SALINA, KAN. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a Chick-fil-A ground lease in Salina, located in central Kansas, for $1.6 million. The 3,000-square-foot property is located at 2245 S. 9th St. The Chick-fil-A was newly constructed in 2016 and features a 15-year ground lease. Craig Fuller, Scott Wiles and Erin E. Patton of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a New York-based private fund. Adam O’Sullivan, Nathan D. Whalen, Damien Yoder and Jeremie Johnson, also of Marcus & Millichap, represented the buyer. Greg Bates, broker of record in Kansas City, assisted in closing the transaction.
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OLD ORCHARD BEACH, MAINE — Cardente Real Estate has arranged the lease of restaurant space at 15 E. Grand Ave. in Old Orchard Beach. Robert Kelly and Lori Gramlich leased the 2,500-square-foot space from HPH Holdings LLC. Mark Sandler of Cardente Real Estate represented the landlord, while Karen Rich, also of Cardente Real Estate, represented the tenants in the transaction.
NORFOLK, VA. — The Cordish Cos. and the City of Norfolk have opened Waterside District, a $40 million overhaul and rebranding of the former Waterside Festival Marketplace. The restaurant-heavy development is situated along the Elizabeth River waterfront in downtown Norfolk. Waterside District is anchored by The Market, a 30,000-square-foot food hall designed by Jeffrey Beers International that features local and regional concepts such as Starr Hill, Rappahannock Oyster Co. and Cogan’s Pizza. The Market will also feature a stage for live events. Other tenants at Waterside District include Guy Fieri’s Smokehouse, Blue Moon TapHouse, PBR Norfolk, The Fudgery, Chipotle and Stripers Seafood, as well as Harbor Club, an 8,000-square-foot mixed-use space overlooking the river for dining, cocktails and private events. Waterside District has created roughly 1,000 jobs for the local economy. Cordish signed a 50-year lease with the City of Norfolk for $1 per year featuring two 15-year extension options, according to The Virginian-Pilot. The newspaper also reports that Cordish will manage and operate Waterside District as per the lease agreement.
WINDHAM, MAINE — Cardente Real Estate has arranged the lease of 3,092 square feet of restaurant space in Windham. C2 Realty, a New York-based Japanese restaurant group, will occupy the space at 818 Roosevelt Trail. The landlord is Joy Real Estate of Lisbon LLC. Mark Sandler of Cardente Real Estate brokered the transaction.
FORT WAYNE AND MERRILLVILLE, IND. — Englewood Construction has completed the ground-up construction of three new restaurants: a BJ’s Restaurant and Brewhouse in Fort Wayne, Ind., an Outback Steakhouse in Merrillville, Ind. and an Eddie V’s in Troy, Mich. The 7,525-square-foot BJ’s Restaurant and Brewhouse is located next to Glenbrook Square Mall along Coliseum Boulevard in Fort Wayne. BJ’s, a pizza and burger restaurant, was designed by Dublin, Ohio-based WD Partners. Englewood completed a 6,494-square-foot Outback Steakhouse at 1590 E. Lincoln Highway in Merrillville for Bloomin’ Brands. The company chose to move from a nearby location. The Roberts Group was the project architect. North of Detroit, Englewood completed construction of a 9,698-square-foot Eddie V’s restaurant in Troy. Scheduled to open in June, it is the 16th Eddie V’s location for Orlando, Fla.-based Darden Restaurants Inc. Located at 2100 W. Big Beaver Road, the restaurant will feature seafood, cocktails and live music from jazz musicians. Designers of Progressive Architecture was the project architect.
CONSHOHOCKEN, PA. — Keystone Property Group has received zoning approvals for the development of SORA West a transit-oriented mixed-use development in the Philadelphia suburb of Conshohocken. Upon completion, SORA West will include a central plaza surrounded by a 250,000-square-foot office building, retail and dining space, a 171-key hotel, the existing Conshohocken Firehouse and a 950-space parking structure. The project will be located adjacent to the Conshohocken SEPTA train station, near Route 76 and Route 476. Keystone is now in the process of finalizing the plans and pursuing land development approvals. In addition to office, retail, hotel and community uses, the developer is assessing the viability of adding a residential component to the property. Keystone is headquartered in SORA East, which is located one block away from SORA West.
LOS ANGELES — Taubman Centers, Inc. has named four new restaurants that will join Beverly Center’s culinary lineup as part of the shopping and dining destination’s $500 million redevelopment. The restaurants — Cal Mare, Eggslut, Farmhouse and Yardbird — will be located on Level 1. All are expected to open by the end of 2018. A brand new 8,200-square-foot concept from James Beard Award-winning, Michelin-starred Chef Michael Mina, Cal Mare is a celebration of coastal Italian cuisine with Mediterranean and Californian influences. Farmhouse celebrates California’s bounty from local farms, markets, dairies and purveyors, situated within a new informal dining experience in a 7,000-square-foot space. Yardbird will be a 6,000-square-foot homage to farm-fresh ingredients, classic Southern cooking, culture and hospitality, helmed by award-winning restaurateur John Kunkel. Eggslut is a gourmet food concept founded in 2011 as a food truck. Every store is open throughout the renovation that is scheduled to be completed by holiday 2018. Beverly Center has more than 100 distinctive stores, including Burberry, Dolce & Gabbana, Fendi, Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Prada, Saint Laurent and Salvatore Ferragamo. The center is anchored by Bloomingdale’s and Macy’s. Taubman Centers is engaged in the ownership, management and/or leasing of 27 regional, super-regional and outlet shopping centers …
CHICAGO — Maillard Tavern has signed a 1,600-square-foot lease to open a restaurant in Chicago. The burger restaurant, which will also offer ice cream and cocktails, will occupy the space at the southern apex of the Milwaukee Avenue and Halsted Street intersection. The restaurant is slated to open late this summer and will be the third operation for Tony Priolo and Ciro Longobardo. The duo opened their second venture, Nonnina, in 2012 in River North. Danny Spitz, Greg Dietz and Jacqueline Brito of Baum Realty Group LLC brokered the lease transaction on behalf of the landlord, the owners of the adjacent Piccolo Sogno building.
NEW YORK CITY — SCG Retail, a division of The Shopping Center Group, has arranged the lease of a new location for Quality Eats at 3 E. 28th St. in Manhattan. Quality Eats is a steakhouse concept owned by Quality Branded Restaurants. The 5,000-square-foot location is expected to open late this year. Allan Stillman and Michael Stillman founded Quality Branded Restaurants, formerly known as Fourth Wall Restaurant Group, in 2007. The first location for Quality Eats opened more than a year ago in Greenwich Village. The restaurant recently signed a lease for a second Manhattan location on the Upper East Side at 1496 Second Ave. Brandon Berger and Jackie Totolo of RKF represented the landlord, Winter Properties, while Taryn Brandes of SCG Retail represented the tenant in the transaction.
LAS VEGAS — Subway debuted its new Subway Fresh Forward design at the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) RECon show in Las Vegas last week. Along with a new Subway logo, flooring, wall coverings, wall art, a curated music program and lighting, the operational flow of the restaurants is changing as well. The workspace will be updated to be more efficient, while additional pieces of equipment, like an exhaust ventilation system, will help maintain temperatures and improve air quality. Subway franchisees have already piloted the new Subway Fresh Forward design in six locations (Knoxville, Tenn.; Orlando, Fla.; Chula Vista, Calif.; Tamarac, Fla.; Vancouver, Wash.; and Manchester, England). In addition, about 50 locations are in various stages of construction around the world and more than 100 restaurants are in the design phase.