TES has developed an industry specialization in retail development.  70% of our services are provided to retail developers, national retailers, and architects who serve this market.

Retail Big Box
Food Courts
Lifestyle Center & Regional Mall Design Experience
New Construction/Expansions
Renovation Experience
Tenant Coordination, Peer Review, and Grand Openings

Retail Big Box

• Borders – Prepared prototype drawings and criteria packages and update them bi-annually. We have also completed many successful store designs, bid-spec packages, and design conformance reviews.  Several stores have LEED certification pending.

• La-Z-Boy Stores – Recently been appointed as their nation-wide MEP consultant

• Cinemark Theater – Completed a seven cinema complex for CBL properties as part of a regional mall expansion.

• Barnes and Noble – Renovated two different malls to accept new Barnes and Noble stores.  Using B&N lease criteria we generated shell packages to accept the new stores.  This work included significant utility relocation efforts.

• Linens ‘n Things – Renovated mall to accept the shell package for new store.  Work included modification of existing sprinkler system to accept the high pile storage requirements of a Linens and things.

• Steve & Barry’s – Prepared MEP Documents for multiple spaces located in regional mall facilities utilizing standard roof top AC, chilled water system and central unit VAV systems.  Our fast responsiveness and knowledge of these types of projects and systems enabled us to turn around these projects in four week cycle including a due diligence field trip.

• The Fresh Market – Renovated two different malls to accept new Barnes and Noble stores.  Using The Fresh Market lease criteria we generated shell packages to accept the new stores.  This work included significant utility relocation efforts.

• Life Way Christian Books – Full MEP documents

Food Courts

Lifestyle Center & Regional Mall Design Experience

• TES has provided MEP designs for new construction, renovations or expansions including food courts and upgrades at Lifestyle Centers and Regional Shopping Centers all over the country.
• We have developed tenant criteria, acted as the owner’s/client’s agent for MEP systems and conducted peer review at new Regional Shopping Centers, including the following tasks:

• Mechanical System, energy and return on investment analysis
• Mall common area outside air recommendations for code compliance
• Switchgear recommendations
• Food court tenant code compliance recommendations
• Tenant air conditioning sizing criteria
• Value engineered storm sewer route with Architect and Contractor
• Lighting and HVAC control system consultations and recommendations

Project experience:

• Review of tenant documents for over 100 regional shopping centers, including Paseo Colorado, Hollywood & Highland, Triangle Town Center, Arbor Place, the Galleria at Houston and the Forum Shops @ Caesar’s.

• Mall common area due diligence surveys and reports in preparation for several Mall renovations.

• Lighting, HVAC and Energy Management system upgrade documents for dozens of sites.

• Documents which show an entire facility’s MEP systems on one electronic document for coordination of physical conflicts on new projects and for coordination of utility services for tenant build out.

• Construction documents and field coordination for relocating large groupings of common area electrical panels associated with tenant restructuring.

• Evaluation and recommendations for permanent kiosk and push cart installations to be used as standard construction criteria on future projects.

• Tenant MEP criteria documents for new and redeveloped Regional Shopping Centers properties.

• MEP documents for re-demising tenant spaces and extension of services to the new spaces.

• MEP service upgrades for food kiosks and wall boutiques.

New Construction/Expansions

Hanes Mall                                                                
150,756 ft² Total Building Area
51,129 ft² Common Area

129,642 ft² Total Expansion Area
33,688 ft² Expansion Common Area

Old Orchard Shopping Center
108,816 ft² Total Building Area

Parkdale Mall
253,889 ft² Total Expansion Area
95,407 ft² Expansion Common Area

Shops at Evergreen Walk
80,000 ft² Total Building Area

Shops at Saucon Valley
361,749 ft² Total Building Area

Southcenter Shopping Center
42,690 ft² Total Expansion Area
18,188 ft² Expansion Common Area

West Towne Mall
35,000 ft² Total Building Area

East Towne Mall
36,000 ft² Total Building Area

Renovation Experience

East Towne Mall
107,084 ft² Common Area

Hanes Mall
166,743 ft² Common Area

Mall Del Norte
134,316 ft² Common Area

Northwoods Mall
99,166 ft² Common Area

Northpark Mall
125,144 ft² Common Area

Parkdale Mall
170,896 ft² Common Area

West Towne Mall
93,401 ft² Common Area

Wausau Center
36,897 ft² Common Area

Tenant Coordination, Peer Review, and Grand Openings

Tenant Coordination

• Criteria
  • Preparation
  • Maintenance
  • Evaluation of exceptions
• Peer review of documents prepared by others
• Utility availability & capacity
• Appropriate utilization
• Fulfilling lease commitments

Project Experience:

• Triangle Towne Center
• Barton Creek Square
• Clay Terrace
• Coconut Point
• Domain
• Erieview Galleria
• Forum Shops @ Caesars
• Golf Mill Shopping Center
• Houston Galleria
• South Park Mall, Charlotte, NC
• St. John’s Town Center
• LandMark Center
• Firewheel Town Center
  
  
  

Site Lighting

• Eastgate Mall
• Fashion Square Mall
• Hanes Mall
• Hudson Downtown
• Jefferson Mall
• Northwoods Mall
• Old Hickory Mall
• Parkdale Mall
• Randolph Mall
• Shops at Saucon Valley
• West Towne Mall
• East Towne Mall