shopping center

Building the Right Tenant Mix for a Shopping Center

The right tenant mix is the combination of uses, credit quality, and lease terms that keeps a shopping center full, keeps sales strong for every tenant in it, and protects net operating income through a full market cycle. It is not a one-time leasing decision. It is a merchandising plan that the owner or manager revisits every time a space turns, because each new lease either strengthens the center as a...

Percentage Rent in Retail Leases: What Owners Should Know

Percentage rent is additional rent a retail tenant pays based on a share of its gross sales above an agreed sales threshold. It lets an owner participate in a store's upside without pushing base rent past what the tenant will sign, and it shows up most often with national and regional chains, restaurants, and anchors. Whether the clause is actually worth anything depends on three things: the breakpoint,...

How to Reduce Vacancy in a Strip Center or Shopping Plaza

Chronic vacancy in a strip center is usually a pricing, condition, or tenant-mix problem before it is a market problem. In most Tampa Bay neighborhood centers, the suites that sit empty for a year are priced against the last lease instead of the current market, delivered in a condition that adds six months of permitting and build-out, or aimed at a user the center cannot support. The fixes compound:...

What Does a Retail Property Manager Do?

A retail property manager oversees the financial, operational, and tenant-facing work that keeps a retail center leased, compliant, and profitable. The role differs from residential management because retail income depends on lease-level detail, cost recovery, and the health of the tenant roster. Lease administration and cost recoveryRetail leases, especially triple-net (NNN) leases, assign taxes,...

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