the howard hughes corporation owns, manages and develops commercial, residential and mixed-use real estate throughout the country. our company is comprised of master planned communities, operating properties, development opportunities and other unique assets spanning from new york to hawaii. we have approximately 1,000 employees, over half of whom are dedicated to the growth and service of our master planned communities. the company's operating properties are primarily retail and include south street seaport (manhattan, ny), various properties in columbia town center (columbia, md), landmark mall (alexandria, va), the outlet collection at riverwalk (new orleans, la), cottonwood square (holladay, ut), park west (peoria, az) and ward centers (honolulu, hi). currently, several of the operating properties present significant opportunities for redevelopment. the company also has an exciting and diverse pipeline of strategic opportunities for near, mid and long-term development. these range