The interior 175,000 square feet of fashion retail and restaurants at Front Range Village integrates with 80,000 square feet of Class A office space. Surrounding this “main street” lies 495,000 square feet of traffic-driving, power-center anchors, including Super Target, Lowe’s, Toys R Us, and Staples. A unique addition to the retail core, the southeast branch of the Fort Collins Public Library pulls in an additional 280,000 visitors to the property annually.

With its exciting mix of big box and specialty retailers, restaurants and service providers, Front Range Village holds a special draw for the daytime consumer population of 160,000 with a median income of $77,204, plus the 25,000 students and faculty residing at nearby Colorado State University.

As a community, Ft. Collins was rated #6 on Money Magazine’s 2011 Best Places to Live. The trade area of 330,000 draws in over a million visitors each year with an average income of $75,466 of which more than half will spend at least one night in the city and will shop or dine during their stay. It has become a mecca of high-end breweries along with being a noted vacation spot for whitewater rafting, endless bike trails, an annual Jazz Fest, and the Tri Media Film Festival.

To learn more about Front Range Village, including a list of all the stores, restaurants and leasing contact information, click here.

Quail Springs Marketplace:
Golfsmith, Opening Spring 2013. First store in Oklahoma
Tilly’s, Opened March 2013. First store in Oklahoma

Bridge Street:
The Buckle, Opening June 2013

Mount Pleasant Towne Centre:
Zoe’s Kitchen, Opening Fall 2013

Webb Gin:
Pizzeria Venti, Opened March 2013

EastChase (Montgomery, AL):
White House Black Market, Opening Spring 2013. First store in Central Alabama
Firebirds, Opening Spring 2013. First restaurant in Central Alabama

Front Range Village (Fort Collins, CO):
Bann Thai, Opened January 2013. First restaurant in Colorado
BJ’s Brewhouse, Opening Spring 2013. First restaurant in Northern Colorado

Inverness Corners (Birmingham, AL):
Winn Dixie, Opening October 2013

Mount Pleasant Towne Centre (Charleston, SC):
GNC, Opening Spring 2013

Quail Springs Marketplace (Oklahoma City, OK):
Five Guys, Opened November 2012
Billy Sims BBQ, Opened February 2013
Golfsmith, Opened February 2013. First store in Oklahoma
Tilly’s, Opening Spring 2013. First store in Oklahoma
Fan Outfitters, Opening late Summer 2013

The Summit Birmingham (Birmingham, AL):
Allen Edmonds, Opening late Spring 2013
Seasons 52, Opened March 2013. First restaurant in Alabama

The Summit Louisville (Louisville, KY):
The Men’s Wearhouse, Opened November 2012
Crazy 8, Opened January 2013. First store in northern Kentucky

The Summit Reno-Lake Tahoe (Reno, NV):
Soma, Opened February 2013. First store in northern Nevada

Turkey Creek (Knoxville, TN):
Monsoon Kids, Opened November 2012

J.P. Morgan Asset Management has engaged Bayer Properties to oversee management of the Metropolitan, a premier urban mixed-use asset located in Charlotte, North Carolina.  This assignment continues Bayer’s partnership with institutional investors advised by J.P. Morgan Asset Management, which also includes the joint venture acquisition of The Avenue Webb Gin in suburban Atlanta this past November, among other projects.

Bridge Street Town Centre, located in the heart of Cummings Research Park, is a 606,000 square foot project featuring over 70 specialty shops and restaurants such as H&M, Anthropologie, Apple, Sephora, J Crew and PF Changs.  The project also includes a 210-room Westin Hotel and a 14-screen Monaco Pictures, one of the top performing theaters in the Southeast.  An additional 220,000 square feet of specialty retail, department store and restaurant space is planned to open in the fall of 2014, with construction starting this spring.  The new development phase will be anchored by a 170,000 square foot, two-story flagship Belk department store.

Metropolitan, a 412,204 square foot urban center located adjacent to uptown Charlotte, features a dynamic mix of office, residential and retail components.  The project includes ten-stories of Class A office space that many of Charlotte’s top companies call home, such as Carolinas Health Care System, one of the nation’s leading health care organizations and Cherry, Beckaert & Holland, LLP, ranked among the nation’s largest accounting firms.  Metropolitan also features luxury downtown living, with 101 condominiums overlooking Charlotte’s skyline.  Retail is interwoven among the office and residential components, featuring stores such as West Elm and Trader Joes.

For a complete view of Bayer’s total owned and managed asset portfolio of almost 12,000,000 million square feet, click here.

The Shoppes at EastChase regional outdoor fashion center is anchored by Dillard’s and has over 60 specialty retailers and restaurants such as Williams – Sonoma, LOFT, Banana Republic, PeachMac, and Montgomery’s first Earth Fare Organic Grocer. And this spring The Shoppes at EastChase welcomes White House Black Market and Firebirds restaurant to the market.

The power center side, EastChase Plaza, is anchored by Target, Kohl’s, World Market and PetSmart.

To learn more about The Shoppes at EastChase and EastChase Plaza, including a list of all the stores, restaurants and leasing contact information, click here.

Bayer welcomes the following signed or opened retailers.

The Summit (Birmingham, AL)

• Sur La Table, opened November 8, 2012. First store in Alabama
• Seasons 52, opening February 2013. First restaurant in Alabama

 Turkey Creek (Knoxville, TN)

• Ulta Beauty, opened October 5, 2012. First Ulta in Knoxville

 Quail Springs Marketplace (Oklahoma City, OK)

• Golfsmith, opening Spring 2013. First store in Oklahoma
• Tilly’s, opening Spring 2013. First store in Oklahoma

 Entertainment District (Birmingham, AL)

• Texas de Brazil, opening Spring 2013. First restaurant inAlabama

The Shoppes at EastChase (Montgomery, AL)

• PeachMac, opened October 11, 2012. First store in Alabama
• Firebirds, opening Spring 2013. First restaurant in the Montgomery region

Front Range Village (Fort Collins, CO)

• Microsoft regional office, opened October, 2012

“We’re pleased to partner with J.P. Morgan on this Joint Venture acquisition, an extension of the successful third-party management relationship we’ve established over the past few years.  The Avenue Webb Gin acquisition plays to the strengths of Bayer Properties, providing an opportunity to upgrade the merchandise mix and enhance productivity through strong retailer partnerships, while creating an enjoyable, community-centric environment for consumers to shop, dine, work and play.” said Jay Wiseman, Vice President of Acquisitions for Bayer Properties.

The Avenue Webb Gin, a 351,007 square foot mixed-use outdoor fashion center located in northeast suburban Atlanta, features office space, restaurants and specialty retail, including Barnes & Noble, White House|Black Market, Chico’s, Francesca’s Collections, DSW Shoes, Ted’s Montana Grill and Romano’s Macaroni Grill.

Opened in 2006, The Avenue Webb Gin serves the dense and established communities of Gwinnett County, the second most populous county in Georgia.  The Avenue Webb Gin owns an established position within the retail landscape of Gwinnett County and continues to benefit as a key fashion shopping and dining destination within a 30 minute drive-time radius.  Located on both sides of the Scenic Highway (GA 124) and Webb Gin House Road intersection, this mixed-use destination is in the bull’s-eye of one of the area’s most prosperous communities.

To learn more about The Avenue Webb Gin, and for additional contact information, click here

• Sur la Table: Opening December, 2012. First store inAlabama
• Season’s 52: Opening winter, 2012-13. First restaurant in Alabama

Lexington is the second-largest city in The Commonwealth of Kentucky with over 600,000 trade area residents, 47,000 students, and 2.5 million tourists.  Lexington is one of the top 10 cities in the U.S. for percentage of population with a college degree or higher, with 42% of citizens obtaining at least an undergraduate diploma. Lexington’s average household income is more than $73,000, and 22% of the households bring in more than $100,000 annually.  What’s more, The University of Kentucky athletic programs boast an annual attendance of over 1.5 million people.

Thanks largely to the Kentucky Horse Park as well as horse races and sales at Keeneland, Lexington plays host to millions of tourists each year.  In fact, over the past 10 years, Keeneland has accounted for over $6 billion worth of horse sales during season auctions, an average of $600 million per year.

To be part of an uncommon experience, and to learn more about The Summit Lexington including leasing contact information, click here.

The Summit Birmingham is the flagship development in the Bayer Properties portfolio, embodying the goal of creating a gathering place where people can shop, live, work and play in an enjoyable environment. This shopping venue draws visitors from across the Southeast with its elegant outdoor setting, fine dining and premium mix of retailers.  The Summit has been a dynamic performer for retailers since opening in 1997, with retail sales over $500 per square foot.

Set atop a glorious hillside with spectacular views, The Summit rests squarely in the center of a robust residential, office, and retail corridor in Birmingham where home prices and incomes have continued to increase.  The Summit is adjacent to Mountain Brook, ranked as the 22^nd highest earning city in the nation according to Money Magazine (September, 2011). Daytime activity is a market in itself with 80% white-collar employment inside 10 minutes, and a daytime population of more than 470,000 inside 20 minutes of The Summit.  New office space at The Summit is occupied by more than 100 employees.

To learn more about The Summit, including a list of all the stores, restaurants and leasing contact information, click here.