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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.

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