Dean & DeLuca – Who, What, Where, When and Why? Last week’s most clicked article was not a good vibe type story, rather it was one highlighting the shuttering of several Dean & Deluca locations around the globe. Dean & DeLuca for those who don’t know,...
Xanadu - The American Dream Mall Each week my office manager Carolyn and I compile the weeks most interesting Detroit, retail, Real Estate and other articles that we find interesting, we whittle it down and send it along on Saturday mornings for you all to digest. ...
Throwback to the 70's - Back from the Blog-o-sphere! After a long hiatus from the blog-o-sphere I have decided to go back to our roots and revisit the articles our readers viewed the most as inspiration for a weekly entry. Last week, albeit a hot holiday,...
ICONIC Detroit Market Update Happy New Year from all of us at ICONIC Real Estate in Downtown Detroit. I was recently asked to give a market update on Downtown for one of our clients and felt it was also a great opportunity to share with the ICONIC...
The Big Apple and ICSC New York City Last week I descended on the Big Apple for the annual New York City ICSC Deal making event. I had a couple of missions I had set out to accomplish while there. My primary mission was on behalf of one...
Billionaires and Businesses Betting Big - Reading Between the Lines of Some of Detroit's Biggest Deals It has been 90 days since I last chimed in on the ICONIC Real Estate blog (August 17th to be precise), unfortunate for those of you who had looked forward to...
Years ago, while I was training at Taubman, I was told to read a book called “Why We Buy”by Paco Underhill. Something about this book changed the way I view the world. Everywhere I go, I am more in tune with the little details that...
If you have tried to go shopping in Birmingham, Michigan this summer, you probably didn’t get what you were looking for, whether it was fine jewelry, a great meal or even that new pair of yoga pants. Why you may ask, well the city embarked on...
The more time an individual devotes to their craft, the greater the need to expand their vocabulary around it. The same way children learn language, often a process of trial and error is used to gain understanding around a certain subject matter. Unfortunately, within real...
Perhaps it was the news of the twisters in Oklahoma earlier this week, or the abundance of large scale projects coming to life in Detroit… But, the city is feeling an awful lot like the Emerald City in the merry old land of OZ. The...