Curbside pick-up lanes and “to-go” parking spaces—already trending in shopping centers before the pandemic—have become essential features of retail stores in the wake of COVID-19 and are likely to become permanent fixtures in shopping centers. Likewise, drive-throughs and walk-up or
The Shopping Center Lawyer
Focused on Retail Leasing Law
The Shopping Center Lawyer, published by Sills Cummis & Gross P.C., focuses on legal issues related to commercial real estate, retail leasing, and property management. The blog covers topics such as bankruptcy-related lease acquisitions, commercial lease negotiations, landlord and tenant rights, and regulatory compliance affecting retail and shopping center properties. It also addresses legislative developments impacting commercial property owners and retailers, including liquor licensing laws, flood risk disclosures, and vacancy reporting requirements. The blog provides updates on state-specific laws and practical guidance for navigating complex transactions and regulatory changes in the retail real estate sector.
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Rent Obligations on Retail Space in the Midst of a Pandemic: A Path Forward for Landlords and Tenants
By Ted Zangari
Going Dark: Land Use Implications of Converting Retail Space to “Dark Stores” for Fulfilling Online Orders
In recent years, retailers have begun to convert unused space in their stores, including the sales floor area, to warehouse and distribution operations for online orders as e-commerce has increased. This trend has accelerated in response to the surge of…
Why Supermarkets Are Building ‘Dark Stores’
By Ted Zangari
Retailers are reportedly creating “dark stores” within their retail premises for use as fulfillment centers—raising a host of interesting questions: At what point does such activity become a warehouse/distribution use that’s in conflict within local zoning ordinances? Does such activity…
U.S. Retailers Plan to Stop Paying Rent to Offset Virus
By Ted Zangari
Every businessperson will soon be tossing around the phrase “force majeure”— none more so than tenants, especially retailer-tenants. The waterfall on rent relief has only just begun and will intensify in the run-up to the April 1 due date for…
Curbside Enthusiasm: Retailers Adapt in a Time of Crisis
By Ted Zangari
Curbside pickups, already trending in shopping centers before the pandemic, will likely become a permanent feature of retail stores…along with features long associated with bank branches: automated kiosks (ATMs), dividers between customers and clerks (tellers), and drive-throughs. As with the…
Nordstrom Enters Used-Clothes Business
By Ted Zangari
Yesterday’s announcement that Nordstrom is getting into the used-clothes business got me thinking again about the rapid evolution of retail and how so many of the “prohibited uses” in store leases of yesteryear are now embraced by landlords and fellow…
Legislation to Create a New Class of Restaurant Liquor Permits Clears a Big Hurdle
Assembly Bill 3494 was approved last week, with amendments, by the Assembly Appropriations Committee. The bill now heads for a vote in the full General Assembly. The State Senate is expected to take up the legislation early next year.
Liquor licenses in New Jersey Cost $350K and It’s Crippling the State’s Dining Scene
As seen on: northjersey.comBy: Nicholas Pugliese and Esther Davidowitz
Peter Loria still recalls with disappointment the time he tried to open a restaurant in the Bergen County village of Ridgewood.
He poured a chunk of his retirement savings into what…
Restaurants Join Together to Support Liquor License Reform
As seen on: The Weekender Brief (NAIOP NJ)
A newly formed advocacy group, BYOB New Jersey, represents a group of small business owners across the Garden State who have organized to fix the broken liquor license law in New Jersey.…