FORT WORTH, TEXAS — The Kase Group has closed the sale of a 3,896-square-foot restaurant property located at 3300 Hulen St. in Fort Worth. The building is currently leased to McDonald’s. Robert Walker of The Kase Group represented the seller, an undisclosed developer, and procured the buyer, a California-based principal.
KATY, TEXAS — NewQuest Properties has begun on the first round of fast food restaurants at Grand Morton Town Center, an 89-acre retail center located at the corner of Grand Parkway and Morton Ranch Road in Katy on Houston’s eastern outskirts. Taco Bell will open a 29,815-square-foot location and McDonald’s will operate a 67,894-square foot site, with both slated to open in late summer. Whataburger and Chick-fil-A will follow at year’s end with 42,574-square-foot and 59,699-square-foot ground-leased sites, respectively.
NEW YORK CITY — Eastern Consolidated’s retail leasing division has arranged a 10-year lease at 48 Macdougal St. in SoHo for Raku, a Japanese restaurant. It will be Raku’s second location in Manhattan. The restaurant will occupy a 1,200-square-foot space located between West Houston and Prince Streets. Eastern Consolidated’s Joe Robinson arranged the lease for Raku, and David Graff of Compass represented the landlord.
RIVERSIDE, CALIF. — Faris Lee Investments has arranged the $3.5 million sale of a 3,700-square-foot property net leased to Denny’s in Riverside. Denny’s has been at the location for 50 years and recently renewed its lease for another 20-year term. Jeff Conover and Chris DePierro of Faris Lee Investments represented the seller, Orange County-based HFC/PRP Madison LLC. Sonny Lee of RE/MAX Commercial represented the all-cash buyer, Arcadia-based Yuanqi International. The property sold at a cap rate of 4.66 percent and approximately $956 per square foot. Located at 3530 Madison St., Denny’s has been a tenant since the asset was built in 1967. The property underwent a renovation in 2016.
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — A new Pastosa Ravioli restaurant has opened in Regency Plaza at 186 Columbia Turnpike in Florham Park. With stores already open in New York City, Cranford and Manalapan, N.J., the Florham Park location became Pastosa’s 11th overall. Pastosa is a family-owned business specializing in ravioli and specialty Italian products, sauces, mozzarella cheese and prepared foods. Alison Horbach of Ripco Real Estate identified the location and brokered the transaction on behalf of Pastosa. Florian Suserman, also of Ripco, represented the owners of Regency Plaza.
KANSAS CITY, MO. — MOD Pizza has leased three 3,000-square-foot locations in the greater Kansas City metro. The new restaurants will be located at 1937 Foxwood Drive in Raymore; 5315 NE Antioch Road in North Kansas City; and 1112 NE Coronado Drive in Blue Springs. All three leases are for 10 years. MOD Pizza currently has over 200 locations nationally, and makes artisan style pizzas and salads. David M. Block and Mark McConahay of Block & Co. Inc. Realtors negotiated the lease transactions on behalf of the tenant.
ORLANDO, FLA. — Stan Johnson Co. has arranged the $28 million sale of 14 restaurants in Central Florida leased to Ker’s WingHouse, now known as WingHouse Bar & Grill. STORE Capital, a single-tenant, net-lease real estate investment firm, purchased the 89,282-square-foot portfolio. Joshua Pardue of Stan Johnson’s New York City office led the brokerage team in the transaction.
ATLANTA — Restaurant Brands International Inc. (RBI) (NYSE: QSR) has agreed to acquire Atlanta-based Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen Inc. (NASDAQ: PLKI) for $1.8 billion. Ontario, Canada-based RBI is the parent company of fast food giants Burger King and Tim Hortons. The company owns a portfolio of over 20,000 restaurants throughout the world. Popeyes will continue to be managed independently in the U.S. following the close of the transaction, which is slated for April of this year. RBI plans to expand the Popeyes brand at an increasing pace in both the U.S. and international markets over the next few years. The concept, founded in New Orleans in 1972, has over 2,600 restaurants in the U.S. and 25 other countries. “Popeyes is a powerful brand with a rich Louisiana heritage that resonates with guests around the world,” says Daniel Schwartz, CEO of RBI. “With this transaction, RBI is adding a brand that has a distinctive position within a compelling segment and strong U.S. and international prospects for growth.” Under the terms of the transaction, Popeyes shareholders will receive $79 per share in cash at closing. Following the successful completion of the tender offer, RBI will acquire all remaining shares through a second-step merger …
WEATHERFORD AND GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS — Venture Commercial Real Estate has arranged the sales of two restaurant properties in north Texas. John Zikos, Jonathan Cooper, Christopher Gibbons and Don Miller of Venture represented the sellers in both transactions. Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers occupies both properties. In the first deal, RC Weatherford Partners sold a 3,587-square-foot, single-tenant, net-leased restaurant property located at 1824 S. Main St. in Weatherford. Beutler Exchange Group for 4 Mile and Weed Ranches acquired the property for an undisclosed price. Arthur Flores of CBRE represented the buyer in the deal. In the second transaction, Life in the Fast Food Lane sold a 2,722-square-foot restaurant property located at 2960 W. Camp Wisdom Road in Grand Prairie to Weinberg LLC for an undisclosed price. Jason Jones of California Lifestyle Realty represented the buyer in the deal.
CINCINNATI — Einstein Bros. Bagels has signed an 1,850-square-foot at the Gwynne Building for its third location in Cincinnati. The Colorado-based bagel shop has 735 locations throughout the United States. The new location will be situated along the Cincinnati Streetcar route in the former Richter & Phillips space at 202 East 6th St. The store is expected to open at the end of this month. In addition to in-store breakfast and lunch options, Einstein Bros. will also offer catering throughout downtown. Jason Gibson of Anchor Associates represented Einstein Bros. Bagels and CBRE’s Tori Sunderman represented the landlord in the lease transaction.
