General Growth Properties News

A statue of Erik 'The Lizardman' Sprague inside Baltimore's Ripley's Believe It or Not! The real-life Sprague has sharpened teeth, a full-body tattoo and a tongue cut down the middle.

Prominent retail real estate leaders offered a candid view of an improving industry landscape on the opening day of RECon Sunday, touching on the hot-button topics of online sales, international growth and the upcoming election.

This article is part of a series that provide an ongoing analysis of the changes made to Pershing Square's U.S. stock portfolio on a quarterly basis.

That's right, Enormous Moustache a/k/a Captain Obvious a/k/a "Suck. On. This" a/k/a guy whose wife's family used own General Growth Properties, will appear tonight on Jeopardy with Alex Trebek.

Boscov's will open a department store at White Marsh Mall in November, inside the same 197,000-square-foot store that it closed in 2008, along with two others in the Baltimore area, after filing for bankruptcy protection.

Boscov's is returning to the White Marsh Mall this year with the opening of a 197,000-square-foot department store.

's stock had its "equal weight" rating reaffirmed by Barclays Capital in a research note issued on Wednesday.

Celebrity chef Todd English is reportedly the defendant in a lawsuit by former Faneuil Hall operator General Growth Properties, claiming over $1 million in unpaid rent.

Brookfield Asset Management Inc. has been one of the biggest real-estate players since the downturn, leading a $2.6 billion deal to take mall giant General Growth Properties Inc.

Last week seven dividend-paying stocks received upgrades from analysts. Five of these stocks were awarded a buy rating by the respective analyst.

The First Trust S&P REIT Index Fund ETF is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Thursday, with over 292,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 153,000. Shares of FRI were up about 0.4% on the day.

Shares of General Growth Properties opened at 17.93 on Thursday. General Growth Properties has a one year low of $10.68 and a one year high of $18.44. The company's market cap is $16.805 billion.

In February, McDonald's ended a long run in the Mall when its fast food eatery on the lower level of the JC Penney wing closed after not renewing its lease, said Dave Albertson, senior marketing manager for General Growth Properties , which owns the Mall.

Click here for the earnings report. Weinreb noted in a letter to shareholders that The MacNaughton Group and Kobayashi Group had also partnered to build the Hokua condominium, "with units currently reselling for $1,200-$1,300 per square foot." "With their strong knowledge of the Hawaii market and experience developing first-class condominium ... (more)

General Growth Properties Inc. would be interested in buying some of Vornado Realty Trust's shopping malls if they are put up for sale, ChicagoRealEstateDaily reports.

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Goldman Sachs had closed a 10-year loan to General Growth Properties on April 2. The owner of Ala Moana Center used the proceeds to refinance existing debt and pay closing costs.

The Board of Golden Gate Petroleum Ltd is pleased to announce the commencement of drilling operations at the Eagle Ford project.

CHICAGO &#8212 General Growth Properties Inc. said Tuesday that its funds from operations fell sharply in the first quarter, as the shopping mall operator booked an increased liability for warrants &#8212 costs related to its reorganization under Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

General Growth Properties Inc , the No. 2 U.S. mall owner, said on Tuesday that first-quarter earnings rose on higher rent, sales and occupancy, and the company raised its forecast for the year.