CEO/PRINCIPAL, ALMQUIST
WHY: Retail developer behind one of largest additions to OC’s retail scene in 2020—Stanton’s 40K-square-foot Rodeo 39 Public Market. Planned 2023 opening for 60,000-square-foot site in San Juan Capistrano, dubbed River Street Market.
IN THE NEWS: Tapped for a retailfocused 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.”
