NAI Isaac's Al Isaac: Retail on the rise in Lexington
NAI Isaac's Al Isaac: Retail on the rise in Lexington
Posted By Dan Rafter On March 20, 2014 (11:16 am) In Homepage, Midwest Real Estate News, News
Lexington , with
three major retail developments set to bring new energy to the heart of this
key Kentucky
market.
And for Al Isaac, president ofLexington ’s
NAI Isaac, this is good news not only for the city but for its surrounding
areas, too.
“If you think about the size of our market and the size of the new retail developments coming in, there is some exciting activity inLexington right now,” Isaac said.
The good news? The long-term trend for retail in theLexington market looks positive. According to
NAI Isaac’s 2013 year-end market report, the retail vacancy rate stood at 6.37
percent at the end of 2013. And Isaac said that this sector has remained a consistent
one.
Even during the worst days of the Great Recession, the retail vacancy rate in theLexington
market never rose much higher than 10 percent, he said.
“That’s pretty strong,” Isaac said. “Even during the height of the recession, our retail vacancy rate wasn’t that bad. Today, there is strong demand among national retailers trying to get into our market. We’ve always been a stable and diverse market. That served us well during the recession.”
One of the most important developments now taking place in downtownLexington is
CentrePointe. This development will include office space, luxury hotel rooms,
apartments and some retail and restaurant space. The overall mix is expected to
include 300 full-service hotel homes, about 100 apartment units, 10,000 to
11,000 square feet of retail space on the ground floor of these apartment units
and a 160,000-square-foot office building. There will be additional retail and
restaurant space on the ground floor of the office building.
“This new development is certainly a positive for the downtown area,” Isaac said. “Anything that brings more people downtown is good for the city.”
Construction has just started on this project developed by the Webb Companies.
The Fayette Mall inLexington has always been
a retail destination in south suburban Lexington .
The mall, though, is now branching out. Its owners are remodeling the former
home of Sears — which closed its doors last year — and bringing in a new slate
of retailers to the mall.
Among the major retailers coming to the Fayette Mall in this renovation are the Cheesecake Factory restaurant and clothing store H&M. Isaac said that these retailers, and others, will be open in the fall, just in time for the holiday shopping season.
The second major retail development now in the early stages of construction in the Lexington area is The Summit Lexington, an outdoor mixed-use center developed by Bayer Properties at the Northeast corner of Man O’War Blvd. and Nicholasville Road.
The project, covering more than 60 acres, will cost $155.6 million and include a five-story hotel, upscale shops and multi-family housing. A list of tenants has not been revealed except for one major exception: Whole Foods, an upscale grocer, will relocate from its current location inLexington to this development.
Bayer just received approval for its requested zoning changes, and construction hasn’t yet started. Bayer plans a 2016 delivery of the project.
“Bayer has built several of these types of mixed-use projects in the past, and they’ve always been very successful,” Isaac said. “They’ve been very successful at bringing new retailers to the markets they have targeted. So we’re looking forward to seeing which retailers come to this development.”
Retail isn’t the only sector that is doing well today inLexington .
The market’s industrial sector, for instance, is thriving, ending 2013 with a vacancy rate of 7.60 percent, down 33.51 percent from six months earlier. NAI Isaac reported that there was 827,889 square feet of industrial space available at the end of 2013.
A pair of industrial buildings with 15,000 square feet or more were delivered to the market last year. While the largest lease signing in this sector last year included the 16,063-square-foot lease signed by Midwest Auto Parts at 667 E. New Circle Road and the 14,000-square-foot lease signed by theUniversity of Kentucky 845 Angliana Ave.
Lexington .
With Interstate-75 and -64 here, we are a several-hour drive to more than half
of the population of the United
States . From a distribution standpoint, Lexington makes a lot of
sense for distribution warehouses.”
The Lexington-area office market was a bit more sluggish last year. The suburban office market vacancy rate stood at 15.34 percent at the end of 2013, while the CBD office vacancy rate stood at a nearly identical 15.40 percent. These submarkets were trending in opposite directions, though, with the vacancy rate falling during the last six months in the suburban office market and rising in the CBD.
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Posted By Dan Rafter On March 20, 2014 (11:16 am) In Homepage, Midwest Real Estate News, News
The Summit Lexington will bring new retailers and
multi-family residences to Lexington .
Retail is on the rise in And for Al Isaac, president of
“If you think about the size of our market and the size of the new retail developments coming in, there is some exciting activity in
The good news? The long-term trend for retail in the
Even during the worst days of the Great Recession, the retail vacancy rate in the
“That’s pretty strong,” Isaac said. “Even during the height of the recession, our retail vacancy rate wasn’t that bad. Today, there is strong demand among national retailers trying to get into our market. We’ve always been a stable and diverse market. That served us well during the recession.”
One of the most important developments now taking place in downtown
“This new development is certainly a positive for the downtown area,” Isaac said. “Anything that brings more people downtown is good for the city.”
Construction has just started on this project developed by the Webb Companies.
The Fayette Mall in
Among the major retailers coming to the Fayette Mall in this renovation are the Cheesecake Factory restaurant and clothing store H&M. Isaac said that these retailers, and others, will be open in the fall, just in time for the holiday shopping season.
The second major retail development now in the early stages of construction in the Lexington area is The Summit Lexington, an outdoor mixed-use center developed by Bayer Properties at the Northeast corner of Man O’War Blvd. and Nicholasville Road.
The project, covering more than 60 acres, will cost $155.6 million and include a five-story hotel, upscale shops and multi-family housing. A list of tenants has not been revealed except for one major exception: Whole Foods, an upscale grocer, will relocate from its current location in
Bayer just received approval for its requested zoning changes, and construction hasn’t yet started. Bayer plans a 2016 delivery of the project.
“Bayer has built several of these types of mixed-use projects in the past, and they’ve always been very successful,” Isaac said. “They’ve been very successful at bringing new retailers to the markets they have targeted. So we’re looking forward to seeing which retailers come to this development.”
Retail isn’t the only sector that is doing well today in
The market’s industrial sector, for instance, is thriving, ending 2013 with a vacancy rate of 7.60 percent, down 33.51 percent from six months earlier. NAI Isaac reported that there was 827,889 square feet of industrial space available at the end of 2013.
A pair of industrial buildings with 15,000 square feet or more were delivered to the market last year. While the largest lease signing in this sector last year included the 16,063-square-foot lease signed by Midwest Auto Parts at 667 E. New Circle Road and the 14,000-square-foot lease signed by the
The Lexington-area office market was a bit more sluggish last year. The suburban office market vacancy rate stood at 15.34 percent at the end of 2013, while the CBD office vacancy rate stood at a nearly identical 15.40 percent. These submarkets were trending in opposite directions, though, with the vacancy rate falling during the last six months in the suburban office market and rising in the CBD.
Article taken from REJournals.com - http://www.rejournals.com
URL to article: http://www.rejournals.com/2014/03/20/nai-isaacs-al-isaac-retail-on-the-rise-in-downtown-lexington/
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