UPSCALE SPECIALTY, LIFESTYLE MIXED-USE, ENTERTAINMENT

ALABAMA
Spanish Fort: Construction continues on 560,000 sq. ft. Eastern Shore Centre on 120 acres on the eastern shore of Mobile Bay in Baldwin County (See SCD, P. H607); lifestyle shopping center to include a mix of retail, dining and leisure activities; anchors Dillard’s, Barnes & Noble and Bed, Bath & Beyond; 75 stores include Pottery Barn, Williams-Sonoma, Ann Taylor Loft, Coldwater Creek, Jos A. Bank, Chico's and Talbots; restaurants include Roussos Restaurant, Red Star Tavern, Santa Fe Fajita Company, Zoe's Kitchen and Moe's Southwest Grille; opening Oct ‘04; developer Eastern Shore Centre I, LLC c/o The Trotman Co (Woody Trotman), 2525 Bell Rd, Montgomery, AL 36117, (334) 270-2727.

CALIFORNIA
Gardena: Renovation planned for 143,892 sq. ft. Pacific Square at 1600 W Redondo Beach Blvd; mixed-use shopping center includes a 90,000 sq. ft. supermarket-anchored shopping center, 28,105 sq. ft. of office space and a 46-room boutique hotel; new owners plan to renovate the shopping center and replace the existing supermarket with Marukai Pacific Market 32,025 sq. ft. opening summer ‘04; office space will also be renovated; developer Rich Development Co, 796 W 9th St, San Pedro, CA 90731-3602, (310) 547-3326.

FLORIDA
Sandestin: Planned $150 million, 700,000 sq. ft. Grand Boulevard at located at the entrance to the Sandestin Gold and Beach Resort on 2400 acres in Walton County (See SCD, P. H703); phase one open-air lifestyle component to open spring ‘04 and include newest signed specialty retailers Coldwater Creek, Brooks Brother Country Club and Carolee; in addition, project to include five signature restaurants, class A office/medical space and two new Marriott hotels; phase 2 to open spring ‘05; parking 2400 cars; developer Howard Group, 185 Grand Boulevard, Destin, FL 32550, (850) 837-1886.

MASSACHUSETTS
Boston: Construction could begin in ‘05 on $400 million, 1.2 million sq. ft. Waterside Place on 8.3 acres at Summer St (across the street from the new Boston Convention & Exhibition Center); project to include a 600,000 sq. ft. shopping center with high-end retailers like Nordstrom or Hugo Boss, for men's and women's apparel, home furnishings stores and restaurants, a supermarket 76,380 sq. ft. with parking, a 276-unit, 20-floor residential condominium complex, and a 457-room 21-floor hotel; parking two-levels, 1750 cars; in addition, a 20,000 sq. ft. Boston visitor's center is planned for the site; long term, build-out may include expansion of the hotel, residential and office space in subsequent years; developer Urban Retail Properties Co (Ross Glickman), 900 N Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60611, (312) 915-1725.

NEW JERSEY
Washington: Proposed retail and residential development on 85 of 430 acres at Rt 130 in Mercer County; project to include 65,000 sq. ft. commercial shopping center (non-big box), 40,000 sq. ft. of office space and a 60,000 sq. ft. freestanding mix of retail and office space as well as 180 houses, 150 of which would be age restricted; residential portion would include condominiums, townhouses and single-family houses in addition to senior housing with a small club house and recreation center; if approved, ground could be broken in two years and houses may begin to open in ‘07; developer Sharbell Development Corp (Tom Troy), 1 Washington Blvd, Trenton, NJ 08691, (609) 918-2400.

OHIO
Garfield Heights: Ground has been broken on 650,000 sq. ft. City View Center on 95 acres at I-480 overlooking the Valley View Bridge; tenants include Wal-Mart, Circuit City, Bed Bath & Beyond, Jo-Ann Stores, Office Max, Dick’s Sporting Goods and Giant Eagle; opening summer ‘05; future plans include an office park, restaurants and a hotel; developer Heritage Development Co (John McGill), 34555 Chagrin Blvd, Moreland Hills, OH 44022-8022, (440) 914-4300.

PENNSYLVANIA
Warrington: Ground to be broken in May on 500,000 sq. ft. Valley Square on 140 acres at Rtes 611and 132 (about 30 miles N of Philadelphia) in Bucks County (See SCD, P. H739); $125 million open-air project to include a 250,000 sq. ft. lifestyle shopping center with big-box and service retail; anchor Wegmans 130,000 to open Oct ‘05; population 16,000 households within 3 miles; average household income $79,226; developer U.S. Realty Associates c/o Metro Development Company (Gregory R. Bianchi), 232-234 N 22nd St, Philadelphia, PA 19103, 215-557-9900.