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Rank #93 of 143 Average 48/100

FasMartStore #2529 · FasMart

412 Powell Valley Rd, Big Stone Gap, VA

Annual Base Rent$182,824
Rent $/SF$43.18
Building SF4,234
Land (ac)1.49
Remaining Term1.4 yrs
StatusMid-Term
Pre G&A CFC2.44x

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$182,824
Base rent $/SF$43.18
Rent at expiration
Expiration rent $/SF
Renewal options1/2
Notice dateMar 01, 2027
Year built1992
Building SF4,234
Land area (acres)1.49
Pre G&A CFC2.44x (2024)
Lease statusActive

Location Score Breakdown 48/100

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

Trade-Area Demographics

Metric1 mi3 mi5 mi
Population09,7479,747
Households03,5173,517
Pop. density (/sq mi)0345124
Avg HH income$64,162$64,162
Poverty rate16.0%16.0%
Bachelor's+ 14.9%14.9%
Median home value$166,149$166,149
Median rent$773$773
Median age4343
Owner-occupied67.6%67.6%

Site & Market Detail

Traffic (AADT at site)40
Daytime jobs (3 mi)2,467
Daytime jobs (1 mi)120
Gas competitors (0.5 mi)1
Gas competitors (1 mi)1
Dollar stores (0.5 mi)0
Highway distance (mi)0.11
EV stations (5 mi)1
CountyWise County
County pop. growth-3.0%
County unemployment3.6%
Walk score25
Bike score8
FEMA flood zoneX

Investment Highlights

  • The lease guarantor is GPM Investments, a subsidiary of publicly traded ARKO Corp., the sixth-largest U.S. c-store operator with approximately 3,500 locations across 34 states.
  • The site carries FEMA Zone X designation, indicating minimal flood hazard and no associated insurance or remediation risk.
  • Current annual base rent of $182,824 represents contractually secured cash flow through November 2027 with no near-term interruption risk.

Key Risks

  • AADT of just 40 vehicles per day is critically below typical convenience fuel thresholds, signaling structural underperformance in site-level traffic and revenue generation.
  • Wise County lost 3.0% of its population between 2020 and 2024, and the trade area poverty rate of 16.0% weakens the case for tenant renewal or alternative re-tenanting at current rent.
  • With 1.4 years of remaining term and no disclosed rent at expiration, a buyer faces imminent rollover risk with limited market evidence to support rent re-setting at or above $182,824 annually.

Executive Summary

412 Powell Valley Rd is a 4,234 SF FasMart convenience store and gas station in Big Stone Gap, Virginia, operating under a lease expiring November 30, 2027, with approximately 1.4 years of remaining term. The site scores 48 out of 100 on location grade, reflecting a thin trade area, minimal traffic, and a declining rural market. This is a short-duration, single-tenant net lease asset with rollover risk as the primary underwriting concern.

Demographics

The immediate 1-mile radius reports zero population, with the 3-mile trade area covering 9,747 residents at a density of just 345 per square mile and average household income of $64,162. A poverty rate of 16.0% and a bachelor's degree attainment rate of 14.9% indicate a lower-income, workforce-dependent consumer base. Population is essentially flat between the 3-mile and 5-mile rings, signaling no meaningful growth buffer.

Market Context

Wise County is a nonmetro, non-adjacent county that shed roughly 1,093 residents between 2020 and 2024, a 3.0% decline consistent with broader Appalachian rural contraction. The county's 598 total establishments and 7,678 employees represent a thin economic base, with limited demand drivers to sustain retail traffic. The regional economic trajectory does not support rent growth assumptions at renewal.

Location Quality

The site records an AADT of just 40 vehicles per day, an exceptionally low traffic count for a fuel and convenience retail format. Walk Score of 25 confirms full car dependency, and zero restaurants within 1 mile limits cross-shopping synergies. One competing gas station exists within half a mile, constraining volume capture in an already-light traffic corridor.

Risk Factors

FEMA designates the site as Zone X, indicating minimal flood exposure. State-level crime data is unavailable, limiting public safety benchmarking. The site's rural nonmetro designation and county population decline introduce long-term viability concerns independent of near-term lease security.

Investment Positioning

With only 1.4 years of lease term remaining and a March 2027 renewal notice deadline, a buyer acquires primarily a short-duration income stream rather than a stabilized long-term asset. The current rent of $182,824 annually ($43.18/SF) is the only contractual income certainty, as no rent at expiration is disclosed, making post-rollover economics speculative. GPM Investments, LLC, a subsidiary of Nasdaq-listed ARKO Corp., the sixth-largest U.S. convenience-store operator with roughly 3,500 locations, provides investment-grade-adjacent guarantor quality, which is the asset's clearest credit underpin. One of two renewal options remains available, but given the site's weak traffic and declining market, renewal is not assured and should not be underwritten as base case.

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