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Cheesecake Factory Signs Lease at Collection at Forsyth Mixed-Use Development in Metro Atlanta

Abby Cox — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 14:05:20 +0000

CUMMING, GA. — The Cheesecake Factory has signed a 6,500-square-foot lease at The Collection at Forsyth, a 565,000-square-foot mixed-use lifestyle center located in Cumming, a north Atlanta suburb in Forsyth County. The new restaurant opened on July 21 and has created more than 200 local jobs, according to the company’s press release. Sherri Wilson of Partners Real Estate represented the landlord, CTO Realty Growth Inc., in the lease negotiations. Other recent tenant additions at The Collection at Forsyth include Sephora, Warby Parky, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Georgia Properties, Kimley-Horn, Build-A-Bear Workshop, BODYROK, Rocket Fizz and The Picklr. Another new tenant coming soon is global lifestyle retailer Miniso, which is currently under construction and planning to open in September.

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BIG Shopping Centers USA, Red Development Sell Mixed-Use Development in Northern Nevada for $103M

Amy Works — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 13:10:31 +0000

SPARKS, NEV. — BIG Shopping Centers USA and Red Development have completed the sale of Legends at Sparks Marina, a 41-acre mixed-use development in northern Nevada, to Alturas Capital Partners for $103 million. Kyle Miller and Rob Ippolito of Newmark represented the seller in the deal. Located at 1310 Scheels Drive, Legends at Sparks Marina features 421,479 square feet that was 95.8 percent leased at the time of sale. Current tenants include Galaxy Theatres, Burlington, H&M, Nike, Sephora, Defy, Calendar’s and Yard House, which is currently under construction.

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NAI Miami | Fort Lauderdale Arranges Retail Lease Near Miami Marlins Stadium With Biscayne Bay Brewing

John Nelson — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 14:12:11 +0000

MIAMI — NAI Miami | Fort Lauderdale has arranged a 9,916-square-foot retail lease at 1588 N.W. 7th St., a retail space within a parking garage at LoanDepot Park, home ballpark of the Miami Marlins. The tenant is Biscayne Bay Brewing Co. LLC, one of the leading craft breweries in South Florida and the official craft beer of the Marlins and LoanDepot Park. Claire Holash and Jeremy Larkin of NAI Miami | Fort Lauderdale represented the sublandlord, the Department of Off-Street Parking of the City of Miami, also known as the Miami Parking Authority, in the transaction. The new Biscayne Bay Brewing location is replacing an existing brewery and is expected to open this fall.

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Texas Roadhouse to Open at Olive Crossing in Olivette, Missouri

Kristin Harlow — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:12:37 +0000

OLIVETTE, MO. — Texas Roadhouse will open at Olive Crossing in the St. Louis suburb of Olivette. Keeley Properties and KEAT Properties are developing Olive Crossing, a mixed-use project spanning 14.8 acres that is currently home to The Clover luxury apartments and a retail lineup including Aldi, Paris Baguette, Tropical Smoothie Café, Verizon and The Brass Tap. Construction details and the anticipated opening timeline for Texas Roadhouse will be announced as they become available.

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Marcus & Millichap Brokers Sale of New Restaurant in Hixson, Tennessee Leased to Chick-fil-A

John Nelson — Wed, 05 Aug 2026 14:38:28 +0000

HIXSON, TENN. — Marcus & Millichap’s Taylor McMinn Retail Group has brokered the sale of a newly built restaurant in Hixson, a northeast suburb of Chattanooga. Chick-fil-A occupies the property on a 15-year ground lease that features 10 percent rent increases in the initial term as well as extension options. Don McMinn and Andrew Koriwchak of Taylor McMinn represented the seller, a preferred developer for Chick-fil-A, in the transaction. RealSource Group and ParaSell Inc. represented the buyer, a high-net-worth individual based in Florida who is purchasing the restaurant all-cash in a 1031 exchange. The property sold for approximately $2.8 million. “This transaction achieved Tennessee’s lowest cap rate ever for a single-tenant Chick-fil-A, driven by its prime location, strong credit and low price point,” says McMinn.

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Friedman Properties Completes Riverwalk Replacement at Reid Murdoch Building in Chicago

Kristin Harlow — Tue, 04 Aug 2026 13:33:39 +0000

CHICAGO — Friedman Properties has completed reconstruction of the riverwalk at the Reid Murdoch Building in Chicago’s River North neighborhood. Together with renovations at River Roast, the forthcoming opening of The Carlyle Club and prior ground-level improvements, the updates represent approximately $15 million in recent investment at the property, which features a 300-foot riverwalk connecting Clark Street to LaSalle Drive. The latest renovation nearly doubled the width of the previous riverwalk and introduced a series of 10-foot-tall double doors in the south elevation, creating new opportunities for outdoor dining and improving pedestrian circulation. The work also included new precast piers, railings, lighting, integrated planters and improved access from the river level for visitors arriving by boat. Coinciding with the redevelopment of the riverwalk, operator Levy Restaurants has completed renovations of River Roast, the 28,000-square-foot riverfront venue located in the building. The restaurant’s main event space, which has been rebranded RR Events, now features a new riverside entrance with a curved grand staircase, dual-sided bars and upgraded lighting fixtures, furniture, flooring and tableware. The renovation also added Corner Roast, a new coffee concept with its own entrance. Friedman also closed a lease with The Carlyle Club, scheduled to open at the…

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Henderson Park, Lowe Acquire Metro San Diego Mall for $201.5M, Plan Upgrades

John Nelson — Tue, 04 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000

NATIONAL CITY, CALIF. — A joint venture between Henderson Park and Lowe has acquired Plaza Bonita, a 1 million-square-foot enclosed regional mall in National City within San Diego County. The seller and sales price were not disclosed, but The San Diego Union-Tribune reports that Paris-based mall giant Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield sold the property for $201.5 million. Built in 1981, Plaza Bonita sits on a 78-acre site and serves the San Diego suburbs of National City and Chula Vista. Anchor tenants of the mall include Macy’s, Target, JCPenney, AMC Theatres, Nordstrom Rack and Round1. Overall, the mall houses 150 stores, restaurants and entertainment venues. Henderson Park and Lowe plan to upgrade and reposition the mall through “significant capital improvements and leasing investment.” The joint venture partners also plan to refresh existing stores and enhance common areas. The construction timeline for the renovations and remerchandising program was not shared. “Plaza Bonita provided a compelling opportunity to acquire and operate a well-performing and stabilized asset that can benefit from physical updates and potential new uses,” says Joel Mayer, executive vice president at Lowe. “Alongside Henderson Park, we intend to build on its strengths and update the property by devoting capital to a host of improvements,…

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Gateway Jax Signs Six Tenants at $1B Pearl Square Development in Downtown Jacksonville

John Nelson — Mon, 03 Aug 2026 14:09:40 +0000

JACKSONVILLE, FLA. — Gateway Jax has signed six new tenants to leases at Peal Square, a 2 million-square-foot mixed-use project in downtown Jacksonville. The initial retail lineup for Vandeveer, the first mixed-use residential building within the district, will feature dining, wellness and lifestyle retailers and restaurants on the ground floor. The newly announced tenants include Bar Citra (2,000 square feet), Buchner’s Biergarten (outdoor patio space and food truck), PopUp Bagels (1,443 square feet), Go Greek Yogurt (1,141 square feet), JETSET Pilates (2,495 square feet) and Pearl Street Nails (2,032 square feet). Buchner’s Biergarten and JETSET Pilates will open this fall, with additional tenant openings anticipated to continue through early 2027. The tenants join Publix, which will be the first new construction grocery store in the area in more than a decade, and Colletta, an Italian restaurant set to open within the newly restored Hotel Merrydelle, which is a redevelopment of the former Ambassador Hotel that will operate as a Tribute Portfolio by Marriott hotel. Designed by architects including Morris Adjmi, SK+I, Elkus Manfredi and Cecconi Simone, Pearl Square will introduce more than 1,250 new apartments across four residential buildings, including 205 units at Vandeveer; 100,000 square feet of office space;…

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Partnership Nears Completion of 35,000 SF Retail Redevelopment Project in Houston

Taylor Williams — Thu, 30 Jul 2026 14:43:07 +0000

HOUSTON — A partnership between two local owner-operators, MetroNational and Radom Capital, is nearing completion of Greenside, a 35,000-square-foot retail redevelopment project in Houston’s Memorial City district. Designed by Michael Hsu Office of Architecture, Greenside is an adaptive reuse of three warehouse buildings, includes open green space and is expected to be fully complete later this year. The partnership has also signed leases with five new tenants: Merit Coffee, Tifa Chocolate & Gelato, Epic Cycles, Swish Dental and Original ChopShop.

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Sterling Acquires Whole Foods-Anchored Shopping Center in Metro Atlanta for $93.2M

John Nelson — Wed, 29 Jul 2026 13:40:12 +0000

MARIETTA, GA. — Sterling Properties has acquired Merchants Walk, a 271,992-square-foot shopping center in Marietta, a northern suburb of Atlanta. The West Palm Beach-based private equity real estate investment firm purchased the shopping center from Washington, D.C.-based mixed-use developer and operator EDENS for $93.2 million. Kevin Hurley and Matt Karempelis of CBRE’s National Retail Partners represented the buyer in the transaction. Situated on nearly 30 acres at the intersection of Roswell and Johnson Ferry roads in metro Atlanta’s East Cobb neighborhood, Merchants Walk was 90 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Whole Foods Market, Marshalls, PetSmart, Old Navy, DSW, Ulta Beauty, Office Depot and Georgia Theater Company Stadium Cinemas, as well as boutique retailers, service retailers and restaurants. Kohl’s shadow-anchors the center.

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Alturas Capital Partners Acquires 421,000 SF Legends at Sparks Marina in Sparks, Nevada

Amy Works — Tue, 28 Jul 2026 13:38:42 +0000

SPARKS, NEV. — Idaho-based Alturas Capital Partners has purchased Legends at Sparks Marina, a 421,000-square-foot mixed-use lifestyle center in Sparks. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The transaction, which closed on July 23, will be added to the Alturas Real Estate Fund. This acquisition brings the company’s assets under management to $850 million and 4.6 million square feet. Legends at Sparks Marina features national and regional tenants, including H&M, Nike, Sephora, Five Below, Yard House, Galaxy Theatres, Burlington and Cavender’s.

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The Institutionalization of Charlotte’s Retail Sector

John Nelson — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 11:45:00 +0000

Years of nation-leading population growth, a robust job market and rising household incomes have propelled Charlotte retail onto the national stage as a major target for institutional and private investors alike. The market is now operating at a premium, with average asking rents surpassing the national average for the first time on record in late 2025 after rising more than 30 percent over the past five years, according to data from CoStar Group Inc. That milestone says a lot about how far the market has come, but it also points to where it is headed.The next phase of Charlotte retail will not be defined by growth alone. It will be defined by having the right tenant in the right format serving the right trade area. The strongest corridors continue to command attention from retailers and investors alike, while rising occupancy costs are forcing every deal to stand on stronger fundamentals. For owners, tenants and capital sources, that dynamic makes Charlotte one of the Southeast’s most compelling retail markets, but also one of its most nuanced. The new retail map Charlotte gained 20,731 residents between 2024 and 2025, ranking among the fastest-growing major cities in the country, according to the U.S.…

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Island Grill to Open New Restaurant in Houston’s River Oaks Neighborhood

Taylor Williams — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 15:06:44 +0000

HOUSTON — Island Grill American Mediterranean, a Houston-based, family-owned concept, will open a new restaurant at 2810 Westheimer Road in the city’s River Oaks neighborhood. Eric Lestin and Michael Burgower of Cushman & Wakefield represented Island Grill in the lease negotiations. The restaurant, which is set to open late next spring, will be the sixth for the company.

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Bass Pro Shops Acquires 27-Acre Cheeca Lodge & Spa Resort in Florida Keys

John Nelson — Tue, 14 Jul 2026 14:13:26 +0000

ISLAMORADA, FLA. — Bass Pro Shops, an outdoors retailer based in Springfield, Mo., has purchased Cheeca Lodge & Spa, a 27-acre resort in the Florida Keys city of Islamorada that was established in 1946. Northwood Investors sold the property to Bass Pro Shops but will continue to manage the 254-room resort and grounds, which includes multiple hotel layouts; several restaurants and bars, including the Pierre’s Restaurant and Beach Café & Bar and 25 South tiki bar; indoor meeting spaces and conference rooms; three swimming pools, including a zero-entry oceanfront pool; a fitness center and spa with treatment rooms; nine-hole golf course designed by Jack Nicklaus; pickleball and tennis courts; the World Wide Sportsman Store & Marina; and the longest fishing pier in the Keys. The property also includes staff housing and operates under a mixed ownership structure comprising 169 fee-simple hotel rooms and 85 third-party-owned condominiums participating in the rental program. Daniel Peek, Andrew Dickey, Chris Drew and Maciej Polek of JLL represented Northwood Investors, which has owned and managed the Cheeca Lodge & Spa for the past 15 years. The sales price and future plans for the resort were not disclosed.

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Golf Lounge 18 Opens 7,700 SF Entertainment Venue in Stamford, Connecticut

Taylor Williams — Mon, 13 Jul 2026 14:16:01 +0000

STAMFORD, CONN. — Golf Lounge 18 has opened a 7,700-square-foot entertainment venue in the southern coastal Connecticut city of Stamford. The space is located within Atlantic Station, a mixed-use development in the downtown area, and features multiple golf simulators in addition to food-and-beverage offerings. Golf Lounge 18 now operates 11 venues nationwide. RXR owns Atlantic Station.

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Western North Carolina Is Changed, But Not Broken, Following Hurricane Helene

John Nelson — Mon, 13 Jul 2026 11:57:00 +0000

Hurricane Helene was not a modest disruption. It was a disaster of historic scale. The North Carolina Office of State Budget and Management estimated total damage and recovery needs at $59.6 billion as of Dec. 2024, including damage to more than 73,000 homes, more than 100 confirmed deaths in North Carolina and a federal disaster declaration covering 39 counties. As a broker in Western North Carolina (WNC), I am often asked why the commercial real estate market has remained as strong as it has. The answer is not that the market avoided pain. It did not. The answer is that a tightly supplied market behaves very differently from a soft market after a disaster. In WNC, Hurricane Helene did not expose oversupply. It exposed scarcity. Before Helene, the Asheville-area commercial market already had very little slack. In NAI Beverly-Hanks’ second-quarter 2024 Asheville MSA commercial market report, CoStar Group-derived vacancy stood at 5.3 percent for industrial, 2.8 percent for office and 1.6 percent for retail. Earlier 2024 reporting from the same source showed similarly constrained conditions, reinforcing the same point: this was already a tight market before the storm arrived. A familiar recovery pattern That pre-storm scarcity shaped the recovery pattern.…

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From Office to Experience: Retail Repositioning Gains Ground in Las Vegas

John Nelson — Fri, 10 Jul 2026 11:58:00 +0000

Adaptive reuse has always been an astute trend when it comes to utilizing location, existing bones, and saving a little time and money on delivery. It’s also particularly useful in submarkets like the southeast Las Vegas submarket of Henderson where strong population growth and rising household incomes outpace the availability of new retail. This long-standing unmet demand for Class A retail has inspired one developer to reshape how it views underperforming office assets. Steve Neiger, managing principal at CAST Capital Partners, is co-developing the Cliff, a 100,000-square-foot office-to-retail conversion in Henderson’s Green Valley Ranch submarket. The project involves the repositioning of a vacant, low-density suburban office property that had struggled to remain competitive as newer product and shifting workplace trends weighed on demand. Rather than pursue a traditional office lease-up or a residential conversion, the development team, which includes Partners Capital, is transforming the site into an open-air retail and dining destination designed to better align with the area’s demographics, accessibility and surrounding residential density. The repositioning reflects a broader trend in how developers are evaluating aging office assets in high-growth suburban markets, particularly where strong consumer demand is not being met by existing retail supply. Situated along Paseo Verde…

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Marcus & Millichap Arranges $5.1M Sale of Single-Tenant Restaurant Property Near Los Angeles

Amy Works — Thu, 09 Jul 2026 13:25:15 +0000

WOODLAND HILLS, CALIF. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $5.1 million sale of a single-tenant restaurant building located approximately 26 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles in Woodland Hills. Built in 1978, the 10,000-square-foot building is leased to full-service Mexican restaurant El Torito. Brandon Michaels of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller, an entity doing business as Kia Canoga Warner LLC, and procured the buyer, an undisclosed private investor.

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Cushman & Wakefield Brokers $2.4M Sale of Black Rock Coffee Bar in El Mirage, Arizona

Amy Works — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 14:18:07 +0000

EL MIRAGE, ARIZ. — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the $2.4 million sale of a newly developed restaurant building located at 12443 NW Grand Ave. in El Mirage, located west of Glendale. The sales price was $2.4 million. Black Rock Store Operations LLC occupies the 620-square-foot building via one of its 181 Black Rock Coffee Bar locations across seven states. The coffee bar offers specialty coffee, energy drinks, breakfast sandwiches, bagels, egg bites and grab-and-go pastries. Chris Hollenbeck and Shane Carter of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the deal. Both parties were limited liability companies.

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Three Tenants Sign Leases at Shops at Starwood in Frisco

Taylor Williams — Mon, 06 Jul 2026 16:09:30 +0000

FRISCO, TEXAS — Three tenants have signed leases totaling 5,944 square feet at The Shops at Starwood, a 90,667-square-foot retail center located north of Dallas in Frisco. The tenants are Stackz Smashburgers & Cocktails (2,500 square feet), 33 Peaks Café (1,174 square feet) and Mr. Winston’s Barbershop (1,730 square feet). Houston-based Whitestone REIT owns The Shops at Starwood. All openings are slated for 2026.

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