Saks wasn’t there. Nor were Zara, H&M, or Tiffany. But SpongeBob, Dora the Explorer, and the Teenage Mutant Turtles were, and that seemed to be alright with the first 2,500 guests at American Dream, New Jersey’s answer to the Mall of America.

Since opening in 2011, Ridge Hill in Yonkers has been the center of activity in New York’s fourth largest city, and it is now expanding its offerings with five new tenants.

Finally, it opens.

A 12-year company veteran has been named senior VP of customer experience at Phillips Edison & Company.

Its nine-county draw of more than a million people and easy access to I-75 are two of the biggest reasons REI will take residence in Gainesville, Fla., in 2020.

For upwardly mobile brands desiring a showcase on Broadway in SoHo or on Madison Avenue in New York, now’s the time to grab a space.

Adam Baldwin’s famous “ABC” imperative to the real estate salesmen in Glengarry Glen Ross to “always be closing” is re-interpreted as “always be curating” by forward-thinking retail real estate developers like North American Properties.

Jamerika Ramsay has been named the winner of Crossman & Company’s Endowed Real Estate Scholarship for 2019.

Pinstripes, a 30,000-sq.-ft. entertainment concept that offers bowling, bocce, and fine Italian dining in a spacious two-level environment has an important new investor.

The Jacksonville market is “on fire” according to JLL senior managing director Brad Peterson.