ATLANTA — Harold Schumacher, founder of The Schumacher Group in Atlanta, died Saturday at the age of 72. Schumacher attended Michigan State University and moved to Atlanta as a public school teacher in the 1970s. He worked part-time as a restaurant critic for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Schumacher worked at The Shopping Center Group, now known as TSCG, as a broker for four years before founding The Schumacher Group in 1991. Some of Schumacher’s major clients include Verizon Wireless, Bruster’s, Metrotainment Cafes (Hudson Grill and Garrison’s), Varasano’s Pizza and Golden Corral. The firm also is part of the Retail Brokers Network, a national consortium of independent retail and restaurant pros.
JOLIET, ILL. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 5,077-square-foot retail property net leased to Panera Bread in Joliet for $4.3 million. The building is located at 2400 W. Jefferson St. Austin Weisenbeck and Sean Sharko of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a developer. Karly Iacono of Marcus & Millichap’s New Jersey office represented the buyer, a limited liability company completing a 1031 tax-deferred exchange.
FORT MOHAVE, ARIZ. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a retail property located at 4751 Highway 95 in Fort Mohave. A limited liability company sold the property to a private investor for $2.1 million. Mark Ruble, Jamie Medress and Chris Lind of Marcus & Millichap’s Phoenix office represented the seller, while Andrew Irvine of Marcus & Millichap’s Ontario, Calif., office procured the buyer in the deal. Starbucks Coffee occupies the 2,021-square-foot property, which was constructed in 2020. The tenant has a new 10-year lease, including 10 percent rental increases every five years and four five-year renewal options. The double-net lease is backed by Starbucks Corp.
ATLANTA AND CALABASAS HILLS, CALIF. — Roark Capital Group, a private equity firm based in Atlanta, has invested $200 million in The Cheesecake Factory Inc. (Nasdaq: CAKE), owner and operator of the chain of restaurants of the same name. The Calabasas Hills-based company also owns and operates the North Italia chain, as well as a collection of restaurants within the Fox Restaurant Concepts subsidiary. The funds will be used to immediately help The Cheesecake Factory navigate the COVID-19 pandemic, in which its dine-in service has been closed. The company, which has been handling takeout orders and deliveries through the DoorDash app, preliminarily reported its off-premise sales in first-quarter 2020 increased by 85 percent from the previous quarter. Specific details of Roark Capital’s capital infusion were not disclosed, but David Overton, chairman and CEO of The Cheesecake Factory, says the investment will improve the company’s liquidity. “This transaction not only gets our affected staff members back to work as soon as practicable, but also importantly solidifies our ability to manage the business for the long-term for all of our stakeholders once we emerge on the other side of this crisis,” says Overton. “Moreover, Roark’s investment underscores the strength of our brands, …
O’FALLON, ILL. — Barber Murphy has negotiated a 1,381-square-foot retail lease for Papa John’s USA Inc. in O’Fallon near St. Louis. OHM Family Enterprises LLC is the landlord for the property, which is located at 105-106 Regency Park Plaza Drive. Barber Murphy represented both parties in the lease.
CHANDLER, ARIZ. — Winlee Development has completed the disposition of the last component of Chandler Viridian Primegate for $12.8 million. The sale, which included both of the recently completed Thirsty Lion and Charles Schwab flagship buildings, consummates the phased sale of the four-building project for a total of $20.8 million, or approximately $870 per square foot. All of the buildings featured single-tenant leases. The other components are the Panera building, which sold for $4.3 million, and The Sicilian Butcher restaurant, which sold for $3.7 million. Winless Development, the commercial real estate division of Phoenix-based Winfield Lee Investments, developed Primegate. Jamie Meddress and Chris Lind of Marcus & Millichap helped broker all of the project’s transactions. Primegate is the restaurant and retail portion of Chandler Viridian, a 25-acre, $250 million, mixed-use project located at the entrance of Chandler Fashion Center in Chandler. A consortium that includes Hines, Winlee Development, Alliance Residential and Concord Hospitality is developing the larger Chandler Viridian project. The development features office, residential, hospitality, restaurant and retail space, as well as wellness trails, fountains and a dog park. The Primegate development team includes Alliance Bank, Berry Riddell, Sacks Tierney, Wespac Construction, Reigle & Associates and Larson Engineering. CBRE’s …
BALTIMORE — Continental Realty Corp. (CRC) has launched an internal program to aid the restaurant industry in the communities it serves. CRC owns and operates retail centers and multifamily properties in Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia and Florida. Between April 14 and May 15, any CRC employee who provides a receipt for food items bought locally will be reimbursed up to $200. “We feel extremely strongly about initiating a program that benefits our loyal and hard-working team members and supports the restaurant sector,” says Crystal Frey, senior vice president of human resources for CRC. “With restaurants reduced to handling carry-out and curbside orders, we encourage other companies to follow our lead to minimize the disruption impacting both locally owned and nationally operated locations.” CRC is based in Baltimore and focuses on value-add properties throughout the Southeast.
WESTFIELD, IND. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has brokered the sale of a Burger King ground lease in suburban Indianapolis for $2.4 million. The newly constructed, 3,245-square-foot building is located at 819 East State Road 32 in the northern suburb of Westfield. The property sits on 1.3 acres and is part of the larger Monon Crossing retail development. Burger King is scheduled to open this month. Franchisee Carrols Restaurant Group will operate the restaurant. Dylan Mallory of Hanley represented the seller and developer, Midland Atlantic Properties. Ryan Chakroff of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer, a Denver-based private investor. The sales price represents a cap rate of 5 percent, the lowest cap rate for a single-tenant Burger King in the state of Indiana, according to Hanley.
EUGENE, ORE. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a restaurant property located at 950 Seneca Road in Eugene. A limited liability company sold the net-leased asset to an undisclosed buyer for $1.9 million. Since the building delivery in 2003, Izzy’s Pizza has occupied the 6,000-square-foot property and has 10 years remaining on its lease. The Albany, Ore.-based franchise currently operates 10 locations throughout Oregon and Washington. Scott Logan of Marcus & Millichap’s Portland office represented the seller in the transaction.
VICTORVILLE, CALIF. — Tutto USA has purchased a six-tenant restaurant asset located at 11604 Amargosa Road in Victorville. A California-based developer sold the asset for $9.5 million, or $841 per square foot. Constructed in 2017, the 11,300-square-foot property was fully occupied at the time of sale. Tenants include Starbucks Coffee, Nekter Juice Bar, Which Wich, Pieology, Ono Hawaiian BBQ and Café Rio. Jeff Conover and Chris DePierro of Faris Lee Investments represented the seller and procured the buyer, which was represented by an undisclosed Los Angeles-based broker, in the deal.