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Development Examples

Transforming spaces and building communities through strategic development partnerships with leading national tenants across every major retail category.

Relationships with Leading Tenants

We've built strong partnerships with industry leaders across every major retail category, creating value through collaboration and trust.

Discount & Auto

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Experiential / Entertainment

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Quick Service Restaurant

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Grocery & Pharmacy

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Service Retail

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Convenience Stores

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Fast Casual Restaurant

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Medical

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Big Box

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Bank & Coffee

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Full-Service Restaurant

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Fitness

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Single Tenant Projects
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Starbucks

(x15)

Developed 15 standalone locations with modern architecture and drive-thru convenience.

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Chick-fil-A

(x5)

Built 5 premier restaurants with innovative dual-lane drive-thrus.
 

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Lazy Dog Restaurant

(x8)

Constructed 8 full-service locations with inviting patios.

Multi-Tenant Projects

WellNow Urgent Care

(x8)

Developed 8 modern urgent care facilities with accessible locations

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Convenience Store / Gas Station

(20+)

Delivered 20+ developments with modern fuel canopies.

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Chipotle Mexican Grill

(x5)

Built 5 locations with signature design and efficient layouts.

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Retail Center

18,000 SF Retail Center

Redeveloped 3-property assemblage into retail center with national tenants.

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Industrial Conversion

130,000 SF Industrial Conversion

Adaptive reuse of vacant industrial building into mixed retail spaces.

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Restaurant Hub

Outback & First Watch Development

Developed into Outback, First Watch, Five Guys, and additional retail.

Big Box Projects
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LA Fitness

Burlington to LA Fitness Conversion

Repositioned 90,000 SF Burlington into LA Fitness and entertainment.

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Sky Zone

Sky Zone Entertainment Hub

Former movie theater into retail entertainment hub with Sky Zone.

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Vasa Fitness

Grocery Store to Vasa Fitness

Vacant grocery store transformed into new Vasa Fitness facility.

Mixed Use Projects
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Transit Development

Transit-Oriented Development

37 apartments above retail space with convenient transit access.

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Mixed-Use

59-Unit Mixed-Use

Newly constructed project with modern apartments above retail.

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Urban Mid-Rise

Core Urban Mid-Rise

300 apartments plus retail and medical space in urban core.

Large Scale Projects
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Shopping Center

140,000 SF Urban Shopping Center

Revitalized urban center with dining, entertainment, and retail.

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Racetrack Development

13-Acre Former Racetrack

Former racetrack into 13-acre retail project with mixed uses.

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Retail Hub

8-Acre Retail Hub

Redeveloped 8 acres into 7-building retail and services hub.

Featured Properties

A showcase of our successful retail and commercial developments across the nation.

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Retail Plaza Development

📍 Chicago, IL

85,000 sq ft mixed-use retail center featuring premier anchor tenants and modern amenities in a high-traffic corridor.

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Commercial Center

📍  Highland Park, IL

Strategically positioned retail complex serving an affluent demographic with exceptional visibility and access.

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Single Tenant Build To Suit

📍 Nationwide Portfolio

Multi-location retail developments delivering consistent returns through careful tenant curation and management.

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