About Centro Properties Group US Centro Properties Group US was one of the largest owners of community and neighborhood shopp ... ing centers in the nation. Its portfolio of more than 600 properties is strategically located across 39 states and aggregates approximately 99 million square feet of gross leaseable area. In 2011, Centro Properties Group agreed to sell its 588 U.S. shopping centers to private-equity giant Blackstone Group LP for $9.4 billion in a deal that will allow Centro's Australian operations to continue as a stand-alone company. On September 28, 2011, the new entity was branded Brixmor Property Group. For more information on Brixmor, please visit www.brixmor.com. read more