DALLAS — The CBRE retail brokerage and project management team in Dallas has arranged the expansion of Seattle's Best Coffee to 10 locations throughout the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. Daniel Taylor, Chris Sacks and Andrew Wiley provided market evaluation, mapping and demographic analysis, site selection and lease negotiations for the coffee retailer. Sean Goff and April Desabrais of CBRE's project management team established a cost efficient approach to construction. The 10 sites are located in Dallas, Fort Worth, Burleson, Lancaster, McKinney and Rockwall.
ARLINGTON, TEXAS — Pie Five Pizza Co. has opened its 10th corporate-owned location in the Dallas/Fort Worth area and its 11th store overall. The new Pie Five restaurant will located at 2151 N. Collins St., Suite 105 in Arlington. The restaurant is nearly 2,000 square feet and can accommodate approximately 70 patrons. Pie Five has awarded agreements for another 37 restaurants to-date in Utah, Charlotte, North Carolina, Florida and Kansas City.
TULSA, OKLA. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a 7,164-square-foot Macaroni Grill restaurant in Tulsa. The restaurant is located at 6603 S. Memorial Drive. Jason Vitorino and Jared Aubrey of Marcus & Millichap's Dallas office represented the seller, a limited liability company, in the transaction. Vitorino and Aubrey procured the buyer, also a limited liability company. Tim Speck of Marcus & Millichap's Dallas office assisted in closing the transaction.
FRISCO, TEXAS — Chick-fil-A Inc. has purchased a 1.3-acre retail site at the Hickory Center at Preston, a Walmart-anchored shopping center located at the southwest corner of Preston Road and Gary Burns Drive in Frisco. Ken Reimer, Amy Pjetrovic-Hunnicut and Katie Vance of Venture Commercial represented the seller, Allegiance Frisco LP, in the transaction. David Hardesty of Hardesty Realty Group represented Chick-fil-A.
BEDFORD, TEXAS — Twisted Root, a gourmet hamburger restaurant chain, plans to open a new restaurant this weekend in the 42,000-square-foot Bedford Meadows retail center in Bedford. Addison-based Legacy Alliance Holdings owns Bedford Meadows and recently engaged The Retail Connection to handle the center's leasing. Twisted Root purchased the pad site in June 2012 from Legacy Alliance for the new restaurant.
SAN ANTONIO — Ignite Restaurant Group has reopened its San Antonio River Walk Joe's Crab Shack location following a three-month renovation. The restaurant, located at 212 College St., has nearly doubled its footprint to 7,600 square feet following the renovation. The restaurant has the capacity to seat 252 guests at one time. Ignite owns and operates 130 Joe's Crab Shacks and 15 Brick House Tavern + Taps.
ST. LOUIS — Three different Crushed Red Urban Bake & Chop restaurants have received approximately $1.4 million in renovations. The properties include a 3,300-square-foot facility located at 8007 Maryland Ave. in Clayton; a 3,100-square-foot building located at 140 S. Kirkwood Road in Kirkwood; and a 5,600-square-foot property located at 313. N. Euclid Ave. in St. Louis. The Clayton location, which received $500,000 for renovations, opened recently, while the other two locations are slated to open by the end of summer. St. Louis-based Hilliker Corp. assisted Crushed Reds restaurants with site location, negotiating lease terms and allowance from landlords toward renovations. Shamel Contracting completed the Clayton remodeling.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Schlotzsky's has signed an agreement to open 170 new locations, its largest franchise initiative in more than 40 years. The company will open its stores throughout California, including Los Angeles, Riverside, Ventura and San Bernardino counties. Each location offers its signature deli sandwiches and salads, as well as Carvel ice cream and Cinnabon. The Austin-based company has more than 350 locations worldwide and plans to have around 700 locations by 2016.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Schlotzsky's has signed an agreement to open 170 new locations, its largest franchise initiative in more than 40 years. The company will open its stores throughout California, including Los Angeles, Riverside, Ventura and San Bernardino counties. Each location offers its signature deli sandwiches and salads, as well as Carvel ice cream and Cinnabon. The Austin-based company has more than 350 locations worldwide and plans to have around 700 locations by 2016.
LAWTON, OKLA. — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a 5,515-square-foot Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon, a net leased property located at 5374 N.W. Cache Road in Lawton. Nicholas Farris and Jason Vitorino of Marcus & Millichap’s Dallas office represented the seller, a limited liability company, and procured the buyer, a private investor. Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon is based in Dallas and has more than 100 steakhouses in 30 states.