Post #613496 by christiki295 on Thu, Nov 10, 2011 1:46 PM

On 2010-06-11 17:54, christiki295 wrote:
The Queen Emma Foundation is not fooling around. The Foundation brought in the big guns to maximize profits:

Taubman Centers is a real estate investment trust engaged in the development, leasing and management of regional and super regional shopping centers. Taubman’s 26 U.S. owned, leased and/or managed properties are the most productive in the industry and serve major markets from coast to coast. Taubman Centers is headquartered in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan and its Taubman Asia subsidiary is headquartered in Hong Kong. Founded in 1950, Taubman celebrates its 60th anniversary in 2010. For more information about Taubman, visit http://www.taubman.com.

CoastWood Capital Group, LLC is a specialized real estate investment firm based in San Francisco with interests in several retail projects in Hawaii. Founded in 2003, the company acquires, manages and develops real estate with an emphasis on retail and other property types with unique operational characteristics.

That is the best they could do?
Haven't they learned from Rick Caruso in LA that the new style is to have an outdoor Main Street vibe?
Even Vegas has jumped on the bandwagon:

"One of the world’s biggest casino operators has hired Los Angeles shopping center magnate Rick Caruso to manage development of a $550 million retail and entertainment district in the middle of the Las Vegas Strip that will be crowned by an enormous Ferris wheel. Caruso, who is weighing a run for mayor of Los Angeles, was tapped by Caesars Entertainment Corp. to oversee creation of the Linq, a new open-air attraction facing Caesars Palace.

The outdoor venue would have more in common with L.A Live or Caruso’s Grove shopping center in Los Angeles than it would with hermetically sealed casinos."

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/money_co/2011/08/rick-caruso-tapped-for-vegas-real-estate-extravaganza-linq.html