Retail

Angel Commercial sells 18,311 s/f for $1.65 million at 386 Commerce Drive

Angel Commercial L.L.C., a Southport-based commercial real estate brokerage firm, completed the sale of an 18,311 s/f industrial building on...

Urstadt Biddle acquires two shopping centers in N.J.

Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc. has acquired two shopping centers in New Jersey: Boonton A&P Center in Boonton, and Bloomfield A&P Center in ...

The power of retail design: It's innovative and the opportunities never stop!

I love retail design! It's powerful. It's innovative. And the opportunities never stop! My passion for retail design was ignited many years ...

Architects and engineers are rejuvenating retail centers and the environment

We have been working in retail development long enough to understand two important facts: First, the typical boom and bust cycle of the econ...

Northeast retail defeasance activity jumps 300% as the economy continues to improve

As the economy continues to improve in the current low interest rate environment it is generating greater lending activity in the commercial...

New IRS regulations on capitalization of real estate expenditures

In September 2013 after approximately 10 years of proposed and temporary regulations, the IRS issued final regulations on what taxpayer expe...

January forecast in landscape architecture: Skating on thin ice in 2014

Here in New England, skating on pond ice is a traditional past time that is enjoyed by all. However, the temperature and conditions are crit...

Relief, not a cure: IRS provides help for partnerships allocating historic rehabilitation tax credits

The Internal Revenue Service issued Revenue Procedure 2004-12 to provide partnerships and partners more predictability about allocating hist...

Northern New England retail real estate forecast for 2014

With the holiday shopping season behind us, it's time to look ahead to what 2014 has in store for retail real estate in Northern New England...

Permit expirations: Make note of the time allowances or face costs in the future

Initially, local zoning ordinances need to be reviewed to determine if the use is permitted and if dimensional regulations can be met. If no...