Nicole Chimento

About Nicole Chimento

My commercial real estate career began while in college in the real estate department at Federated Department Stores (Macy’s) in 1992. In 1996, I joined one of the nation’s most successful lifestyle developers, Jeffrey R. Anderson Real Estate as a development associate working on big box development in the Minneapolis market. As Anderson evolved & the need for leasing grew, I added the responsibility of leasing the new developments, created the brokerage department and provided tenant site selection for national retailers including Staples, Firebirds Restaurants, and Starbucks.In 2002, with shopping center ownership in mind, I joined another Cincinnati development company - Bear Creek Capital as an owner in the shopping centers & Vice President of Leasing. I was responsible for anchoring new developments, working with tenants such as Crate & Barrel, Container Store, Kohl\'s, Target, Kroger, Lowe\'s & Meijer. I also managed the leasing & marketing departments. In 2010, I joined Midland Atlantic Development Company. I achieved 98% occupancy on the square foot Rushmore Crossing Shopping Center in Rapid City, SD; 100% occupancy on the sf Voice of America Shopping Center in West Chester, Ohio; 100% occupancy on the square foot Kenwood Place Shopping Center in Kenwood, Ohio; and 98% occupancy on the square foot E. Viking Plaza shopping center in Cedar Falls, IA. At Midland, I also provide third party development services including site analysis, preparing budgets and feasibility analysis, managing the pre-development and due diligence process, coordinating entitlements and governmental approvals, integrating with the project team on A/E, contract negotiation, pay requests and financial performance and monitoring the construction through project completion.In 2020, I joined Corporex Development as the Director of Development for the 650 acre CirclePort development and focused my attention on growth via land acquisition and development of the remaining 250 acres in a mixed-use orientation by adding a combination of differing types of residential, commercial, public, or civic, and/or industrial use offerings within the development. In 2024, my career came full circle. Now again at Macy’s, I am responsible for the southeast region’s real estate portfolio. It has been a goal to return to Macy’s since college and I am so thankful for the opportunity to make a dream come true.

Experience

1. Director of Real Estate

   Macy's

   Mar 2024 — Present · Cincinnati, US

Education

• University of Cincinnati Carl H. Lindner College of Business

  Marketing and Commercial Real Estate, Commercial Real Estate and Marketing

  1990 — 1995

Skills

• Tenant
• Real Estate Financing
• Asset Management
• Commercial Real Estate
• Brokerage
• Real Estate
• Location Intelligence
• Real Estate Transactions