Announces Royal Farms as first tenant to occupy 70-acre retail development, The Shoppes at Tradepoint Atlantic BALTIMORE - Tradepoint Atlantic, a 3,100-acre multimodal global logistics center in Baltimore, Maryland featuring an unmatched combination of access to deepwater berths, railroads, highways, and storage space, today announced that Royal Farms, the Baltimore-based convenience store chain, has signed a long-term lease at Tradepoint Atlantic. Royal Farms is the first tenant of Tradepoint Atlantic’s retail component, The Shoppes at Tradepoint Atlantic, a planned retail development comprising more than 70 acres of Tradepoint Atlantic. The Royal Farms development includes retail gas and diesel fueling, a convenience store, and car wash. Royal Farms chose this premier 3.7-acre location for its direct access to I-695, proximity to BWI Airport, easy access to over 43,000 households and its adjacency to the newly constructed fulfillment centers at Tradepoint Atlantic. Tenants at The Shoppes will benefit from the Chesapeake Enterprise Zone property tax credit, building materials state sales tax exemption and numerous employment and job tax credits. “The addition of Royal Farms marries a first-rate operator with a great deal of offerings to the burgeoning tenant development at Tradepoint Atlantic,” said Greg Ferrante, Senior Vice President, JLL. “The surrounding residential population provides further convenience to the heavily-trafficked I-695 corridor, and we expect Royal Farms to do quite well here.” “We are excited to welcome Royal Farms, which is a brand both highly recognizable to Baltimore-area consumers and is known for its consistently impressive quality,” said Eric Gilbert, Chief Development Officer of Tradepoint Atlantic. “Today’s announcement is a first step in the development of the retail portion of our project. We expect the thousands of people who will work at Tradepoint Atlantic and the tens of thousands that travel I-695 every day will welcome this highly accessible retail development to the area.” Royal Farms will occupy one of the site’s seven free-standing retail pads. It is expected to open in late-2018. Headquartered in Baltimore since 1959, Royal Farms manages a chain of stores stretching throughout more than 180 locations in Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. “We’re extremely proud, as well as excited, to take one of Baltimore’s favorite local brands and partner with a significant part of Baltimore’s history as well as its future as part of our business growth,” said Jeff Bainbridge, Director of Real Estate, Royal Farms. “In addition to the symbolic nature of our move to Sparrows Point, we’re eager to benefit from convenient access to thousands of customers on-site at Tradepoint Atlantic, as well as tens of thousands of customers in the immediate area.” JLL, a professional services and investment management firm offering specialized real estate services to clients seeking increased value by owning, occupying and investing in real estate, serves as the exclusive broker for Tradepoint Atlantic.