JAMISON, PA. — CBRE has brokered the $12.2 million sale of a 25,000-square-foot retail building in Jamison, a northern suburb of Philadelphia, that is net leased to convenience store operator Wawa and Tractor Supply. ExchangeRight, a Southern California-based investment firm that specializes in net-lease, 1031 and Delaware Statutory Trust deals, purchased the asset from New Jersey-based ARCTRUST. Matthew Gorman and Michael Shover of CBRE brokered the deal.
MANCHESTER, N.H. — Colliers has brokered the $3.7 million sale of a 3,366-square-foot restaurant building in Manchester, located near the Massachusetts-New Hampshire border. The newly constructed building is net leased to quick-service franchise Raising Cane’s and features a double drive-thru. Bob Rohrer of Colliers represented the seller, Tatro Road Realty, in the transaction. The buyer was a limited liability company.
BRYAN, TEXAS — Dallas-based brokerage firm STRIVE has arranged the sale of a 7,750-square-foot retail building located along North Texas Avenue in the Central Texas city of Bryan. The property is net leased to AutoZone. Adam Gottschalk and Jason Vitorino of STRIVE represented the seller, a private wealth management division of a bank, and procured the undisclosed buyer. Additional terms of sale were not disclosed.
PARSIPPANY, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $4.3 million sale of an 11,266-square-foot retail building in the Northern New Jersey community of Parsippany that is net leased to BrightPath Childcare Center. The building was constructed on a 1.7-acre site in 2014. Alan Cafiero, David Cafiero and John Moroz of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller in the transaction. The trio, along with Brent Hyldahl of Marcus & Millichap, also procured the buyer. Both parties requested anonymity.
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Kempner Properties, an investment firm based in the New York City area, has purchased a portfolio of six shopping centers totaling 126,299 square feet in Connecticut and Rhode Island for $30.8 million. The Connecticut centers are located in Avon, Milford, Norwalk, Wallingford and Orange, while the Rhode Island center is located in Warwick. Town Fair Tire anchors the centers and accounts for 40 percent of the portfolio’s gross leasable space. Jeffrey Winokur of JH Winokur Inc. represented the seller, the estate of Town Fair Tire founder Neil Mellen, in the transaction. The portfolio was 92 percent leased at the time of sale.
By Randy Shearin Deals are getting done in the net lease retail sector, just not with the volume or velocity that industry veterans would like to see. Higher interest rates have hampered transactions in most commercial real estate sectors, leading to a slowdown in 1031 exchange deals, which this sector is extremely dependent upon. Those in the industry are positive about 2025, however. With the Federal Reserve Bank cutting interest rates in late 2024 — and potentially embracing further cuts ahead — the winds appear to be in favor for the sector. To learn more, Shopping Center Business recently spoke with a number of net lease industry executives for its annual roundup. Putting Wind In The Sails For the past two years, the net lease retail market has been somewhat stymied by higher interest rates. Because most assets in the sector sell for under $15 million, the sector is heavily dependent on 1031 buyers — those selling from a commercial real estate asset and moving to another — and financing to lever those acquisitions. Because transaction volume has slowed in sectors like multifamily and office, 1031 transactions have slowed their pace. Higher interest rates directly impact an investor’s yield, often …
LINDEN, N.J. — SRS Real Estate Partners has brokered the $7.4 million ground-lease sale of a 5,585-square-foot retail building in the Northern New Jersey community of Linden that is leased to convenience store operator Wawa. The building was constructed in 2023 on 1.5 acres within the 350,000-square-foot Legacy Square shopping center, and Wawa has 19 years remaining on the corporate-guaranteed lease. Kyle Fant, Britt Raymond, Matthew Mousavi and Patrick Luther of SRS represented the seller, a partnership between Dallas-based Cypress Equities and San Francisco-based Stockbridge Capital Group, in the deal. The undisclosed, New York-based buyer acquired the property via a 1031 exchange.
BOSTON — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $88.5 million sale of a portfolio of 31 single-tenant retail properties that are located in various markets throughout the Northeast. The addresses of the standalone properties, which are all net leased to automotive services provider Town Fair Tire, were not disclosed, but they comprise locations in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, New York, Rhode Island and Vermont. Town Fair Tire has 16 years remaining on the leases at each location. James Koury and Alex Quinn of Marcus & Millichap, in conjunction with Dan Plotkin of Northeast Retail, represented the seller, the estate of Town Fair Tire founder Neil Mellen, in the transaction. Koury and Quinn also procured the buyer, Orion Buying Corp.
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. — RBR Interquest R E LLC has completed the sale of a restaurant property at 1375 Interquest Parkway in Colorado Springs to Patterson Living Trust for $3.5 million, or $678 per square foot. Jared Goodman, Anne Spry, Aki Palmer and Cole VanMeveren of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the deal. Fuzzy’s Taco Shop, a fast-casual restaurant serving Baja-style Mexican food, occupies the 5,160-square-foot property on a triple-net lease basis. Situated on 1.5 acres, the property features a large patio and 60 parking spaces.
WAYNE, N.J. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $6.6 million sale of a retail property in the Northern New Jersey community of Wayne. Built on 5.9 acres in 2023 and occupied by Wawa via a 20-year corporate ground lease, the property comprises a 4,736-square-foot convenience store and an eight-pump fueling station. Dean Zang and David Crott of Marcus & Millichap represented the undisclosed the seller in the transaction and procured a Maryland-based private investor as the buyer. John Horowitz of Marcus & Millichap assisted in closing the deal as the broker of record.
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