Press releases for retail development

Ralphs Grocery Sr. VP Tom Gast Named President & Partner of De Rito Partners West; De Rito Partners Plans to Spend $100 Million in CA & NV (2007-01-16)
De Rito Partners Development, Inc., a commercial real estate development company based in Phoenix, AZ, named former Ralphs Grocery Company Senior Vice President Tom Gast, a 26-year veteran of the supermarket industry, President and Partner of De Rito Partners West. Gast will be responsible for the acquisition and development of retail, mixed-use and redevelopment opportunities in CA & NV. Company plans to spend more than $100 million in these areas within the next 18 to 24 months. Gast will be based out of the company’s new California office at 135 Chaparral Court, Suite 100, Anaheim Hills, CA 92808. The office phone number is 714.921.4300.

KTGY GROUP Selected as Architect for Bel Mare in Newport Beach, CA — High-End, 2-Story Retail Development on Pacific Coast Highway (2006-05-19)
Award-winning KTGY GROUP, INC., Architecture and Planning, has been selected as the architect for Bel Mare in Newport Beach, Calif., which is planned as a two-level, high end destination lifestyle center spanning 17 lots on Pacific Coast Highway and supported by two levels of subterranean parking at the busy intersection of Pacific Coast Highway and Dover Drive.

Regency Centers’ National Director of Acquisitions & Dispositions Thomas E. McDonough Joins Kahl & Goveia as Partner (2006-05-12)
Kahl & Goveia (K&G), a highly successful real estate development, acquisition and management company based in Laguna Beach, CA, announced the addition of retail real estate industry veteran Thomas E. McDonough as partner. He was formerly the national director of acquisitions and dispositions for Regency Centers. During his over 20-year career, McDonough has been directly involved in the acquisition and development of more than $750 million of various commercial properties and land parcels in the U.S. Kahl & Goveia plans to add one million square feet to its existing portfolio.