Houston-based Shipley Do-Nuts, founded in 1936, is taking advantage of an infusion of capital and a receptive national market to expand beyond the Lone Star State. Prior to selling their family-owned business to private equity investor Peak Rock Capital in early 2021, Shipley had 300 franchise locations…

Ellen Sinreich and ICSC presented a webinar about how retail landlords and tenants can thrive despite the volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous economic environment that continues to challenge our industry. Our speakers discussed strategies for maximizing…

Maximizing the value of your real estate portfolios demands constant vigilance and adaptability, given the once-in-a-generation transformation of the places where we live, work, shop and play, coupled with the headwinds of inflation, increasing interest rates…

Ellen Sinreich and ICSC + Legal Forum presented a webinar about the future of urban retail. Urban retail corridors across the U.S. are regaining their vibrancy post-Covid at different rates as foot traffic, made up of returning office workers, tourists, and residents, varies…

Ellen Sinreich and Pipeline NYC hosted their first 2023 in-person event “If Not Retail, Then What?” featuring Larisa Ortiz, Managing Director, Public Non-Profit Solutions, at Streetsense. In mixed-use urban environments, the pandemic-induced flight to…

As we move through the first quarter of 2023, the commercial real estate industry continues to be buffeted by the headwinds of a volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA) environment. In this post, we will share our strategies…

Given the challenges of Covid, effectively managing the legal leasing process is more important now than ever. Enjoy this re-posting and stay tuned for our follow-up strategies for Covid-proofing the Black Box.

This panel kicked off Brooklyn Law School’s “Introduction to Sustainability and Future Cities Boot Camp,” and explored how landlords and tenants can partner to maximize sustainability.

Ellen Sinreich and ICSC + Legal Forum hosted a timely discussion about the challenges and opportunities of densifying shopping centers with medical, industrial, residential, and other non-retail uses.

While the recent UN Climate Conference (COP26) outcomes were disappointing in many respects, there were important breakthroughs that are likely to have a significant impact on the real estate industry.

Ellen Sinreich and ICSC’s Legal Forum hosted a webinar about how the ICSC’s Shopping Center Study Lease has been updated to meet post-Covid industry needs and concerns, including internet sales, kick-outs…

As we move through 2021, the office leasing market continues on its fitful journey from the 2020 Covid-induced standstill toward the equilibrium of a still-blurry new normal. The timing of the recovery…

Ellen Sinreich co-presented an advanced workshop at ICSC’s 2021 Law Conference exploring how the legal leasing process has changed as a result of the pandemic and last year’s episodes of civil unrest.

Ellen Sinreich co-hosted an advanced seminar at ICSC’s 2021 Law Conference about the costs and benefits of generating solar power at shopping centers, including best practices for structuring the landlord’s…

According to Placer.ai’s Apparel Quarterly Index 2021: Q2 visits to apparel stores increased 29.1% from Q1 to Q2 and 198.1% since last year, leaving a 6.7% gap when compared to 2019. The biggest winners were…

ICSC Legal Forum Founder Ellen Sinreich moderated this discussion with developers who reinvented a variety of malls throughout the United States. Focusing on the challenges and opportunities of two projects…

To ensure that post-Covid retail, office, and industrial leases are successfully completed, notwithstanding constantly evolving challenges in each of these market sectors, we’ve devised strategies for…

According to a recent report by Moody’s Analytics, office vacancy rates throughout the country will likely increase throughout 2021 and into 2022, when the national vacancy rate is expected to peak at…

Ellen Sinreich brought together a group of retail real estate professionals for an ICSC Legal Forum webinar addressing the likely ramifications of Covid on brick-and-mortar retail in 2021 and beyond.

As we look ahead to 2021 from our vantage point as commercial leasing attorneys, it’s clear the rules of the game are changing. Landlords and tenants nimble enough to adapt will enjoy significant advantage…