Houston — Locally based developer Gulf Coast Commercial Group is underway on construction of Block 14 at Garden Oaks, an 18,000-square-foot retail project the Garden Oaks neighborhood of Houston. The project is being developed on a 1.7-acre site just north of Loop 610 and is expected to be complete in July. Tenants that have already signed leases include McAlister’s Deli and Salata.
Atlanta — A partnership of local developer Ackerman & Co. and MDH Partners will soon begin construction of an $85 million multifamily, office and retail expansion to the Lee + White retail property in Atlanta’s West End neighborhood. The partnership acquired the 11-building, 433,204-square-foot property from Stream Realty Partners in September 2019 and began redeveloping the former industrial property as a mixed-use dining and beverage destination. Atlanta-based Smith Dalia Architects is the master designer of the project. Development plans include the ground-up construction of a two-story glass structure featuring a …
Davenport, Fla. — Tailwinds Development LLC will develop a Publix-anchored shopping center within Champions Crossing in Davenport. The grocery store is slated to open in summer 2021. The new Publix will be located at 1200 Champions Drive, 30 miles southwest of downtown Orlando. Ali Mushtaq of SVN Florida represented the property owner, Savi Tri-County LLC, in the lease negotiations. According to Mushtaq, there is 7,121 square feet available for in-line leasing and 5,415 square feet available at an outparcel at the shopping center development. Champions Crossing is a master-planned development, …
Houston — Archway Properties has broken ground on a 22,016-square-foot build-to-suit retail project in Houston for Northern Tool + Equipment. The building will be situated on a freeway-fronting pad site within the 111-acre Park Air 59 mixed-use development on the city’s northeastern side. The store will be the Minnesota-based retailer’s eighth in Houston and is expected to open in the first quarter of 2021.
Arlington, Texas — Houston-based Gordon Partners has completed the remodeling of Green Oaks Plaza, a 100,000-square-foot shopping center located at the junction of Interstate 20 and Little Road in Arlington. Movie Tavern and Sprouts Farmers Market anchor the property. Capital improvements included heightening the facades, replacing tenant signage, upgrading landscaping and adding two additional pylon signs. Gordon Partners acquired the asset in 2018 at 82 percent occupancy and has executed leases that will bring occupancy above 95 percent. The company also plans to develop a 2,300-square-foot outparcel building with a …
East Rutherford, N.J. — German Doner Kebab (GDK), a fast-casual restaurant chain, plans to open 350 restaurants in the United States over the next seven years. The first location will be within American Dream in East Rutherford. The Glasgow, Scotland-based company specializes in doner kebab, which is a slow-cooked meat often served on a flatbread. GDK operates more than 70 locations in the United Kingdom, Sweden, Dubai, Abu-Dhabi, Oman, and Bahrain. GDK also plans to open locations in Ireland and Saudi Arabia. New York City-based JAACRES is representing GDK in …
Woodmere, N.Y. — Houlihan-Parnes LLC has arranged a $10 million construction loan for a retail project that will deliver an 80,000-square-foot Stop & Shop grocery store in Woodmere, a city located on the western part of Long Island. An undisclosed national lender provided the loan, which carries a fixed interest rate of 2.78 percent. The grocery store will be constructed in the Five Towns Shopping Center, an approximately 500,000-square-foot retail center located at 253-01 Rockaway Blvd., just east of JFK International Airport. The tenant roster includes Lowe’s Home Center, TJ …
Corona, Calif. — Organic Roots, a family-owned organic and natural food store, has opened a its location at McKinley Crossroads. ShopOne Centers REIT owns the property, located in Corona. This is the retailer’s second store, joining its existing location in Temecula. Organic Roots offers local, organic products, all-natural foods, health and body care products, and supplements. Additionally, the store features a wide selection of foods for specialized diets, including vegan, vegetarian, gluten free, low sugar, paleo and keto. Organic Roots will be open to seven days a week from 9 …
Morristown, N.J. — Restoration Hardware (RH) has unveiled plans to transform the 42-room Alnwick Hall mansion in Morristown, a western suburb of New York City, into an upscale home improvement store, restaurant and wine bar. The renaissance revival-style mansion was built in 1904 and modeled after a 16th-century British manor. The Morris Township Committee designated the property, which has been vacant for several years, as a non-condemned area in need of redevelopment in 2018. Next steps include receiving project approval from a local planning board, officially naming RH as the …
Boston — Architectural Heritage Foundation is underway on the redevelopment of Charles River Speedway in Boston, a project that will deliver a 15,574-square-foot retail complex. The site is located in the Allston-Brighton neighborhood of Boston and includes the former racetrack administrative building and garage facility, which is a registered historic property. Local craft brewery Notch Brewing will anchor the project with a full brewery, taproom and beer garden, along with other restaurant and retail tenants and event spaces. Construction is slated for completion in December.
