{"podcast":{"title":"Where We Buy: Retail Real Estate with James Cook","slug":"where-we-buy-retail-real-estate-with-james-cook-547667","podcast_index_feed_id":547667,"rss_url":"https://wherewebuy.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://wherewebuy.show","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/b/7/f/5/b7f53b95c37f71aae5bbc093207a2619/Where_We_Buy_cover_2024.jpg","author":"James Cook","episode_count":100,"summary":"James Cook and his fellow retail researchers visit shopping destinations around the world, interview retail and real estate executives and discuss market research in a fast-paced and fun setting. James researches retail and real estate for JLL.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/where-we-buy-retail-real-estate-with-james-cook-547667"},"episode":{"title":"Managing the Mixx: Creating Successful Live-Work-Play Destinations - Where We Buy #369","slug":"managing-the-mixx-creating-successful-live-work-play-destinations-where-we-buy-369","published_at":"2026-02-13T16:08:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/where-we-buy-retail-real-estate-with-james-cook-547667/managing-the-mixx-creating-successful-live-work-play-destinations-where-we-buy-369","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/where-we-buy-retail-real-estate-with-james-cook-547667","url":"https://wherewebuy.show/managing-the-mixx-creating-successful-live-work-play-destinations-where-we-buy-369","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/wherewebuy/WWB_369_-_The_Mixx_Sean_McNamara.mp3?dest-id=522615","summary":"Sean McNamara leads The Mixx at JLL, a specialized platform for managing complex mixed-use developments across North America. McNamara explains the unique challenges of managing properties that combine office, retail, residential, hotel, and entertainment uses on a single site. He discusses the importance of creating a sense of place through strategic merchandising, placemaking, and activation, highlighting projects like Plaza Coral Gables in Florida and OCVIBE in Anaheim, California. McNamara covers the rise of sports-anchored mixed-use developments, the role of technology infrastructure, and how successful mixed-use projects can command premium rents when properly managed and activated. James Cook is the Director of Retail Research in the Americas for JLL. Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify Listen: WhereWeBuy.show Email: jamesd.cook@jll.com YouTube: http://everythingweknow.show/ Read more retail research here: http://www.us.jll.com/retail Theme music is Run in the Night by The Good Lawdz, under Creative Commons license .","meta_description":"Sean McNamara leads The Mixx at JLL, a specialized platform for managing complex mixed-use developments across North America. McNamara explains the unique…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1754,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/where-we-buy-retail-real-estate-with-james-cook-547667/episodes/managing-the-mixx-creating-successful-live-work-play-destinations-where-we-buy-369/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/where-we-buy-retail-real-estate-with-james-cook-547667/managing-the-mixx-creating-successful-live-work-play-destinations-where-we-buy-369.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}