BUILDING TRANSFORMATIVE, SUSTAINABLE AND PROFITABLE RETAIL ENVIRONMENTS.

We’ve come a long way in our approach to developing commercial retail properties, since our first project in the mid-1950s. Back then development property was plentiful and reasonably priced. Materials and labor costs were also affordable. There were fewer regulations and even less regard for any impact on the community or the environment.

Fast-forward nearly half a century and conditions are dramatically different. Today, a developer of commercial retail space, particularly in urban areas, must have a well-developed economic and social sensibility. Growing concerns about long-term economic and environmental sustainability, new attitudes and involvement of the surrounding community, along with the age-old need to produce profits, require developers to rethink standard practices of the past. There’s no room in today’s economic climate and social landscape for a cookie-cutter approach, or a build-it-and-they-will-come mentality.

TAKING AN INTELLIGENT, THOUGHTFUL AND PROGRESSIVE APPROACH.

Many commercial real estate developers view the marketplace today as restrictive and daunting. At E.M. Caplow and Associates, we see it as an exciting opportunity to raise the bar on all levels to create prosperity for all our constituents. Our success comes from our focus on developing transformative, sustainable and profitable retail environments in urban settings, from mixed-use to single-tenant community-based projects.

The approach we take is inclusive yet selective. We bring together the right location, retailer, lender, and architect, along with community organizations and civic leaders, to build enduring spaces and profitable relationships. It’s an intelligent, thoughtful and progressive approach that we’re committed to pursuing today, and for years to come.

We invite you to view some of our past and current projects.