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Q1 2026 Report
Retail Deals of Distinction
Spotlighting Top Leases Nationwide
CompStak’s Q1 2026 Retail Deals of Distinction report surfaces the lease transactions that rose to the top across the country, ranked by total deal value, transaction size, starting rent, and by tenants operating in notable retail categories. Every deal is drawn directly from verified CompStak lease comp data.
Slick City
Pep Boys
Denny's
Levi's
Lifestyle Furniture & Mattress
Urban Outfitters
Falconeri
Delmonico's Steakhouse
Sprouts Farmers Market
Beanstalk Childcare Academy
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Not all retail leasing looks the same right now. Some tenants are signing longer terms. Some are paying well above market. Others are locking in below average rents in corridors where asking prices remain elevated. Q1 2026 had all of it. This report identifies the deals that stood furthest from the norm, by category, and puts each one in context against the market data behind it.
Top Deals Across Every Category
Each deal is ranked within its category and benchmarked against verified CompStak market data for full context.
National Deal
Top by Value, New Lease or Expansion
A Sacramento action park tenant signed one of Q1’s largest new retail leases by total consideration, well above local market norms.
National Deal
Top by Value, Renewal or Extension
An auto services tenant in the Los Angeles metro secured a renewal ranking among the top nationally by total consideration.
National Deal
Top by Transaction Size
A Washington, D.C. tenant signed a new lease at 18x the market’s average transaction size.
National Deal
Top by Highest Effective Rent
A national apparel brand signed a new Midtown Manhattan lease at an effective rent multiple times the NYC market average.
Suburban Retail
Top Suburban Deal by Starting Rent
A Seattle restaurant brand signed a suburban lease with both starting rent and lease term running multiple times the local average.
CBD
Top CBD Deal by Starting Rent
A global apparel brand renewed a flagship NYC location well above the CBD average rent on a shorter-than-average term.
High Street Retail
Top High Street Deal by Starting Rent
A European luxury brand took Madison Avenue space at a notable discount to Upper East Side high street averages.
Restaurant / Retail
Top Restaurant Retail Deal by Starting Rent
Delmonico’s Hospitality Group signed a new lease at 1330 Avenue of the Americas in NYC for 6,485 SF at $179.25/SF, 62% above the market average for restaurant leases.
Grocery
Top Grocery Store Deal by Size
Sprouts Farmers Market signed a new 28,753 SF lease in New Jersey at $37/SF, 2x the market average and 6.2x the average grocery store transaction size in this market.
Grocery-Anchored Center
Top Deal by Starting Rent in Grocery-Anchored Center
Beanstalk Childcare Academy renewed 11,000 SF at 950 Westchester Avenue in the NYC Bronx market at $420/SF, 3.1x the grocery-anchored center average and 7.2x the current rent in place.
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Every deal is benchmarked against verified market data. Here is what the report helps you understand.
Where rents are running above or below market
Each deal is benchmarked against current weighted average rents in its submarket. Understand whether the top deals are pricing above or below the going rate, and by how much.
Which tenants are signing the longest terms
Lease length is often the clearest signal of tenant commitment. The report shows where deal terms diverge most from local norms and what that says about retailer confidence by market.
Which markets are producing standout deals
The Q1 standouts span New York City, Washington D.C., Seattle, New Jersey, Sacramento, and the Bronx. The report shows which submarkets are seeing the most outsized activity and where retailers are planting flags.
How deal structure varies by retail format
From 106,000-square-foot big-box to 2,400-square-foot high street, the report breaks down each deal by its retail category, so you can compare pricing and structure within the right peer group.
Verified comp data behind every deal
Every deal in this report is sourced from verified CompStak lease comp data. No estimates, no aggregations. Each comp was confirmed by a CompStak user and is linked to a verifiable lease record.
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