Menin Hires Manager

Menin Development Companies Hires Clinton “Sandy” Lewis as General Manager for Downtown at the Gardens.

Palm Beach Gardens, Florida (June 28, 2005) – Menin Development Companies is pleased to announce the hiring of Clinton “Sandy” Lewis as General Manager for its newest 345,000 square foot retail project, Downtown at the Gardens.

Lewis brings with him twenty-six years of experience in retail management, leasing, marketing and development in mixed use developments, as well as urban and suburban regional shopping centers. He most recently served as Vice President of the retail division for Grubb Properties in Charlotte, North Carolina. Prior to that, Mr. Lewis was Vice President and General Manager of The Rouse Company’s Village of Merrick Park in Coral Gables, Florida. From 1986 to 2001, Mr. Lewis was Vice President and General Manager at the Hulen Mall in Fort Worth, Texas and the Collin Creek Mall in Plano, Texas. He holds a B.B.A. in Real Estate and an M.B.A. in Marketing from the University of Georgia.

About Downtown at the Gardens - Downtown at the Gardens is a 350,000 square foot open-air upscale specialty shopping center to be anchored by a 16-screen Cobb Theater and a 42,000-square-foot Whole Foods Market. The project will include over 60 specialty retailers including Urban Outfitters, Elizabeth Arden Red Door Spa, Scoop NYC, Sur La Table and Z Gallerie as well as the nation’s finest collection of restaurants including The Cheesecake Factory, RA Sushi, Strip House, Rosa Mexicano, Yard House, Terra Ristorante, The Grape, TooJays, Max’s Grille, Johnny Rockets and City Kitchen. Property amenities include three full service valet locations, five star concierge services, and a museum quality sculpture park that will run throughout the shopping center and ultimately around the lake park. Downtown at the Gardens will open November 10th, 2005.

About Menin Development - Menin Development, headquartered in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, specializes in the development and management of neighborhood and regional retail centers. Founded in 1985, Menin’s mission is to create a premier portfolio of high quality, growth-oriented retail real estate assets. Other Menin Development properties in Florida include shopping centers in Port St. Lucie, Jupiter, Palm Beach Gardens, West Palm Beach, Coconut Creek and Sunrise/Weston.

Posted by Donald Urschalitz P.A. at July 4, 2005 02:20 PM