Retail Development Meets LEGO KidsFest

(Jordan)

Editor’s Note:  I will be traveling to India to work for a week so in my place, my 10 year old son Jordan will be taking over the blog for a post.


Hi, Jordan here.  I know that my dad really likes retail development but I also know he LOVES LEGO.  So I wanted to let all you guys know, there are two LEGO KidsFests left this year.  One is in Cleveland, OH and the last one is in Hartford, CT.  

(Image from LEGO KidsFest Website)

Union Village, $1.5 Billion for Retail Medical Mixed-Use

(All Images from Union Village Website)

All Things Retail Development has covered a lot of territory in our first year of reporting Mixed-Use centers all over the world, but here is a new twist on “Mixed-Use”: a $1.5 Billion, 150 acre medical and retail complex planned for Henderson, Nevada.

The project, first announced in April of this year, is called Union Village and will be one of the first such integrated “health villages” in the nation.  The project will be made up of 4 different components as described in this article from the Las Vegas Sun:

Part 6 - Ohio Lifestyle Center Series: Newport on the Levee

(All Photos from Newport on the Levee website)

Our next center in this ongoing Ohio Lifestyle Center series is Newport on the Levee.  Many familiar with this development will immediately point out that Newport, across the Ohio River from Cincinnati in Kentucky, is NOT in Ohio and that certainly is the case.  However, the development is significant enough that the main driver of its visitors are from the Cincinnati metro area and the development has access by boat, car, as well as the Purple People Bridge that connects downtown Cincinnati via a pedestrian bridge that connects directly with the center.

$110 million Development for Sligo, Ireland

(All Renderings from the Sligo City Centre website)

Sligo is a town in the Northern part of the Republic of Ireland that dates back to the early 13^th century.  It is a popular tourist attraction and although its population is just under 20,000 people, it is purported to have the top retail spend in North West Ireland which is supported by two peak selling seasons; Christmas and Summer.

Sligo Town Centre, is a $110 million project at the heart of Sligo, with the intent of redeveloping the Sligo city centre.  The development, originally proposed in 1999 will finally move forward with the signing of Debenhams department store who will join Penney’s (Primark, not JC), Dunnes Stores and Tesco as the anchors for the project.  An additional 26 retailers will also be part of the project as well as prime office space, 20+ apartments, and a parking garage that can accommodate 900+ cars.  The nearly 400,000 sf mixed-use project will dedicate 260,000 to retail.  Construction is expected to start late this year and be completed by 2013.  For a brochure provided by Treasury Holdings, the developer of the project, click here.

Grandview Yard Update 2

Grandview Yard, the $500 million, 90 acre development located just west of Downtown, Columbus announced recently their desire to add 154 apartments in three four-story buildings.  Initial plans for Grandview Yard included as many as 600 housing units over time.

This is welcome news for a young urban development that has had early success.  The fact that Nationwide Realty Investors, developer of the property, is willing to invest further is a good sign for the Yard as well as for the Columbus market.  Here is a list of the businesses that have called Grandview Yard their home:

                Hyatt Place

                Urban Active

                Jason’s Deli

                The Buckeye Hall of Fame Grill

                Massage Envy Spa

                Schindler Dentistry

                M&A Architects