Restaurant

ROCKFORD, ILL. — The Boulder Group has brokered the sale of a single-tenant net lease Hooters located at 6904 Argus Drive in Rockford, which is approximately 90 miles northwest of Chicago. The property is 4,700 square feet and sold for $1.9 million. Randy Blankstein and Jimmy Goodman of The Boulder Group represented both the buyer and seller who are undisclosed. There are over five years remaining on the corporately guaranteed Hooters lease. The lease features no landlord responsibilities and 10 percent rental escalations every five years. The Boulder Group is a boutique investment real estate service firm specializing in single-tenant net lease properties.

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THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS — Fogo de Chão, a Brazilian steakhouse, has signed a lease agreement to open a new location in Restaurant Row at Hughes Landing, a 66-acre mixed-use development offering views of the 200-acre Lake Woodlands. This will be the second Houston-area location for the steakhouse. Rob Rowe of Sierra U.S. and Jack Breard of CBRE | UCR represented Fogo de Chão, and Rip Reynolds of The Howard Hughes Corp. represented The Woodlands Development Co. in leasing negotiations.

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HOUSTON — CBRE has arranged a 3,535-square-foot lease with Peli Peli Kitchen, a new fast-casual restaurant chain inspired by modern South African and Southern cuisines. The restaurant will be located within the Gateway at Spring Valley development at 9090 Katy Freeway in Houston. Eric Lestin and Kyle Golding of CBRE’s Houston office represented Peli Peli in the site selection and lease transaction. The new restaurant is slated to open by spring 2016. Peli Peli Kitchen joins its sister restaurant Peli Peli, which has locations in the Vintage Park Shopping Center and the Houston Galleria. Houston-based Ersa Grae Corp. is the developer of Gateway at Spring Valley, located at the corner of Campbell Road and I-10.

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DELAVAN, WIS. — An undisclosed developer has acquired a 4,800-square-foot building net leased to Panera Bread in Delavan, approximately 49 miles west of Kenosha, Wis. The purchase price of the property, located at 1905 Geneva St., was $2.3 million. Dominic Sulo and Chad Lieber of Marcus & Millichap’s Chicago Oak Brook office represented the seller, a private investor, and secured the buyer in the transaction.

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CHICAGO — The Missner Group has been selected to complete a 10,000-square-foot renovation project at 504 N. Wells St. in Chicago’s River North district. The company will construct and build out space for the new Bottle Blonde location. Bottled Blonde is a pizzeria and beer garden based out of Scottsdale, Ariz. The property will feature open spaces, a large capacity, an outdoor bar and extensive multi-media viewing options. The project includes the demolition and reconstruction of the former Sushi Samba space and will feature multiple bars, event spaces and more than 20 high-definition televisions. D+K Architects is providing architectural services for the project. Completion is slated for this fall, with a grand opening slated to take place in the fourth quarter of this year.

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ISLANDIA, N.Y. — Starbucks Coffee has opened a new location at the northwest corner of Long Island Expressway North Service Road and Old Nichols Road in Islandia. The 1,860-square-foot location occupies the drive-thru end cap of a 7,773-square-foot building. Wilbur Breslin and Robert Delavale of Breslin Realty arranged and negotiated the transaction with the landlord. The Breslin team also negotiated the drive-thru approvals with the Village of Islandia.

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LITTLETON, MASS. — Rockland Trust has provided $27 million in financing to Boston-based Sam Park & Co. for the completion of the first phase of The Point, a 540,000-square-foot mixed-use project currently under construction in Littleton. Located at the intersection of Interstate 495 and Route 119, the project will feature 400,000 square feet of retail space, an entertainment complex, office space, a health club and a 115-room Courtyard by Marriott. Retail tenants will include Market Basket, Starbucks, AT&T, O’neil Cinemas, The Paper Source, Tavern in the Square and Pet Source, among others.

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BEDFORD, N.H. — Encore Retail LLC, a subsidiary of Dallas-based Encore Enterprises Inc., has acquired land in Bedford to develop a high-density mixed-use development on more than 16 acres. At greater than 200,000 square feet, the Class A property will feature fashion, recreation, fitness, dining and office space on South River Road. A Whole Foods is currently under construction contiguous to this site and is scheduled to open in spring 2016. Construction on the mixed-use project is slated to begin in the fourth quarter of 2016. Prellwitz Chilinski Associates is providing architectural services for the project. Theodore Chryssicas of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank brokered the land transaction. Terms of the transaction were not released.

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SAN DIEGO — Dolce Pane e Vino will open a 5,126-square-foot location at The Village at Pacific Highlands Ranch, a 160,000-square-foot mixed-use development located in the North County Carmel Valley area of San Diego. The restaurant is expected to open in November. Randee Stratton of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank completed the lease on behalf of Dolce Pane e Vino. CBRE represented the owner, PHR Village LLC.

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NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a five-story, mixed-use building located at 165 W. 23rd St. in New York City’s Chelsea neighborhood. The asset sold for $11.9 million, or $1,471 per square foot. The property features a two-story restaurant and four multifamily units consisting of one studio, two one-bedroom units and one two-bedroom apartment. The apartment units were delivered vacant to the buyer. Peter Von Der Ahe, Shlomo Manne, Joe Koicim and Sean Lefkovits of Marcus & Millichap’s Manhattan office represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction. The names of both parties were not released.

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