Virginia Beach, Va. - Armada/Hoffler, Hampton Roads, Va., is developing a mixed-use urban village in the city's central business district. Encompassing 25 acres on 12 city blocks, The Town Center at Virginia Beach will be an urban "Main Street"...

Forest City Ratner finds success by tapping the enormous sales potential of three northeastern states...

San Francisco - Cohen Financial recently secured $24.9 million in financing for two California retail properties on behalf of undisclosed institutional borrowers...

Bellevue, Wash.-based Mulvanny Architects, the third-largest architecture firm in the Pacific Northwest, has promoted Dan Foltz, Steve Harmon, and Ted Caloger to vice president. All three were principals. Foltz has 20 years of experience...

Dec. 4-6 - ICSC New York Idea Exchange & Deal Making, Hilton New York & Towers, New York. Contact: (646) 728-3800; FAX (212) 589-5555...

A high-tech monitoring system could offer advance warning of an impending roof collapse...

Megamall development has dried up, but other formats remain fertile in Nevada, Arizona and New Mexico...

Cincinnati - Forest Fair Mall's emphasis on entertainment has increased with the addition of two new tenants, Metropolis and Wonderpark Family Fun Center. Metropolis is a 26,000-sq.-ft., three-venue nightlife entertainment complex featuring a high...

Indianapolis - Visconsi Cos. recently acquired Nora Plaza, a 305,776-sq.-ft. shopping center in Indianapolis, from Hartford, Conn.-based UBS Realty...

Parma, Ohio - Graycor of Homewood, Ill., recently began a $100 million renovation to RMS Investment Corp.'s 1 million-sq.-ft. Parmatown Mall in suburban Cleveland. The renovation includes installation of signage, lighting and marble tile floors...