Paris, France — Paris-based retail center owner and operator Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW) and TOCA Football have announced a partnership to open multiple eatertainment venues throughout Europe. The first of the new TOCA Socials will open at Westfield London and Westfield CNIT in La Défense in Paris in 2025. The venues will occupy 37,620 and 25,833 square feet, respectively. The partnership will include additional, yet-to-be-announced locations. TOCA Social venues feature immersive soccer-based gaming, as well as food and beverages. In London, the brand currently operates at The O2.
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Moreno Valley: Hub for Growth and Opportunity
Located in Southern California’s Inland Empire, Moreno Valley has emerged as a significant growth center and a friendly home to retail. As highlighted by Melissa McClain, head of marketing & business attraction for the city, the area’s robust development is driven by substantial job creation and strategic planning. “Truly the catalyst for the growth in Moreno Valley has been jobs. We’ve created more than 34,000 jobs in the last eleven years. And because of that, we now have more than 7,700 single-family and multifamily residential units that are either …
Chesapeake, Va. — Dollar Tree Inc. has acquired designation rights for 170 leases of 99 Cents Only Stores, following the latter’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing. 99 Cents Only Stores filed for bankruptcy in April and is disposing of its assets — including inventory, owned real estate and store leases — as part of the process. Dollar Tree acquired the leases, as well as the North American intellectual property of 99 Cents and select onsite furniture, fixtures and equipment, in two separate transactions this month. “This was an attractive opportunity to secure …
Las Vegas — Kindred Concepts (F1 Arcade) has announced plans for a 21,000-square-foot F1 Arcade at The Forum Shops at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Scheduled to open in 2025, the venue will feature racing simulators, games, viewing screens, a 41-foot bar and a 3,550-square-foot private room. Simon is the property owner and landlord.
Inglewood, Calif. — Three new tenants have signed leases totaling 128,500 square feet at Hollywood Park, a mixed-use development currently underway in Inglewood, approximately 13 miles outside downtown Los Angeles. JD Sports and Iconix Fitness will occupy 7,500 and 56,000 square feet, respectively, beginning this summer. Cosm will also open a 65,000-square-foot experiential venue at the property this summer. Upon completion, Hollywood Park — which is being developed by Los Angeles Rams Owner and Chairman E. Stanley Kroenke — will feature up to 890,000 square feet of retail space, as well …
Tampa, Fla. — Strategic Property Partners LLC has unveiled the next phase of Water Street Tampa, the company’s $3 billion mixed-use neighborhood underway in downtown Tampa. The next phase will comprise three separate buildings with residential, office and hospitality/entertainment space. The third building will feature a select-service hotel, parking garage and entertainment uses, including food-and-beverage options and a live music venue. The office complex will also feature ground-floor retail space. The road and utility infrastructure work for these additions is currently underway and expected to be complete in spring 2025. Last …
Petersburg, Va. — The City of Petersburg has selected Bruce Smith Enterprise and The Cordish Cos. to co-develop a $1.4 billion gaming and entertainment district in Petersburg, roughly 24 miles south of Richmond. The Petersburg City Council unanimously approved the joint venture partnership, which responded to a request for proposal (RFP) issued by the city, as the preferred development partner on the mixed-use project. Upon completion, Live! Casino & Hotel Virginia will comprise more than 400,000 square feet of gaming, hospitality and dining space, as well as 35,000 square feet of …
Montebello, Calif. — Topgolf will open a new, 70,000-square-foot venue in Montebello, approximately 10 miles outside downtown Los Angeles. Upon completion, the facility will feature 102 outdoor climate-controlled hitting bays across three levels, as well as a full-service restaurant, 200 televisions, a 28-foot video wall, outdoor patio, rooftop terrace and private event rooms. Scheduled to open in May, this will mark the third Topgolf venue to be located in the Los Angeles metro.
Houston — Australian-based Funlab has opened a new, 12,000-square-foot Holey Moley Mini Golf Club in Houston. In addition to three nine-hole miniature golf courses, the venue features two private karaoke rooms and a full-service bar and restaurant, dubbed The Caddyshack. Funlab’s current portfolio includes two Holey Moley facilities in Denver and Austin. An additional venue is scheduled to open in San Francisco this year.
Oakbrook, Ill. — Graycor Construction Co. has completed Wonderverse, a 45,000-square-foot entertainment space at Oakbrook Center in suburban Chicago. The project features a hybrid of physical and multi-media experiences, interactive installations, attractions and experiences, allowing visitors to step into their favorite Sony Pictures stories. Sony is the project’s owner. The space includes escape rooms, virtual reality adventures, bumper cars, racing simulators, an arcade and speakeasy. The project team included Scenario as the owner’s representative and EXP as the architect of record.