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Rank #56 of 143 Strong 60/100 ⛽ 9+ gas within 3 mi

Road RangerStore #2682 · Road Ranger

101 Piasa Ln, Hartford, IL

Annual Base Rent$219,882
Rent $/SF$104.06
Building SF2,113
Land (ac)2.25
Remaining Term1.4 yrs
StatusMid-Term
Pre G&A CFC-0.75x

Lease Abstract

Tenant / d/b/aRoad Ranger
GuarantorFas Mart (GPM Investments)
Lease commencementDec 28, 2009
Lease expirationDec 31, 2027
Remaining term1.4 yrs
Lease term (months)
Annual base rent$219,882
Base rent $/SF$104.06
Rent at expiration
Expiration rent $/SF
Renewal options1/4
Notice dateJun 05, 2027
Year built2000
Building SF2,113
Land area (acres)2.25
Pre G&A CFC-0.75x (2024)
Lease statusActive

Location Score Breakdown 60/100

AADT Traffic 8/15
Highway Proximity 10/10
Gas Competition 1mi 8/15
3mi Population 4/12
3mi HH Income 10/12
Pop Density 3mi 2/8
County Growth 2/7
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
Population07,34329,946
Households03,06012,430
Pop. density (/sq mi)0260381
Avg HH income$77,806$77,723
Poverty rate13.4%13.7%
Bachelor's+ 13.2%18.8%
Median home value$99,774$147,800
Median rent$891$931
Median age3937
Owner-occupied76.0%70.7%

Site & Market Detail

Traffic (AADT at site)13,800
Daytime jobs (3 mi)8,504
Daytime jobs (1 mi)356
Gas competitors (0.5 mi)2
Gas competitors (1 mi)2
Gas competitors (3 mi)9+
Gas competitors (5 mi)20+
Nearest competing gas (mi)0.04
Nearest grocery/conv. alternative (mi)0.05
Dollar stores (0.5 mi)0
Highway distance (mi)0.07
EV stations (5 mi)13
CountyMadison County
County pop. growth-1.0%
County unemployment3.3%
Walk score12
Bike score41
FEMA flood zoneX

Investment Highlights

  • The lease is guaranteed by ARKO Corp., a publicly traded, SEC-reporting company operating approximately 3,500 sites, providing transparent and institutional-grade credit backing.
  • Highway proximity of 0.07 miles drives an AADT of 13,800 vehicles per day, supporting baseline fuel volume for a pass-through convenience format.
  • The 2.25-acre lot provides sufficient land for canopy, fueling positions, and potential repositioning if the tenant vacates.

Key Risks

  • With only 1.4 years of remaining term and one renewal option, the buyer faces an immediate rollover decision and potential re-tenanting costs if GPM elects not to renew.
  • Two competing gas stations within 0.5 miles constrain pricing power and volume capture at this specific site.
  • The one-mile trade area shows zero residential population, making the store entirely dependent on traffic throughput with no captive neighborhood customer base.

Executive Summary

Road Ranger Store 2682 at 101 Piasa Ln, Hartford, IL is a 2,113 SF convenience store and gas station on 2.25 acres, graded STRONG at 60/100. The site benefits from immediate highway proximity and a publicly traded guarantor, but carries meaningful near-term rollover risk with only 1.4 years of lease term remaining.

Demographics

The immediate one-mile trade area is effectively unpopulated, making the site dependent on pass-through traffic rather than residential density. The three-mile ring shows 7,343 residents with average household income of $77,806, adequate but not robust, and a 13.4% poverty rate tempers demand quality. The five-mile population of approximately 30,000 provides a modest regional base.

Market Context

The site sits in Madison County, a metro-adjacent market within the St. Louis MSA with over one million in combined population, but the county itself is in slow decline, shedding roughly 2,700 residents between 2020 and 2024. Unemployment at 3.3% is healthy, and 92,567 county employees support baseline fuel and convenience demand. The market is functional but not a growth story.

Location Quality

At 0.07 miles from a major road and 13,800 vehicles per day, the site has acceptable traffic exposure for a highway-oriented fuel concept. However, a Walk Score of 12 and only one nearby restaurant within a mile confirm this is a purely auto-dependent, pass-through location. Two competing gas stations within half a mile create meaningful price and volume pressure.

Risk Factors

FEMA Zone X designation eliminates flood risk as a concern. State-level crime data was unavailable for this analysis. No additional environmental or site-level risk flags were identified, though the EV charging presence of 13 stations within five miles warrants monitoring as a long-term demand headwind.

Investment Positioning

With 1.4 years of remaining term and a June 2027 notice deadline for the single renewal option, a buyer acquires near-term rollover risk rather than durable income. Rent at expiration is not disclosed, creating uncertainty around the renewal rate and whether GPM will exercise the option at current or renegotiated economics. The guarantor, GPM Investments, is a subsidiary of Nasdaq-listed ARKO Corp., the sixth-largest U.S. convenience operator with roughly 3,500 locations, providing institutional-grade credit quality that partially offsets the short duration. Buyers should underwrite this as a credit-to-vacancy trade with a renewal decision imminent.

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