On May 8, Southeast Real Estate Business and Shopping Center Business magazines hosted “Atlanta Retail Reboot,” a webinar where experts from the Atlanta investment, retail and brokerage communities were invited to discuss what they are seeing in the retail market, the impact of the coronavirus on existing properties and on new developments, as well as what retail and restaurants will look like in the near and long term. Many retailers have been closed for weeks due to COVID-19, and the retail industry is facing a tough comeback. Listen to learn what leaders in the metro Atlanta retail real estate community are expecting for the rest of 2020. Shopping Center Business editor Randall Shearin moderates a candid discussion on what to look forward to in terms of recovery for the Atlanta’s retail owners and tenants. Webinar sponsor: Retail Specialists, a full-service, retail-centric real estate company with a focus on the Southeast and beyond. Their services include leasing and brokerage, retailer representation, property management and development. Panelists: Emil Gullia, Retail Specialists Kyle Stonis, SRS Tom McCarty, Jim ‘N Nick’s Jeff Garrison, S.J. Collins Enterprises Bill Brown of Halpern Enterprises Click here to access the complimentary webinar recording. Hear what experts in the …
RICHMOND, VA. — Colliers International has negotiated a 38,400-square-foot office lease for the City of Richmond to relocate its Office of the General Registrar. The property is situated at 2134 W. Laburnum Ave., five miles northwest from downtown Richmond. The office is adjacent to where Interstates 195 and 64 merge. The previous office is located at 900 E. Broad St. in downtown Richmond. Harrison Hall and Will Bradley of Colliers represented the landlord, DAR Enterprises LLC, in the transaction.
TRUMBULL, CONN. — Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) has arranged a 26,600-square-foot office lease for Power Home Remodeling Group in Trumbull, a western suburb of New Haven. The space is located at 60 Commerce Drive, within a 67,000-square-foot building that houses a three-story office building and an adjacent warehouse with a 30-foot ceiling height. Tim Rorick, Torey Walsh and Jack McDermott of NKF represented the owners, CH Commerce Drive Associates LLC and City Park Commerce Drive LLC, in the transaction. Jay Hruska and Brian Scruton of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant.
On May 7, Texas Real Estate Business and Shopping Center Business magazines hosted “Texas Retail Reboot,” a webinar taking an in-depth look at what the Texas retail real estate community needs as the state reopens after statewide shutdowns due to COVID-19. The coronavirus pandemic isn’t over, but Texas is adjusting to a new normal, including figuring out what retail will look like going forward. What will the future of Texas retail look like? Find out what industry experts have to say about these topics and more: How will Texas retailers adapt after COVID-19? What do they need to do to ensure customer and staff safety? What is the financial impact of changed traffic patterns? What do retailers need to succeed? How will landlords and retail property owners support tenants and customers affected by the coronavirus? What can they do to ensure the success of their tenants and their properties? What do Texas brokers need to know about the retail landscape? How will rents and property values be impacted? What are the predictions for retail vacancy rates in the coming year? Webinar sponsor: Hart Advisors Group, a commercial real estate advisory firm founded in 2009 that has completed over $5 billion in …
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Mastertronics Inc., a global supplier of computers and consumer electronics, has signed a 49,072-square-foot industrial lease at Northern Crossing Business Park in Fort Worth. George Jennings, Hogan Harrison, and Matt Carthey with Holt Lunsford Commercial represented the landlord, Windsor at Northern Crossing, in the lease negotiations. Nick Karanges with Woodcrest Capital represented the tenant.
IRVING, TEXAS — Newmark Knight Frank (NKF) has negotiated a 35,471-square-foot office lease at Riverside Commons in Irving. According to LoopNet Inc., the property was built in 1987, renovated in 2008 and totals 90,425 square feet. John Wolf of NKF represented the tenant, mortgage origination firm Planet Home Lending, in the lease negotiations. Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord, BSREP Riverside LLC.
NORTH LAS VEGAS — Reno, Nev.-based Dermody Properties has completed the development of LogistiCenter at Speedway, a distribution center located at 6565 Nascar St. in North Las Vegas. Situated on 14 acres, LogistiCenter at Speedway features 251,800 square feet of distribution space and immediate access to Interstate 15 via the Speedway Boulevard off-ramp. Dialog Direct, a marketing company offering direct mail, print and fulfillment services, has leased 75,800 square feet at the facility. The remaining 176,600-square-foot space features a 32-foot clear height, 38 dock-high doors, six drive-in doors, a 135-foot truck court, an ESFR fire protection system and tilt-up concrete panel construction. The space is divisible from 31,800 square feet to 112,000 square feet.
HALETHORPE, MD. — Barker Steel Mid-Atlantic has signed a 133,520-square-foot industrial lease at 1954 Halethorpe Farms Road in Halethorpe. The landlord, Blue Ocean, acquired the historic property in 2015. The 692,492-square-foot building was once used to manufacture aircraft components during World War II. The property is located near Interstates 95 and 695, eight miles southwest of downtown Baltimore and five miles north of Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. Milford, Mass.-based Barker Steel will use the property as a block manufacturing and distribution site. Jared Engel and Steve Cornblatt of Trout Daniel & Associates represented the landlord in the lease transaction. Toby Mink of CBRE represented the tenant.
It’s not the outright fear or negativity surrounding the COVID-19 outbreak that most concerns those in the commercial real estate (CRE) industry. Rather, it’s the uncertainty. That’s according to a market confidence survey polling those in the broker, appraisal, lending, investing and environmental consulting/engineering sectors on how they have been impacted by COVID-19 and the resulting recession. LightBox, a real estate technology firm, conducted the poll from mid-April through the end of the month. The survey indicates that the top three concerns for CRE professionals are the unknown duration of the pandemic, rising unemployment and the difficulty of accurately forecasting business activity. “There is no shortage of uncertainty about when sellers will be comfortable putting properties back on the selling block, when lenders will be less skittish about originations or when the impact of the pandemic on property values is clearer,” says Dianne Crocker, principal analyst with LightBox. “Ultimately, the effects on the commercial real estate market will vary by geography and asset class and will depend primarily on how quickly the health crisis is controlled and the duration of the economic shutdown.” Lenders, consultants, appraisers and others in the field fear the consequences of instability on their businesses long …
RACINE, WIS. — Budd Van Lines Inc. has leased a 115,823-square-foot industrial building in Racine. The property is located at 6200 Regency West Drive. John Sharpe, Jeff Janda and Reid Bassinger of Lee & Associates represented Budd Van Lines, which is a moving and van company. Todd Hendricks of Darwin Realty represented the owner, Welbic III Racine 6200 LLC.