Mario Brunelli & Chelsea Reizner of R.J. Brunelli & Co. represents landlord in transactions
MILLVILLE, NJ — Irgang Group has signed a series of new leases totaling 46,000 s/f at Union Lake Crossing.
Serving the greater Millville-Vineland market, Union Lake Crossing is anchored by ShopRite, Kohl’s/Sephora and shadow anchor Target. In addition to Fun City (which debuted in January 2024), sub-anchors include Ross Dress For Less, PetSmart, Staples, and Boot Barn.
“With these latest signings of prominent national and regional tenants, and deals in the works with two other national chains for small spaces, all that remains available at Union Lake is a 2,300 s/f inline store and an undeveloped pad site that can include drive-thru lanes,” said Irgang Group CEO Mark Irgang.
“In all, we’ve executed leases on nearly 108,000 s/f since taking over the property, backfilling major vacancies arising from the departure of Dick’s, bankruptcies of Pier 1 and Dressbarn, and closings of several smaller tenants,” he continued. “This progress is a testament to the quality of this real estate, the retail industry’s rebound, and the efforts of our exclusive leasing agent R.J. Brunelli & Co. and their predecessor, Metro Commercial.”
Among the recently executed leases, the 15,000 s/f Old Navy will occupy the remaining portion of the former Dick’s store that was primarily filled by Fun City. The retailer, which is expected to open this fall. R.J. Brunelli principal/ VP Mario Brunelli and sales associate Chelsea Reizner represented Irgang Group on the lease, while Old Navy was represented by Michael D. Friedman of Inline Realty.
Healthcare provider Inspira Health is expected to open this summer in a 9,127 s/f endcap space. Brunelli and Reizner represented Irgang Group, while Inspira was represented by Craig Levitan of Rendina Healthcare Real Estate.
A summer 2024 debut is also anticipated for Skechers, which will open its first store in Cumberland County in a 7,500 s/f space previously held by Dressbarn. Irgang Group was represented by Brunelli and Reizner, while Skechers was represented by George Wisnoski of Equity Retail Brokers.
Rally Houseis also expected to make its county debut this summer, leasing a 7,500 s/f space formerly occupied by Marburn Curtains. Brunelli and Reizner represented Irgang Group on the lease, while Jonathan Spoerl and Michael Gorman of Metro Commercial represented Rally House.
Five Guys already opened its first location in the county at the property, leasing a 4,400 s/f space. Brunelli and Reizner brokered the lease for Irgang Group, while Stanton Brown of MSC represented the burger chain’s franchisee.
Irgang has subdivided a 2,400 s/f former Geico office to accommodate two rapidly expanding food chains: Crumbl and Poke Bros, both set to open this summer. Crumbl leased 1,400 s/f. Irgang Group was represented by Brunelli and Reizner, with R.J. Brunelli principal/CEO Ron Deluca representing Crumbl’s franchisee. Poke Bros. will occupy a 1,000 s/f space. The landlord was represented by Brunelli and Reizner, while Niklas Marley of Metro Commercial represented the tenant.
“Coupled with previously added tenants, these latest signings of national and regional tenants help fulfill our objective of broadening Union Lake’s offerings of family apparel and food,” said Irgang. “In particular, the property’s position as a family destination got a strong shot in the arm early this year when Fun City opened its 36,000 s/f indoor recreation and amusement park, attracting big crowds every weekend and on holidays.”
The improvements to the tenant mix have contributed to a 21% increase in annual customer visits at Union Lake from 4.2 million at the time of Irgang Group’s 2021 acquisition to over 5.1 million today, according to Placer.ai. “When the new stores who just signed leases open, we expect to see another large increase in visits,” said Gene Rarey, operations manager-retail properties at Irgang Group. Rarey also serves as the company’s construction manager for new tenant spaces, with architectural review of tenant plans directed by Irgang in-house architects Orli Eshkar, RA and Yuri Menzak RA.
Located in the heart of Cumberland County’s regional shopping hub, Union Lake Crossing is situated at the signalized intersection of North 2nd Street (State Highway 47) and Union Lake Boulevard, with easy access to State Highway 55, a major north-south freeway.
The center, which originally opened in 2006, draws from a primary market with 128,621 residents in a 10-mile radius and an average household income of $77,568. But with its 73,740 s/f ShopRite drawing 1.6 million visitors annually, patrons travel from well beyond the primary market. Approximately 23% of the property’s customers come from 10 to 30 miles away—extending the draw to a total market of 961,012 residents with an average household income of $99,645.
The retailer, which is expected to open this fall. R.J. Brunelli principal/ VP Mario Brunelli and sales associate Chelsea Reizner represented Irgang Group on the lease, while Old Navy was represented by Michael D. Friedman of Inline Realty. snow rider 3d