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Rank #19 of 143 Strong 70/100 ⛽ 16 gas within 3 mi

ScotchmanStore #2609 · Scotchman

120 W Main St, Moncks Corner, SC

Annual Base Rent$122,013
Rent $/SF$66.24
Building SF1,842
Land (ac)0.39
Remaining Term1.6 yrs
StatusMid-Term
Pre G&A CFC1.37x

Lease Abstract

Tenant / d/b/aScotchman
GuarantorFas Mart (GPM Investments)
Lease commencementMar 27, 2008
Lease expirationMar 31, 2028
Remaining term1.6 yrs
Lease term (months)
Annual base rent$122,013
Base rent $/SF$66.24
Rent at expiration
Expiration rent $/SF
Renewal options1/2
Notice dateSep 04, 2027
Year built1978
Building SF1,842
Land area (acres)0.39
Pre G&A CFC1.37x (2024)
Lease statusActive

Location Score Breakdown 70/100

AADT Traffic 8/15
Highway Proximity 10/10
Gas Competition 1mi 8/15
3mi Population 7/12
3mi HH Income 12/12
Pop Density 3mi 2/8
County Growth 7/7
County Unemp. 7/7
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
Population5,05711,05420,238
Households1,7294,0327,632
Pop. density (/sq mi)1,610391258
Avg HH income$72,861$85,087$87,284
Poverty rate12.5%8.4%10.7%
Bachelor's+ 23.8%21.8%24.4%
Median home value$197,600$221,905$234,927
Median rent$1,109$1,157$1,288
Median age414040
Owner-occupied65.9%68.4%76.2%

Site & Market Detail

Traffic (AADT at site)13,700
Daytime jobs (3 mi)7,397
Daytime jobs (1 mi)1,581
Gas competitors (0.5 mi)2
Gas competitors (1 mi)2
Gas competitors (3 mi)16
Gas competitors (5 mi)18
Nearest competing gas (mi)0.23
Nearest grocery/conv. alternative (mi)0.19
Dollar stores (0.5 mi)0
Highway distance (mi)0.01
EV stations (5 mi)3
CountyBerkeley County
County pop. growth14.2%
County unemployment3.5%
Walk score45
Bike score38
FEMA flood zoneX

Investment Highlights

  • Berkeley County population grew 14.2% from 2020 to 2024, directly supporting long-term fuel and convenience demand at this county-seat location.
  • The guarantor, ARKO Corp., operates approximately 3,500 convenience stores across 34 states and is SEC-reporting and publicly traded, providing transparent credit for the remaining term.
  • At 13,700 vehicles per day on a site 0.01 miles from a major road, traffic volume supports a commercially viable fuel stop in an otherwise car-dependent market.

Key Risks

  • Remaining lease term of only 1.6 years creates immediate rollover exposure, with no disclosed rent at expiration to benchmark re-lease or renewal pricing.
  • The 1978 vintage building at 1,842 SF may require significant capital investment to meet modern convenience-store operating standards, increasing buyer basis and re-tenanting cost risk.
  • Two direct competing gas stations within 0.5 miles compress pricing power and could accelerate tenant rationalization decisions at renewal given GPM's scale and portfolio optimization posture.

Executive Summary

120 W Main St in Moncks Corner, SC is a 1,842 SF Scotchman-branded convenience store operated by GPM Investments under the Fas Mart umbrella, sitting on a hard-corner main-road position with 13,700 vehicles per day. The site earns a location grade of 70/100 and benefits from Berkeley County's exceptional population growth of 14.2% from 2020 to 2024. With 1.6 years of remaining term, this is a near-term rollover play requiring clear-eyed underwriting of re-lease or renewal risk.

Demographics

The immediate one-mile trade area holds 5,057 residents at an average household income of $72,861, with poverty at a manageable 12.5%. Broadening to three miles, the population reaches 11,054 with average household income rising to $85,087, owner occupancy at 68.4%, and a median home value of $221,905, indicating a stable working-class to middle-income base. Five-mile population of 20,238 at $87,284 average household income confirms a modestly affluent and growing regional catchment.

Market Context

Berkeley County is one of the fastest-growing counties in the Charleston metro, adding over 32,000 residents in four years within a metro class of 250,000 to one million population. A 3.5% unemployment rate and 60,525 county employees across 4,079 establishments reflect a healthy underlying economy. Moncks Corner's position as the county seat anchors civic and retail demand in a corridor that continues to absorb regional growth.

Location Quality

The site sits 0.01 miles from a major road with direct frontage on W Main St, providing maximum vehicular visibility in a car-dependent market with a Walk Score of 45. Daytime employment within three miles totals 7,397 jobs, supporting fuel and convenience demand throughout the day. Thirteen nearby restaurants within one mile signal an active retail node, though only seven retail establishments nearby indicates a thin surrounding co-tenancy base.

Risk Factors

1. With only 1.6 years of remaining lease term and a notice date of September 2027, rollover risk is immediate and represents the dominant underwriting concern for any buyer. 2. Two competing gas stations sit within 0.5 miles, creating meaningful fuel price pressure on a site generating $122,013 in annual base rent from a 1978-vintage, 1,842 SF building. 3. The day-to-night population ratio of 0.31 indicates limited daytime employment density within one mile, which may constrain inside-sales volume relative to traffic counts.

Investment Positioning

The lease guaranty from GPM Investments, a subsidiary of Nasdaq-listed ARKO Corp. and the sixth-largest US convenience-store operator with approximately 3,500 locations, provides institutional-grade credit support for the near-term income stream. However, with 1.6 years remaining, no rent at expiration disclosed, and only one of two renewal options exercised to date, a buyer is effectively acquiring an income stream with a near-certain re-pricing event by March 2028. The September 2027 notice date compresses the decision window further, and the absence of rent escalation data limits visibility into where market rents will reset. Buyers must underwrite this as a credit-tenant bridge position, pricing the renewal probability and alternative use value into their basis accordingly.

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