Investment Retail Property in Columbia, MD

Net Lease Press Releases

  Net lease real estate brokerage firm, recently brokered the sale of long-term triple net lease investment

Calkain Companies, a national net lease real estate brokerage firm, recently brokered the sale of a newly developed, multi-tenant investment retail property in Columbia, MD. The Shoppes at Dobbin Center, a 4,722 square foot three tenant building, was developed by a local group and leased to Starbucks, Radio Shack, and Spa #1 Nails. All of the tenants signed long-term triple net leases with structured rent increases and renewal options. The purchasers were a private group interested in diversifying investments into stable, income-producing real estate.

Calkain’s Andrew Fallon, Assistant Vice President, exclusively represented the seller, and provided marketing and transaction support services throughout the sales process. After working with the seller over the course of the development process, the property was introduced to the marketplace in 1Q 2012. Fallon explains the circumstances, “The property was under LOI and moving to contract the day it was introduced to the marketplace.” Fallon continued, “The seller was able to take advantage of the heated market and compressed cap rate environment given the combination of low interest rates, investor flight to quality, and the laws of supply and demand.” The buyer was a Washington, DC based investor seeking a passive, income-producing property as a family investment.

The characteristics of the property and net lease terms were extremely appealing to the purchasers and other prospective buyers. Calkain received multiple offers for the property, which is extremely well located in the Columbia, MD sub-market. The Shoppes at Dobbin Center was a redevelopment of a dense in-fill parcel in front of a Wal-Mart and adjacent to other national retailers including Chick-fil-a, McDonald’s, and Wendy’s. Further, the net lease structure associated with these corporate leases requires that the tenant pay for real estate taxes, insurance, and maintenance expenses – which effectively provides the landlord with a passive, bond-like income stream through commercial real estate ownership.

Calkain Companies is a boutique commercial real estate brokerage firm which specializes in assisting buyers and sellers with single and multi-tenant retail, industrial, hotel and office net leased transactions. While licensed to conduct business in many states, nationally, Calkain has multiple office locations throughout the Mid-Atlantic, Southeast and Northeast United States. Additional information about the firm and listings may be found at www.calkain.com.

NNN IHOP in Leesburg, VA Sold!!

Net Lease Press Releases

Calkain Companies recently completed the sale of a NNN IHOP in Leesburg, VA. The restaurant has been operating in this location since 1997 and was purchased by a private investor from the Washington, DC area. This IHOP is located in a popular Wal-Mart shopping center on the Route 15 Bypass just off the Dulles Toll Road approximately 45 minutes from our Nation’s Capital.

Betty Friant, Vice President of Calkain Realty Advisors, identified the asset and ultimately procured the transaction. “Realizing the lack of available opportunities for high quality single tenant assets in Virginia, this asset never hit the market,” explains Friant. She continues, “It was solely due to the efforts of Calkain that the transaction occurred. With only 5 years remaining on the lease, the seller was happy to find a buyer.” The transaction closed in the past thirty days.

Calkain Companies is a boutique commercial real estate brokerage firm, which specializes in assisting buyers and sellers with single and multi-tenant retail, industrial, hotel and office net-leased transactions. While licensed to conduct business in many states, nationally, Calkain has multiple office locations throughout the Mid-Atlantic, Southeast and Northeast United States. Additional information about the firm and listings may be found at www.calkain.com.