NEW YORK CITY — La Pecora Bianca Restaurant Group will open an 11,300-square-foot Italian restaurant at 200 Park Avenue in Midtown Manhattan. Known as Giulietta, the restaurant will feature 250 indoor seats and an additional 200 seats across an outside dining and bar area. Hospitality advisory firm Friend of Chef represented the operator in the negotiations for the 15-year lease. Irvine Co. Office Properties owns 200 Park Avenue, which is known locally as The Metlife Building. The opening is slated for spring 2026
FRESNO, CALIF. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has brokered the sale of Shops at Broadway Faire, a multi-tenant, net-leased retail pad property in Fresno. Built in 1995 on 1.4 acres, the 15,000-square-foot retail pad is located at 3367-3385 W. Shaw Ave. At the time of sale, the property was fully leased by five tenants: Red Robin, which occupies 47 percent of the property; FedEx Office, which recently signed a new 10-year lease; Conroy’s Flowers, which recently executed a new 10-year renewal; Liquor 4U, which extended an additional five years with a rental increase; and OneMain Financial, which exercised its five-year extension option. Eric Wohl and C.J. Kiehler of Hanley Investment Group Estate Advisors represented the seller, a New York-based real estate investment trust, while the buyer, a local private investor, was self-represented in the transaction. The sales price was not disclosed.
LAKEWOOD, COLO. — Quantum Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of a freestanding retail building in Lakewood. A West Coast-based private trust sold the asset to a West Coast-based family for $1.8 million. Starbucks Coffee occupies the property, which was sold for 100 percent of list price. Nick Hilgendorf and Zack Hilgendorf of Quantum Real Estate Advisors represented the seller, while Matt Lipson of Northmarq represented the buyer in the transaction.
ATLANTA — The Flying Biscuit Café, an Atlanta-based breakfast and brunch restaurant chain, plans to open 15 new locations in 2025. Founded in 1993, Flying Biscuit Café currently operates 35 locations, with a strong presence in Georgia, Texas, Alabama, Florida and the Carolinas. In 2025, the company will open restaurants in new markets, including Spartanburg, S.C.; Huntsville, Ala.; Knoxville, Tenn.; Tallahassee, Fla.; and Jonesboro, Ark. The Flying Biscuit Café opened five restaurants in 2024, which brought more than 150 jobs to local communities in Charleston and throughout Texas.
CHESTERFIELD, MO. — Narwhal’s Crafted has opened at The District in Chesterfield, a suburb of St. Louis. The 3,600-square-foot venue marks the third location for Narwhal’s Crafted, which is known for its frozen cocktails, and features a 1,000-square-foot patio equipped with fire pits and a large outdoor screen. The Staenberg Group manages The District. Other tenants include The Factory, The Hub STL, Napoli Bros., 4 Hands Brewery, Hi-Pointe, The Reverie, Lit Cigar Lounge, Game Show Battle Rooms and Main Event.
WEST ALLIS, WIS. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $2.1 million sale of a 1,544-square-foot restaurant property net leased to Arby’s in the Milwaukee suburb of West Allis. Constructed in 2004, the building is located at 10743 W. National Ave. Damien Yoder and Madison Harman of Marcus & Millichap’s The Yoder-Harman Group represented the buyer, 12947 Woodbridge Street LLC, a private investor. Todd Lindblom, broker of record in Wisconsin, assisted in closing the transaction.
ALISO VIEJO, CALIF. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of a vacant restaurant building within Aliso Viejo Town Center in Southern California. ValueRock Realty Partners acquired the asset from a private investor for $5.3 million. Located at 26641 Aliso Creek Road in Aliso Viejo, the freestanding, 7,914-square-foot building was built on 1.3 acres in 1997. The property was formerly occupied by Macaroni Grill. Other tenants at Aliso Viejo Town Center include Ralphs, CVS Pharmacy, Staples, T.J. Maxx, HomeGoods, PetSmart and Regal Cinemas. Sean Cox, Bill Asher and Kevin Fryman of Hanley Investment Group represented the seller and buyer in the transaction.
DALLAS — TGI Fridays Inc., which owns and operates 39 U.S. restaurants, has voluntarily filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the Northern District of Texas. The Dallas-based operator cited long-running declines in sales dating back to the pandemic as the main impetus behind the filing. All independently owned and operated franchise locations, both foreign and domestic, are not impacted by the filing. An entity doing business as TGI Fridays Franchisor LLC, which owns the TGI Fridays brand and other intellectual property, was also unaffected. TGI Fridays Inc. has secured a commitment for debtor-in-possession financing from its lenders to support operations at its 39 restaurants while proceeding through the Chapter 11 process. Globally, the chain’s footprint spans 461 locations across 41 countries.
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, N.J. — Ethnic grocer Tropical Supermarket has opened a 15,800-square-foot store at Clinton Corners, a retail center in South Plainfield, about 35 miles south of Manhattan. Vanessa Kelty of Levin Management Corp. represented the landlord in the lease negotiations. The tenant was self-represented. Kelty also recently arranged a 2,145-square-foot lease with Mexican restaurant Blue Habanero at Clinton Corners. Diomaris Rosado with Keller Williams Premier represented the tenant in that deal. Levin Properties owns Clinton Corners.
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Emerging Trends Report Predicts Rebound in Transaction Volume in 2025 as Capital Markets Are ‘Poised for Recovery’
LAS VEGAS — At the September meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), the Federal Reserve lowered the federal funds rate by 50 basis points, which is the first easing of monetary policy in four years. This move lowered the short-term interest rate to a target range of 4.75 to 5 percent. Elevated borrowing costs have stifled commercial real estate transaction volumes the past couple years as buyers and sellers found that values were a moving target. Now with a reduction in interest rates, many real estate professionals expect transaction volume to rebound at least moderately. “In 2025, we expect lower interest rates will reduce borrowing costs, aid in price discovery and ultimately encourage an uptick in [commercial real estate] transactions,” said Angela Cain, global CEO of the Urban Land Institute (ULI). Cain’s comments came in a prepared statement to summarize the findings of Emerging Trends in Real Estate 2025, an annual report jointly produced by PwC US and ULI. The report was published in conjunction with ULI’s Fall Meeting, which is taking place this week at Resort World Las Vegas. Cain said that the real estate professionals surveyed for the report relayed that sentiment is improving, though many remain cautious. …