Net Lease

Although economies are slowly beginning to open, it looks as though social distancing is here to stay for a while. How can companies maintain that trend, and what are the design possibilities that may help?

Designating a team of experts can help you respond to problems such as a COVID-19 infection.

In advance of our upcoming GlobeSt. Net Lease national conference in New York City, Glen Kunofsky, executive managing director of investments at Marcus & Millichap, says investors are seeking experiential properties as opposed to traditional retail net leases.

Legacy Hotel & Residences will include a 100,000-square-foot medical center equipped and staffed much like a hospital in a nod to more health-concerned travelers.

COVID-19 has accelerated companies' acceptance of remote work, but social-distancing measures mean that they will continue to require roughly the same amount of office space.

"For investors looking for exposure, we continue to favor stable, grocer anchored portfolios with positively trending rent collection statistics rather than trying to push further out the risk curve."

Real Capital Analytics says that many investors are making the choice to sit on the sidelines.

The industrial sector is expected to weather the economic ramifications of the COVID-19 pandemic better than other areas of the economy, Colliers says.