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Experts Turn to Opportunistic Moves, Lending During Uncertainty of Economic Downturn

by Sarah Daniels November 7, 2022

As we shift through economic uncertainty and changes in the market, commercial real estate businesses are planning for a range of scenarios — and looking to historical trends to make predictions. REBusinessOnline sat down with two industry experts to talk about how this period of uncertainty compares to previous eras and where there may be benefits and opportunities in the current landscape. Jay Olshonsky, president and CEO, and Cliff Moskowitz, executive vice president, at NAI Global spoke about the commercial real estate outlook and the challenges it is likely to face in the immediate future. REBusiness: Looking at the current environment, how does it compare to previous periods of uncertainty? What might be the impacts on commercial real estate? Olshonsky: To start with, we are in a recession. We’ve already had two quarters of negative GDP growth. I think the most fundamental difference between this cycle and a lot of other cycles is that we have extremely low unemployment, differentiating this moment from others, for example, 2009. Even though the most recent job numbers were lower, they were still fairly strong. Jobs create the demand for commercial real estate at all levels, but especially at the services level. We do …

November 7, 2022

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Academy Sports + Outdoors Opens 63,000 SF Store in Jeffersonville, Indiana

by Kristin Harlow November 4, 2022

JEFFERSONVILLE, IND. — Sporting goods and outdoor recreation retailer Academy Sports + Outdoors has opened a new store in Jeffersonville near Louisville. The roughly 63,000-square-foot store is located at 1600 Veterans Parkway within Jeffersonville Town Center. The location marks the sixth of nine new stores Academy expects to open this year. Over the next five years, Academy plans to open 80 to 100 new stores in the U.S.

November 4, 2022

Acquisitions Retail Southeast Virginia

Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer Brokers $4.6M Sale of Retail Strip Center in Lynchburg, Virginia

by John Nelson November 4, 2022

LYNCHBURG, VA. — Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer has brokered the $4.6 million sale of Shops at Phillips Circle, a retail strip center located at 19399 Forest Road in Lynchburg. Built in 2018, the center was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants including Starbucks Coffee, East Coast Wings and Nothing Bundt Cakes. The Charles and Margaret Levin Family LP based in Washington, D.C., purchased the property from Riverbend Development. Catharine Spangler, John Pritzlaff and Jenny Stoner of Thalhimer represented the seller in the transaction.

November 4, 2022

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Academy Sports Opens 80,000 SF Store in Lexington, Kentucky

by John Nelson November 4, 2022

LEXINGTON, KY. — Academy Sports + Outdoors has opened an 80,000-square-foot store within South Park Shopping Center, a retail center located at 3200 Nicholasville Road in Lexington. Kaden Cos. is the landlord of South Park, which also houses Ulta Beauty, Best Buy, Burlington and Value City Furniture. The new store is the sixth Academy Sports location in Kentucky and its first in Lexington. Academy Sports plans to open nine stores this year and another 80 to 100 new locations over the next five years. The Katy, Texas-based company currently operates 264 stores across 17 states.

November 4, 2022

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Agora Realty Starts Construction of 29-Acre Mixed-Use Project in Downtown North Las Vegas

by Amy Works November 4, 2022

NORTH LAS VEGAS, NEV. — Agora Realty and Management has broken ground on a 29-acre mixed-use, master-planned commercial district in downtown North Las Vegas. The redevelopment project is located at the gateway to the city, east of Interstate 5 along Lake Mead Boulevard and north along Las Vegas Boulevard. Slated for completion in 24 months, the $105 million project will include 200,000 square feet of retail space and 125,000 square feet of healthcare and medical office space. Earlier this year, Agora started construction on a 22,000-square-foot medical office building that will include primary care and specialty services. The company plans to create a public space with children’s areas and event venues, as well as a large screen for outdoor presentations and movies. Agora also plans to incorporate micro-business suites that range in size from 150 square feet to 450 square feet. SCA Architects is doing construction drawings, and Mycotoo will work with Agora on design and programming for the micro-businesses and public space.

November 4, 2022

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Joint Venture Explores Mixed-Use Redevelopment Options for 10-Acre The Galleria at White Plains

by Jeff Shaw November 4, 2022

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Pacific Retail Capital Partners (PRCP) and Aareal Bank have formed a new joint venture with SL Green Realty Corp. and the Cappelli Organization to consider redevelopment options for The Galleria at White Plains, a 10-acre indoor shopping mall in the New York City suburb of White Plains. The envisioned renovations to The Galleria are part of a larger renaissance for the area. The mall is part of a qualified Opportunity Zone, meaning that new investments in the area may be eligible for preferential tax treatment under certain conditions. Built in 1980 by Canadian developer Cadillac Fairview, the mall currently rises four stories and features approximately 865,000 square feet of retail space. The property, including its parking garages, spans two blocks adjacent to the White Plains train station, providing easy access to New York City. The Galleria is located at the intersection of Main Street and Dr. Martin Luther King Boulevard, and sits in proximity to multiple high-rise residential towers and office buildings, as well as Pace University’s Westchester campus and the White Plains City and Westchester County courthouses. According to the Galleria’s website, the mall currently includes retailers such as Forever 21, American Eagle and H&M, …

November 4, 2022

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JLL Negotiates Sale of 938,103 SF Retail Power Center in Austin

by Taylor Williams November 3, 2022

AUSTIN, TEXAS — JLL has negotiated the sale of Southpark Meadows, a 938,103-square-foot retail power center in Austin. Built in phases between 2004 and 2008, the center was 95 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as HomeGoods, Marshalls, Ross Dress for Less, Hobby Lobby, Burlington, Dave & Busters, Best Buy, Five Below and Rooms To Go. Chris Gerard, Barry Brown, Ryan Shore, Robby Westerfield and Cole Sutter of JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Chris McColpin and Chris Drew, also with JLL, arranged an undisclosed amount of acquisition financing on behalf of the buyer, Charlotte-based Big V Property Group.

November 3, 2022

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JLL Arranges $74M Loan for Refinancing of Southside Works in Pittsburgh

by Taylor Williams November 3, 2022

PITTSBURGH — JLL has arranged a $74 million loan for the refinancing of Southside Works, a 471,939-square-foot office and retail development in Pittsburgh. Built in phases between 2002 and 2004 and renovated in 2021, Southside Works comprises 245,570 square feet of office space and 226,369 square feet of retail space. The development also features multiple pocket parks, open green spaces, sport courts and a dog park. Nick Unkovic and Jeremy Bernstein of JLL arranged the six-year, floating-rate loan through Dollar Bank on behalf of the borrower, SomeraRoad.

November 3, 2022

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Lee & Associates’ Third-Quarter 2022 Economic Rundown by Sector

by Sarah Daniels November 3, 2022

Lee & Associates’ newly released 2022 Q3 North America Market Report examines third-quarter 2022 industrial, office, retail and multifamily outlooks throughout the United States. This sector-based review of commercial real estate trends for the third quarter of the year examines the difficulties facing each asset class and where opportunities in the commercial real estate landscape may be emerging. Lee & Associates has made the full market report available here (with further breakdowns of factors like vacancy rates, market rents, inventory square footage and cap rates by city), but the summaries below provide high-level considerations of the overall health and obstacles for the industrial, office, retail and multifamily sectors. Industrial Overview: High Rent, Low Vacancy Everywhere North American industrial space availability is tight everywhere while rent growth and property prices remain near or have moved beyond historic highs. Through the third quarter, the United States’ vacancy rate settled at 4 percent, up 10 basis points from second quarter 2022. Average rents increased 11.4 percent year over year with gains of 19 percent in Miami, 18.7 percent in Southern California’s Inland Empire, 16 percent in Phoenix and 14.6 percent in Atlanta. Since the COVID lockdown in March of 2020, developers of U.S. logistics space have been …

November 3, 2022

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Atlantic Capital Partners Arranges $38.3M Sale of Metro Atlanta Shopping Center

by John Nelson November 2, 2022

SNELLVILLE, GA. — Atlantic Capital Partners has arranged the sale of Snellville Pavilion, a 311,093-square-foot shopping center located in the Atlanta suburb of Snellville in Gwinnett County. Fred Victor, Justin Smith and Chris Peterson of Atlantic Capital represented the seller, Kimco Realty, and procured the New York-based buyer, United Properties, in the $38.3 million deal. Snellville Pavilion was 99 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Kohl’s and Belk, both of which have anchored the center since 2000.

November 2, 2022

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