Craig Menin buys building on Delray’s Atlantic Ave

Delray Beach developer Craig Menin paid $31 million for a piece of East Atlantic Avenue, property records show. Menin’s Rosebud 110 LLC bought the 48,800-square-foot retail and office building at 110 East Atlantic Avenue from a company tied to RMS Properties, a Schaumburg, Illinois-based property management firm. Menin financed the deal with a $26.5 million…

The Retail Bus Tour Unveils New Venue – EXPLORetail

Delray Beach, FL – EXPLORetail (www.exploretail.com) has announced its’ new website and venue and was formerly The Retail Bus Tour. As many people in the retail real estate industry have experienced, The Retail Bus Tour was the most unique and effective event serving retail real estate industry professionals from South Florida to North Carolina. Gary…

Showcase of Charlotte area shopping centers

Curious about retail opportunities in Charlotte? Get on the bus literally. The Retail Bus Tour Inc. announced it will offer a daylong tour in the Queen City on Nov. 6. The bus tour focuses on the shopping center industry. It will bring together up to 150 property owners, real estate brokers and representatives of retail…

2013 Best of Boca Raton Award

The Retail Bus Tour, Inc. Receives 2013 Best of Boca Raton Award – Boca Raton Award Program Honors the Achievement Boca Raton, FL – December 12, 2013 — The Retail Bus Tour, Inc. has been selected for the 2013 Best of Boca Raton Award in the Advertising/Marketing Agency category by the Boca Raton Award Program.…

The Real Deal

In three years, retail specialist Gary Broidis has taken the Retail Bus Tour from an unconventional networking event for South Florida industry professionals to a national operation with tours in many major markets. Broidis and about 140 retail brokers, landlords and developers packed three buses last week and toured 37 properties in Broward County, where…

Thinking Outside the Office

Thinking Outside the Office: Ride Along with The Retail Bus Tour By: Karen Stewart for CREReport | Atlanta (www.crereport.co) What does it take to cultivate a deal in today’s commercial real estate market? Larry Brooks, cofounder of The Retail Bus Tour, has a very specific answer to this age-old question. It’s networking. Larry’s response isn’t…

Hotels, eateries, boutiques

We passed by construction sites for new hotels, ate lunch in the lobby of a new movie theater and learned about what new restaurants and fashion boutiques will be opening this summer. It was all part of the day-long Retail Bus Tour through the Triangle on Thursday. I snapped a few photos along the way,…

Get on the Bus, Gus, to the Land of Deals

New York City has Seinfeld and Sex and the City tours, and savvy entrepreneurs in north New Jersey offer Tony Soprano-themed guided trips. In Hollywood, of course, there are maps that trace where celebrities live. Now Tampa has its own excursion — only this one isn’t for stars. Instead, it’s a map to commercial real…