Current Projects

Andretti Indoor Karting & Games: Andretti Indoor Karting & Games is an established location-based entertainment company with a high-quality indoor motorsports themed concept. This attraction offers a high-speed karting track with multiple modular track designs, over 120 state-of-the-art arcade games, a two-level laser tag arena, an elevated ropes course featuring the first curved zip line, professional CXC racing simulators with VR technology, upscale bowling and a thrilling interactive Dark Ride motion theater. As the exclusive Advisor/Broker to the Company, Samuels & Company is developing a strategy to maximize growth and assist the corporate executives in the company’s national roll out. In this capacity, Samuels & Company will help to qualify markets, develop a marketing strategy, direct its national real estate brokers network in site selection efforts, as well as negotiate all LOI’s, lease and purchase agreements. Recently Samuels & Company completed major purchase agreements for AIKG in Fort Worth, TX; Grand Prairie, TX; and Chandler, AZ. Additionally, AIKG has future locations planned to open during 2024 in Glendale AZ, Overland Park KS, Durham NC, and Schaumburg IL. See case study

Hasbro, Inc.: Hasbro is a global branded entertainment leader whose mission is to entertain and connect generations of fans through the wonder of storytelling and exhilaration of play. Hasbro delivers engaging brand experiences for global audience through gaming, consumer products and entertainment, with a portfolio of iconic brands including MAGIC: THE GATHERING, DUNGEONS & DRAGONS, Hasbro Gaming, NERF, TRANSFORMERS, PLAY-DOH and PEPPA PIG, as well as premier partner brands. Children, families and fans can enjoy Hasbro brands through innovative consumer products including toys, games, apparel, music, publishing, and location based entertainment. Hasbro has engaged Samuels & Company, Inc. as an advisor to assist in the development of Location Based Entertainment concepts.

Layered Reality: Layered Reality™ is the unique method of building experiences using three ‘layers’ of multimedia. The Company which is based England, combines the latest digital tech (Virtual Reality, projection mapping and volumetric holograms) together with live theatre (live actors, movie-scale sets, and special effects) plus real physical sensations (touch, temperature, smell, sound and music, physical movement, and taste) to create an unique immersive experience that is truly memorable. Samuels & Company, Inc. is assisting the Company with its expansion in the United States. 

The Mountain Mile, Pigeon Forge TN: The Mountain Mile & Tower Shops is one of Pigeon Forge's most unique shopping, dining, and entertainment attractions. There is something for everyone, including fun thrill rides on the Mountain Monster. Here you will find the best food, drinks, shopping, and things at the foot of the Smoky Mountain National Park, the most visited Park in the country. With over 1 mile of road frontage, and over 174 acres in total, this attraction boasts the best in daring thrill rides and the most innovative food, drinks, shopping and entertainment in Pigeon Forge. Samuels & Company, Inc. has been engaged as an advisor to assist the Company in the master planning of tenants in its major expansion of approximately 70 acres.

Crayola Experience/BrightColors, LLC: Crayola has partnered with BrightColors, LLC, and it’s strategic partner Kingsmen Xperience, to open at least 5 new Crayola Experience destinations by 2027. With concepts ranging from 30,000–50,000 square feet, Crayola Experience destinations will be welcoming 2 million guests per year and growing. This next generation of Crayola Experience offers a colorful family entertainment venue with 25 years of established success. BrightColors, LLC and Kingsman Xperience have engaged Samuels & Company, Inc. to assist in the national expansion of the Crayola Experience.

THE SMURFS: THE SMURFS have been bringing happiness since 1958. Nearly universally known (95% global brand recognition), The SMURFS are bringing family fun to the North American market through theme parks, pop-up touring shows, interactive exhibitions, escape rooms, restaurants and consumer products. This long-established brand is reinvigorating family entertainment. From restaurants to retail shops and VR to edutainment, there are so many ways to experience THE SMURFS. Samuels & Company, Inc. has been retained by THE SMURFS to assist in their efforts to find licensors or operators for this new concept throughout the US.

HB Leisure: HB Leisure specializes in operating skill-based and chance games in amusement parks, theme parks, and tourist attractions around the world. They partner with major entertainment venues to provide a range of gaming experiences that include traditional carnival games, arcade games, and newer interactive and digital gaming attractions. HB Leisure's services extend from the setup and management of these games to staff training and prize supply, aiming to enhance the visitor experience and increase revenue for their partners. HB Leisure is creating its own brand of family entertainment centers utilizing their legacy in the business. Samuels & Company, Inc. has been engaged as exclusive advisor and broker to assist the Company in the creation and expansion of this new concept in the UK, Asia and the US.

Fireside Surf: Surfing at Fireside Surf is a one-of-a-kind experience. The pool’s technology allows surfers to catch continuous waves, giving them the opportunity to practice and improve their skills. For those who don’t want to surf, the wave pool also offers the opportunity to swim or relax on the poolside lounge. At Fireside Surf, visitors can enjoy delicious food while also catching waves in their state-of-the-art wave pool. Fireside Surf’s wave pool provides endless 6-foot waves without the otherwise hassle-some issues of delayed sets, rocks, and those pesky sharks. Surfers are able to customize their waves based on skill set, selecting from either knee-high to head-high breaks. Additionally, one can opt to boogie and/or bodyboard. Shredders can select from beginner, learn-to-surf lessons from hands-on instructors complete with boards and integrated rails to instruction in more specialized skills for the more advanced surfers. The Company opened its first location at Grandscape at The Colony, outside of Dallas, TX, in February 2024. Fireside Surf has engaged Samuels & Company, Inc. to assist the Company with its future expansion plans.

Brick + Bev: In 2021 Brick + Bev partnered with the Green Street Real Estate Ventures family to create the $60 million Armory STL. The Armory, a 250,000 square foot multi-venue entertainment destination, is the largest indoor facility of its kind in St. Louis, featuring nearly six acres of flexible space to gather, play, eat, drink and discover. Its core brands include Rec Hall, Barc Hall, Roller Bar, Stiletto Brothers and UNITED Sports Clubhouse. The visionary force behind The Armory in St. Louis is propelling the future of experiential entertainment by creating multiple-destination entertainment experiences that will generate new energy and traffic in existing retail spaces. Samuels & Company, Inc. has been engaged to assist in Brick + Bev's brand development and nationwide expansion, leveraging its industry expertise to amplify this revolution in destination entertainment and to fulfill the company's core values of passion, appreciation, and fun on a grand scale.

Butterfly Wonderland: Creating the largest butterfly conservatory in the country, visitors to Butterfly Wonderland are transported to the rainforest and immersed in the world of butterflies and other rainforest animals. Live exhibits connect people to nature through a sensory experience that educates, entertains, and provides refuge from the outside world. This experiential attraction allows visitors to watch the “Flight of the Butterflies” in a state-of-the-art 3D theater, to view the metamorphosis of butterflies in the chrysalis viewing area, to get up close and personal with reptile and amphibians, witness a honey bee colony in action, and enjoy a stingray and shark observation pool and other marine displays. Butterfly Wonderland currently has one location in Arizona. Samuels & Company is the advisor and exclusive broker assisting the Company with its near term plans to expand in Dallas, TX and Las Vegas, NV.

Bowlero: In 1997, entrepreneur Tom Shannon purchased the original Bowlmor Lanes and revolutionized the industry. His vision for upscale bowling and events turned Bowlmor into a Manhattan nightlife hotspot and catapulted it onto the national stage, resulting in new locations throughout the US. Through subsequent acquisitions of AMF Bowling Centers, Brunswick Corporation’s bowling center business and the Professional Bowlers Association, Shannon has brought bowling to an entirely new level. Today, Bowlero Corporation is a global media company and the largest owner and operator of bowling centers in the world with a team of over 8,000 strong, over 12,000 lanes, and more than 28 million visitors every year. Samuels & Company has been engaged as exclusive broker to assist the Company in its expansion in Southern California. Bowlero plans to open a store at the Beverly Center on Los Angeles, CA in the Fall of 2023.

Aerobar: Aerobar, the first flying bar, is a rotating gondola that elevates 16 passengers up to 130 feet high in a metallic structure while an aero-barman serves snacks and drinks. This revolutionary new “food-tainment” concept combines 1. Sensation-high up in the air, 2. Emotion-a 360 degree view, and 3. Conviviality-sharing the experience with others. Aerobar currently has three attractions in France, as well as an attraction in Dubai, Casablanca, Mexico, South Korea and one under development in China. AEROPHILE SAS developed the concept in 2013 backed by 25 years of experience in the leisure industry including the success of the big tethered balloon (nearly 100 systems sold in 40 countries). AEROPHILE SAS has engaged GM Goodman Advisors and Samuels & Company as their exclusive agent to manage the expansion of Aerobar in the United States.

Prior Projects

Merlin Entertainments:  Merlin Entertainments is the largest entertainment company in Europe and second largest location-based attractions operator in the world with over 140 locations worldwide.  Samuels & Company has been Merlin’s exclusive real estate representative in North America since 2007.  In this capacity, Samuels & Company provided advisory, site selection and acquisition services, along with asset management services for five of Merlin’s international brands including Madame Tussauds, SEA Life Center, LEGOLAND Discovery Center, Dungeons and The Eye.  Additionally, Samuels & Company has assisted Merlin in their national rollout of Peppa Pig World of Play.  As part of the services provided, Samuels & Company has coordinated and assisted in the direction of the Company’s North American expansion plans and works closely with corporate executives, attraction general managers, local real estate brokers and landlords/developers to select the best sites and negotiate the best lease terms for each of Merlin’s specific brands. Over the past 14 years, Samuels & Company has assisted Merlin in developing 36 locations in 24 markets in North America, including seven Madame Tussauds; 14 LEGOLAND Discovery Centers; ten SEA Life Centers; one Dungeon; three Peppa Pig World of Play and one world class Observation Wheel. Merlin has a number of additional attractions scheduled to open in North America within the next three years. During 2022, Samuels & Company re-leased the former Starbucks space at Madame Tussaud’s Hollywood to a local cafe and negotiated the 32,000 square foot Lego Discovery Center in Springfield Town Center in the Washington DC metropolitan area, both of which are scheduled to open in the summer of 2023. Additionally, Samuels & Company assisted the management team of LEGOLAND California in their expansion efforts. See case study

IT’SUGAR: Founded by candy veteran Jeff Rubin in 2006, IT’SUGAR has become one of the largest specialty candy “retailtainers” in the world, with 100 locations in 26 states throughout the country. IT’SUGAR is more than just a candy store - it's an experience. The Company’s recent expansion plan included the world's first candy department store (with 24,000 square feet) at American Dream in New Jersey in November 2019 and at Ala Moana in Hawaii in November 2021. Additionally, IT’SUGAR opened nine new stores during 2022 including a flagship store with close to 20,000 square feet in Times Square in New York as well as stores in National Harbor in Maryland, Assembly Row in Somerville MA, Patriot Place in Foxborough MA, Fashion Show in Las Vegas NV, Westland Mall in Hialeah FL, Fashion Outlet’s of Chicago in Chicago IL, Whalers Village in Maui HI and West Edmonton Mall in Edmonton Canada. The Company is planning the grand opening of its 30,000 square foot Flagship store on Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco CA in the summer of 2023. Additionally, the Company’s goal is to open approximately 20 stores per year. As the national advisor and exclusive broker for IT’SUGAR, Samuels & Company assisted IT’SUGAR in its national expansion efforts for its three distinct brands – a smaller sized ‘Sugar Rush’ which is 3,500 to 5,000 square feet; the slightly larger concept ‘Sugar High” which is 6,000 to 10,000 square feet; and its flagship concept “Sugar Daddy”, a candy department store with 16,000 to 25,000 square feet. Samuels & Company assisted IT’SUGAR with market evaluation, site selection, and negotiations of letters of intent; as well as negotiated lease agreements for locations throughout the United States.

Meow Wolf: With a mission statement to inspire creativity in people’s lives through art, exploration and play, Meow Wolf has created a unique indoor attraction which provides visitors with an immersive interactive art experience across a variety of media, venues including architecture, sculpture, painting, photography, video production, cross-reality (AR/VR/MR), music, audio engineering, narrative writing, costuming, performance and more. Guests discover a multidimensional universe with secret passages, portals to magical worlds and an expansive narrative amidst surreal, maximalist, and mesmerizing art exhibits. Meow Wolf’s existing immersive experiences including the House of Eternal Return in Santa Fe, NM; the Omega Mart in Las Vegas, NV; and the Convergence Station in Denver, CO have been extremely well received with huge success and excitement, even during the pandemic. As the Company’s advisor and exclusive broker, Samuels & Company assisted Meow Wolf in its national expansion efforts including market evaluation, site selection and negotiation of letters of intent and lease agreements.

RSG Group North America: RSG Group is an innovative multi-product fitness company and Europe’s leading fitness operator with over 300 fitness clubs currently in 12 countries with over 2 million members. The RSG Group is a fitness and wellness pioneer with a total of 15 brands including fitness club concepts such as Gold’s Gym, John Reed and Heimat as well as fitness apps. RSG Group, which stands for innovative ideas as well as unique fitness and lifestyle concepts, recently expanded to Southern California to launch “lifestyle/fitness centers” in the North American market.  Samuels & Company was retained as the Company’s Exclusive National Advisor/Broker to manage and assist in their site search efforts and nationwide roll-out program. This included the creation of marketing material to explain new brands and concepts, the identification of appropriate sites in a crowded and competitive marketplace, and the negotiation of economic terms and conditions with their senior executives. With this expansion in North America, RSG Group continued their efforts in revolutionizing and reshaping the entire fitness market. During 2022 RSG opened a John Reed in Dallas, TX and Heimat in Los Angleles, CA. The Company also opened a Flagship store with approximately 40,000 square feet for Gold’s Gym at 3rd Street Promenade in Santa Monica, CA during the summer of 2023.

Beat The Bomb: Beat The Bomb is the future of social entertainment. With team-based video games in shared social spaces, Beat The Bomb is the world’s first company to build interactive game rooms driven by software programs and digital interfaces, allowing for continuous development of new games, leaderboards, rankings, competitions, kids leagues and STEM classes. The Company currently has three locations in Brooklyn NY, Washington DC and Atlanta GA. Beat The Bomb’s concept has high barriers to entry with its proprietary game software, computer vision, motion sensors, touch screens, RFID readers, lasers, and camera vision technology. To aid the Company’s mission to create the world’s premiere interactive location-based video gaming brand, Samuels & Company, Inc. was hired to assist with their national expansion.

Kitchen United: Kitchen United is the nation’s first “multi-restaurant ordering” to-go experience connecting increasing consumer desire for variety with streamlined business operations support in state-of-the-art kitchen facilities. Kitchen United creates off-premises “ghost” kitchen space to local, regional and national restaurants intended primarily for pickup or delivery service and offers consumers meals from 8-10 restaurants all on the same bill. Samuels & Company assisted the Company with its national expansion efforts.

Titanic World’s Largest Museum Attraction: The attractions, currently located in Pigeon Forge, TN and Branson, MI, allow guests to engage, immerse and educate with the most famous ocean liner in history and the largest man-made object of her time. The Company creates a unique experience comprising more than 20 galleries displaying over 400 authentic artifacts chosen from its artifacts inventory of over 2,000 pieces (one of the largest in the world). Samuels & Company was engaged as the Company’s advisor and exclusive broker to assist the Chief Development Officer in the nationwide expansion of this attraction.

Big Al's: Big Al’s is a first-class, state-of-the-art, smoke-free entertainment facility with upscale bowling lanes, thrilling arcade fare, a edlarger-than-life big game sports bar and grill experience and a plethora of party and event opportunities. Big Al’s caters to young families looking for a place to spend time together, but also provides a fun and exciting playground for adults and businesses as well. The Company currently has four locations in Washington, Idaho and California and is looking to expand in Southern California and the Northwest. Samuels & Company was retained as their exclusive Advisor/Broker to assist Big Al’s in this expansion, including directing all site selection efforts and lease negotiations. In this capacity, Samuels & Company, Inc. assisted Big Al’s in its leasing of 45,000 square feet of retail space at McCarthy Ranch Marketplace in Silicon Valley, CA.

OXIGENO: Samuels & Company acted as realty advisor/broker to the real estate development division of Cuestamoras, a significant privately held company and leader in Latin America across a broad range of industries.  Samuels & Company assisted Oxigeno in creating a tenant-mix and marketing/leasing strategy to identify and select key anchor and major tenants for Oxigeno’s “Human Playground”, a major mixed-use entertainment/retail project in San Jose, Costa Rica. The project, which opened in 2018, includes retail, dining, and entertainment uses.  As part of this effort, Samuels & Company was instrumental in completing a 43,000 lease with Cinemark Theaters which will become a major anchor tenant in this exciting project. Additionally, Samuels & Company consulted on the development of Kidzania as part of Oxigeno.

THE VOID: THE VOID is establishing the gold-standard in a new form of virtual-reality based immersive entertainment concept that empowers visitors to step beyond reality. THE VOID takes a unique approach of combining digital environments with physical stages and interactive elements to provide a powerful immersive hyper-reality experience. These are shared, multi-player experiences for friends, families and groups to enjoy together. THE VOID opened its first public experience in partnership with Sony Pictures at Madame Tussauds-New York in July 2016. The second experience was opened in Dubai in March 2017. Samuels & Company led THE VOID’s site selection and expansion plans of rolling out multiple locations throughout the United States to add to its existing 10 attractions, which include Disney Springs, Orlando and Downtown Disney, Anaheim. It’s most recent locations include Glendale Galleria in Los Angeles (opened March 2018), Grand Canal Shops in Las Vega, NV (opened April 2018), and Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica, CA (opened August 2018). Samuels & Company negotiated a lease with URW for San Francisco Center in San Francisco, CA which is scheduled to open in Winter 2020. Other leases completed during 2019 at the direction of Samuels & Company include Atlanta, Minneapolis and Washington, DC..

PRISA Group: Samuels & Company, Inc. provided advisory and leasing services for The District, a new development being built by the PRISA group (prominent developer of high profile projects on Puerto Rico). The District is a vibrant mixed use project in San Juan anchored by an Aloft Hotel and a 6,000 seat performance / event hall managed by AEG. Samuels & Company', Inc’s core responsibilities included development and site plan consulting; evaluating potential tenant mixes; creating merchandising plan; and advising client on pro forma income for approximately 100,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space. The District, which opened in late 2019, hosts a healthy mix of local tenants, along with national and international retailers, restaurants, and location based entertainment retail concepts.

iFLY Indoor Skydiving: iFLY is a retail entertainment concept that offers the experience of human flight through indoor skydiving.  Samuels & Company provided advisory and tenant representation services to iFLY and assisted this company in developing and implementing its national expansion program.  Samuels & Company assisted iFLY's senior executives in their site selection strategy to prioritize markets and developments in a timely manner to meet their strategic goals for shareholders. The Company selected the finest affiliated brokers in each strategic market and created a national real estate brokerage network through which iFLY has gained broad exposure to real estate site opportunities and property owners.  Through Samuels & Company's efforts, iFLY successfully opened over 30 locations in the U.S. and is positioned to open 10 to 12 new locations per year for the next three years. See case study

Universal CityWalk Hollywood: Samuels & Company provided advisory and leasing services to Universal CityWalk Hollywood, a 390,000 square foot, three block outdoor entertainment, dining and shopping promenade, anchored by Universal Studios Hollywood and a 19-screen AMC Theatre with a state-of-the-art IMAX.  Initial responsibilities included evaluating the existing tenants and their current leases; analyzing competitive retail and entertainment/retail centers in the Los Angeles area; creating proposals for several different remerchandising programs; and advising senior management at Universal on "best in class" new leasing strategy to maximize asset value. Samuels & Company provided owner representation and leasing services to Universal CityWalk in their efforts to improve the tenant mix and competitive position in the marketplace. During this assignment Samuels & Company assisted Universal CityWalk in opening Sephora, Smash Burger, and Shoe Palace, among other tenants. See case study

Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG):  Advised highly prominent international entertainment/real estate conglomerate in the specific merchandising and leasing strategy for a $1 billion development adjacent to Staples Center arena in Los Angeles, California.  The responsibilities included preparing, administering and evaluating a Request for Proposal (RFP) for a major national theater tenant as one of the anchor tenants of the project.  Additionally, provided leasing services as Owner’s Representative to submit and negotiate leases for multiple national, regional, and local restaurateurs, as well as assisted in the negotiations with several entertainment retailers. See case study

Farmers Market/Gilmore Estate:  Consulted with property owner of the Gilmore Estate analyzing responses to their Request for Proposals in the selection of the developer for the development of The Grove in Los Angeles, California; assisted in negotiating the Master Ground Lease with Caruso Affiliated Holdings. See case study

Turner Dale Associates (TDA Investment Group)/Canyon Springs Marketplace - Riverside, CA:  Samuels & Company was selected by TDA to create the "highest and best" use for a property owned by their client, Construction Laborers Pension Trust of Southern California, a large labor pension fund. This 15 acre site, named the Canyon Springs Marketplace in Riverside, CA, was located in a newly developing market with significant competition. Samuels & Company directed the design, leasing, development and entitlement process for this power/community center. This project consists of approximately 185,000 square feet with anchor tenants including Marshalls, Bed, Bath & Beyond, Old Navy, Cost Plus World Markets, Petco, and Jo-Ann Stores, as well as other retail (Lane Bryant, OshGosh/Carters) and restaurants (Starbucks, Rubio’s) and specialty stores (FedEx/Kinko’s, Union Bank).  See case study

LBG Real Estate Companies / The Medford Center: Samuels & Company provided strategic advice to LBG Real Estate Companies, LLC on a proposed redevelopment and market repositioning of a 420,000 square foot regional entertainment and lifestyle center located in Medford, Oregon. Services provided included retail component conception, programming and marketplace due-diligence; suggestions on tenant merchandise mix, competition and supply/demand analysis; site and lease plan analysis; and prospective tenant outreach. 

Redding Oasis – Redding, CA:  Directed the planning, leasing, entitlement and overall development for a major project in Redding, California totaling over 1,100,000 square feet. This town center/ lifestyle center is designed to be one of the dominant retail commercial centers located in the Northern Central Valley area of California serving the local, regional and tourist trade. 

Mid-Town Plaza (Pico/San Vicente/Venice):  Provided consulting and development services for all aspects of the planning, designing, leasing, obtaining entitlements and arranging public and private financing for a near $100 million, 440,000 square foot project originally envisioned as big box uses like Home Depot/Costco in the mid-town area of Los Angeles, California.

Robertson Properties (affiliate of Pacific Theatres):  Represented ownership in entitling property in Lakewood for a Kohl’s store; analyzed two residential zoned properties and one industrial property for their highest and best use; consulted on various leasing and development aspects for other real estate holdings. See case study

Colony Capital/Meadowlands-Xanadu:  Samuels & Company provided leasing and tenant-mix advisory services to an institutional owner group lead by Colony Capital Inc. for Meadowlands-Xanadu, a megamall project located in New Jersey’s Meadowlands complex. See case study

Lehman Brothers:  Advised asset manager on redevelopment plans for regional mall in Birmingham, Alabama; reviewed and analyzed assets for disposition in Honolulu, Hawaii.

MCC Realty Investments/AEW:  Advising new opportunity fund in re-leasing and redevelopment efforts for community shopping centers in Diamond Bar and Phillips Ranch, California; assisting fund in identifying acquisitions of “value added” projects.

Reliable Properties:  Provided advisory and design development services on a high rise Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC) in the mid-Wilshire area of Los Angeles, California.

Regent Properties:  Negotiated substantial lease agreement by and between Crate & Barrel and the City of Beverly Hills for a new store in Beverly Hills.

Sol Price (founder of the Price Club):  Provided leasing and development analysis for a potential power center development in Roseville, California.

TrizecHahn Development, Inc.:  Served as Senior Development Director on a proposed regional retail project in Honolulu, Hawaii; analyzed and provided advisory services for potential developments in Seattle, Washington and Denver, Colorado.

Combined Properties, Inc.:  Provided advisory services for entitlements and community outreach for a potential re-development of an existing asset in Sherman Oaks, California; assisted in due diligence for the purchase of a large shopping center portfolio (over 50 centers) in Southern California.

DDR/Oliver McMillan:  Served as Senior Development Director for the leasing and development of several large regional and community retail/entertainment centers in California.

Forest City Enterprises:  Analyzed economic viability of a proposed retail/entertainment center in Anaheim, California.

Glimcher Realty Trust:  Performed due diligence for acquisition and development of several regional centers in Southern California.

Elder and Enrico Trusts:  Negotiated leases with McDonald’s and Safeway Supermarket for private family holdings.Granite Partners:  Assisted in analysis and disposition strategy of regional outlet project in San Diego, California; assisted in several presentations to institutional owners for dispositions of assets.

House of Blues:  Directed all leasing and development efforts for creating new facilities in San Diego and San Jose, California and Tokyo, Japan.

AMC Entertainment, Inc.:  Assisted in leasing and development efforts for a mixed-use urban entertainment project in downtown Kansas City, Missouri.

National Geographic:  Samuels & Company advised and assisted National Geographic in terminating their Lease with Pacific Theaters at their IMAX theater in Hawaii. 

New Zealand Natural: Developed initial strategy for Southern California for expanding international high-end ice cream.