Retail

Capstone Advisors Disposes of Sabre Springs Plaza Retail Center in San Diego for $6.8M

by Amy Works October 2, 2019

SAN DIEGO — An affiliate of Capstone Advisors has completed the sale of Sabre Springs Plaza, a retail center in San Diego’s Sabre Springs community. A Southern California-based private investor acquired the property for $6.8 million. Located at the intersection of Poway Road and Springbrook Drive, the asset features 15,038 square feet of retail space. Phil Voorhees of CBRE’s National Retail Partners – West represented the seller, while Gary Stache of CBRE represented the buyer in the deal. Capstone Advisors has owned and operated the retail center since it acquired the property in 2015.

October 2, 2019

Illinois Leasing Activity Midwest Retail

Orangetheory Leases 4,000 SF on Michigan Avenue in Chicago

by Kristin Harlow October 2, 2019

CHICAGO — Orangetheory Fitness has leased 4,000 square feet on the second floor of 155 N. Michigan Ave. in Chicago. Larry Kling of Newmark Knight Frank represented the fitness franchise in the lease transaction. Orangetheory offers workouts based on high-intensity interval training that blend cardiovascular and strength training. The company has more than 1,200 locations worldwide. The Michigan Avenue location will be the company’s 17th in Chicago and 58th in the state of Illinois. Set to open in January, the build-out will feature an open space with additional workspaces and larger bathrooms and shower facilities than traditional Orangetheory floor plans.

October 2, 2019

California Retail Western

Forever 21 Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, Plans to Shutter 350 Stores Worldwide

by Jeff Shaw October 1, 2019

LOS ANGELES — Forever 21 Inc. has filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy in the United States Bankruptcy Court in the District of Delaware. Forever 21 intends to use these proceedings to facilitate a global restructuring that will allow the company to focus on a profitable core part of its operations. As part of its restructuring strategy, the company plans to exit most of its international locations in Asia and Europe, but will continue operations in Mexico and Latin America. The Wall Street Journal reports Forever 21 could close up to 350 stores worldwide, including up to 178 In the U.S. Forever 21 intends to operate in a business-as-usual manner, honoring all company policies, including gift cards, returns, exchanges, reimbursement and sale purchases. Forever 21 has obtained $275 million in financing from its existing lenders with JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. as agent, as well as $75 million in new capital from TPG Sixth Street Partners.

October 1, 2019

Arizona Development Retail Western

Evergreen Devco Breaks Ground on 172,000 SF Shopping Center in Metro Phoenix

by Amy Works October 1, 2019

GILBERT, ARIZ. — Evergreen Devco has commenced construction for The Post at Cooley Station, a grocery-anchored shopping center located at the southeast corner of Recker and Williams Field roads in Gilbert. Situated on 23 acres, the retail center will feature 23,000 square feet of multi-tenant shop space in three buildings. Anchored by Fry’s Marketplace, the project will also include AutoZone, Taco Bell and Burger King. Currently, the center is 65 percent preleased, with one junior-anchor pad available. Butler Design Group, Optimus Civil Design Group, Kraemer Engineers and Laskin & Associates are the design consultants for the project. Alexander Building Co. is serving as site contractor. Evergreen Devco purchased the property on Sept. 19, and construction is scheduled for completion in third-quarter 2020.

October 1, 2019

Acquisitions Midwest Missouri Retail

Hanley Investment Group Negotiates $3.9M Sale of Michaels-Occupied Property in Kansas City

by Kristin Harlow October 1, 2019

KANSAS CITY, MO. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has negotiated the sale of a single-tenant property occupied by Michaels in Kansas City for $3.9 million. The 22,810-square-foot building is situated on 1.9 acres at 8551 Prairie View Blvd. Renovated in 2012, the property serves as a pad site to Zona Rosa, a 1 million-square-foot retail center. Jeff Lefko and Bill Asher of Hanley represented the seller, Texas-based N3 Real Estate. Steve Maynard of Maynard Group represented the buyer, a private partnership from Southern California and Missouri.

October 1, 2019

Features Retail

CCIM: ‘Culprit’ for Retail Bankruptcies Is Being Overleveraged, Over-Retailed

by Kristin Harlow October 1, 2019

Over the weekend, fast fashion retailer Forever 21 was the latest to file for bankruptcy protection. The low-price, teen-focused apparel retailer plans to close 350 stores worldwide, including up to 178 in the Unites States, according to The Wall Street Journal. Overleverage and retailers being “over-retailed” — not changes in consumer spending — are to blame for retail bankruptcies, according to K.C. Conway, CCIM Institute chief economist. Conway, in partnership with the Alabama Center for Real Estate at the University of Alabama, recently released a report that debunks retail myths and makes predictions for the future of the property sector. Besides overexpansion, one of Forever 21’s struggles was its large store footprints in malls. Conway predicts that retail space will contract by more than 50 percent by 2022. One in four malls nationwide is expected to close. Trends to keep an eye on Despite the proliferation of e-commerce, the CCIM report finds that online apparel retail is actually less profitable than brick-and-mortar stores. This is partly because last-mile fulfillment isn’t cost effective. That said, online retail sales are predicted to double by 2025, largely due to online grocery sales. In the United States, online grocery sales are expected to make …

October 1, 2019

Market Reports Retail Texas Texas Market Reports

Housing, Labor Fundamentals Showcase Midland-Odessa Retail Market’s Potential

by Taylor Williams October 1, 2019

The Midland-Odessa retail market continues to get stronger, even with the slight dip in oil prices over the last year. West Texas Intermediate crude oil prices stood at $56.11 per barrel as of August 28, 2019. The economy has remained very strong, with the average unemployment rate in the Midland and Odessa MSAs averaging 2.4 percent in 2018 — essentially full employment. That unemployment rate is also about two percentage points lower than it was in 2012. Housing Drives Retail This strong economic outlook for the Permian Basin oil and gas market is creating major demand for laborers in the area. According to a February 2019 article in the Midland Reporter-Telegram, the size of the Midland-Odessa workforce grew from 173,400 to 180,900 employees between 2017 and 2018. This rapid growth has driven record development in the local housing market. Karr Ingham, an Amarillo economist who prepares the Midland-Odessa Regional Economic Index for the Midland Development Corp., noted that new housing starts set annual records across the board in 2018 — “and it wasn’t even close.” The 1,778 new housing permits in 2018 exceeded 2017’s total of 1,330 by nearly 450 permits, or 33.7 percent. A record 322 permits were issued …

October 1, 2019

Acquisitions District of Columbia Retail Southeast

Pebblebrook Sells Hotel Madera in D.C. for $23.3M

by Alex Tostado September 30, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Pebblebrook Hotel Trust has sold Kimpton Hotel Madera, an 82-room hotel in Washington, D.C., for $23.3 million. The property is located at 1310 New Hampshire Ave NW, three blocks south of Dupont Circle and one mile north of The White House. Amenities include free Wi-Fi, complimentary coffee and tea service, electric car charging stations and a yoga mat in each room. The buyer was not disclosed.

September 30, 2019

Acquisitions Georgia Retail Southeast

Coro Realty Buys Two Parking Garages Connected to Underground Atlanta

by Alex Tostado September 30, 2019

ATLANTA — Coro Realty has bought two parking garages connected to Underground Atlanta. The decks, MLK 75 and MLK 95, are located on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive across the street from numerous government office buildings, including the Fulton County courthouse and the Georgia State Capitol complex. Coro intends to invest roughly $1 million in the garages, making improvements to the stairs, elevators, lighting, signage and parking equipment. With direct access to Underground Atlanta, MLK 75 and MLK 95 were built in 1980 and cover about 1.6 acres. The decks contain 1,254 parking spaces between the two buildings. When complete, Underground Atlanta will have more than 400,000 square feet of retail, restaurant, entertainment, office, residential space and a 351-room Yotel hotel. Brandon Rogoff, Nicholas Ricardo and Steven Morgan of NKF Capital Markets brokered the transaction. John Hancock Life Insurance Co. provided acquisition financing. The sales price was not disclosed.

September 30, 2019

Acquisitions Northeast Pennsylvania Retail

Oak Street Health Signs 8,000 SF Retail Lease in Philadelphia

by Alex Patton September 30, 2019

PHILADELPHIA — Primary care provider Oak Street Health has signed an 8,000-square-foot retail lease in Philadelphia. The property is located within Strawberry Square Shopping Center, which also includes a Rite Aid, Dollar Plus and Save-a-Lot. Scott Benson of Metro Commercial represented Oak Street in the transaction. Richard Soloff of Soloff Realty & Development represented the landlord.

September 30, 2019

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