Columbus' retail scene is hotter than ever! 🔥 Here’s a breakdown of some trends I have seen:
-Tight Market: Inventory is scarce, leading to positive net absorption & rising rents especially exhibited in primary submarkets/sectors (Dublin, New Albany, Grandview, Grove City, Hilliard, Lewis Center, etc.). 📈
-Experiential Retail: With large store closures and bankruptcies of BB&B, Party City, Rite Aid, (Big Lots potentially imminent), etc. junior and big box space is being absorbed with not only the traditional backfills, but also experiential users like pickleball concepts and golf simulators.
-Smaller Format/DT Only: Significant inflow of small format users that can fit on small and/or unique parcel sizes. Scooters, 7 Brew, and Dutch Bros are examples.
-Culturally-inspired Franchise Concepts: Juice bars, coffee shops, smoothie concepts, mochi, and more are becoming more prevalent in supply.
-Development Challenges: Construction costs (specifically labor) continue to remain high, coupled with rising land costs, seemingly developers are having challenges in the free-standing construction space to make deals pencil. I am seeing a pivot to multi-tenant strip retail with rents ranging from $45-55/SF/YR NNN.
What other trends are you seeing in the Columbus market? Let's chat! 💬
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