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

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

Acquisitions Illinois Midwest Retail

NewMark Merrill Acquires 159,785 SF Shopping Center in Chicago for $17.3M

by Kristin Harlow September 30, 2019

CHICAGO — NewMark Merrill Cos. Inc. has acquired Stony Island Plaza in Chicago for $17.3 million. The 159,785-square-foot shopping center is located in the South Deering neighborhood at the intersection of 95th Street and Stony Island Avenue. Jewel-Osco and DD’s Discounts anchor the center, built in 1999. It is currently 93 percent leased to several local and national brands, including Circle K, KFC, H&R Block, Foot Locker, GNC, Happy Nails and Seashell Restaurant. NewMark Merrill plans to improve signage, parking areas and landscaping. Rick Drogosz of Mid-America Real Estate Corp. represented the institutional seller. Sandy Sigal and Jim Patton of NewMark Merrill negotiated the purchase on behalf of NewMark Merrill. Kostas Kavayiotidis of Pacific Southwest Realty arranged acquisition financing with John Hancock Life Insurance. Jeffery Packard, Tom Treacy and Chris Bingham of John Hancock originated the financing.

September 30, 2019

Illinois Leasing Activity Michigan Midwest Missouri Retail

Metro Commercial Brokers New Midwest Locations for Edge Fitness Clubs

by Kristin Harlow September 30, 2019

ILLINOIS, MICHIGAN AND MISSOURI — Metro Commercial Real Estate has brokered several leases on behalf of The Edge Fitness Clubs for new locations across the Midwest. The properties include: Windmill Plaza in in Sterling Heights, Mich.; West River Centre in Farmington Hills, Mich.; an unnamed center at Avon and Rochester roads in Westland, Mich.; Cave Springs in St. Peters, Mo.; Mackenzie Point in Shrewsbury, Mo.; and Westridge Court in Naperville, Ill. There are also three new locations in Pennsylvania. The fitness centers are all expected to open later this year or in 2020. Brandon Anapol and Scott Benson of Metro led the leasing team. With these new leases, Metro has brokered 16 locations totaling approximately 640,000 square feet for Connecticut-based Edge over the last 12 months. Edge currently operates 25 locations across Connecticut, Delaware, Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

September 30, 2019

Acquisitions California Retail Western

Reliable Properties Acquires 28,131 SF Retail Asset in California’s Inland Empire

by Amy Works September 30, 2019

ONTARIO, CALIF. — Los Angeles-based Reliable Properties has purchased a retail property located in Ontario. Terms of the transaction were not released. Cardenas Market, an Ontario-based grocery chain, occupies the single-tenant asset. Located at the intersection of Holt Boulevard and Campus Avenue, the property features 28,131 square feet of retail space.

September 30, 2019

Acquisitions Nevada Retail Western

Colliers Brokers $1.6M Sale of 10,400 SF Retail Property in Las Vegas

by Amy Works September 30, 2019

LAS VEGAS — Colliers International has negotiated the sale of a retail property in Las Vegas. The Gail M. Buy Trust sold the asset to Rainbow Coley LLC for $1.6 million. Located at 2972 S. Rainbow Blvd., the property features 10,400 square feet of retail space. Chris Connell and Grant Traub of Colliers International represented the seller in the deal.

September 30, 2019

Market Reports Retail Southeast Southeast Market Reports Virginia

Retail Demand in Richmond Strengthens as Vacancy Nears Lowest Level This Cycle

by Alex Tostado September 30, 2019

Virginia’s capital city added more jobs in 2018 than in 2017 and 2016 combined. The addition of 11,000 jobs in 12 months aided a 7 percent population growth since 2010 and a median household income increase of $10,000 since 2016. With only 2.9 percent unemployed, residents now have more disposable income to shop. Richmond’s rapid growth brought vacancies to the lowest they’ve been in almost 15 years. At 4.7 percent, vacancy is near the cycle’s lowest trough of 4.5 percent in late 2005. Grocery store competition and limited speculative construction are driving down vacancies. In January, Food & Wine magazine published that Richmond was “Secretly the Supermarket Capital of America.” Publix’s takeover of Martin’s gave the Florida-based grocer a foothold, and new Publix stores are coming by the fourth quarter of 2019 in Westpark Shopping Center, Swift Creek and The Village Shopping Center. Kroger retains the highest market share despite operating only 18 stores compared to Food Lion’s 48. At last count, Aldi stores number 11, The Fresh Market four and Lidl six. With only two stores, however, Wegmans is the per-store average sales leader. Besides grocers, other expanding big box users include Launch Trampoline Park, Burlington, Conn’s HomePlus and …

September 30, 2019

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