Experience with C-Store Fueling Stations Archives

Mercado del Lago Shopping Center

Santa Margarita Co. | Leasing plan and financial analysis for planned shopping center in Rancho Santa Margarita, California. A focus of the financial work was ongoing evaluation of various tenant leasing deals and their impact upon overall project investment yield. Anchor tenants, in-line tenants, the ancillary pad tenant (a c-store fuel station), were each review as negotiations proceeded.

Extensive financial analysis was prepared in collaboration with client organization’s CFO, in tandem with ongoing land use master planning and experiential design efforts for this town center facility in the heart of this highly-successful master-planned community.

The City of Rancho Santa Margarita is a result of a handshake land deal where James C. Flood and Richard O’Neill, Sr. purchased the property and later, O’Neill deeded his land holdings to his son, Jerome. Under Jerome O’Neill’s leadership the ranch was expanded to 230,000 acres and spanned three counties. The holdings later become home to such communities as Mission Viejo and Rancho Santa Margarita.

The Rancho Santa Margarita landholding traces its history to the Shoshonean Native American Indian tribe known as the Acagchemen. The community is situated along the foothills of the Santa Ana Mountains, master planned as an urban village.

View of view Mercado del Lago's waterfront walking page

StoneCreek Partners acted as Real Estate Consultants to Santa Margarita Co., in its development of Mercado del Lago shopping center, for project feasibility, development leasing, and pre-opening facilities management matters.

Valencia MPC Retail

19.08.2018 Experience with C-Store Fueling Stations, Master Planned Community Developments, Real Estate Consultants

Newhall Land & Farming Co. | StoneCreek Partners was retained by a division Marketing Dept. of this major land development company to provide advisory services in connection with ongoing business planning efforts. A focus of the work was the build-out of the retail portfolio of neighborhood and community shopping centers.

The project focused on application of business planning methods to support planned levels of more comprehensive future land development, including builder land residual analysis, methods of consolidating financial data for multiple projects, and aspects of financial reporting to senior management.

Each potential shopping center location within the master planned community, was evaluated for center type (neighborhood, community, regional, power, etc.) as well as for key anchors at each location. Key anchors included grocery stores and c-store gas stations, among other key uses.

Valencia is located in the northwestern corner of the Santa Clarita Valley, a part of Los Angeles County in Southern California. In 1987, it was one of the four communities (along with Saugus, Newhall, and Canyon Country) that merged to create the city of Santa Clarita, California. Valencia was planned and developed over several decades starting in the 1960’s by The Newhall Land & Farming Company. Valencia’s master plan features paseos which allow a resident to travel around the entirety of Valencia without having to cross streets.

Hotel Development Consultants - project feasibility consultants

Kuki’o Beach Resort at Kuki’o Bay

19.08.2018 Experience with C-Store Fueling Stations, Golf course redevelopment and adaptive re-use, Hotel Development Consultants, Project Consultants for Tribes and First, Project Feasibility Consultants

Destination resort with “resort residential” housing product. Feasibility analysis including market study, financial projections, and facilities recommendations, for proposed 660-acre resort and timeshare development on the Big Island of Hawaii. The Kuki’o Beach Resort is adjacent to the Four Seasons Hualalai Resort and situated along the Big Island’s Kona Coast.

Our hotel development consulting work was completed in support of an overall master plan for development of the property, to include low-density residential, golf, and hotel facilities.

China - Hong Kong project consultants - mixed-use development consultants

Conceptual Planning – Guangyang Town Center

19.08.2018 Experience with C-Store Fueling Stations, Malls and Shopping Center Consultants, Mixed-Use Development Consultants, Project Consultants for China, Retail-Entertainment Consultants

China Fortune Land Development Co., Ltd. | As retail-entertainment consultants, we provided a master land use plan with tenanting mix, potential tenant roster, and district anchoring, for planned town center at Guangyang master-planned new town. Located near the new regional airport to serve Greater Beijing. Components of the master plan included a destination retail outlet mall, hotels, a retail-entertainment district, and attractions.

An overall strategic marketing approach and big idea was the organizing foundation for the concept, that included retail formats, hotels, a resort with indoor water park, attractions and themed entertainment, and other destination activities.

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Convenience store fuel station portfolio - Tribal - First Nation Project Consultants

C-Store Fueling Stations Portfolio

29.05.2017 Experience with C-Store Fueling Stations, Project Consultants for Tribes and First

Confidential Client | Business review and go-forward operating recommendations for a portfolio of three convenience store – fueling stations: two existing Highway 212 c-store gas stations, and one proposed as part of a destination RV Park at Tongue River Reservoir near Sheridan, Wyoming. Store locations in Montana, Wyoming, and South Dakota.

Each of the c-store fuel stations were operated (or to be operated) by separate management. Part of the review focused upon the reasons for separate management and the potential benefits for a common operating scheme. As well, the possibility of joint venture or 3rd-party contract management was evaluated.