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.
SAN ANTONIO — SRS Real Estate Partners has arranged the sale of a Chick-fil-A ground lease, located at 18310 Blanco Road in San Antonio. The property is located across from a Whole Foods and Super Target. Jason Middlebrook of SRS Real Estate Partners represented the seller in the transaction. The buyer was an out-of-state entity.
DALLAS — Adolphus Tower, located at 1412 Main St. in downtown Dallas, has added Freshii, a new health-casual restaurant concept, to its tenant roster. Freshii will occupy 2,600 square feet of walk-up retail space on the Akard Street side of Adolphus Tower. Construction of the restaurant will begin this month and the tentative opening date is March 1, 2013.
KATY — Ybarra Investment/Jimmy Changa's has purchased an 87,991-square-foot site at the southwest corner of Interstate 10 and Westgreen in Katy from Vista Red. Mac Ruggles of Texas/Southwest Group represented the buyer in the transaction. Eric Walker of Capital Retail Properties represented the seller.