Portfolio

Gulfstream

Gulfstream Park

Location

  • Miami, Florida

Project Facts

  • 650,000 square foot outdoor lifestyle center anchored by a cinema, a book store, home furnishing stores, restaurants and fashion specialty retailers.
  • Centered around the Gulfstream Thoroughbred Race Track.

Assignment

  • Strategic Plan, Market Research, Economic Modeling, Leasing Direction

Wesport Village

Westport Village Rendering

Location

  • Louisville, Kentucky

Project Facts

  • Thirty year old neighborhood center of 150,000 square feet located in Louisville, Kentucky.

Assignment

  • market research, project programming and design concept development

Bridges of Saint Paul

Bridges of Saint Paul Main St.

Location

  • St. Paul, Minnesota

Project Facts

  • $1,000,000,000 waterfront redevelopment located adjacent to the Mississippi River.
  • Project Includes 331,000 square feet of street front retail, 1,150 condominiums, 250 room hotel, 8 restaurants, marina, entertainment, cinema, and cultural attractions.
  • Project includes a 50,000 Harvest Hall created to serve as an incubator for small, local and independent retailers.

Assignment

  • Merchandising Strategy, Pre-Development Leasing

Barefoot Landing

House of Blues

Location

  • Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

Assignment

  • Created a strategic plan which called for the creation of a waterfront village center. Directed the leasing of over 200,000 sqaure feet of major resturants and small shop spaces. Approximately 120 transactions were completed. Tenants included House of Blues, Dick’s Last Resort, Waves, Alabama Theater, Fuddrucker’s, Joe’s Crab Shack, Big Dog, Chico’s, and Ten-thousand Villages.

Coney Island

Coney Island Rendering

Location

  • Brooklyn, New York

Project Facts

  • New mixed use project to be built at the site of the world famous Coney Island Boardwalk, home of the nation’s first major amusement parks.
  • Project to include restaurants, specialty retail, entertainment, hotel, and amusements.

Assignment

  • Retail market research, Merchandising Planning, Economic Modeling

Plaza Central District

Pizza Cafe Shop

Location

  • Charlotte, North Carolina

Assignment

  • Created a strategic plan to revitalize the commercial corridor of an early 1910-20 street car neighborhood. Directed a twelve month community visioning process that resulted in a strongly supported community revitalization strategic plan. Services included market research, town planning, merchandising and financial modeling. 40+ new merchants and four new residential developments were generated as a result of the work.

Fairlie Poplar District

Fairlie Poplar

Location

  • Atlanta, Georgia

Assignment

  • Designed original concept and merchandising plans. Created long term strategic plan. Directed the retail site and space planning. Developing marketing and merchant recruitment plan.

Miami World Center

Miami World Center

Location

  • Miami, Florida

Project Facts

  • 35 acre development with 12 million square feet of programmed uses opening between 2012 and 2025.
  • 3 hotels, cinemas, 20 restaurants and cafes, 100 shops, international culture, and fashion week production studio.
  • Located adjacent to cruise terminal, American Airlines Arena and Performing Arts Center

Assignment

  • Strategic Planning, Market Research, Merchandising Strategy, Leasing Direction

Peachtree Center

Peachtree Center

Location

  • Atlanta, Georgia

Project Facts

  • 3.5 million square foot development with 2,500 hotel rooms and 175,000 square feet of retail.
  • Existing Hard Rock Cafe, 4 new restaurants, new cafe terrace, and 2 iconic retailers.
  • Located on Peachtree Street, the main street of the south.
  • Adjacent to Atlanta’s Merchandise Mart.

Assignment

  • Strategic Planning, Market Research, Economic Modeling, On-going Leasing

Bellegrove

Bellegrove

Location

  • Anchorage, Kentucky

Project Facts

  • Village Solutions Company is currently in the pre-development phase of the acquisition and redevelopment of the historic Bellewood Orphanage in Anchorage, Kentucky. Bellewood will become the corporate offices of Village Solutions Company with a planned opening in the fall of 2008. The new corporate headquarters of Village Solutions will include a conference center, theatre, library, exhibit rooms and professional offices for a staff of 25. The campus plan will also include 6 luxury carriage homes and 4 upscale retail shops, which will become centers to showcase retail for the company.

Pellissippi Town Center

Aerial View of Pellissippi

Location

  • Alcoa, Tennessee

Project Facts

  • 450 acre mixed-use research and development center associated with the US Atomic Energy facility in Oak Ridge Tennessee. Project to include bio tech, medical DNA, nuclear and new material research centers surrounding a new town center designed for the scientists of tomorrow. Retail uses include a cinema, entertainment center, restaurants, two anchor department stores.

Assignment

  • Master planning direction, market research, project positioning and branding and merchant recruitment

Four Seasons Punta Mita

Four Seasons Punta Mita

Location

  • Punta Mita, Mexico

Assignment

  • Created the entire retail strategy
  • Conducted feasibility studies
  • Developed store concepts
  • Directed design development
  • Hired retail directors and buyers
  • Conducted financial feasibility studies
  • Directed branding program and retail point of view strategy

Hotel Del Coronado

Hotel Del Coronado

Location

  • Coronado, California

Project Facts

  • National Historic Landmark
  • 400 room resort hotel
  • Located on Coronado Beach in San Diego, California
  • 19 shops
  • Retail Sales in excess of $1,400 per square foot

Assignment

  • Retail enhancement strategic plan
  • Retail space planning
  • Retail value creation studies

1996 Olympics

1996 Olympics

Location

  • Atlanta, Georgia

Assignment

  • Village Solutions planned the original consumer and sponsor villages for the 1996 Games.
  • Design concepts, visitor projections, sales projections, and economic modeling.