Comprehensive Services

WE KNOW RETAIL

Retail is what we do. It’s our first and only focus. It’s the foundation of the entire company.

The number one objective of Connected Development Services | Connected Management Services, wholly owned divisions of The Retail Connection, is to provide retail shopping center owners with the services they need to compliment their in-house capabilities. TRC’s affiliated companies work together to provide unparalleled resources an owner can rely on. We partner with our clients to understand their business needs in detail. This allows us to deliver a service that is responsive, project specific, and results oriented.

PROPERTY MANAGEMENT

Connected Management Services provides property management with the customer AND client in mind. We are experts at getting your property noticed by retailers while enhancing the shopper’s experience. While we work to achieve a quality shopping experience, we also ensure that the day to day operations of the center are consistent, efficient, and cost effective.

Connected Management Services has established best practices and processes for all aspects of property management, including the following:

• Clean and Pleasant atmosphere for tenants and shoppers
• Effective operating budget and capital improvement plan
• Ensure the best possible curb appeal
• Loss Prevention Measures to reduce liability and risk
• Tenant retention to increase value and maintain relationships
• Financial Reporting / Triple Net Reconciliation
• Marketing [additional service fees are required]

LEASING

TRC already represents many of the leading investment companies in the business and currently has 16.5 million square feet of retail project assignments. Our goal for project leasing is to create the right tenant mix at the best possible rates to maximize the value for the property owner. Our unique blend of strong tenant relationships, aggressive prospecting and marketing, and detailed merchandising plans gives our clients a competitive advantage when attempting to lease their centers. Our brokers have a systematic approach to the leasing process including:

• Understanding ownership goals and objectives
• Walking the center with ownership and, where appropriate, meeting all existing tenants
• Determining leasing parameters and continually revisiting relative to market conditions and the center’s occupancy
• Preparing a comprehensive void analysis that determines all the logical users and their proximity to the center
• Creating and maintaining a “hit list” of retailers to be targeted and utilizing all TRC relationships to maximize effectiveness
• Developing high impact marketing materials and disseminating these to our database of over 1,000 retailers and retail brokers
• Aggressively prospecting via cold calling [both phone and in person], as well as, utilizing our vast network of relationships and contacts to find potential tenants
• Providing accurate, user-friendly reporting to ensure alignment and accountability

CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT SERVICES

Connected Development Services has a team of architecturally trained project managers that oversee every aspect of construction. We handle every facet of construction management including idea evolution, planning, budgeting, document development, permitting, pricing, contractor selection, process management, punch out, and turnover. Our team has years of experience in new construction, renovations, and tenant make ready. We can save you money and get your project done right and on time.

ASSET MANAGEMENT