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Rank #10 of 143 Excellent 74/100 ⛽ 5 gas within 3 mi

MarathonStore #2491 · Marathon

3520 Isabella St, Midland, MI

Annual Base Rent$158,678
Rent $/SF$32.08
Building SF4,947
Land (ac)1.46
Remaining Term2.9 yrs
StatusMid-Term
Pre G&A CFC2.26x

Lease Abstract

Tenant / d/b/aMarathon
GuarantorFas Mart (GPM Investments)
Lease commencementOct 09, 2007
Lease expirationJun 30, 2029
Remaining term2.9 yrs
Lease term (months)
Annual base rent$158,678
Base rent $/SF$32.08
Rent at expiration
Expiration rent $/SF
Renewal options1/2
Notice dateDec 02, 2028
Year built1985
Building SF4,947
Land area (acres)1.46
Pre G&A CFC2.26x (2024)
Lease statusActive

Location Score Breakdown 74/100

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

Trade-Area Demographics

Metric1 mi3 mi5 mi
Population018,88346,813
Households07,65819,506
Pop. density (/sq mi)0668596
Avg HH income$119,778$103,643
Poverty rate10.4%10.3%
Bachelor's+ 40.4%44.3%
Median home value$210,522$191,072
Median rent$910$1,067
Median age3738
Owner-occupied74.1%70.4%

Site & Market Detail

Traffic (AADT at site)15,815
Daytime jobs (3 mi)10,687
Daytime jobs (1 mi)213
Gas competitors (0.5 mi)1
Gas competitors (1 mi)1
Gas competitors (3 mi)5
Gas competitors (5 mi)18
Nearest competing gas (mi)2.25
Nearest grocery/conv. alternative (mi)0.07
Dollar stores (0.5 mi)0
Highway distance (mi)0.02
EV stations (5 mi)7
CountyMidland County
County pop. growth0.6%
County unemployment4.7%
Walk score17
Bike score39
FEMA flood zoneX

Investment Highlights

  • Strong guarantor credit: GPM Investments is backed by ARKO Corp., a publicly traded operator with approximately 3,500 locations, providing institutional-grade lease security.
  • Limited competition: only one competing fuel station exists within a full mile, supporting market share retention and operator profitability.
  • Affluent trade area: the 3-mile average household income of $119,778 and 74.1% owner occupancy indicate a stable, higher-spending consumer base.

Key Risks

  • Short remaining lease term of 2.9 years creates near-term rollover exposure, with renewal notice required by December 2028 and no disclosed rent at expiration to anchor re-leasing assumptions.
  • The 1-mile population registers at zero, indicating the site lacks a residential demand anchor and is entirely dependent on pass-through traffic averaging only 15,815 vehicles per day.
  • With seven EV charging stations already operating within five miles, gradual fuel demand erosion is a plausible long-term structural risk for this 1985-vintage asset.

Executive Summary

This Marathon-branded convenience store and fuel site at 3520 Isabella St in Midland, MI is a mid-term net lease investment operated by GPM Investments under the Fas Mart banner, with 2.9 years of remaining term and one renewal option. The property earned a location grade of 74/100 (Excellent), supported by strong 3-mile household income of $119,778 and minimal direct fuel competition. Buyers are acquiring a stabilized cash flow at $158,678 annually with near-term rollover risk to manage.

Demographics

The immediate 1-mile trade area reports no resident population, indicating a commercial or transitional node rather than a dense residential catchment. The 3-mile ring, however, supports the site with 18,883 residents, $119,778 average household income, 74.1% owner occupancy, and a low 10.4% poverty rate — collectively a stable, middle-to-upper-middle-class consumer base. The 5-mile population of 46,813 provides meaningful fuel demand depth for a market of this size.

Market Context

Midland County is a small but economically stable metro with 84,022 residents, 0.6% population growth since 2020, and 4.7% unemployment — modest but not distressed. The county supports 1,816 establishments and 34,863 employees, providing a functional daytime demand layer, including 10,687 jobs within 3 miles of the site. This is not a high-growth market, but economic stability and income levels are supportive of consistent convenience retail performance.

Location Quality

The site sits 0.02 miles from a major road corridor with 15,817 AADT, ensuring reliable vehicle exposure. With only one competing fuel station within a full mile, the competitive environment is unusually favorable for a convenience fuel operator. However, a Walk Score of 17 and just one nearby restaurant confirm this is an auto-dependent location with limited organic foot traffic outside fuel and convenience trips.

Risk Factors

FEMA designates the site Zone X, indicating minimal flood exposure and no special hazard insurance burden. State-level crime data was unavailable for direct benchmarking. No dollar or discount store competition exists within 0.5 miles, reducing convenience substitution risk at the immediate site level.

Investment Positioning

With 2.9 years of remaining term, a buyer faces near-term rollover risk. The lease expires June 30, 2029, with a renewal notice deadline of December 2, 2028, leaving a compressed window for re-leasing or disposition planning. Rent at expiration was not disclosed, creating uncertainty around renewal economics. GPM Investments, a subsidiary of Nasdaq-listed ARKO Corp. — the sixth-largest U.S. c-store operator with roughly 3,500 locations — provides institutional-grade credit support. That guarantor quality partially offsets term risk, but buyers should underwrite this as a value-add or repositioning play rather than a long-duration core hold.

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