Distressed NNN Lease Market Continues Retreat

NNN Lease Market 

DC Commercial Real Estate has The Fourth-Lowest Level Overall of Distressed Assets 

While the volume of distressed commercial real estate properties is significant, so is the looming volume of stressed property. These properties have characteristics of concern in the short term — maturing loans, bankrupt tenants, under-performance, financially troubled owners or other significant obstacles that could potentially lead to distress in the future.

Washington and Baltimore

Of the 10 markets we track, the Washington area has the fourth-lowest level overall of distressed assets (excluding stressed) at $1.6 billion, while Baltimore has the lowest, at $430 million. Stressed assets are much higher in Washington, at $3.7 billion, third-highest among the 10 surveyed cities. Distressed real estate per capita is $289 per person for the Washington area, which is fourth-lowest among the 10 markets, while Baltimore has $157 per capita, which is the second-lowest of the 10 cities surveyed.

Opportunities to snap up distressed assets in the region have been limited. Washington’s assets have largely been held by strong, institutional ownership, and have benefited from the region’s steady economic performance and employment growth.

Mike Donnelly is a senior associate at Delta Associates. Staff at Delta Associates contributed to this article. For more information, please visit www.deltaassociates.com.