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Cordish Breaks Ground on $270M Live! Casino & Hotel Louisiana in Bossier City

by John Nelson

BOSSIER CITY, LA. — An affiliate of Cordish Cos. doing business as LRGC Gaming Investors LLC has broken ground on Live! Casino & Hotel Louisiana, a $270 million development in Bossier City. The development represents the first land-based casino in the Bossier City-Shreveport metropolitan area, according to Cordish. The project is expected to create 750 new construction jobs and 750 permanent jobs upon completion. The site was formerly home to the vacant Diamond Jacks Casino & Hotel, which Cordish acquired earlier this year. Scheduled to open in 2025, the Live! Casino & Hotel Louisiana will feature more than 47,000 square feet of gaming space; a sportsbook for live betting on sporting events; an upscale 550-room hotel with a resort-style pool and fitness center; 25,000-square-foot events center; structured and surface parking; and 30,000 square feet of dining and entertainment venues, including Cordish brands Sports & Social, PBR Cowboy Bar and Luk Fu.

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Enjoy Pure Food + Drink to Open at Lenexa City Center in Kansas

by Kristin Harlow

LENEXA, KAN. — Enjoy Pure Food + Drink has signed a lease to open at Restaurant Row in Lenexa City Center. The 4,000-square-foot space will serve as the restaurant’s second location and is slated to open in fall 2024. Enjoy Pure Food + Drink is a health-forward restaurant offering breakfast, lunch and dinner as well as organic cold-pressed juices, smoothies, clean cocktails and a gluten-free and vegan bakery. John Nolan of Crossroads Real Estate Group represented the tenant, while Erin Johnston of Copaken Brooks represented ownership on an internal basis. Future phases of Restaurant Row call for an additional 10,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space and 50,000 square feet of office space.

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Blackbird Doughnuts, Chip City Open Stores at Arsenal Yards in Metro Boston

by Taylor Williams

WATERTOWN, MASS. — A pair of confectionaries, Blackbird Doughnuts and cookie maker Chip City, have opened stores at Arsenal Yards, a mixed-use development located in the western Boston suburb of Watertown. Grand opening celebrations for both stores took place last weekend. A partnership between Wilder Cos. and Boylston Properties owns Arsenal Yards.

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Marcus & Millichap Brokers $1.4M Sale of Domino’s-Occupied Property in Grand Rapids

by Kristin Harlow

GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $1.4 million sale of a 2,450-square-foot restaurant property net leased to Domino’s in Grand Rapids. The freestanding building, located at 6539 28th St., recently underwent a major remodel. John Nuzman of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a west Michigan-based development company. An all-cash buyer based in Virginia purchased the asset.

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Hanley Investment Group Brokers $3.9M Sale of Multi-Tenant Retail Pad in Palm Desert, California

by Amy Works

PALM DESERT, CALIF. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of a multi-tenant retail property located at 39575 Washington St. in Palm Desert. A Los Angeles-based private investor sold the asset to a San Diego-based private 1031 exchange investor for $3.9 million. Bill Asher and Jeff Lefko of Hanley Investment Group represented the seller, while Omar Hussein of Del Mar-based Beacon Realty Advisors represented the buyer in the deal. Built in 2008, the 8,500-square-foot retail property offers four tenant suites. At the time of sale, the property was fully occupied by Chipotle Mexican Grill (under a new 10-year, triple-net, corporate lease), Cornerstone Pharmacy, Luxury Nails & Spa and Keller Williams Realty Coachella Valley | Jelmberg Team.

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CBRE Arranges $3.6M Sale of Restaurant Building in Scottsdale, Arizona

by Amy Works

SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. — CBRE has brokered the sale of a restaurant property located at 3748 N. Scottsdale Road in Old Town Scottsdale. Scottsdale-based The Shipp Family purchased the building from a private individual investor for $3.6 million. Good Life Sports Bar and Grill signed a 10-year, triple-net lease to occupy the 5,265-square-foot property, which another restaurant formerly occupied. This location will be the Omaha, Nebraska-based chain’s first location in Arizona. Built in 1957, the two-tenant building is currently being renovated for the new tenant that is slated to open next year. Joe Campagno and Benjamin Farthing of CBRE negotiated the transaction.

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McDonald’s to Test Small-Format, Beverage-Led CosMc’s Concept with First Location in Metro Chicago

by Katie Sloan

BOLINGBROOK, ILL. — McDonald’s (NYSE: MCD) has announced plans to test CosMc’s, a new smaller format concept featuring a beverage-led menu with new food and drink items. The first location will open this month in the Chicago suburb of Bolingbrook, where the first McDonald’s franchise location opened in 1955. By the end of 2024, the company plans to open 10 pilot locations for the concept, with target markets set to include the Dallas-Fort Worth and San Antonio metropolitan areas. CosMc’s will offer digital and drive-thru ordering formats only, with dynamic menu boards, cashless payment devices and pick-up windows. The concept’s menu will be beverage-focused, including specialty lemonades and teas, blended beverages and cold brew coffees.  Drink offerings — which will include churro- and s’mores-flavored coffees, sour cherry energy drinks and lemonades — will be customizable, to include the addition of boba, energy and Vitamin C shots.  CosMc’s locations will also feature a small lineup of food items, including new offerings like a spicy queso sandwich and pretzel and hash brown bites, alongside traditional menu standbys like Egg McMuffin sandwiches and McFlurrys.  The new concept is named after CosMc, a mascot that McDonald’s launched in the late 1980s.  Chicago-based McDonald’s is …

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Eight Retailers Join 2.2 MSF River Landing Shops & Residences Development in Miami

by John Nelson

MIAMI — Eight new retail tenants have signed leases totaling 15,000 square feet at River Landing Shops & Residences, a mixed-use development spanning 2.2 million square feet in Miami. Located at 1400 N.W. North River Drive, River Landing comprises approximately 360,000 square feet of retail/commercial space, 135,000 square feet of Class A offices, 528 market-rate apartments, more than 2,000 parking spaces and a landscaped riverwalk. Claire’s has opened an 870-square-foot store, and Ceci Spa Hair and Nails and Divine Lash have both opened in 1,030-square-foot spaces. Additionally, Miami Optical, Suite Svn, Anything is Everything and White Coat Beauty now occupy 1,200; 5,805; 2,000; and 1,078 square feet, respectively. Carrot Express has also signed a 2,012-square-foot lease at the property. Urban-X Group is the developer and landlord of River Landing, which opened in 2020. Retail space at the development is currently 94 percent leased, with other tenants including Publix, Pet Supermarket, Old Navy, Ulta Beauty, Planet Fitness, Five Below, Ross Dress for Less, Chick-fil-A and Hobby Lobby.

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STRIVE Negotiates Sale of 10,299 SF Restaurant Building in Katy, Texas

by Taylor Williams

KATY, TEXAS — Dallas-based brokerage firm STRIVE has negotiated the sale of a 10,299-square-foot retail building in Katy, a western suburb of Houston, that is leased to Mexican restaurant chain Uncle Julio’s. The building was originally constructed in 2015. Jackson Brewer and Jake Dutson of STRIVE represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which were Houston-area investors that requested anonymity, in the transaction.

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Los Caminos to Open 5,680 SF Mexican Restaurant in Flower Mound, Texas

by Taylor Williams

FLOWER MOUND, TEXAS — Los Caminos Modern Cocina will open a 5,680-square-foot Mexican restaurant at Lakeside, a 160-acre mixed-use development in Flower Mound, a northern suburb of Fort Worth. The site spans 1.3 acres, and the space will include an 1,810-square-foot, climate-controlled patio. The opening is slated for fall 2024. Dallas-based Realty Capital Management owns Lakeside.

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