Tomorrow, we continue our “road shows” for Centre Properties' River Place development.  My collegue Dean Almas and I will be meeting with national Indianapolis Retail SPaceretailers based in Austin and Dallas, Texas.  From these Road Shows we hope to build the identity of River Place, provide retailers with a clear understanding of what we hope to accomplish with our development, and ultimately attract retailers to what we believe is going to be the most exciting mixed-use development in Indiana.

During our trip we’ll have the opportunity to also visit some of the most well known and successfully developed mixed-use lifestyle centers.  While in Austin we’ll visit the Domain. Simon Property Group, the developer, successfully integrated a retail lifestyle center with office, residential, entertainment, and hospitality products.

When we arrive in Dallas, we hope to take enough time to visit Legacy in north suburban Plano and Southlake Town Square, located in northwest suburban Southlake, Texas.  Both are innovative mixed-use projects that once again have combined a variety of retail, office, entertainment, and residential products to create thriving communities.

Later this week I’ll share my observations about these projects.