MANAGING PARTNER, FRONTIER REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS
WHY: Retail developer behind one of largest additions to OC’s retail scene in 2020, Stanton’s Rodeo 39 Public Market. Opened in October, counts nearly 40,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor space at a previously tired plot of land along Beach Boulevard. Part of sprawling mixed use project called 22 & Beach.
RECENT: Initial tenants include the city’s first craft brewery, Laotian BBQ, Vietnamese street crepes, Filipino rice bowls, Japanese ramen, apparel shops, a tattoo parlor and butcher.
QUOTABLE: “Food and beverage is really driving and continues to drive retail, especially chef-driven food, even in spite of the pandemic.”
