Blake Hunt Ventures is developing Plaza Escuela a 164 000 sq.ft. center located on Botelho Drive in Walnut Creek CA. The shopping center will be anchored by a 40 000 sq.ft. Andronico’s Market and 25 000 sq.ft. Container Store. Additionally the center will include more than 30 stores such as Men’s Wearhouse Aaron Brothers art store Elisa-Wen Boutique clothing store Verizon Wireless Maggie Moo’s Ice Cream Starbucks Brennan’s Home Furnishings Buckhorn Grill and Setting Home Accessories. Andronico’s Market opened in November 2000 and the other stores are expected to open early in 2002. Retail and office space are available in two buildings at Plaza Escuela.

For more information contact Jim Wright Blake Hunt Ventures 1660 Olympic Boulevard Suite 300 Walnut Creek CA 94596; 925-944-0800 Fax 925-926-0102.

For more information contact Cencor Urban 106 East 6th Street Suite 200 Austin TX 78701; 512-482-8383; Web site: www.weitzmangroup.com.

Erwin L. Greenberg Commercial Corporation and Prudential Real Estate Investors are expanding the 155 000 sq.ft. Hampton Towne Centre in Hampton VA by 20 000 sq.ft. About 15 000 sq.ft. has been leased to Chuck E. Cheese’s Pizza Time restaurant. An additional 5 000 sq.ft. is available. The center is located at Interstate 64 and Hampton Roads Center Parkway and is anchored by Farm Fresh Eckerd T.J. Maxx and Books-A-Million. Other tenants include ABC Store Coast Dental Dollar Tree Hallmark Mail Boxes Etc. Peking Restaurant Petland Shoe Carnival Supercuts Suncom Wireless Ultimate Tanning and Zero’s Subs. A 24-screen AMC theater is adjacent to the center.

Poag & McEwen Lifestyle Centers is developing The Shops of Briargate a 225 000 sq.ft. lifestyle center on Interstate 25 in Colorado Springs CO. The center is expected to open in early 2003.

Crescent Resources LLC is developing 235 000 sq.ft. of retail space on a 300 acre-site that straddles Arlington and Alexandria VA. The site known as Potamac Yard also will house 4.7 million sq.ft. of office space as well as hotels and residential units. In Arlington the proposed commercial development will include 2.8 million sq.ft. of office space 100 000 sq.ft. of retail space and a hotel. Alexandria’s portion of the project will include 1.9 million sq.ft. of office space 135 000 sq.ft. of retail space and a hotel. Construction is slated to begin in April 2002. The company also is developing School House Commons a 95 000 sq.ft. retail development in Charlotte NC. The center will be anchored by a 55 000 sq.ft. grocery store and have three outparcels. The site is located at the intersection of N.C. 49 which has an average daily traffic count of 38 000 cars and Roberta Mill Road which has an average daily traffic count of 9 200 vehicles. Construction began in the fourth quarter of 2001 and is expected to be completed by the third-quarter of 2002.

Kimco Realty Corp. is redeveloping the Searstown Mall in Leominster MA. If approved by the city board a 86 000 sq.ft. former Bradlees store will be demolished this month and construction of a 140 000 sq.ft. Filene’s will begin in March. The mall currently is anchored by Sears and JCPenney and other tenants include Circuit City Old Navy and Newbury Comics.

Reata Real Estate Services is developing Firewheel Plaza a 140 000 sq.ft. shopping center on 16 acres in Garland TX. The center will have 69 000 sq.ft. for anchor stores 54 000 sq.ft. for retail shops and 17 000 sq.ft. for restaurants. Firewheel Plaza is a joint venture between Valley Creek/State Highway 190 Partners LP and Reata Real Estate Services. More than 50% of the space is committed to national and regional retailers including Office Depot and PetsMart. Neighboring retailers include Home Depot and Lowe’s. Construction is expected to begin early in 2002.