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2004
Feed the Need
Dec 2004
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Holiday Compilation - ABC 15
Dec 2004
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Redeveloper Launches 2nd Annual Food Drive
December 22, 2004
Gilbert Independent
There are 686,375 reasons why Valley redeveloper Michael A. Pollack is launching the second annual Feed-The-Need Valleywide Food Drive for St. Mary's Food Bank.
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Real Estate Magnate Shows Spirit in Lights
December 20, 2004
AZ Republic
It's not often a four-year old event becomes a tradition, but the lighting display at the Michael A. Pollack Real Estate Investments building in Mesa is just that.
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Tempe Looks at Revitalizing Mall
December 6, 2004
Tribune
The North Tempe Revitalization Committee chair woman is hoping a new look for Sun Plaza, near McKellips and Scottsdale roads, will help.
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Anticipating a Big 2005
December 2004
Commercial Leasing Update
Michael A. Pollack Real Estate Investments is at the forefront of Arizona's commercial real estate industry. The company and its affiliates own and operate more than 100 commercial and industrial properties in Arizona and California totaling more than 4 million square feet. Industry sources estimate properties controlled by Pollack to be valued in excess of $300 million.
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"New" North Park Plaza Makes Its Debut
Winter, 2004
High Profile
Not long ago, North Park Plaza, a 61,000 sf strip center at the northwest corner of Arizona Avenue and Ray Road in Chandler was an eyesore -- an old, run-down center worthy of its reputation as the "ugliest place in town."
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EVJCC Breaks Ground
October 29, 2004
Jewish News
Leader of the East Valley Jewish Community Center launched a $7.5 million capital campaign during the Oct. 26 groundbreaking for the JCC's new Chandler location.
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Putting on New Faces
August 15, 2004
East Valley/ Scottsdale Tribune
Over the past two fiscal years, the city has helped property owners refurbish three retail centers in a key portion of the city by helping offset the costs of renovation and ushering the projects through the permitting process..
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North Park Plaza Back From Dead
July 27, 2004
The Arizona Republic
Business owner Mari Gallego was blunt in describing the appearance of Chandler's North Park Plaza at Ray Road and Arizona Avenue before it was refurbished this year. "It was the ugliest, trashiest thing," Gallego said.
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Everything Old Can Be New Again
Shopping Center World
Shopping centers that have seen better days - those eyesores that induce cringes and winces when we pass them - are one of our best sources of infill acreage. Older centers built in the 1950s and ‘60s make particularly promising candidates when revitalizing a community’s commercial core.
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Fiesta Mall for Sale but Still Picking Up Tenants
July 1, 2004
Tribune Newspapers
K-Momo, selling hip-hop apparel, opened on the lower level near Robinson’s-May. Salvation Skates, for skateboard clothing and gear, opened a shop on the upper level near Sears.
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Real Estate Mogul Out ‘To Make a Difference’
June 30, 2004
The Arizona Republic
Since moving to Arizona in 1991, Pollack has been involved in developing and redeveloping more than 9 million square feet of commercial buildings. Drive down any major Chandler street and you’ll see his name.
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Pulse of a City a Priority for Uplifting Infill Projects
June 26, 2004
The Arizona Republic
Here in the Valley, we’re making progress in giant strides. As we welcome neighbors from all over the country, our burgeoning communities thrive with new homes, new stores, new restaurants and other exciting new developments. In the midst of this impressive growth, it’s important to also remember a credo to which my company holds fast: Everything old can be made new again.
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Pollack Plans Business Park
May 22, 2004
The Arizona Republic
A sprawling, retail-style business park is coming to a high-profile intersection along the main corridor from Mesa into Chandler.
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Say ‘Hola’ to Hispanic Customers
May 2004
Retail Traffic
Last year, Hispanic purchasing power in the United States reached nearly $ 600 billion - an 11 percent increase over 2002s estimated $ 540 billion. Studies citing statistics from the U.S. census, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Bureau of Labor Statistics predict that between now and 2020, personal consumption spending by Hispanics will increase, on average, 9.1 percent a year.
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Chandler Aids Redeveloper in N. Park Plaza Renovation
March 27, 2004
The Arizona Republic
In the 1960s, it was state of the art. Four decades later, it was in an entirely different state. “It deteriorated to a level where it just looked horrible... it earned the title of being the ugliest building in Chandler,” said Michael Pollack, who is redeveloping Chandler’s North Park Plaza.
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Little League Field Compilation
3/26/04 to 3/28/04
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‘Beautiful Little Field’ Nearly Ready for Kids
March 25, 2004
Retail Traffic
For more than 25 years, pitchers dug into the mound, runners tore around the infield and diving players dug divots in the outfield. The Little League field at Mesa’s Rhodes Junior High endured plenty of action. But thanks to a local businessman, the field at Longmore and Baseline roads is being reborn.
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Is Real Estate Ready for a Correction?
March 14, 2004
Tribune Newspapers
President of Mesa-based Michael A. Pollack Real Estate InvestmentsThe East Valley commercial real estate market has enjoyed a prolonged boom thanks to low interest rates. But one of the area’s top shopping center moguls is warning of storm clouds on the horizon.
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Aging EV Shopping Centers Get a New Shine
March 12, 2004
Tribune Newspapers
At a time when upscale “lifestyle” shopping centers in new neighborhoods get all the attention, it’s nice to see Chandler reinvigorating stores in older parts of town.
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Michael A. Pollack Continues Award Winning Development
March 2004
Highprofile Arizona
Michael A. Pollack has received the 2003 Developer of the Year Award from Mesa’s Office of Economic Development.
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Never Too Early to Redevelop
February19, 2004
The Arizona Republic
Ahwatukee Foothills may be one of the newer areas of the Valley, but that doesn’t insulate it from deteriorating commercial areas, a retail redeveloper says.
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Building On the Future
February, 2004
Western Real Estate Business
The search for successful retail real estate ventures doesn’t necessarily have to take a redeveloper into uncharted territory. While some developers want to stake their claims along the outskirts of a city’s limits, others realize that there is still a wealth of opportunities in the heart of the city.
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The Prime Landscape of Michael A. Pollack Real Estate Investments
February, 2004
The Business Journal
I have a passion to design and create," says entrepreneur Michael A. Pollack, who channels that drive into redevelopment projects that consistently garner praise, awards and - more importantly from a business perspective.
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Pollack's Food Drive Nets 22,541 Meals for Valley Needy
January 30 , 2004
The Business Journal
The inaugural Michael A. Pollack Feed¬the-Need Food Drive in December - which benefited St. Mary's Food Sank, Phoenix-collected 15,685 pounds of food, which combined with monetary do¬nations, resulted in the equivalent of 22,541 meals.
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