DAN ALMQUIST
CEO/PRINCIPAL
ALMQUIST
WHY: Retail developer behind one of largest additions to OC’s retail scene in 2020—Rodeo 39, which is Stanton’s culinary and community experience that drew its unique cultural aesthetic from the neon signs of Hong Kong’s night markets and the kinetic energy of an actual rodeo. 42K-SF Rodeo 39 features 15 restaurants, coffee shop, arcade, tattoo shop, flower shop, a full bar, a stage for live performances, 3 outdoor patios and is home to Stanton’s first brewery. Developer of 60K-SF site in San Juan Capistrano dubbed River Street Market.
IN THE NEWS: Tapped for a retail-focused overhaul of Irvine’s Great Park and for grocery-anchored site at FivePoint’s adjacent Great Park Neighborhoods, which is FivePoint’s first retail project in Irvine.
QUOTABLE: “I’ve never had this type of canvas to work with. It’s a massive project, and to be able to play a small part in it is really special.”
