This report summarizes the retail market in Livermore, California in the 4th quarter of 2010. The grocery-anchored vacancy rate was 16.43% and absorption was a modest +15,691 square feet. While some new leases were signed, larger spaces remained vacant. Optimism remained that planned developments breaking ground in 2011 could boost the market by attracting new retailers and employers.

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Retail Market Report
MARKET SNAPSHOT
Grocery Anchored Inventory: 1,232,658
Grocery Anchored Availability: 202,564
Grocery Anchored Vacancy Rate: 16.43%
Non-Grocery Retail Inventory: 681,664
Non-Grocery Retail Availability: 84,267
Non-Grocery Vacancy Rate: 12.36%
Downtown Retail Inventory: 432,758
Downtown Retail Availability: 54,646
Downtown Retail Vacancy Rate: 12.63%
Livermore Retail Inventory: 2,347,080
Livermore Retail Availability: 341,477
Treading Water or Moving Forward? Livermore Retail Absorption:
Livermore Retail Vacancy Rate:
+ 15,691
14.55%
Livermore’s Retail Market Shows Mixed Signals VACANCY RATE BY PRODUCT TYPE
The fourth quarter marked another period of positive absorption, albeit minimal.
Vacancy Rate by Product Type
Despite a few new leases signed, there seems to be little to no activity for space over
three thousand square feet. The lack of any large retailers having interest, despite dis-
counted lease rates is concerning. Livermore has yet to gain the momentum that our
Downtown 12.63%
neighboring cities have. In spite of this, Livermore continues to slowly chug along.
Is this stale pattern going to continue? The optimistic side of me says no. Developers
are back out in the market, drawing plans, and pushing forward with stalled projects.
Retail Strip Center 12.36%
The Prime Outlet was supposed to break ground April of last year. The 550,000 square
foot high-end outlet center is once again scheduled for an April ground breaking.
The city of Livermore began looking for a developer for the high density residential
project to accompany the Regional Theater project. As for the 2,000-seat performing Grocery Anchored 16.34%
arts theater, financing options have come available and the group behind the project
is proactively looking for donors.
As predicted, the fourth quarter vacancy rates did show slight improvement. That
said, there are no hard indicators pointing towards an upswing of activity in the near KEY TERMS & DEFINITIONS
future. In order to capture the retailers to back-fill the large spaces left open (i.e. the
Inventory: Total square footage of retail space in the market
former Mervyn’s, PW Market, and Prestige Furniture) and to push continued develop-
ment (i.e. Groth Bros. site), Livermore will need to attract additional large employers. Availability: Square footage that is marketed for lease which is available within 90
Without local jobs and local consumers spending money at the local level, the confi- days. This also includes sublease space.
dence for larger retailers to open shop will not exist. I remain optimistic, the summer
of 2011 could be the turning point. Perhaps the construction scheduled to begin Absorption: The change in availability from the previous quarter.
early this year will cause a domino effect in retail development and leasing. Vacancy: The percent of available space based on the total inventory.
Grocery Anchored: Shopping centers characterized by a grocery anchor such as
Recent Transactions Safeway, Trader Joe’s, Lucky, or Nob Hill. These centers are often more sought after
and fetch a higher lease rate.
Tenant Location Square Feet Non-Grocery Anchored: Shopping centers, strip retail centers, and buildings over
Denny’s Cafe 2259 Las Positas Road 3,600 10,000 square feet that do not have a grocery anchor.
Downtown Dental 2300 1st Street 1,500
Casbah Cafe* 1717 1st Street 1,400 Downtown Retail: Storefront buildings & centers located along 1st Street and the
OrgHipChick 2075 1st Street 600 downtown core.
* - Jessica Stewart of Lee & Associates represented Lessee in transaction Triple Net Expenses (NNN): A lease agreement where the Tenant is responsible for
their proportionate share of taxes, insurance, maintenance and building repairs.
Lee & Associates maintains an up-to-date database of all available properties and sold/leased properties. Triple Net Expenses are in addition to base rent.
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Livermore Retail Vacancy and Rental Rates
Vacancy Rate vs. Average Asking Rate Tri-Valley Vacancy Report
$3.00 15.40%
15.22% 21.00%
$2.50 15.20% 19.00%
15.00% 17.00%
$2.00 15.00% 15.00%
Vacancy 13.00%
$1.50 14.80% 4Q10
11.00%
9.00% 3Q10
14.55% Average Asking Rate
$1.00 14.60%
(NNN) 7.00% 2Q10
5.00%
5 00%
$0.50 14.40%
$0.00 14.20%
2Q10 3Q10 4Q10
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* CoStar sourced for portion of market data
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