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The new Mayberry?
Los Angeles Times - July 3, 2008

The latest lifestyle: mall as home. Our intrepid columnist tests the idea with an Americana sleepover.


Americana at Brand set to open in Glendale
Los Angeles Times - April 27, 2008

After spending years and $400 million, Grove developer Rick Caruso is ready to cut the ribbon on his glitzier, way bigger retail and residential center.


Only Your Money Is Not Pretend
New York Times - April 24, 2008

The first time you go to the Grove, the immensely successful and completely fabricated commercial center in Los Angeles, you will try to hate it.


Rick Caruso shows off his new world in Glendale
Los Angeles Times - April 23, 2008

The developer gives a tour of his dream of luxurious living and consumptive indulgence -- with a ready-made forest trucked in at night.


Wise to ways of the street
Financial Times - April 15, 2008

Rick Caruso walks at a fast pace as he shows the Financial Times around his latest retail development in Glendale, California.


Glendale set to welcome once-disputed development
Los Angeles Times – April 1, 2008

Developer Rick Caruso will unveil the Americana at Brand
retail-residential project next month.


Caruso gets his ‘Way’
Glendale News Press – February 6, 2008

Developer appears before the council pushing ‘Excelsior,’ leaves with a street named after him.


Birth, death and shopping: The rise and fall of the shopping mall
The Economist – December 19, 2007

Caruso has brought the open-air mall to a pitch of ersatz perfection. It is partly thanks to him, and particularly the Grove, that every new shopping centre built in America next year will be roofless.


Jury awards $15 million in punitive damages on top of $74.23 million in compensatory damages for a total of $89.23 million to Caruso Affiliated from General Growth Properties.
November 13, 2007

A Superior Court jury today awarded $15 million in punitive damages to Caruso Affiliated on top of the $74.23 million in compensatory damages awarded last week in a suit filed against General Growth Properties, Inc. for intimidating The Cheesecake Factory while it was exploring leasing at the Americana at Brand...


Coming Soon To a Neighborhood Near You
Los Angeles Magazine – July 2007

Developer Rick Caruso’s knack for building high-end shopping centers is matched only by his ability to pour on the charm. Will the man behind the Grove remake the rest of Los Angeles in his own image?


A Man of the Street
Los Angeles Times, West Magazine - June 3, 2007

Rick Caruso got us walking and communing at the Grove. Why has his Disney-esque vision proven so successful?


Prominent Real Estate Developer Caruso Affiliated Plants Flag on East Coast With Opening of New York Office
May 7, 2007

Manhattan location will enhance company’s access to premier fashion innovators in the U.S. and abroad


Arcadia OKs Caruso Mall Near Racetrack
Los Angeles Times – April 18, 2007

The developer’s 830,000-square-foot project will be built next to Santa Anita.


Caruso Presents Preliminary Miramar Plan
Montecito Journal – April 12, 2007

Capacity crowd showers developer with praise.


Caruso Affiliated Announces Deal to Buy
Miramar Hotel Property


Developer Rick J. Caruso announced today that his company, Caruso Affiliated, has finalized a contract to buy the Miramar Hotel property in Montecito from toy and hotel magnate Ty Warner.


Spring is Blossoming at The Grove as Exciting New
Lineup of Fashion Retailers is Announced


The Grove ups its fashion quotient this season with the announcement of five new retailers - Michael Kors, BARNEYS NEW YORK CO-OP, Fresh, Davante and Kiel's.


Developer Gets Recognition for Aid to Children
Los Angeles Times - January 11, 2007

Para Los Niños, which assists low-income families, dedicates its skid row facility in honor of Rick Caruso and his wife, Tina.


$300M Funds Caruso Project
Globe Street Retail - December 14, 2006

Caruso Affiliated has secured a $300 million construction loan through PNC Bank and completed a complex land transaction with the Glendale Redevelopment Agency.


All Mall
Los Angeles Business Journal - December 4, 2006

Risk Caruso has placed his stamp on the region's retail landscape with outdoor shopping centers including The Grove. He's also played a significant role in LA's political circles.


The Grove hosts Annual Tree Lighting Spectacular
Complete with celebrity appearances and magical surprises!

Show to Air Saturday, December 2nd on KCBS Channel 2 at 7 p.m. PST.


Americana Reveals Retailer Lineup
Los Angeles Daily News - September 5, 2006

Crocodiles and hip Scandinavian apparel will mark the walls of the $324 million Americana at Brand center under construction.


Developing Feeling
Art and Living Magazine - August 2006

For Rick Caruso, development is more than just building - it's personal.


And the Winners Are
Retail Traffic - May 1, 2006

Welcome to the 17th edition of the Superior Achievement in Design and Imaging awards, which recognize outstanding achievement in creating successful retail environments.


Americana breaks ground
Glendale News Press - June 9, 2006

Long-awaited residential and commercial project to open in spring 2008 in downtown.


Marina del Rey Makeovers Put It on Course - Out of 'Time Warp'
Los Angeles Times - January 23, 2006

The county-owned entity is getting about $1.5 billion in residential and commercial upgrades.


Newsmaker of the Year - Americana Developer Triumphant
Glendale News Press - December 31, 2005

Anyone who proposes a more than quarter billion-dollar project is sure to draw a lot of attention.


Battle for the Waterfront
San Francisco Chronicle - December 22, 2005

Ambitious L.A. developer has designs on building a $200 million 'lifestyle center' in Albany


Young and Old Alike Are Playing It Cool on the Ice
Los Angeles Times - November 25, 2005

The Lakes shopping complex in Thousand Oaks has opened a hot ticket in town -- a temporary skating rink.


Developer taking the pulse of Arcadia - Shopping project proposed at Santa Anita
Pasadena Star News - May 16, 2005

Part of Caruso's professed philosophy is that community involvement in the early stages of a project leads to both political goodwill and a better project. When community members take ownership of a development, he believes, they are more likely to use it.


Golden Commitment With A Golden Touch
Shopping Center Business - May 2005

Caruso Affiliated's $1 billion worth of projects in California is one of the largest retail development programs underway today.


Retailing NIMBY Territory
Retail Traffic - April 2005

Rick Caruso is a shrewd dealmaker who knows the importance of community support, especially when going up against the giants.


Community Builders Profile - Rick Caruso
Urban Land Magazine - March, 2005

An attorney-turned-developer, Rick Caruso has redefined the retail experience with a distinct flair and blatant disregard for conventional wisdom.


Citizen Rick
Angeleno Magazine - August, 2004

Developer Rick Caruso is planning bigger and better shopping centers. But are Angelenos ready to move into the mall?


Caruso, Opponents Grid for Battle Over Plans
for Major Glendale Development

Los Angeles Business Journal - August 9-15, 2004

Standing on Central Avenue, his back to the Glendale Galleria, developer Rick Caruso surveyed the acres of desolate pavement and crumbling buildings that have become a battle ground. As Caruso was detailing plans for an expansive redevelopment that faces a referendum on Sept. 14, the driver of a silver Lexus hit the breaks and called out, “Hey Rick, you’ve got my vote!”


Future of Retail
Los Angeles Times Magazine - January 1, 2004

The developer of the Grove says the future of retail is outdoors, with apartments atop shops


A Higher Calling?
Los Angeles Times Magazine - May 4, 2003

Businessman and police commission president Rick Caruso has a vision for Los Angeles, and he's mulling whether to carry it out from the mayor's office.


Battle of the Concierges
The Wall Street Journal- August 30, 2002

Now, even the mall will book you a dinner table. Concierges are showing up in odd places-but which deliver? Pooja Bhatia hit desks across the country, to-do list in hand. And the winner is...


The Grove: Latest Example of Caruso’s Main Street Feel
Los Angeles Business Journal- March 25, 2002

Call it Rick Caruso’s coming of age. The brash developer, still only 43 years old, has just taken the wraps off The Grove at Farmers Market, a $160 million, 575,000-square-foot retail project that may change - for the better - the entire Fairfax district....


Tweaking Tradition
Shopping Center World - September 2000

With a deft touch, Caruso Affiliated transforms the humble strip center into a vibrant place that wows patrons.


Class of its own
Shopping Centers Today - September, 2000

Caruso spares no expense on The Grove in Los Angeles.A story about Nordstrom sums up the cachet of The Grove, the Los Angeles open-air center that opened in March.


Calabasas Man Finds a Commons Denominator
Los Angeles Times - January 26, 1999

This resident is pleasantly surprised after a pristine piece of land is turned into a shopping center. Little did he know it would help build a true sense of community.


A Strip-Mall Builder Woos the Neighbors
Wall Street Journal - February 28, 1997

Homeowners are enthusiastically supportive of Rick Caruso's plans for developing a shopping Promenade in the community of Westlake.