NEW YORK, 2017-Mar-07 — /EPR Retail News/ — Brixmor Property Group Inc. (NYSE: BRX) (“Brixmor” or the “Company”) announced today (March 6, 2017) the acquisition of Arborland Center, a 404,000 square foot grocery-anchored regional shopping destination located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, for $102 million. Arborland Center is located in a high barrier-to-entry trade area situated between the University of Michigan and Eastern Michigan University and is anchored by a range of best-in-class retailers including Kroger, DSW, Marshalls, Nordstrom Rack, Starbucks and Ulta.

With the acquisition of Arborland Center, Brixmor owns four assets totaling over 1 million square feet in the Ann Arbor MSA, including Maple Village, an open-air shopping center currently undergoing redevelopment.  Brixmor recently replaced a former Kmart at Maple Village, which is also anchored by a specialty grocer, with HomeGoods, Michigan’s first Sierra Trading Post and Stein Mart. The Company intends to leverage its local market expertise, deep retailer relationships and value creation capabilities to drive cash flow growth at Arborland Center through near-term remerchandising and repositioning and long-term site densification.

“The acquisition of Arborland positions Brixmor as the largest institutional open-air landlord in the Ann Arbor market and is another great example of our strategy to cluster our ownership of assets in successful retail corridors and dynamic markets across the country. We see significant opportunities to enhance the merchandising at the center, densify the site and expand Arborland’s regional draw, while capitalizing on the below market rents at the center,” commented Mark Horgan, Executive Vice President, Chief Investment Officer.

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ABOUT BRIXMOR PROPERTY GROUP
Brixmor Property Group, a real estate investment trust (REIT), is a leading owner and operator of high-quality, open-air shopping centers. The Company’s more than 500 retail centers comprise 86 million square feet in established trade areas across the nation and are supported by a diverse mix of highly productive non-discretionary and value-oriented retailers, as well as consumer-oriented service providers. Brixmor is committed to maximizing the value of its portfolio by prioritizing investments, cultivating relationships and capitalizing on embedded growth opportunities through driving rents, increasing occupancy and pursuing value-enhancing reinvestment opportunities. Headquartered in New York City, Brixmor is a partner to more than 5,500 best-in-class national, regional and local tenants and is the largest landlord to The TJX Companies and The Kroger Company.

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SOURCE: Brixmor Property Group Inc.