Retail

CHICAGO — Lee & Associates of Illinois LLC has represented gourmet burger chain Red Robin in four new leases in Illinois, two in northern Illinois and two in central Illinois. The restaurant signed a 5,710-square-foot lease in the Harlem Irving Plaza in Norridge, located about 15 miles northwest of Chicago. The second lease is for a 5,901-square-foot location at Oakbrook Center Mall in Oak Brook, a western suburb of Chicago. Fred Murray of Harlem Irving Cos. represented building ownership in the Norridge transaction and Randy Guse, formerly of General Growth Properties, represented building ownership in the Oakbrook transaction. Red Robin signed a third lease for a 4,001-square-foot building located at West Washington Street and Altorfer Lane in East Peoria. The final lease is a 5,735-square-foot building located at 2881 S. Veterans Parkway in Springfield. Kathleen Cullinan of Cullinan Properties represented the ownership in the East Peoria transaction and Mike Liyeos of Quattro Development represented building ownership in the Springfield transaction. Rick Scardino, director of retail brokerage for Lee & Associates, represented Red Robin in four transactions.

GLEN ELLYN, ILL. — The Opus Group has started construction on a new 31,175-square-foot retail center in Glen Ellyn, located about 25 miles west of Chicago. The Fresh Market plans to occupy 20,300 square feet of space. The project will transform a vacated car dealership into a new grocery-anchored center serving the Glen Ellyn and North Wheaton communities. The center will include patio seating and 186 customer parking spaces. Other tenants include Great Clips and Tide Dry Cleaners, occupying 1,075 and 2,800 square feet, respectively. Opus Development Company LLC is the developer and Opus Design Build LLC will serve as the general contractor for the project. OKW Architects provided design services. The project is slated for completion later this year, with The Fresh Market expected to open in late 2013 or early 2014.