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Rank #54 of 143 Strong 59/100

Every Day Shop & CafeStore #4710 · Every Day Shop & Cafe

11445 James Madison Highway, Gordonsville, VA

Annual Base Rent$114,756
Rent $/SF$19.46
Building SF5,896
Land (ac)1.49
Remaining Term4.9 yrs
StatusLong-Term
Pre G&A CFC3.92x

Lease Abstract

Tenant / d/b/aEvery Day Shop & Cafe
GuarantorFas Mart (GPM Investments)
Lease commencementMay 26, 2011
Lease expirationMay 31, 2031
Remaining term4.9 yrs
Lease term (months)
Annual base rent$114,756
Base rent $/SF$19.46
Rent at expiration
Expiration rent $/SF
Renewal options1/4
Notice dateNov 02, 2030
Year built1997
Building SF5,896
Land area (acres)1.49
Pre G&A CFC3.92x (2023)
Lease statusActive

Location Score Breakdown 59/100

AADT Traffic 11/15
Highway Proximity 10/10
Gas Competition 1mi 2/15
3mi Population 2/12
3mi HH Income 12/12
Pop Density 3mi 1/8
County Growth 7/7
County Unemp. 7/7
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
Population04,25510,886
Households01,5823,505
Pop. density (/sq mi)0150139
Avg HH income$160,006$138,072
Poverty rate3.8%4.7%
Bachelor's+ 52.3%33.6%
Median home value$477,000$359,011
Median rent$1,756$1,439
Median age4543
Owner-occupied82.2%85.5%

Site & Market Detail

Traffic (AADT at site)20,000
Daytime jobs (3 mi)3,914
Daytime jobs (1 mi)1,393
Gas competitors (0.5 mi)4
Gas competitors (1 mi)6
Dollar stores (0.5 mi)0
Highway distance (mi)0.01
EV stations (5 mi)3
CountyLouisa County
County pop. growth11.4%
County unemployment2.9%
Walk score27
Bike score28
FEMA flood zoneX

Investment Highlights

  • Affluent proximate demand: the three-mile average household income of $160,006 significantly exceeds national convenience-store trade-area norms, supporting above-average in-store spend per transaction.
  • Strong traffic exposure: 20,000 vehicles per day on a corridor located 0.01 miles from the nearest major road delivers consistent impulse-traffic volume essential to fuel and convenience economics.
  • Institutional credit guarantor: ARKO Corp., the sixth-largest U.S. convenience-store operator with roughly 3,500 locations across 34 states, provides a publicly traded, SEC-reporting guarantee that reduces counterparty default risk relative to a private operator.

Key Risks

  • Dense competitive set: four competing gas stations within a half mile and six within one mile create direct fuel-price and traffic-share pressure that could impair the tenant's unit-level economics over the remaining lease term.
  • Near-term lease expiration: with only 4.9 years of term remaining and a November 2030 notice deadline, a buyer acquires meaningful rollover risk within a typical holding period, limiting exit optionality and compressing the buyer pool at resale.
  • Negligible immediate population: the one-mile residential population registers at zero, meaning the site is entirely traffic-dependent with no neighborhood demand buffer if corridor patterns shift or competing fuel infrastructure is added nearby.

Executive Summary

This Fas Mart-branded convenience store and gas station sits at 11445 James Madison Highway in Gordonsville, Virginia, operated by GPM Investments under the Every Day Shop & Cafe banner. The asset carries a location grade of 59 out of 100, reflecting adequate but not exceptional fundamentals, with roughly 4.9 years of lease term remaining through May 2031 backed by a publicly traded guarantor.

Demographics

The immediate one-mile ring shows negligible residential population, placing the site's demand base almost entirely on drive-by traffic rather than walk-up or neighborhood patronage. The three-mile trade area holds 4,255 residents with a notably affluent profile — average household income of $160,006 and median home values of $477,000 — suggesting a quality customer base when residents do engage the corridor. Louisa County's population grew 11.4 percent from 2020 to 2024, reaching 42,109, indicating steady regional momentum in an otherwise rural-adjacent market.

Market Context

Louisa County is classified as nonmetro rural but metro-adjacent, carrying a low 2.9 percent unemployment rate and a modest commercial base of 667 establishments. The surrounding trade area supports 20 nearby restaurants and 15 retail tenants within one mile, pointing to a functioning, if lightly developed, commercial node. The county's sustained population growth and low poverty rates (3.8 percent at three miles) provide a stable if unspectacular demand backdrop.

Location Quality

The site sits 0.01 miles from a major road and captures 20,000 vehicles per day, providing the essential impulse-traffic dynamic that drives convenience store performance. However, six competing gas stations within one mile — four within a half mile — create a meaningfully competitive fueling environment that pressures both volume and margin. The car-dependent walk score of 27 confirms the location functions solely as a highway convenience stop.

Risk Factors

The site faces no material flood exposure, situated in FEMA Zone X. No specific violent or property crime data was provided for additional context, limiting a full crime-risk assessment. Physical obsolescence is a latent concern given the 1997 construction vintage and a building of under 6,000 square feet on a standard footprint.

Investment Positioning

With 4.9 years remaining and a single four-option renewal cluster, the buyer faces near-term rollover risk at expiration in May 2031, with no published rent-at-expiration data to underwrite rent growth. Current rent of $114,756 annually ($19.46 per square foot) is modest and offers limited organic income growth visibility. GPM Investments as guarantor, a subsidiary of Nasdaq-listed ARKO Corp. operating approximately 3,500 sites, provides meaningful credit depth, but ARKO's publicly reported thin margins and leverage levels warrant scrutiny in underwriting.

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