SPROUTS FARMERS MARKET OPENS FIRST HOUSTON AREA STORE

KATY, TEXAS — Sprouts Farmers Market has opened a 25,300-square-foot store at the southwest corner of Cinco Ranch Boulevard and Peek Road in Katy. The store is Sprouts' first location in the Houston area. Ed Page and Chris Pitts of UCR's Houston office represented both the landlord, Scottsdale, Ariz.-based AVB Development Partners, and Sprouts in the lease transaction. Page is Sprouts' southeast Texas representative for all site acquisitions. Sprouts operates more than 150 stores throughout the Western U.S.