FORT WORTH — Chef Jon Bonnell of Bonnell's Fine Texas Cuisine will open Waters, Bonnell's Fine Coastal Cuisine, a 7,775-square-foot upscale restaurant, in the West 7th mixed-use development in Fort Worth. The property will be located at 2901 Crockett St., and the opening is slated for February 2013. Rodger Chieffalo of Chiefallo Realty, along with Frank Bullock and Carey Shagets of SRS Real Estate Partners, represented the landlord, Cypress Equities, in the lease transaction. Attorney Jack Larson represented the tenant.
CHICAGO — Retailers Salvatore Ferragamo and Ermenegildo Zegna have expanded and renewed leases at 645 N. Michigan Ave. in Chicago. Salvatore Ferragamo, which sells luxury handbags, shoes and small leather goods, renewed its ground-level lease for 2,700 square feet and expanded to the second floor, taking 3,300 square feet. Italian men's wear giant Ermenegildo Zegna renewed its ground-level lease for 2,400 square feet and also expanded to the second floor, taking 2,900 square feet. 645 North Michigan LLC and Nakash 645 North Michigan LLC own the property, which is managed by The Feil Organization. Robert Gibson of Cushman & Wakefield represented Salvatore Ferragamo in the transaction. Joan Siegel of Siegel Consultants represented Ermenegildo Zegna. The Feil Organization was represented in-house by Brian Feil and Ken Hanson.
AUBURN, MASS. — The new 56,295-square-foot Lundgren Honda dealearship at 145-163 Washington St. in Auburn has opened. The facility features a showroom, service department with 22 bays, an automotic car wash and four quick-lube service bays. The building also includes a business center with free Wi-Fi, a cafe and children's play center. BKA Architects designed the project and Construction Management & Builders served as the general contractor.
CRANSTON, R.I. — LA Fitness has chosen Garden City Center as its first Rhode Island location. The sports club will be next to OfficeMax in a two-story, 38,000-square-foot facility that will be designed to resemble a hotel inside. The LA Fitness outlet will replace a closed Borders bookstore at the center, which will be demolished. Construction will begin in January 2013 and the club is expected to open in December 2013 or early 2014. The LA Fitness location will be the second phase of a multimillion dollar expansion and renovation of the shopping center, which Wilder Cos. launched in the spring. Phase I includes a new 20,000-square-foot building linking the center's two sections.
COLUMBIA, MD. — The 4,722-square-foot Shoppes at Dobbin Center, a three-tenant retail building located in Columbia, has sold for $3.45 million. The property is leased to Starbucks, Radio Shack and Spa #1 Nails. Andrew Fallon of Calkain Cos. represented the seller in the transaction. The buyer was a Washington, D.C.-based investor.
BARNEGAT, N.J. — R&R Barnegat has acquired a 6,124-square-foot, single-tenant property at 860 W. Bay Ave. in Barnegat for $2.3 million. The property is occupied by Advance Auto, which has 15 years remaining on its lease. Bob Horvath and Todd Tremblay of Marcus & Millichap procured the buyer in the transaction. Richard Geisenfeld of Capital Commercial Partners represented the seller, Primax Properties LLC.
CORPUS CHRISTI — Northern Tool + Equipment has signed a lease to open a 15,000-square-foot store, located at 4914 S. Padre Island Drive in Corpus Christi. Clay Mote of Venture Commercial represented the tenant in the lease transaction. Sharon Biles of Sabre Properties represented the landlord. Northern Tool + Equipment has more than 70 stores nationwide.
BAKERSFIELD, PALMDALE, CALIF. – Bakersfield and Palmdale are home to two new CVS/Pharmacy stores that were recently completed by LandMark Retail Group. The Bakersfield CVS will reside within the city’s new Grand Island Village Shopping Center, a 90,000-square-foot neighborhood/specialty style shopping center. This is the fifth CVS store LandMark has developed in the city. The Palmdale locale is inside the Vallarta-anchored shopping center on the corner of 47th Street and R Street. LandMark notes that it has 12 more CVS stores scheduled to open in California this year.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Calkain Urban Investment Advisors has arranged the $14.5 million sale of a 12,565-square-foot CVS/pharmacy, located on Columbia Road in Adams Morgan, a neighborhood of Washington, D.C. CVS/pharmacy has approximately 23 years remaining on its lease. Rick Fernandez of Calkain represented the seller in the transaction and Jerry Burg, also of Calkain, represented the buyer, a private 1031-exchange investor.
DARIEN, ILL. — A Walmart store at the Darien Town Centre in Darien will be converted into a Walmart Supercenter store, which will include a full grocery and general merchandise selection. The 43,000-square-foot expansion will begin this fall and include the relocation of some of the existing tenants and the center. The project will also include the demolition of a portion of the center, including the former Circuit City space, to accommodate the expansion. Retail Properties of America owns the 223,694-square-foot Darien Towne Center.