Prominent Players
McCarthy Awarded Desert Ridge Contract
| McCarthy will serve as construction
manager and general contractor for the $100-million Desert Ridge Marketplace, a
1.2-million-sq.ft. retail/entertainment project in Phoenix, Arizona. McCarthy Project
Director Bob Knochenhauer says the Desert Ridge Marketplace project offers many
challenges. “One of those challenges is the topographical elevation of the 100-acre site, which is an undeveloped area of the desert, says Knochenhauer, adding that site improvements will involve extensive grading, new roads and an underground storm drain retention system. |
 Bob Knochenhauer |
| Desert Ridge Marketplace is
McCarthy’s second project with Vestar Development Co., the project’s
Phoenix-based owner. The single-level retail center features a new urban architectural
style, designed by MCG Architecture of Beverly Hills, California. The development will feature five distinct shopping districts ranging from 150,000 sq.ft. to 300,000 sq.ft., linked by a series of pedestrian promenades with fountains, outdoor fireplaces, plazas and benches. The districts include Home Design and Hard Goods, Soft Goods, Neighborhood, Fashion, and Restaurant/Lifestyle/Entertainment. Tenants will include Barnes & Noble Bookstore, AMC Theaters, Target Greatland and Albertsons. For more information. contact Bob Knochenhauer, project director, McCarthy, 302 North First Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85003-1551; 602-262-8000, Fax 602-262-8080; Web site: www.mccarthy.com. |
|
CDI To Remerchandise Miami Airport
 Bill Kennedy |
New York-based CDI Group, Inc. will direct the
re-merchandising of Sirgany Century’s 18 newsstands and single bookstore at the Miami
International Airport. The effort is part of a total overhaul of retailing at the busy
Miami terminal. As part of the project, CDI is conducting a detailed analysis of the existing merchandise in Sirgany’s shops, which range from 2,500 sq.ft. to 3,000 sq.ft. Bill Kennedy, director of international consulting for CDI, says, “With a broader and expanding mix, and improved graphic presentation, the newsstands can draw more travelers. With air travel more affordable today, the complexion of travelers is changing and traffic is up. Consequently, the stores need to offer a broader mix of merchandise.” |
| Kennedy notes that candy and food are
obvious candidates for merchandise expansion, adding, “With the food offered on
flights dwindling, CDI sees a big potential for snacks and bottled water.” The
remerchandising project is expected to be completed within six months. CDI specializes in the development and implementation of retail strategies for clients throughout the United States and abroad. The firm’s services include strategic management guidance, retail concept development, store planning and design, graphic communication, market positioning, market research, and consultation and field services in merchandising, food service and training. Following its acquisition last year by Atlanta-based Miller/Zell, the company added capabilities in store fixture fabrication, installation and prototype rollout. For more information, contact Bill Kennedy, CDI Group Inc., 216 East 45 Street, New York, NY 10017; 212-681-0011, Fax 212-681-0099. |
|
Moson Becomes SVP at MBK
| Frank B. Moson was promoted to senior vice president at
MBK Construction, Ltd., a division of MBK Real Estate, Ltd. Working from MBK’s
Irvine, California office, Moson will be responsible for the firm’s expansion and
diversification, building national accounts and teaming relationships between MBK
architects and other builders coast to coast. He also joins the company’s executive
committee. MBK Construction is a full-service construction company specializing in construction management, program management and general contracting services for the retail, entertainment, hospitality, commercial and multi-family sectors. For more information, contact Frank B. Moson, senior vice president, MBK
Construction, Ltd., PO Box 57065, 175 Technology Drive, Irvine, CA 92618; 949-789-8300. |
 Frank B. Moson |
Keith Gets Vegas Contracts
| The Keith Companies, Inc. (TKCI), an engineering, consulting and technical services firm based in Costa Mesa, California, was awarded two service contracts for commercial developments in Las Vegas, Nevada. |
| TKCI will provide engineering services for The Vineyards, an 80-acre, mixed-use entertainment and retail complex located adjacent to the Sunset Station Hotel & Casino, Gallery Commons and other retailers within EastGate, a 188-acre master planned development. Services will include land planning, full-service civil engineering for the site and overall master planning for the infrastructure of the associated streets and highways in the area. |
| For The SunCoast Hotel & Casino, TKCI will provide surveying services, including construction staking. The 78,000-sq.ft. casino will house a 16-screen theater complex, a state-of-the-art bowling center and a 600-seat showroom. The Mediterranean-style project is situated on 50 acres within Peccole Ranch, a 632-acre master planned community. |
| For more information, contact The Keith Companies, 2955 Red Hill Avenue, Costa Mesa, CA 92626; 714-540-0800. |
Ibex Promotes Vikram Reddi
| Vikram Reddi was promoted to director of
business development at Ibex Construction, a New York City firm dedicated to retail and
corporate interior construction. Having joined the company as project manager several
months ago, Reddi will now focus on business expansion and overall company development. He
is currently overseeing the construction of Wolf Camera’s 8,800-sq.ft. flagship store
on East 86th Street in New York and in previous positions built stores for clients
including Sephora, Banana Republic, Gap and Old Navy. |
|
 Vikram Reddi |
Ibex Construction is a member of the York Hunter Group
of Companies organized to address the needs of retail and interior clients. Headquartered
in New York City, York Hunter provides a broad range of construction services including
construction management, general construction and consulting. Ibex is currently under
contract to build several more stores for Wolf Camera as well as for Via Spiga, to remodel
the Macy’s at the Queens Center Mall in Queens, New York, and has begun construction
on a new two-story fashion specialty store for Nordstrom to anchor a mall in Boca Raton,
Florida. Ibex will also renovate 14 Nordstrom locations throughout the East Coast. For more information, contact Vikram Reddi, Ibex Construction, 1372 Broadway, New York, NY 10018; 212-703-3750. |
New Positions at Perkowitz + Ruth
| Alan Pullman was promoted to associate at Long Beach, California-based Perkowitz + Ruth Architects, Inc. (P+R), and Reed Keifer, AIA was appointed director of the company’s eastern regional office in Reston, Virginia. | |
 Alan Pullman |
Pullman joined P+R March 1999 as design director,
bringing with him more than 15 years of experience in design and architecture for retail,
urban retail and mixed-use projects. He is currently involved in Steam Pump Village and
River Crossing, two mixed-use entertainment centers being developed by Diamond Ventures in
Tucson, Arizona, and Gresham Station, a retail village outside of Portland, Oregon. As a
member of P+R’s urban design team, Pullman is also involved with the Long Beach
Facade Improvement Program and the San Fernando Guide for Strategic Development. |
| Keifer has more than 25 years experience
managing architectural organizations that provide comprehensive services to commercial and
residential developers in the private sector. In his new position, Keifer will direct
P+R’s eastern regional office toward growth in designing mixed-use facilities for
entertainment, housing and retail use. He brings to the position his special skills in
multi-family housing and mixed-use urban planning. For more information, contact Perkowitz + Ruth: Long Beach, CA, 562-628-8000; Reston, VA, 703-390-0400. |
Reed Keifer |
Landau & Heyman Gets Management Contracts
Chicago-based Landau & Heyman was awarded third-party management and leasing contracts
for four First Union Realty shopping centers totaling more than 2.3 million sq.ft. of
retail space. Additionally, First Union’s L. Earl Dorsett, SCSM/SCMD is joining
Landau & Heyman as regional operations director.
The four new contracts are for: Park Plaza in Little Rock, Arkansas, a 542,380-sq.ft.
three-level enclosed regional mall; Temple Mall located in Temple, Texas, a 575,000-sq.ft.
enclosed regional mall; Pecanland Mall in Monroe, Louisiana, a 922,960-sq.ft. enclosed
regional mall; and Westgate Town Center in Abilene, Texas, a 97,270-sq.ft. power center.
Dorsett joined First Union in 1997 as director of retail operations and was promoted to
vice president. He has nearly 20 years of shopping center experience, including overseeing
property operations for half of Marathon U.S. Realties’ portfolio. In his new
position with Landau & Heyman, he will oversee asset management for the properties he
directs and be involved in various operational issues across the company portfolio.
Landau & Heyman provides retail property management, leasing, marketing, development
and brokerage services to private and institutional owners of retail centers. The firm
holds responsibility for managing and leasing more than eight million sq.ft. of retail
space in enclosed and non-enclosed retail centers.
For more information, contact Landau & Heyman, 120 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 1605,
Chicago, IL 60606; 312-780-1933, Fax 312-780-1973.