As an affiliated company to Veritas Realty, Foundation Development Partners' principal - William T. Stoops, III, has been developing retail centers with partners since 1989 and his partnerships have developed forty-nine (49) projects totaling 1,440,084 square feet, with aggregate value in excess of $200,000,000. By concentrating on developments in densely populated, high traffic locations with good visibility and easy access, these retail developments have attracted national and regional tenants such as Kohl’s Department Stores, Hallmark, United Artists Theatres, Walgreens Drugstores, CVS Corporation, Blockbuster Entertainment, Fifth Third Bank, The Vitamin Shoppe, Baja Fresh, Cardinal Fitness, Nextel, Chipotle, Jared Jewelers, EB Games, Buffalo Wild Wings, Qdoba and Starbucks Coffee.
Bill and his partners have focused on development and ownership of retail shopping centers and build-to-suit single tenant retail projects. Recent projects include: The Shoppes at Brookfield Commons, a 42,620 square foot retail center anchored by The Vitamin Shoppe, Carenza Salon, Chipotle and Starbucks in Brookfield, Wisconsin; The Shoppes at Fountain Square, a 10,240 square foot retail project anchored by Jared Jewelers and Motherhood Maternity, in Brookfield, Wisconsin; The Shoppes at Carol Stream, a 21,096 square foot retail center anchored by Ideal Fitness and Starbucks in Carol Stream, Illinois; The Shoppes on Grant Street, a 19,320 square foot retail center anchored by Buffalo Wild Wings, CiCi’s Pizza, and Qdoba located in Thornton, Colorado; and several free-standing Starbucks in Indiana, Missouri and Arkansas. Planned projects include Greenwood Commons, a 20 acre mixed use project at Main Street and Graham Road in Greenwood, Indiana.