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The NAIOP Research Foundation helps build better communities through practical research and education. The Foundation's research projects, educational programs and outreach activities have a united purpose: to support developers, owners and others involved in commercial real estate in meeting and exceeding the needs and expectations of our communities, now and in the future.

Distinguished Fellow Spotlight

Anthony Pennington-Cross

Anthony Pennington-Cross, Ph.D.

Anthony Pennington-Cross is the Bell Chair Professor in Real Estate in the College of Business Administration at Marquette University and a faculty member at the Homer Hoyt Institute. He sits on the boards of the American Real Estate Society and the Milwaukee Global Health Consortium. Pennington-Cross is widely published in academic journals such as Real Estate Economics. Recent research includes the impact of Airbnb on crime, the spatial clustering of gas stations, and models of mortgage loss. Prior to joining Marquette University Anthony was a Senior Economist in the Research Division at The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.

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Research Reports

Repurposing Retail Centers

Repurposing Retail Centers: Profiles in Adaptation, Repositioning and RedevelopmentSubmitted By: Jason Beske, AICP

The NAIOP Research Foundation commissioned this report to examine how developers are transforming struggling or closed malls into properties that fit within current market conditions and serve the needs of their surrounding communities.

Read more about this and other Foundation research

Meet all of the Foundation's Governors

The Foundation's Governors support the Foundation's work through their contributions and sharing their expertise.

Lex RickenbakerLex Rickenbaker
Roger ChristiansonRoger Christianson
Mark FornesMark Fornes
Colleen WevodauColleen Wevodau, CPA, MBA
Mike MullenMike Mullen
Ronald RayevichRonald L. Rayevich
Ronnie DuncanRonnie E. Duncan
Stephen CrosbyStephen A. Crosby
Jody Walker BelsickJody Walker Belsick
Peter CocozielloPeter J. Cocoziello
Jon PetersonJon Peterson
Ralph HeinsRalph Heins
Eugene ReillyEugene Reilly
Bilijack R. BellBilijack R. Bell
Drew RichardsonDrew Richardson
Joseph TaylorJoseph S. Taylor
Robert E O'NeillRobert E. O'Neill
Gerard SweeneyGerard Sweeney
Kyle JonesKyle Jones
Jonathan TrattJonathan Tratt
Dwight TaylorDwight S. Taylor
David GockelDavid Gockel
Hugh LittleHugh D. Little
Ronald PizzutiRonald A. Pizzuti
Frank BairdFrank Baird
Douglas HoweDouglas O. Howe
Paul CiminelliPaul F. Ciminelli
Ann Evans EstabrookAnne Evans Estabrook
Lewis AgnewLewis Agnew
Lawrence PobudaLawrence A. Pobuda
John SchwabJohn Schwab, CPA
Rob StoferRob Stofer
Robert CutlipRobert G. Cutlip
Rick TollaksonRick Tollakson
Gregory FullerGregory P. Fuller
Richard WoodruffRichard L. Woodruff
Douglas SwainDouglas Swain
Jeffrey MilanaikJeffrey Milanaik
Joan WoodardJoan Woodard
Dale DekkerDale Dekker
Susan GrahamSusan H.S. Graham
Jack SchultzJohn "Jack" Schultz
Daniel LevisonDaniel Levison
Ninio D. PedrelliNino D. Pedrelli, Ph.D.
Alex KlatskinAlex Klatskin
F.E. Kalb, Jr.F.E. "Skip" Kalb, Jr.
Jordan LottJordan Lott
Kate Nolan BrydenKate Nolan Bryden, LEED® AP BD+C,
Daniel DeMarcoDaniel DeMarco
James IrvingJames M. "Marty" Irving
Collin BarrCollin Barr
Alan C. SheppardAlan C. Sheppard, Jr.
Mark LevyMark G. Levy
Jean KaneJean Kane
Eva StevensEva Stevens
Tracy AllenTracy Allen
Thomas SenkbeilThomas D. Senkbeil
Larry LanceLarry Lance
Rod LawrenceRod Lawrence
William MitchellWilliam A. Mitchell
Molly CarsonMolly Carson, LEED AP
Richard CannonRichard Cannon
Barbara Schaefer McDuffieBarbara Schaefer McDuffie
Alan KahnAlan B. Kahn
Robb MerrittRobb Merritt
Christopher HaleyChristopher Haley
William HuntWilliam E. Hunt