Sunday, May 1, 2016

Henry McClure @ MaceRich - February 1983 to August 1996

I was the third person the enter the Management training program in 1983. The first day I met Mace Siegel he told me not to unpack my bags. He said, "some boys have the Army to see the country; you have MaceRich". Seeing the county at his expense was a great experience and it sure cost him. Knowing Mace, Dana, Art, and Ed from the early days sure changed my life forever.


The MaceRich Company                                 February 1983 to August 1996

Leasing Manager

March 1994 to August 1996 - VenturaCA

·       Designed and implemented an aggressive, Pro-active marketing program, which targeted clients that, did not exist in the Macerich portfolio.  This aggressive campaign included the development of a sate-of-the-art contact network, providing the most current data on retail and service tenants.  My goal was to build a relationship with a new tenant and do one deal with them or put them in every property we owned or operated.  Also did day-to-day leasing on Buenaventura Plaza.  (850,000 square feet)



January 1988 to March 1994 - LakewoodCalifornia                                                                        

Lakewood Center Mall / LakewoodCA (2,500,000 square feet)
Panorama Mall / Panorama CityCA (450,000 square feet)
Park Lane Mall / RenoNV (650,000 square feet)
·       Leased kiosks, in-line, Pad sites, and strip space.  Completed over eighty deals in CA and NV.

March 1986 - GreeleyCO

Leasing Representative
·       Spearheaded the on-site leasing on the $7 million dollar renovation of the Greeley Mall.  This project also won Building Magazine's "Modernization Award.”
·       Forty new leases were negotiated including renewals and remodels.  25 of the new tenants were new to the Greeley market. 

October 1985 - BoulderCO

Leasing Representative
Responsible for three Colorado malls including;
¨     Southglenn Mall, Littleton (900,000 square feet),
¨     Crossroads Mall, Boulder (850,000 square feet)
¨     Greeley Mall, Greeley (650,000 square feet). 
·       Split the leasing transition and worked on the newly acquired Southglenn Mall project.  Prepared lease synopsis on all leases and did the preliminary negotiation for the upcoming renovation.


February 1984 - ChattanoogaTN

Leasing Representative
·       On-site leasing for the Eastgate Mall (700,000 square feet).
·       Ten million dollar renovation of the
·       In less than two years we closed 65 leases, which resulted in $2.2 million dollars of new income.  This project also won Building Magazine's, Modernization Award, “For excellence in shopping center renovations.”  Promoted Project to Anchor prospects.
·       Performed design review on tenant plans.

February 15, 1983 - BoulderCO
·       Tenant Construction Coordinator for the $40 million dollar expansion of the Crossroads Mall (850,000 square feet). 
·       Worked closely with architects general and subcontractors
·       Coordinating new store construction including complete plan submission, design review and permitting for all new tenants. 
·       Coordinated the completion of the general contractors punch list on the core and shell of the expansion.  Promoted into leasing.

February 1, 1983 - Winter ParkFlorida


·       Entered the Macerich Company’s management training program at the Winter Park Mall.