28, 2014
America’s Best Contacts and Eyeglasses Inks Lease for 4,500 Square Feet Levin-managed Hamilton Plaza (Hamilton Township, N.J.) has notched a major milestone in commercial retail leasing, achieving 100 percent occupancy with the lease of America’s Best Contacts and Eyeglasses. Currently in an aggressive expansion mode, the 350-store chain of discount eyewear and eye care stores, […]
READ STORYJuly 18, 2014
Levin Welcomes Five New Tenants Brisk activity continues in retail commercial real estate as we settle into Summer 2014. Levin-managed properties in high-growth communities in New Jersey and revived areas on Long Island have landed long-term leases with five retail businesses, assuring our continued leadership position among retail leasing companies in the Northeast. dd’s Discounts […]
READ STORYJuly 10, 2014
Retail Component of Premier Lifestyle Community is Now Fully Leased Levin Management is celebrating a major milestone on New Jersey’s Gold Coast. The 100,000-square-foot retail component of Edgewater Harbor, a premier mixed-use waterfront redevelopment on River Road in Edgewater, is now fully leased and open for business. Levin is the exclusive marketing and retail leasing […]
READ STORYJune 30, 2014
Levin Launches New Strategic Leasing Program at Bradford Plaza, West Chester Levin’s well-established foothold in the affluent Philadelphia suburbs is in expansion mode. The latest addition to our retail property management portfolio in this desirable geographic area of the Northeast is Bradford Plaza, a 161,000-square-foot, grocery-anchored shopping center located at 700 Downingtown Pike in West […]
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