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 square feet of major restaurants 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.