They are hard to love. But they are quirky, outcast spaces that define a community’s unique character. By Ismail Muhammad There are some streets in Manhattan where, while staring at a glass-fronted ...

I’ve been thinking about strip malls again lately. They’ve been an on-again, off-again obsession of mine since the ’80s, when I started traveling and noticed that other cities didn’t seem quite so ...

After staring at the vacant coffee shop across the parking lot from their hip Phoenix bodega for three years, Monsoon Market owners Koral Casillas and Michela Ricci took matters into their own hands.

Analysts and industry executives say these new businesses are redefining this North Jersey staple of suburban living. Rather than simply retail, you can now visit local strip malls for fitness and ...

The sale means a “continued demand for well-located real estate in strategic suburban markets,” said CJ Huter, vice president at The Goldstein Group, a Paramus-based real estate firm. Strip malls have ...