Retail

YAM Properties Buys 238,275 SF Pima Crossing Shopping Center in Scottsdale for $51.5M

by Amy Works January 12, 2021

SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — YAM Properties has purchased Pima Crossing, a retail destination at the northwest corner of Shea Boulevard and Pima Road in Scottsdale. An entity formed by Los Angeles-based Karlin Real Estate sold the asset for $51.5 million. Originally developed in 1993, Pima Crossing features 238,275 square feet of retail space. A national golf retailer anchors the property along with several other national and regional tenants. Michael Hackett and Ryan Schubert of Cushman & Wakefield Phoenix represented the seller in the deal.

January 12, 2021

Acquisitions California Restaurant Retail Western

Regency Centers Sells South Bay Village Shopping Center Near Los Angeles to Charing Cross for $39.7M

by Amy Works January 12, 2021

TORRANCE, CALIF. — Regency Centers has completed the disposition of South Bay Village, a shopping center located at 19330 Hawthorne Blvd. in Torrance. Charing Cross acquired the property for $39.7 million. Built in 1971 and renovated in 2012, South Bay Village features 107,539 square feet of retail space. Current tenants include Home Goods, Walmart Neighborhood Market, Orchard Supply Hardware, Marshalls and El Pollo Loco. Bill Bauman and Kyle Miller of Newmark, along with Luke Palmo of Westmac Commercial Brokerage Co., represented the seller and buyer in the transaction.

January 12, 2021

Market Reports New York Northeast Northeast Market Reports Retail

NYC Retail Market Embraces Hard Change on the Fly

by Taylor Williams January 12, 2021

By Kristin Hiller and Taylor Williams Retail and restaurant reopenings this fall gave a modest boost to the New York City retail market in the third quarter. But even with the easing of some operational restrictions, business activity remains diminished in a city known for its hustle and bustle. Both retail tenants and landlords have had to regroup and quickly adapt to the curveballs thrown at them by COVID-19 over the past nine months. While retail and restaurant users in some areas are finding more success than others, the market as a whole has been characterized by falling rents and a pronounced shift to delivering goods, services and experiences through different channels. In order to get a better handle on current market conditions and the outlook for 2021, Northeast Real Estate Business spoke with retail real estate experts in New York City, Northern New Jersey and surrounding markets. Submarket Fortunes Vary Without question, the city’s retail market is still suffering from a lack of office workers and a reduced tourist population as a result of COVID-19. According to recent data from CBRE, through September, the average office re-occupancy rate in Manhattan was 11 percent, meaning that roughly 89 percent of …

January 12, 2021

Features Retail

Reduce High Retail Occupancy Costs by Ensuring Property Valuation Isn’t Excessive

by Jeff Shaw January 11, 2021

By Morris Ellison, Womble Bond Dickinson E-commerce was here to stay even before the pandemic devastated small businesses and placed an even greater premium on technology. In the changed landscape, lowering occupancy costs by reducing property taxes is one of the most important steps businesses can take to remain competitive. Stay-at-home orders still prevent many shoppers from visiting their favorite brick-and-mortar stores, while fear of contagion exacerbates consumers’ reluctance to shop in person. Regardless of customer traffic, however, retailers still incur fixed costs including insurance, enterprise software, property taxes and, arguably, rent. Online-only retailers’ occupancy costs are much lower, making it difficult for small brick-and-mortar businesses to compete. Put differently, sales taxes decline with reduced sales but property taxes do not. Landlords and tenants in triple net leases often fail to examine property taxes, but the survival of both may depend on reducing this cost. Other costs such as insurance and the enterprise software needed to run the business generally lie beyond a small business’ control and do not diminish with reduced business volume. The active 2020 hurricane season certainly has not reduced insurance costs. During the pandemic, some landlords have deferred or forgiven rent, but this forbearance provides no …

January 11, 2021

Acquisitions Florida Georgia North Carolina Retail Southeast

Slate Grocery REIT to Acquire Five Grocery-Anchored Properties in Three States for $54.3M

by Alex Tostado January 11, 2021

TORONTO — Slate Grocery REIT has entered into an agreement to acquire five grocery-anchored shopping centers in North Carolina, Florida and Georgia for $54.3 million. The five assets comprise 396,471 square feet and were 95 percent leased at the time of sale. The three North Carolina properties are Bells Fork, a 71,666-square-foot center in Greenville anchored by Harris Teeter; Tanglewood Commons, a 78,520-square-foot property in Winston-Salem anchored by Harris Teeter; and Westin Center, a 66,890-square-foot, Food Lion-anchored asset in Fayetteville. The Florida property is Mission Hills, an 85,078-square-foot property in Naples anchored by Winn-Dixie. The fifth property is Parkway Station, a 94,317-square-foot, Kroger-anchored retail center in Atlanta. The sale is expected to close in the first quarter of this year. The seller(s) was not disclosed.

January 11, 2021

Acquisitions Retail Southeast Tennessee

Palomar Group Arranges $1.8M Sale of Starbucks-Occupied Building Near Chattanooga

by Alex Tostado January 11, 2021

SIGNAL MOUNTAIN, TENN. — The Palomar Group has arranged the $1.8 million sale of a 2,100-square-foot retail building in Signal Mountain leased to Starbucks. The property is situated as an outparcel to a Food City-anchored shopping center at the intersection of Signal Mountain and Mountain Creek roads, four miles northwest of downtown Chattanooga. Starbucks has 10 years remaining on the double-net lease, which includes four five-year extension options. The Palomar Group represented the seller, an undisclosed private investor based in New York, in the transaction. Chris Schellin of Westwood Net Lease Advisors represented the buyer, an undisclosed real estate developer based in Charleston, S.C.

January 11, 2021

Acquisitions Midwest Minnesota Retail

Upland Real Estate Group Brokers $9.1M Sale of Tesla Service Center Near St. Paul

by Kristin Harlow January 11, 2021

MAPLEWOOD, MINN. — Upland Real Estate Group has brokered the $9.1 million sale of a Tesla service center in Maplewood near St. Paul. Tesla occupies the property on a long-term, net-lease basis. Tesla currently operates more than 330 locations worldwide. Keith Sturm, Deborah Vannelli and Amanda Leathers of Upland represented the undisclosed seller. An institutional buyer purchased the asset.

January 11, 2021

Acquisitions California Restaurant Retail Western

Progressive Real Estate Partners Brokers $1.6M Sale of Restaurant Property in Moreno Valley, California

by Amy Works January 11, 2021

MORENO VALLEY, CALIF. — Progressive Real Estate Partners has arranged the sale of a freestanding restaurant building located at 23040 Alessandra Blvd. in Moreno Valley. Carnitas al Estilo Michoacan acquired the property for $1.6 million. The recently remodeled restaurant is fully equipped and features an extra-large kitchen with two walk-in coolers, a spacious interior dining area, outdoor patio seating and a full bar. The buyer plans to open its second Inland Empire restaurant, which is known for its Michoacan-style carnitas and Mexican dishes, at the location this spring. Albert Lopez of Progressive Real Estate Partners handled the transaction.

January 11, 2021

Company News Development New Jersey Northeast Retail Top Stories

PREIT Receives Zoning Approval to Add Multifamily, Hotel Uses to New Jersey’s Moorestown Mall

by Taylor Williams January 11, 2021

MOORESTOWN, N.J. — Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust (PREIT) has received a zoning approval that will allow the Philadelphia-based mall owner to add up to 1,065 multifamily units and a hotel to its Moorestown Mall in Southern New Jersey. For PREIT (NYSE: PEI), which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in early November, the move is part of a larger effort to diversify the real estate at several of its regional malls. Dubbed a “densification plan” by company executives, PREIT’s plan to sell parcels of land to multifamily developers is expected to generate as much as $150 million in proceeds that will be used to reduce its outstanding debt. The company is in the process of delivering 3,500 apartments across its properties as part of the initial phase of the plan, which could ultimately see as many as 7,000 multifamily units and several hotels added to PREIT’s properties. The first phase of the multifamily component at Moorestown Mall will consist of 375 units and a hotel with an unspecified number of rooms. “Our foresight has shaped a high-quality portfolio with a strong retail core that attracts a distinctive mix of new uses to redefine the future-ready retail and leisure district,” said …

January 11, 2021

Midwest Ohio Retail

L Brands Reports Holiday Same-Store Sales Growth of 5 Percent

by Kristin Harlow January 8, 2021

COLUMBUS, OHIO — L Brands Inc., the parent company of retailers Victoria’s Secret and Bath & Body Works, reported that its same-store sales during the holiday period grew 5 percent, compared with a 3 percent drop one year ago. Shoppers purchased more lounge wear, hand soap and candles ahead of the new year. Comparable sales at Bath & Body Works increased 17 percent for the nine-week period that ended Jan. 2. Columbus-based L Brands expects to report its fourth-quarter earnings on Feb. 24.

January 8, 2021

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