Three years ago, the lease expired for the 29,000-square-foot anchor space occupied by Waldbaum's supermarket since 1959.
Another anchor space opened in 1982 as Abraham & Straus before becoming Strawbridge & Clothier (later Strawbridge's) in 1988.
An additional anchor space was originally built for B. Altman and Company, but it remained vacant, as the chain decided not to open the Walden Galleria store due to credit restraints.
Jackson city officials, working to fight the flight of retail from the area, are planning to move 200 to 300 employees from various government offices into one former anchor space in the mall, which they hope will bring new customers to stores like Sears, Mims said.
Greg Maloney, president and chief executive of the retail group at Jones Lang LaSalle, a real estate brokerage firm, said that to fill empty anchor spaces, landlords were getting creative and were considering bringing in grocery stores, medical facilities, dance studios and even community or technical colleges.
The design parameters considered in the investigation were anchor spacing and number of anchors in group.
The parameters considered were the shear span-to-depth ratio, steel faceplate thickness (reinforcement ratio), stud anchor spacing, and the presence (or absence) of shear reinforcement.
The effect of anchors spaced widely apart in the longitudinal direction was to increase the ductility of the system without affecting the strength of the system significantly.
The parameters considered in the experimental investigations were the section depth, steel faceplate (longitudinal) reinforcement ratio, shear span-to-depth ratio and shear connector (stud anchor) spacing.
The VOID is one of a small group of companies making a strong go at creating VR experiences in physical anchor spaces – an effort to drive traffic and create a movie-like experience.
The database includes SC beam specimens tested using different loading configurations, and considering different parameters such as shear span-to-depth ratio, steel faceplate thickness (reinforcement ratio), stud anchor spacing, and presence of faceplate stiffeners.
