«Park Service did not want to barricade these, but unfortunately we have been directed, because of the lack of appropriations, to close all facilities and grounds,»
said National Mall and Memorial parks spokeswoman Carol Johnson.
Not exact matches
During a press conference later that evening, press secretary Sean Spicer delivered a statement criticizing the media for allegedly underestimating the size of the crowds for President Trump's inaugural ceremony —
saying that «photographs of the inaugural proceedings were intentionally framed in a way, in one particular tweet, to minimize the enormous support that had gathered on the
National Mall.»
Once
mall anchors like Macy's close, it could be difficult for owners to find tenants to replace them,
said Howard Davidowitz, chairman of Davidowitz & Associates, a
national retail - consulting and investment - banking firm.
«I'm glad to see so many people showed up to your inauguration,» Putin
said, addressing Trump and showing a picture of a packed
National Mall in Washington D.C. «Oh wait, that's the Women's March.»
In that respect since I already live in DC, just blocks away from the
National Mall I plan on going down and protesting everything that J.W has
said,
In an April 12 meeting in Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's spacious office overlooking the
National Mall, Bloomberg
said that Schumer has been «AWOL,» that «this is a real problem for New York City» and that «our senators who are normally in the middle of it aren't there,» according to a Republican senator briefed on the meeting.
Washington (CNN)- Vandals splashed green paint on the base of the Lincoln Memorial's statue overnight, prompting officials to temporarily close the marble fixture on Washington's
National Mall, authorities
said.
«Our founding benefactor, Joseph H. Hirshhorn, ensured that there will always be a place for modern and contemporary art on the
National Mall,»
said Melissa Chiu, the Hirshhorn's director.
Stribling
said the company favors «constructive solutions» such as creating more recycling programs as was done in the
National Mall in Washington.
Retailers are reporting sales twice the
national average, at about $ 450 per sq. ft., while average sales exceed $ 800 per sq. ft. at Queens Center
Mall, Mathrani
says.
The bidders continue to be few and far between, but Morgan Stanley REIT analysts Matthew Ostrower and Mick Chiang
say the sale of the 16 - center B -
mall Pyramid Properties portfolio would have a positive effect on the
national mall sector...
«Quite frankly,» he
says, «we feel like it's important for us to differentiate ourselves from the
malls with their
national tenants.»
Some
malls struggle because they simply can't access credit,
said George Good, executive vice president in CBRE Group's
National Retail Investment Group.
Ultimately, the two firms decided to work together on one large outlet center rather than spend money fighting each other,
says Michael Rodenas, principal with Rodenas Consulting, a
national consulting firm that specializes in shopping centers and
malls.
«Customers have lost their affection for
malls in some cases,»
says Bruce Van Kleeck, vice president of membership services for the
National Retail Federation in Washington, D.C. «
Malls have a true challenge on their hands to become more creative to attract customers.
«We are not doing much in the way of regional
malls,»
says Steve Vittorio, a principal with Prudential Real Estate Investors and its
national retail specialist.
Chicago - based GGP, the No. 2 U.S.
mall owner, has bought back 115 department stores over the last six years and redeveloped them, Chief Executive Officer Sandeep Mathrani
said last month during the
National Association of Real Estate Investment Trust's annual conference in New York.
«If you open a restaurant in a strip
mall and you fail, you close shop and move on,»
said Jay Karen, chief executive officer of the
National Golf Course Owners Association.
It as the tenth consecutive quarter of rent increases at the
national level for regional
malls, Reis
said.