Portfolio Disposition

We help retailers maximize value from surplus and under-performing real estate.

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Boost the bottom line
with creative deal making

At Atlantic Retail, we excel at disposing of unproductive properties efficiently. Our creative deal-making skills and deep understanding of the disposition process help clients strategically unwind their assets. We’ve successfully completed dozens of national, regional, and single-property dispositions for retailers, ensuring the best possible deals to maximize savings.

Each site is a puzzle;
we help you put it together

Asset Managers face a unique set of challenges

  • Maximizing value (or minimizing loss) at each site
  • Several properties that all demand attention to detail
  • Too many local markets to keep track of
  • Older deals that might not match the current landscape
  • Pressure to get leases off the books quickly

How we help


Acquire Local Market Insight

By working with tenants and landlords of all types, we have an unmatched lens into local market activity.

Our up-to-the-minute market intel ensures you always know where your property stands.

Navigate Complex Deals

We’ve leased or sold hundreds of surplus assets on behalf of retailers in all kinds of situations.

Using that experience, our teams will build a strategy that meets your needs while anticipating and working around potential complications.

Maximize Portfolio Value

By properly analyzing your site on the front end, you’ll get to a deal faster, saving not only time, but money.

This generates savings your company can put to work for its core business.

Turn surplus property into strategic success

Disposing of surplus retail sites requires a broader perspective beyond just finding an interested party. With Atlantic Retail, you’ll benefit from a team of experienced brokers with long-standing industry relationships to make strategic deals happen.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is portfolio disposition in retail real estate?

Portfolio disposition is the process of exiting surplus, underperforming, or no longer strategic real estate. It can involve one site or many, and the goal is to reduce losses, recover value, and handle each asset in the most effective way possible.

How does Atlantic Retail help retailers dispose of surplus or underperforming locations?

Atlantic Retail helps retailers evaluate each site, identify the best path forward, and execute a strategy that aligns with financial and operational goals. That can help clients move on from unproductive assets in a more strategic and efficient way.

Can Atlantic Retail manage multi-property disposition programs across different markets?

Yes. Atlantic Retail can support both single site assignments and larger multi market programs. That matters when retailers need a coordinated approach across several locations with different market conditions and deal realities.

What types of disposition strategies does Atlantic Retail handle?

Atlantic Retail helps clients assess the right strategy for each asset based on location, lease structure, demand, timing, and value potential. The focus is on finding the most practical and financially sound solution for each site.

How does Atlantic Retail help maximize value or savings during a disposition program?

Atlantic Retail brings local market knowledge, transaction experience, and a practical understanding of retail real estate to each assignment. Critically, the firm's tenant representation background means the team understands how retailers approach market expansion and what drives their real estate decisions. That insight helps clients think about disposition not just as an exit, but as part of a broader portfolio strategy where the core business always comes first.

Can Atlantic Retail assist with lease assignments, subleases, lease terminations, and property sales?

Yes. Atlantic Retail can help retailers navigate different exit paths depending on the site and the objective. That includes lease assignments, subleases, lease terminations, and property sales. The right solution depends on the asset, the market, and the broader business goals behind the disposition.

What makes Atlantic Retail’s disposition approach different?

Atlantic Retail takes a strategic, site by site approach rather than forcing every asset into the same process. A key part of that is the firm's deep tenant representation experience, which brings a clear understanding of how retailers think about market expansion and portfolio strategy. That perspective helps ensure disposition decisions are made with the retailer's core business in mind, not just the real estate, leading to clearer decisions and better outcomes across more complex portfolios.