Retail

NAI Capital Negotiates $2.9M Sale of Retail Asset in Lawndale, California

by Amy Works April 16, 2020

LAWNDALE, CALIF. — NAI Capital has directed the sale of a retail property located at 16711-16725 Hawthorne Blvd. in Lawndale. The asset sold for $2.9 million, or $252 per square foot. The names of the seller and buyer were not released. Built in 1955, the 11,700-square-foot asset was renovated in 2002 with contemporary architectural features. The building features two restrooms, HVAC, high ceilings, 34 parking spaces, a fenced and gated parking lot, two double doors and approximately 800 amps of electric power. At the time of sale, the property was owner occupied. Sheri Messerlian of NAI Capital’s Retail Services Group represented both parties in the transaction.

April 16, 2020

Midwest Minnesota Retail

Best Buy Furloughs 51,000 Hourly Employees, Cuts Executive Salaries

by Kristin Harlow April 16, 2020

RICHFIELD, MINN. — Best Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE: BBY) has taken additional steps in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Beginning April 19, the Minnesota-based company will temporarily furlough approximately 51,000 domestic hourly store employees, including nearly all part-time employees. Best Buy is retaining approximately 82 percent of its full-time store and field employees on its payroll, including the vast majority of in-home advisors and Geek Squad agents. Furloughed employees will maintain their health benefits at no cost to them for a minimum of three months. Also beginning April 19, some corporate employees will participate in voluntary reduced work weeks or voluntary furloughs. CEO Corie Barry will forego 50 percent of her base salary and the members of the board of directors will forego 50 percent of their cash retainer fees through at least Sept. 1. Company executives reporting directly to the CEO will take a 20 percent reduction in base salary through at least Sept. 1. Best Buy is also suspending its 401(k) company matching program. In order to assist employees financially impacted by the pandemic, Best Buy has partnered with its founder, Dick Schulze, to establish a $10 million employee assistance fund, available to all part- and full-time employees …

April 16, 2020

Acquisitions Illinois Midwest Retail

Boulder Group Arranges $2.2M Sale of Andigo Credit Union Ground Lease in Streamwood, Illinois

by Kristin Harlow April 16, 2020

STREAMWOOD, ILL. — The Boulder Group has arranged the $2.2 million sale of an Andigo Credit Union ground lease in Streamwood, a northwest suburb of Chicago. Built in 2019, the single-tenant, net-leased property is located at 990 S. Barrington Road. Andigo has a 15-year lease at the building. Randy Blankstein and Jimmy Goodman of Boulder represented the seller, a Midwest-based real estate group. A Southwest-based private real estate company was the buyer. There are currently seven Andigo branches across metro Chicago. Andigo intends to merge with Consumers Credit Union later this year.

April 16, 2020

Leasing Activity Northeast Pennsylvania Retail

True Commercial Negotiates 3,500 Retail Lease for Great Clips in Middletown, Pennsylvania

by Alex Patton April 16, 2020

MIDDLETOWN, PA. — True Commercial Real Estate has negotiated a 3,500-square-foot retail lease for Great Clips at Mid-Town Plaza, a 102,000-square-foot retail center in the southeastern Harrisburg suburb of Middletown. A 59,000-square-foot Giant Supermarket anchors the shopping center, which is located at 450 E. Main St. Other tenants include Dollar Tree, AutoZone and H&R Block. The new lease brings the property to 100 percent occupancy. Steve Clipman of True Commercial represented Great Clips in the lease negotiations. Sidney Singer represented the landlord, Levin Management Corp., on an internal basis.

April 16, 2020

Company News Maryland Restaurant Retail Southeast

Continental Realty Launches Internal ‘Eat Local’ Stimulus Plan

by Alex Tostado April 15, 2020

BALTIMORE — Continental Realty Corp. (CRC) has launched an internal program to aid the restaurant industry in the communities it serves. CRC owns and operates retail centers and multifamily properties in Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia and Florida. Between April 14 and May 15, any CRC employee who provides a receipt for food items bought locally will be reimbursed up to $200. “We feel extremely strongly about initiating a program that benefits our loyal and hard-working team members and supports the restaurant sector,” says Crystal Frey, senior vice president of human resources for CRC. “With restaurants reduced to handling carry-out and curbside orders, we encourage other companies to follow our lead to minimize the disruption impacting both locally owned and nationally operated locations.” CRC is based in Baltimore and focuses on value-add properties throughout the Southeast.

April 15, 2020

Acquisitions Florida Retail Southeast

Marcus & Millichap Arranges $9.8M Sale of Retail Center, Outparcel in Florida’s Panhandle

by Alex Tostado April 15, 2020

FORT WALTON BEACH, FLA. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Choctaw Plaza, a 93,650-square-foot retail center in Fort Walton Beach, as well as an outparcel property that is triple-net-leased to Compass Bank. The properties sold for a combined $9.8 million to different buyers. A private personal trust acquired Choctaw Plaza, located at 111 Racetrack Road NW, four miles north of downtown Fort Walton Beach. A Big Lots anchors the property, which was 89 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Dollar General, Rent-A-Center, Coldwell Banker, Little Caesars, the Department of Juvenile Justice and the U.S. government. An undisclosed private trust acquired Compass Bank, which is situated at 101 Racetrack Road NW as the outparcel to Choctaw Plaza. James Medefind and Cory Gross of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, an undisclosed private investor, in the transactions.

April 15, 2020

Acquisitions Development North Carolina Retail Southeast

CBRE|Triad Brokers Land Sale in Kernersville for Planned Lightning McClean Car Wash

by Alex Tostado April 15, 2020

KERNERSVILLE, N.C. — CBRE|Triad has brokered the sale of a 3.3-acre lot at 811 N.C. Highway 66 in Kernersville. The buyer is Lightning McClean Car Wash, an express car wash company with locations in Durham, N.C.; and Lynchburg and Danville, Va. Lightning McClean offers a three-minute car wash and free vacuum use for customers. A timeline for construction was not disclosed. Brian Craven of CBRE|Triad represented the seller, Red Cherry Capital LLC, in the transaction. The seller sold the land for an undisclosed amount.

April 15, 2020

Acquisitions Oregon Retail Western

Neville & Butler Commercial Negotiates Sale of 47,000 SF Former Toys R Us in Salem, Oregon

by Amy Works April 15, 2020

SALEM, ORE. — Neville & Butler Commercial Real Estate has brokered the sale of a retail building located in Salem. Raider Hill Advisors sold the asset for an undisclosed price. Located at 1200 Lancaster Drive NE, the former Toys R Us property features 47,000 square feet of retail space. Steven Neville and Natalie Butler of Neville & Butler Commercial Real Estate represented the seller in the deal. The name of the buyer was not released.

April 15, 2020

California Company News Retail Western

Jean Retailer True Religion Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Amid Pandemic-Related Retail Closures

by Amy Works April 14, 2020

MANHATTAN BEACH, CALIF. — True Religion, a premium jeans retailer based in Manhattan Beach, filed papers in Delaware bankruptcy court on Monday, April 13. In its filing, the company stated that pandemic-related closure of all its retail location and all the stores of its wholesale buyers had accelerated “existing liquidity constraints.” Due to these factors, True Religion furloughed all nonessential employees and reentered Chapter 11, which it previously entered in July 2017. “While the debtors would have preferred to wait out the current instabilities of the financial markets and retail industry generally, [True Religion] simply could not afford to do so,” according to the filing. The company, which was founded in 2002, stated in its bankruptcy filings that it has just north of 1,000 employees, 92 percent of them currently furloughed. The Chapter 11 petition listed between $100 million and $500 million in liabilities.

April 14, 2020

Company News Florida Georgia North Carolina Retail Southeast Tennessee Virginia

A&G Negotiates Sale of Leasehold Interest in 10 Former Earth Fare Grocery Stores in Five States

by Alex Tostado April 14, 2020

MELVILLE, N.Y. — A&G Real Estate Partners has negotiated the sale of the leasehold interest in 10 grocery stores previously occupied by organic specialty grocery chain Earth Fare. The grocer filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization in early February and the final leasehold sale closed Friday, April 10. The 10 stores averaged 26,000 square feet. Southeastern Grocers’ Winn-Dixie chain acquired four stores in Boynton Beach, Jacksonville, Lakewood Ranch and Viera, Fla. Austin, Texas-based Whole Foods Markets acquired two stores in south Asheville, N.C., and Chattanooga, Tenn, and Aldi acquired one store in Tallahassee, Fla. An investor group that includes one of Earth Fare’s founders and several of the chain’s former executives acquired three stores, which are located in Athens, Ga.; Roanoke, Va.; and Asheville. The group also acquired Earth Fare’s trade name and other intellectual property. Joseph McKeska led an A&G team that represented Earth Fare in the transactions. The sales contributed a total of more than $6 million to the estate of Earth Fare. A&G, an asset disposition advisory firm based in Melville, also negotiated the lease terminations of nine Earth Fare locations. The agreements with landlords were in Gainesville, Ocala and Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.; Columbia and Rock Hill, S.C.; …

April 14, 2020

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