Restaurant

Norris & Stevens Brokers Acquisition of Viewpoint Restaurant in Estacada, Oregon

by Amy Works May 31, 2022

ESTACADA, ORE. — Norris & Stevens has arranged the sale of Viewpoint Restaurant, located at 20189 and 20195 S. Springwater Road in Estacada. Shadado Inc., doing business as Bent Shovel Brewing, purchased the property for an undisclosed price. Situated on 4.5 acres, the 10,000-square-foot restaurant features views of Mt. Hood, 32 parking spaces and access to Milo McIver State Park. Bent Shovel Brewing creates hand-crafted ales and lagers on a 10-barrel system along the Clackamas River in Oregon City. The Viewpoint Restaurant will remain a full-service restaurant, bar, beer garden and patio, as well as a small music venue. Tim Pfeiffer of Portland-based Norris & Stevens represented the buyer, while Mike Foley of First Commercial Real Estate represented the seller in the deal. The seller and price were not disclosed.

May 31, 2022

Acquisitions Georgia Net Lease Restaurant Southeast

Marcus & Millichap Brokers $3.5M Sale of Metro Atlanta Restaurant Site Leased to Chick-fil-A

by John Nelson May 31, 2022

SUWANEE, GA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $3.5 million sale of a single-tenant, net-leased restaurant in metro Atlanta ground leased to Chick-fil-A. Built in 2007, the property is located on a 1.2-acre lot at 1035 Peachtree Industrial Blvd. in Suwanee. A locally based, privately held buyer purchased the restaurant through a 1031 exchange in an all-cash transaction. Don McMinn of Marcus & Millichap’s Taylor McMinn Retail Group brokered the deal. “This transaction demonstrates the strong demand for trophy net-lease assets and the peak pricing they are commanding despite inflation and interest rate hikes,” says McMinn.

May 31, 2022

Features Restaurant Retail

Good Luck Opening A Restaurant Today

by Taylor Williams May 31, 2022

By Taylor Williams Well before a global pandemic barreled through the nation, destroying the jobs, savings and legacies of thousands of American businesses, launching a new restaurant was still a daunting task. According to 2021 data from National Restaurant Association, 30 percent of U.S. restaurants fail within their first year of opening. Relentless competition, high employee turnover, razor-thin margins, misfired marketing campaigns — all represent major operating minefields that come with such ventures. The industry is not for faint-of-heart entrepreneurs, and even with the aid of a healthy economy, a talented and experienced operator and a prime location, there are no guarantees of success. One might think that with COVID-19 causing food and beverage (F&B) businesses to fail and sending vacated spaces back to the market, finding quality locations at affordable rates would be feasible in the current environment. But that’s hardly the case in many major cities, especially those in states that implemented life-saving initiatives for its F&B operators early in the pandemic and has been “back to normal” for some time. Minimal Vacancy While F&B markets across numerous states are flush with pent-up consumer demand to eat, drink and socialize, the logistical and financial challenges of launching …

May 31, 2022

Leasing Activity Michigan Midwest Restaurant Retail

Detroit Wing Co. to Open 1,900 SF Restaurant in Lansing, Michigan

by Kristin Harlow May 26, 2022

LANSING, MICH. — Detroit Wing Co. has leased a 1,900-square-foot space at 6527 S. Cedar St. in Lansing for a new restaurant location. Based in Eastpointe, Detroit Wing Co. opened in 2015 and offers homemade wings and 19 signature sauces. Jack Brown, Troy Yensen and Brandon Hess are franchising the new restaurant. Jeff Ridenour and Shawn O’Brien of Colliers Lansing represented the landlord, Wolverine Development Corp., which redeveloped the property about five years ago. Detroit Wing Co. will be situated next to a Tropical Smoothie Café location and is expected to open in late July.

May 26, 2022

Development Illinois Midwest Office Restaurant Retail

EQ Office Completes $500M Renovation of Willis Tower in Chicago

by Kristin Harlow May 25, 2022

CHICAGO — EQ Office, the U.S. office portfolio company wholly owned by Blackstone, has completed its more than $500 million renovation of Chicago’s Willis Tower. The 110-story tower is now certified LEED Platinum and is the largest building in the U.S. to achieve that designation, according to EQ Office. Part of the transformation is Catalog, a 300,000-square-foot retail, dining and entertainment destination at the base of the tower. The name Catalog is a nod to the Sears Roebuck Co. and its printed catalog. Designed by Gensler, Catalog features restaurants such as Tortazo by Rick Bayless, Shake Shack, Joe & the Juice, Foxtrot, Starbucks, Brown Bag Seafood Co., Do-Rite Donuts & Chicken, Sushi-San and Sweetgreen. Kindling, a two-story restaurant concept from Chicago’s 50/50 Group, as well as Urbanspace, a food hall, are both slated to open in late summer or early fall. A 30,000-square-foot outdoor terrace sits atop Catalog. The Skydeck observatory at Willis Tower also underwent a renovation through partnerships with exhibit design firms Thinc and SOM. An interactive “best of Chicago” museum-like exhibit celebrates the personality, history and neighborhoods of Chicago. Gensler designed the building’s new exterior façade at the base. SKB Architecture and Design handled the design of …

May 25, 2022

Market Reports Northeast Northeast Market Reports Restaurant Retail

Mixed-Use Owners in Northeast Face Retail Tenancy Dilemma

by Taylor Williams May 20, 2022

By Taylor Williams As the pandemic recedes from the minds and wallets of American consumers, the food and beverage (F&B) industry finds itself embroiled in a host of new financial problems, driven this time by pure economics rather than public health. Inflation and supply chain disruption are working both in tandem and within independent channels to bring new hardships to the sector, mainly in the form of elevated costs and delayed timelines for operating and expanding restaurants of all types. At the same time, F&B owners and operators finds themselves awash with pent-up demand to dine out, drink, socialize and enjoy entertainment attractions and activities. Meanwhile, across the Northeast, quality F&B spaces that went dark during the first 18 months of the pandemic have largely been reabsorbed. That confluence of circumstances encapsulates major incentives and opportunities for landlords to raise rents. Add in the fact that these property owners have in many cases been operating on deferred, reduced or restructured rent payment schedules for much or all of the last two years, and the move to push F&B rents is even more justifiable. For owners of traditional retail product — from power centers to neighborhood strip malls to single-tenant, net-leased …

May 20, 2022

Development Restaurant Retail Texas

Woodmont Co. Breaks Ground on 1,400 SF Retail Building for Starbucks in Longview, Texas

by Taylor Williams May 19, 2022

LONGVIEW, TEXAS — Fort Worth-based developer The Woodmont Co. has broken ground on a 1,400-square-foot retail project for Starbucks in Longview, located about 120 miles east of Dallas. The new coffee shop will be situated at the site of a former gas station and will be devoid of any indoor dining space. Shell construction of the building is scheduled to be complete in June.

May 19, 2022

Leasing Activity New Jersey Northeast Restaurant Retail

Azarian Realty Signs Two New Tenants at Northern New Jersey Shopping Center

by Taylor Williams May 16, 2022

LIVINGSTON, N.J. — Azarian Realty Co. has signed two new tenants to leases at Livingston Town Center, a 65,000-square-foot shopping center in Northern New Jersey. Spa concept Bleu Mirage Aesthetics has leased 1,886 square feet, and food and beverage user Mango Mango Dessert has leased 1,323 square feet. Kevin Pelio of Azarian Realty represented both parties in the first set of lease negotiations. Pelio and James Azarian represented both sides in the second deal.

May 16, 2022

Leasing Activity Midwest Missouri Restaurant Retail

Hot Box Cookies Opens at Streets of St. Charles in Suburban St. Louis

by Kristin Harlow May 16, 2022

ST. CHARLES, MO. — Hot Box Cookies has opened at Streets of St. Charles in suburban St. Louis. The store at 650 Beale St. is the sixth metro St. Louis location for Hot Box Cookies, which specializes in freshly made cookies in a dozen flavors. Customers can take home a box or have it delivered. Hot Box also offers ice cream sandwiches, cookie cakes and catering services. Owned and managed by Cullinan Properties Ltd., Streets of St. Charles is a 27-acre mixed-use development featuring retail, dining, entertainment, hospitality, multifamily and office space.

May 16, 2022

Leasing Activity Restaurant Retail Texas

Bright Realty Adds 11 New Retailers, Restaurants at Realm at Castle Hills in Metro Dallas

by Taylor Williams May 11, 2022

LEWISVILLE, TEXAS — Bright Realty has added 11 new retail and restaurant users at The Realm at Castle Hills, the locally based developer’s 324-acre mixed-use destination in the northern Dallas suburb of Lewisville. Food and beverage concepts include Saray Mediterranean Fusion Grill & Bar, Salubrious Juice & More, donut eatery Mochinut, smoothie bar Bahama Bucks, breakfast concept Food Morning and Japanese restaurant Luster Grill. The roster now also features three salons — Cool Heads, Salon Bellus and Cachet Salons & Spa — as well as fitness concept Hotworx and Castle Hills Animal Hospital.

May 11, 2022

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