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Faris Lee Continues Breakup Strategy at Lakewood Center with $37M Sale

Via Connect CRE · November 3, 2026
Compiled by Real Estate Trail Editorial · November 3, 2026

Why this matters

Retail has become a quiet outperformer. A decade of effectively zero new development has left necessity-driven, grocery-anchored, and Sun Belt strip product with negligible vacancy and re-leasing spreads in the high single digits. Cap rates have compressed in step, and the bid for stabilized portfolios is again broad across REITs, pension funds, and institutional core-plus capital. The asset class has effectively rerated as a defensive yield trade rather than a secularly challenged sector.

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On the RET wire

  • Disclosed retail deal value tracked in November 2026: $1.2B across 11 reported transactions. All Retail coverage →

Computed from Real Estate Trail’s own tracked coverage

Excerpt from Connect CRE:
Continuing the execution of a breakup strategy at Lakewood Center in Lakewood, Faris Lee Investments has closed a $37.3- million sale consisting of 97,319 square feet of retail, featuring Burlington, 24 HR Fitness and…
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