"Before COVID-19, there was a big move for gyms to fill up the larger retail space where stores were that were closing," Jerry Markowitz said, "I suspect all those types of things are on hold for now."

The market had 2.5 million square feet in net absorption in the third quarter, driven by increased ecommerce spending.

AMC Sunnyvale 12 and Whole Foods Market are now open in the CityLine Sunnyvale project, developed by STC Venture LLC, a joint venture between Sares Regis Group of Northern California and Hunter Properties.

Once things return to normal, grocers pandemic-related momentum could be lost unless they retool for the strategic challenges ahead.