RPAI Signs 34,000 SF Lease With Art Van Furniture At Gurnee Town Center

OAK BROOK, Ill., Sept. 27, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Retail Properties of America, Inc. (NYSE:RPAI) announced today that Art Van Furniture has signed a new lease at Gurnee Town Center, a 179,000 square foot open air-shopping center located in the Chicago MSA. Art Van Furniture will join DSW, Old Navy, Starbucks, Ross Dress for Less, Five Below, Bath & Body Works and other national retailers at this 98% leased center.

Art Van Furniture will occupy 34,000 square feet of retail space between Ross Dress for Less and Old Navy. Art Van Furniture is the Midwest's largest furniture retailer and America's largest independent furniture retailer. The Warren, Michigan based company currently operates more than 100 stores, as well as a full-service e-commerce site.

"Gurnee Town Center continues to boast a strong retail lineup and we are thrilled to add the home furnishings category to this already great retail mix," stated Stacy Short, vice president of leasing, western division. "As a result of our proactive leasing approach, we were able to quickly backfill the former hhgregg space with minimal downtime, demonstrating the strength of our center and class A operating platform."

ABOUT RPAI
Retail Properties of America, Inc. is a REIT that owns and operates high quality, strategically located shopping centers in the United States. As of June 30, 2017, the Company owned 132 retail operating properties representing 23.3 million square feet. The Company is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol RPAI. Additional information about the Company is available at www.rpai.com.

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630-634-4294
TOConnell@rpai.com

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