Reinventing retail properties : adaptive reuse strategies that make sense and create value
Thesis: S.M. in Real Estate Development, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Program in Real Estate Development in conjunction with the Center for Real Estate, September, 2020
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| author | Bradley, Ian Duncan. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/1291042021-01-07T03:30:07Z Reinventing retail properties : adaptive reuse strategies that make sense and create value Bradley, Ian Duncan. John Kennedy. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Center for Real Estate. Program in Real Estate Development. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Center for Real Estate Center for Real Estate. Program in Real Estate Development. Thesis: S.M. in Real Estate Development, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Program in Real Estate Development in conjunction with the Center for Real Estate, September, 2020 Cataloged from student-submitted PDF of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (pages 30-31). There is currently more retail space per capita in the United States than in any other country, especially suburban mall space. Most American malls built throughout the twentieth century were designed to satisfy the American consumer's reliance upon the automobile and were subsequently strategically placed adjacent to major transportation arteries just on the outskirts of then existing communities. At the time of their construction, this was considered an economical strategy, as large swaths of land on the edge of town could be purchased at a significant discount when compared to land with closer proximity to increased population density; however, changes in consumer preference, along with population growth and now COVID-19, have all contributed to the continued downfall of the suburban mall. How will these massive centers, now situated in prime locations, be able to reinvent themselves and add value to the community if the community sees no value in their present use? This thesis seeks to examine this question through a case study analysis of the adaptive reuse of Highland Mall in Austin, TX. Through an intricate public-private partnership agreement, 1.2 million square feet of dying retail was able to be master planned into a thriving mixed-use development. Research material is derived from existing writings and personal interviews with relevant stakeholders. The conclusion this work leads to is that public-private partnerships provide a solution to the capital intensive process of reinventing retail properties. by Ian Duncan Bradley. S.M. in Real Estate Development S.M.inRealEstateDevelopment Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Program in Real Estate Development in conjunction with the Center for Real Estate 2021-01-06T17:40:18Z 2021-01-06T17:40:18Z 2020 2020 Thesis https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/129104 1227100377 eng MIT theses may be protected by copyright. Please reuse MIT thesis content according to the MIT Libraries Permissions Policy, which is available through the URL provided. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 31 pages application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Center for Real Estate. Program in Real Estate Development. Bradley, Ian Duncan. Reinventing retail properties : adaptive reuse strategies that make sense and create value |
| title | Reinventing retail properties : adaptive reuse strategies that make sense and create value |
| title_full | Reinventing retail properties : adaptive reuse strategies that make sense and create value |
| title_fullStr | Reinventing retail properties : adaptive reuse strategies that make sense and create value |
| title_full_unstemmed | Reinventing retail properties : adaptive reuse strategies that make sense and create value |
| title_short | Reinventing retail properties : adaptive reuse strategies that make sense and create value |
| title_sort | reinventing retail properties adaptive reuse strategies that make sense and create value |
| topic | Center for Real Estate. Program in Real Estate Development. |
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