Namdar Realty Group
Real estate investment firm
Namdar Realty Group Company type Private[ 1] Industry Retail, real estate Founded 1999; 25 years ago (1999 ) (Namdar)[ 2] Founder Igal Namdar (Namdar) Elliot Nassim (Mason)[ 3] Headquarters , United States
Products Shopping malls Website namdarrealtygroup .com
Namdar Realty Group is an American shopping mall investment company based in Great Neck, New York . They primarily purchase dying or dead shopping malls with partner Mason Asset Management .[ 3] [ 5] Namdar and Mason are both family owned, and as of 2021, own over 400 properties including 100 plus malls.[ 2] [ 3] [ 6]
Strategy
Namdar and Mason primarily purchase malls for low prices, with various problems, but do not invest in improving them. [ 3] [ 7] The deals for these malls are done in cash.[ 8] Most malls they purchase are in markets considered B and C grade.[ 9] Because of this low price/maintenance, they have a high return on investment .[ 3] Namdar's primary source of investment capital comes from bonds on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange .[ 5] [ 7]
Namdar and Mason often charge lower rent to keep mall vacancies low.[ 3] They will also split properties to sell off individual pieces.[ 5] [ 7] The companies also work with Uber Capital Group LLC and Gorjian Acquisitions to acquire properties.[ 10] [ 11] CH Capital Group has become a partner in several acquisitions.[ 12] [ 13]
History
Namdar and Mason partnered to begin purchasing malls in 2012, with the first mall purchased being Desoto Square Mall in Bradenton, Florida .[ 3] Phillipsburg Mall in Warren County, New Jersey , was purchased from PREIT in 2013 for $11.5 million, with numerous subdivisions and sales later occurring including the anchor building housing Kohl's .[ 7] The roof at the former Sears at the Phillipsburg Mall would later collapse.[ 14] Lawsuits were ongoing in 2018 over lack of maintenance by Namdar of Regency Square Mall in Jacksonville, Florida .[ 2] [ 5] Voorhees Town Center in Voorhees Township, New Jersey , was having maintenance and security issues the same year.[ 5] Jennifer Furniture was purchased in June 2020 by John Garg and Namdar.[ 15] Namdar and Mason purchased most of the bankrupt Goodrich Quality Theaters chain in July 2020.[ 16] [ 17] Namdar was a partner in several New York City area property purchases in 2021.[ 18] [ 19]
Failed Bon-Ton purchase
Namdar was part of a group of investors who attempted to purchase The Bon-Ton from liquidation. The group also included DW Partners LP and Washington Prime Group .[ 1] [ 20] Due to a fee issue, the attempt failed, and Bon-Ton liquidated.[ 20] [ 21]
List of properties
Mall properties owned or managed by Namdar Realty Group as of 2024 include:[ 22] (This list is incomplete)
{{columns-list|colwidth=25em|* Acadiana Mall , Lafayette, Louisiana
Bangor Mall , Bangor, Maine
Beaver Valley Mall , Monaca, Pennsylvania
Berkshire Mall , Wyomissing, Pennsylvania
Cache Valley Mall , Logan, Utah
Central Mall , Fort Smith, Arkansas
Chambersburg Mall , Chambersburg, Pennsylvania
Chapel Hills Mall , Colorado Springs, Colorado
The Citadel , Colorado Springs, Colorado
College Square Mall , Cedar Falls, Iowa
Conestoga Mall , Grand Island, Nebraska
Country Club Mall , Cumberland, Maryland
Crossroads Mall , Waterloo, Iowa
Crossroads Mall, Beckley, West Virginia
Crystal Mall , Waterford, Connecticut
Eastdale Mall , Montgomery, Alabama
Ford City Mall , Chicago, Illinois
The Gallery at South DeKalb , Decatur, Georgia
Genesee Valley Center , Flint, Michigan
Gulf View Square , Port Richey, Florida
Hamilton Mall , Mays Landing, New Jersey
Heritage Mall , Albany, Oregon
Hickory Point Mall , Forsyth, Illinois
Jackson Crossing , Jackson, Michigan
The Lakes Mall , Muskegon, Michigan
Logan Valley Mall , Altoona, Pennsylvania
Marley Station Mall , Glen Burnie, Maryland
Meriden Mall , Meriden, Connecticut
Merritt Square Mall , Merritt Island, Florida
Mesilla Valley Mall , Las Cruces, New Mexico
Midway Mall , Elyria, Ohio
Newburgh Mall , Newburgh, New York
Nittany Mall , State College, Pennsylvania
North Hanover Mall , Hanover, Pennsylvania
Northfield Square Mall , Bourbonnais, Illinois
Phillipsburg Mall , Phillipsburg, New Jersey
Regency Square Mall , Jacksonville, Florida
River Oaks Mall , Calumet City, Illinois
River Valley Mall , Lancaster, Ohio
The Shops at Ithaca Mall , Ithaca, New York
Sierra Vista Mall , Clovis, California
South Park Mall , San Antonio, Texas
South Shore Mall , Bay Shore, New York
Southland Mall (Memphis, Tennessee) , Memphis, Tennessee
St. Louis Outlet Mall , Hazelwood, Missouri
Steeplegate Mall , Concord, New Hampshire
Sunrise Mall , Citrus Heights, California
Uniontown Mall , Uniontown, Pennsylvania
University Mall , Carbondale, Illinois
Voorhees Town Center , Voorhees Township, New Jersey
Wenatchee Valley Mall , East Wenatchee, Washington
West Valley Mall , Tracy, California
Westgate Mall , Amarillo, Texas
Westland Center , Westland, Michigan
References
^ a b Harris, Jon (April 10, 2018). "Who is the 'investor group' trying to save Bon-Ton from liquidation?" . The Morning Call . Retrieved 23 July 2020 .
^ a b c Jones, Sasha (January 17, 2021). "Namdar Realty Group Plows Forward as Mall Properties Decay" . The Real Deal New York . Retrieved 10 February 2021 .
^ a b c d e f g Naidu, Richa; O'Donnell, Carl (26 June 2018). "Who is making money from struggling U.S. malls?" . Reuters . Retrieved 23 July 2020 .
^ "Company Overview of Namdar Realty Group LLC" . Bloomberg . Bloomberg. Retrieved 22 July 2020 .
^ a b c d e Adelman, Jacob (May 13, 2018). "Owner of former Echelon Mall, called 'slumlord' in Fla., taps overseas cash to become nation's biggest mall buyer" . The Philadelphia Inquirer . Retrieved 23 July 2020 .
^ Duhart, Bill (22 July 2019). "N.J. mall sold for half price to company that already owns a dying mall" . NJ.com . Advance Local Media. Retrieved 23 July 2020 .
^ a b c d Harris, Jon (March 15, 2019). "What happened to the Phillipsburg Mall? Behind the vacancies and decay: A tough retail climate and low-investment owners" . The Morning Call . Retrieved 23 July 2020 .
^ Wiltermuth, Joy (August 17, 2021). "Meet the Long Island guys who love unloved shopping malls" . MarketWatch . Retrieved 20 September 2021 .
^ Urbanski, Al (June 9, 2020). "Namdar acquires Connecticut mall, its seventh this year" . Chain Store Age . Retrieved 23 July 2020 .
^ Ocasio, Victor (February 8, 2017). "24-year-old's firm arranges $7.8M in financing" . Newsday . Retrieved 23 July 2020 .
^ "Executive of the Month: Joel Gorjian of Gorjian Acquisitions and Namdar Realty Group acquires 18 retail properties nationwide" . New York Real Estate Journal . November 15, 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2020 .
^ Parton, Mitchell (February 25, 2020). "New York investors buy San Antonio mall worth $102M" . San Antonio Business Journal . Retrieved 12 October 2020 .
^ Valigra, Lori (19 April 2019). "Bangor Mall sells for $12.6 million, well below assessed value" . Bangor Daily News . Retrieved 12 October 2020 .
^ Novak, Steve (23 October 2019). "Bon-Ton gone: Another Phillipsburg Mall anchor is torn down (and ownership is silent)" . Lehigh Valley Live . Retrieved 23 July 2020 .
^ Parrish, Tory N. (March 1, 2021). "Jennifer Furniture comes back to its LI roots" . Newsday . Retrieved 9 April 2021 .
^ Moore, Lindsay (17 July 2020). "Goodrich Quality Theaters will reopen after being bought out of bankruptcy" . mlive . Advance Local Media. Retrieved 23 July 2020 .
^ "Goodrich Theaters purchased, reopening plans announced" . 1450 99.7 WHTC . July 20, 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020 .
^ White, Alexandra (24 June 2021). "West Village Apartment Building Sells for $23.5 Million" . The Real Deal New York . Retrieved 20 September 2021 .
^ "Klosed, Namdar buy five-building Hell's Kitchen portfolio for $26M" . Real Estate Weekly . 25 June 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2021 .
^ a b Lawder, Melanie (April 11, 2018). "Bon-Ton bankruptcy court ruling makes liquidation more likely" . Milwaukee Business Journal . American City Business Journals. Retrieved 23 July 2020 .
^ Wilson, Marianne (April 18, 2018). "Bon-Ton Stores headed for liquidation" . Chain Store Age . Retrieved 23 July 2020 .
^ "Namdar Realty Group Properties" . Namdar Realty Group . Retrieved 23 July 2020 .
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