Grocery Anchored Real Estate Research Reports 2019

The following quotes where used in the Tri-Land Retail Value Add Fund LLC brochure dated 09/2019. Footnote (1) – CBRE 2019 Food in Demand Series https://www.dropbox.com/s/ow3d8abj17a41qr/US%20Retail%20Food-In-Demand-Grocery-Report%20May%202019.pdf?dl=0 Grocery-anchored assets’ overall stability, their resilience to economic downturns and their relatively low e-commerce penetration rate ensure reliable traffic and sales.  This has made grocery-anchored shopping centers a favorable …

Digital Maps or Paper Maps?

There was a great article posted by the Chicago Tribune, which discussed digital maps versus paper maps.  At Tri-land, we believe in the power of the paper map We have had entire offices, rooms and even vacant retail space dedicated to paper maps.  I have been asked many times, “Why don’t you just use Google Maps?” Or, “Why don’t you just digitize that?”.  I believe this article helps answer that question…

Redevelopment of Salem Gate: Partnering with Local Officials.

Not much may be visible to the public, but there is plenty of activity behind the scenes in preparation for the redevelopment of Salem Gate shopping center.  It’s been about 10 months since the three taxing jurisdictions in Rockdale County – the city of Conyers, Rockdale County and Rockdale County Board of Education – entered into an intergovernmental agreement to freeze the ad valorem taxes on the real property at the Salem Gate Shopping Center site at the current rate for 20 years while the property undergoes major redevelopment.  Specifically, the ad valorem taxes collected from the Tax Allocation District No. 2-Salem Gate would remain at the current base amount for all three local governments.  Any redevelopment over the next 20 years, any increase in the property value would be set aside in a TAD Special Fund for infrastructure costs incurred by the developer. But since the intergovernmental agreements were signed at the end of September, very little activity has taken place at the site of arguably the county’s biggest eyesore.