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Rank #70 of 143 Average 55/100

FasMartStore #2523 · FasMart

6615 W Main St, Wise, VA

Annual Base Rent$115,835
Rent $/SF$31.84
Building SF3,638
Land (ac)0.58
Remaining Term1.4 yrs
StatusMid-Term
Pre G&A CFC0.93x

Lease Abstract

Tenant / d/b/aFasMart
GuarantorFas Mart (GPM Investments)
Lease commencementNov 29, 2007
Lease expirationNov 30, 2027
Remaining term1.4 yrs
Lease term (months)
Annual base rent$115,835
Base rent $/SF$31.84
Rent at expiration
Expiration rent $/SF
Renewal options1/2
Notice dateMar 01, 2027
Year built1999
Building SF3,638
Land area (acres)0.58
Pre G&A CFC0.93x (2024)
Lease statusActive

Location Score Breakdown 55/100

AADT Traffic 5/15
Highway Proximity 10/10
Gas Competition 1mi 12/15
3mi Population 2/12
3mi HH Income 10/12
Pop Density 3mi 1/8
County Growth 0/7
County Unemp. 6/7
Dollar Stores 6/6
Daytime Jobs 3mi 4/10
EV Density Pen. 0/0
Thin Market Pen. 0/0

Trade-Area Demographics

Metric1 mi3 mi5 mi
Population4,1064,10614,804
Households1,6771,6776,165
Pop. density (/sq mi)1,307145188
Avg HH income$68,829$68,829$64,580
Poverty rate14.9%14.9%18.0%
Bachelor's+ 23.3%23.3%19.0%
Median home value$111,400$111,400$117,389
Median rent$779$779$799
Median age383840
Owner-occupied81.5%81.5%72.2%

Site & Market Detail

Traffic (AADT at site)5,800
Daytime jobs (3 mi)5,265
Daytime jobs (1 mi)242
Gas competitors (0.5 mi)1
Gas competitors (1 mi)1
Dollar stores (0.5 mi)0
Highway distance (mi)0.01
EV stations (5 mi)4
CountyWise County
County pop. growth-3.0%
County unemployment3.6%
Walk score13
Bike score5
FEMA flood zoneX

Investment Highlights

  • Corporate guaranty from ARKO Corp., a publicly traded, SEC-reporting operator of approximately 3,500 convenience stores, provides institutional-grade credit behind the lease obligation.
  • The site faces only one competing gas station within a full mile, limiting direct fuel competition in a small, captive trade area.
  • FEMA Zone X designation eliminates flood risk as an underwriting concern, reducing environmental carrying costs and insurance exposure.

Key Risks

  • Lease expiration in November 2027 leaves just 1.4 years of contractual income, creating acute rollover risk with no disclosed renewal rent terms to underwrite.
  • Wise County shed 1,093 residents between 2020 and 2024, a 3.0% decline, undermining long-term demand fundamentals and re-leasing optionality.
  • Site AADT of only 5,800 vehicles per day is significantly below institutional minimums for fuel and convenience assets, constraining both operator economics and exit liquidity.

Executive Summary

FasMart Store #2523 at 6615 W Main St, Wise, VA is a 3,638 SF convenience store and gas station on 0.58 acres, leased to GPM Investments through November 2027 at $115,835 annually. The site earns an average location grade of 55/100, reflecting modest traffic, thin daytime employment density, and a shrinking rural market. This is a short-duration income play with near-term rollover risk in a structurally declining county.

Demographics

The immediate trade area is small and static, with 1-mile and 3-mile populations identical at 4,106, suggesting an urban core that does not expand materially. Average household income of $68,829 within 3 miles is adequate but unremarkable, and an 18.0% poverty rate at 5 miles signals economic stress across the broader catchment. Owner occupancy of 81.5% indicates residential stability, though median home values of $111,400 limit discretionary spending power.

Market Context

Wise County is a nonmetro, non-adjacent jurisdiction that lost 3.0% of its population between 2020 and 2024, a structural headwind for any retail-dependent asset. The local employment base is thin at 7,678 total employees across 598 establishments, and daytime job density within 1 mile is only 242, producing a day/night ratio of 0.06. AADT of 5,800 vehicles per day is below the threshold most institutional buyers target for fuel-and-convenience locations.

Location Quality

The site sits 0.01 miles from a major road with only one competing gas station within a mile, providing limited but real competitive insulation. Walk Score of 13 and Bike Score of 5 confirm this is an exclusively drive-to asset with no pedestrian or transit demand. Two nearby restaurants and three retail neighbors within a mile offer minimal co-tenancy support.

Risk Factors

FEMA Zone X designation confirms minimal flood exposure, removing a common environmental liability for fuel sites. State-level crime data is unavailable, limiting a full underwriting of operational security risk. No additional site-specific environmental flags were identified, though any fuel property carries inherent UST exposure requiring Phase I diligence.

Investment Positioning

With only 1.4 years of term remaining and a March 2027 notice deadline for the single remaining renewal option, a buyer is acquiring near-term rollover risk, not stabilized income. Current rent of $115,835 ($31.84/SF) is the only contractual income floor; no rent at expiration is disclosed, leaving renewal economics unquantified. GPM Investments, a subsidiary of Nasdaq-listed ARKO Corp., the sixth-largest U.S. convenience operator with roughly 3,500 sites, provides credible corporate credit, but that credit quality does not neutralize the structural weakness of a tertiary, declining market with limited re-tenanting alternatives if GPM exits.

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