EL PASO, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 7,714-square-foot restaurant property in El Paso that is net leased to Red Lobster. The building was originally constructed on a 1.2-acre site in 1994 and subsequently renovated in 2012. Alan Lipsky and Barry Wolfe of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a limited liability company, in the transaction. The buyer was a private investor. Both parties requested anonymity. Tim Speck of Marcus & Millichap assisted in closing the deal as the broker of record.
ALISO VIEJO, CALIF. — Eureka! has opened a 4,504-square-foot restaurant at The Commons at Aliso Viejo, a retail center in Aliso Viejo. Justin McMahon of JLL represented both the landlord, Buie Communities, and Eureka! in the lease negotiations.
SAN ANTONIO — Chick-fil-A has signed a lease to open a 4,995-square-foot restaurant at Northwoods Shopping Center in San Antonio. The Atlanta-based fast-food chain will occupy a 1.5-acre pad site at the center, which is located at the intersection of U.S. Highway 281 and Loop 1604 on the city’s north side. Other retailers at Northwoods Shopping Center, which is owned by Los Angeles-based CIM Group, include grocer H-E-B, Barnes & Noble, Marshall’s, Ulta Beauty and Old Navy. An opening date was not disclosed.
NASHVILLE, TENN. — Sports & Social, a dining and entertainment concept, has signed an 8,900-square-foot lease at The Mall at Green Hills, a shopping mall located in Nashville. The venue will feature a menu curated by James Beard Award nominee Chef John Suley and a 33-foot LED media wall for viewing games and sporting events. The Taubman Realty Group, a joint venture between mall giant Simon and the Taubman family, is the owner of the mall. Sports & Social is a dining and entertainment concept headed by Live! Hospitality & Entertainment, a division of The Cordish Cos. No opening date was announced, but Live! Hospitality expects Sports & Social to open before the end of the year.
MINNEAPOLIS — Kraus-Anderson has begun a $2 million renovation project for Modist Brewing Co. in Minneapolis. Designed by Perkins & Will, the 7,000-square-foot renovation of Modist’s existing North Loop building will add new offices, a brewing lab and event space. There will be a two-story event space along with a pre-function bar and waiting area. Kraus-Anderson is working in partnership with J. Benson, a minority business enterprise contractor. Completion is slated for mid-July. Modist Brewing is located at 505 N. 3rd St. within the city’s warehouse district.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — CBRE has arranged four new leases for retailers and restaurants to join Queen City Quarter, a mixed-use redevelopment of the former EpiCentre property in Uptown Charlotte. The multi-level, 302,324-square-foot development is located along College Street and houses World of Beer, Mortimer’s Café & Pub and Bowlero, all of which recently renewed their leases. The new tenants joining Queen City Quarter’s tenant roster include Portal 123, a rotating Instagram museum and immersive art experience; Nostalgia Hollow Co., a locally based coffeeshop and home goods retailer; Cajun Market, a fast-casual Cajun-Creole restaurant; and Super Icy Brothers, a frozen dessert shop. All four concepts plan to open in the second or third quarter. Kaitlyn Fitch, Kivett Williams and Katherine Southard of CBRE handled the lease negotiations on behalf of the landlord, an entity doing business as 210 East Trade Street Holdings LLC. In addition to the leases, CBRE will begin the previously announced renovations and improvements to the property in late spring. Most of the work will be in the property’s 15,462-square-foot plaza and include replacing the pavers along the walkways and installing benches with planters in the main common area. The building’s interior façades on all levels, in addition to …
SAN ANTONIO — Locally based brokerage firm REOC San Antonio has negotiated a 10,113-square-foot restaurant lease at Building B at Plaza Las Campanas, located on the city’s north side. Andrew Lyles, Brian Harris and Kim Gatley of REOC San Antonio represented the landlord, L&R Huebner Ltd., in the lease negotiations. Charlie Weil of Transwestern represented the tenant, steakhouse concept Blu Prime, which plans to open this summer.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Two tenants have signed leases at Oakhurst Commons, a 135,000-square-foot adaptive reuse project currently underway in Charlotte. Massage studio Mood House will lease 3,000 square feet, marking the brand’s second Charlotte location. Additionally, Pop the Top Craft Beer will open a 2,000-square-foot brewery with outdoor patio space. A joint venture between MDH Partners and Parkside Partners acquired the property — located at 4000 Monroe Road and formerly home to a five-building office, warehouse and lab facility — in 2021. Upon completion, the development will include 120,000 square feet of office space and 15,000 square feet of retail space. Alex Mann of Thrift Commercial Real Estate Services handles leasing for the project.
STURGEON BAY, WIS. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $1.1 million sale-leaseback of a 1,650-square-foot property occupied by Jimmy John’s in Sturgeon Bay, a city in eastern Wisconsin. The single-tenant, net-leased building is located at 845 Egg Harbor Road. The property was originally built in 1995 and reconfigured for Jimmy John’s in 2017. Damien Yoder and Madison Harman of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a private investor. Tom Gommels of Marcus & Millichap secured and represented the buyer, an out-of-state private investor. Todd Lindblom assisted in closing the transaction as the Wisconsin broker of record.
ROGERS, ARK. — Atlanta-based SJC Ventures has signed casual American restaurant chain Firebirds Wood Fired Grill to join the tenant roster at Pinnacle Springs, a mixed-use development underway in Rogers. The 80,498-square-foot development will be anchored by Whole Foods Market. Construction at the site, located at the corner of West Seneca Road and South Promenade Boulevard, will begin this spring. Firebirds Wood Fired Grill is tentatively planned to open in the fourth quarter of 2024. Tina Howard of SJC Ventures is leading the leasing assignment for Pinnacle Springs. The developer plans to announce more tenants in the near future. North Carolina-based Firebirds Wood Fired Grill has more than 60 locations across the country, and the Pinnacle Springs location will be its first in Arkansas.