COLLEYVILLE, TEXAS — Red House Cajun Seafood Restaurant is coming to Colleyville and will be located in a 7,609-square-foot restaurant building at 5120 Highway 121. Nearby restaurants include Rio Mambo and LaHacienda Ranch. Red House will offer crab, lobster, shrimp and crawfish, as well as fish and traditional gumbo. Mark Boone of Irving-based Realty Capital Management LLC, along with Allison Cornwell, represented the landlord. Greg Blandford with Position Property Group represented the tenant.
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SMITHTOWN, N.Y. — Sovereign Realty Group has brokered the sale of a freestanding Burger King property located at 942 West Jericho Turnpike in Smithtown. Situated on 2 acres, the 3,610-square-foot property sold for $2.5 million. The property was formerly occupied by a Wendy’s and sat vacant for many years until a local Burger King franchisee signed a long-term lease for the property. Frank Caporrino and Clem Cote of Sovereign Realty Group represented the buyer and seller in the transaction. The names of buyer and seller were not released.
Stirling Properties, CBL & Associates Breaks Ground on 425,000 SF Shopping Center in Louisiana
by John Nelson
LAFAYETTE, LA. — Stirling Properties and CBL & Associates Properties Inc. have begun construction on Ambassador Town Center, a 425,000-square-foot shopping center anchored by Costco Wholesale in Lafayette. Other committed tenants include Dick’s Sporting Goods, Field & Stream, Marshalls, HomeGoods, Nordstrom Rack, Off Broadway Shoes, Chuy’s, Panera Bread, Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers, BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse, World of Beer and Blaze Pizza. The 58-acre site for the new shopping center is located at the corner of Ambassador Caffery Parkway and Kaliste Saloom Road. The developers plan to open the project in March 2016 and expect to create approximately 2,200 construction jobs, 1,000 permanent jobs and generate nearly $9 million annually in sales taxes for the city of Lafayette.
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Arnold Cos. has redevelopment plans for 700 and 800 Gervais St. in Columbia. The retail and entertainment complex is currently home to Tsunami, Rocket Man Piano Bar, Wet Willies and Jillian’s. Arnold Cos. plans to rebrand the complex as West End Alley and connect the complex with a new alleyway, as well as upgrade the façade, upgrade the lighting and add covered outdoor seating in the new alleyway. Arnold Cos. will also bring two new tenants to the complex: Atlanta-based Mexican chain Tin Lizzy’s and City Bar and Fondue. The two restaurants are slated to open in mid-2015. Once a Train Depot building and warehouse, the complex spans 94,000 square feet and features a 478-space parking lot wrapping around the perimeter of the complex. Arnold Cos.’s redevelopment of 700 and 800 Gervais St. will begin in the second quarter of this year.
SCHAUMBURG, ILL. — Mid-America Real Estate Corp. has arranged a retail lease on behalf of Kuma’s Corner in Schaumburg. Kuma’s Corner will occupy 3,747 square feet at Woodfield Village Green, which is located at the intersection of Golf and Meacham roads. Kuma’s is a casual dining restaurant and bar with a heavy metal theme. The new location is expected to open summer 2015. Steve Frishman and Andrew Becker of Mid-America represented the tenant in the transaction. In addition to the Schaumburg lease, Kuma’s operates two existing locations in Chicago, which are located at 2900 W. Belmont Ave. and 666 W. Diversey Parkway.
CANTON, OHIO — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the $1.5 million sale of a Texas Roadhouse ground lease, an 8,000-square foot net-leased restaurant in Canton. The asset is an out parcel to a T.J. Maxx and Burlington Coat Factory-anchored shopping center. Craig Fuller, Erin Patton and Scott Wiles of Marcus & Millichap’s Cleveland and Columbus offices listed the property on behalf of the seller, a New York-based investment group. Fuller, Patton and Wiles also represented the buyer, a California-based investor.
SAN ANTONIO — Austin-based fast casual restaurant Vertskebap will open two locations in San Antonio, with a third location in the works. This is the chain’s first expansion into San Antonio after successful expansions into Dallas and Houston and growth in Austin in 2014. The first location will open in May in the Park North Shopping Center at the southwest corner of Loop 410 and San Pedro Avenue. The second location will open this fall in Alamo Ranch Culebra Market, located at the intersection of Loop 1604 and Culebra Road. Vertskebap is built around döner kebap, a European street food, and is one of the first restaurants to bring döner kebap to the United States. Vertskebap restaurants are designed by Austin-based architect Michael Hsu. CBRE represented Vertskebap on site selection and lease negotiations in San Antonio. John Heffington of CBRE’s Austin office is the master broker for Vertskebap.
RICHARDSON, TEXAS — Regency Centers has signed several new tenants that will open in 2016 at CityLine Market located in Richardson. Anchored by Whole Foods Market, the new tenant lineup at CityLine includes Taco Diner, Luna Grill, Modmarket, Pei Wei, Smashburger, 18|8 Fine Men’s Salon, Massage Envy Spa, CityLine Dental, The Joint Chiropractic and Luxx Lash’s beauty studio. CityLine Market will serve as the second-largest employment center in the Dallas/Fort Worth metro area with major employers including State Farm Insurance, Raytheon, AT&T, The University of Texas at Dallas, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas, Verizon and Cisco Systems. The mixed-use development will join several million square feet of office space, an Aloft hotel, LOOK Cinema and nearly 4,000 new residential units. The project is located near the George Bush turnpike and within walking distance of the DART light rail stop.
SAN DIEGO — Solana Beach Pho Bar & Grill, a Vietnamese restaurant, has signed a 2,881-square-foot lease at 1005 Rosecrans St. in San Diego. The landlord is OliverMcMillan Rosecrans LLC. The lease is for 10 years with a consideration of $1.1 million, according to Flocke & Avoyer Commercial Real Estate. Steve Avoyer, Matt Peckham and Michael Stuhmer of Flocke & Avoyer Commercial Real Estate represented OliverMcMillan Rosecrans in the transaction. Jose Bravo of Vanguard Resource Group represented the tenant.
MANSFIELD, TEXAS — The Woodmont Co. has arranged a ground lease with Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers at Mansfield Town Center. Raising Cane’s is a restaurant chain offering chicken fingers as its only main course. Raising Cane’s expects to open their 2,650-square-foot restaurant this summer. Bryan Dyer of The Woodmont Co. represented the owner of Mansfield Town Center, Kossman Development Co, in the transaction. Kevie Beard of Venture Commercial represented the unnamed tenant. Mansfield Town Center is located at the intersection of U.S. Highway 287 and Cooper Street in Tarrant County. The center is 96 percent leased and boasts more than 40 retailers.