Morrisville, N.C. — Nordstrom Rack has signed a 25,000-square-foot lease in Morrisville. Situated within Park West Village, the new store is scheduled to open in spring 2025. Other tenants at the center, which is owned and managed by CASTO, include Target, Trader Joe’s and Michaels. Nordstrom plans to open within three additional locations in the state this fall and next spring, adding stores in Mooresville, Raleigh and Matthews.
Emeryville, Calif. — Tokyo Central has signed a lease at Bay Street Emeryville in Emeryville, with plans to open a 40,635-square-foot store at the newly redeveloped retail center. Owned by Pan Pacific Retail Management (PPRM), the Asian grocery concept features imported Japanese goods. Scheduled to open next year, Tokyo Central at Bay Street will also include a Japanese cuisine dining establishment. CenterCal Properties, which acquired the center in 2021, is the landlord. Other recent openings at the property include Mumu Hot Pot, Fogo de Chão, Flores Cocina & Bar, Pippal, Tipsy …
Pleasant Grove, Utah — Five new tenants have signed leases totaling 11,200 square feet at Valley Grove, a mixed-use development by St. John Properties in Pleasant Grove. Feather Hat Bar, MassageLuXe, Melty, Panera Bread and Royal Suits will occupy 1,400; 2,600; 1,621; 3,755; and 1,847 square feet, respectively. Chris Lorenzon of Commercial Real Estate Specialists represented MassageLuXe in the lease negotations. Derek Orr of SW Valley KW Commercial represented Melty, and JR Moore of Mountian West Commercial represented Panera Bread.
Glen Mills, Pa. — Aesthetics and wellness concept VIO Med Spa has signed a lease at Glen Eagle Square, a shopping center located in Glen Mills. Scheduled to open at the property in the fourth quarter of this year, the tenant will occupy 1,995 square feet adjacent to Currie Hair and Skin and Nails. Whole Foods Market anchors Glen Eagle Square, which totals 152,000 square feet.
Millville, N.J. — Irgang Group has signed leases with three new tenants at Union Lake Crossing, its 393,000-square-foot retail center in Millville. Bath & Body Works, AAA South Jersey and Jersey Mike’s will occupy 4,400; 1,945; and 1,500 square feet at the property, respectively. Mario Brunelli and Chelsea Reizner of R.J. Brunelli & Co. represented the landlord in the lease negotiations. Reizner and Brunelli also represented AAA South Jersey in negotiations. Jarrad Coletta of Coletta Commercial represented Jersey Mike’s, and Adam Rosenfarb of MSC represented Bath & Body Works. The new …
Lenexa, Kan. — Block & Co. Inc. Realtors has completed the lease-up of a former Stein Mart anchor space at Orchard Corners, a shopping center located in Lenexa near Kansas City. Petco will occupy the remaining 18,500-square-foot endcap space, joining Sierra in backfilling the 37,000-square-foot space formerly occupied by Stein Mart. David Block of Block & Co. represented ownership in the lease negotiations. Anchor tenants at Orchard Corners include Nordstrom Rack, T.J. Maxx, HomeGoods and Michaels.
Milton, Ga. — Knuckies Hoagies, a sandwich concept founded in Milton in 2019, has announced a new partnership with Walmart. The brand has executed leases to open restaurants within 14 Walmart stores across six states, including Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Oklahoma and Texas. According to a press release issued by the Knuckies Franchise Co., the partnership offers “a built-in customer base and prime locations.”
Marietta, Ga. — Five new tenants have signed leases at The Avenue West Cobb, a shopping center located in Marietta, roughly 20 miles northwest of downtown Atlanta. The Peach Cobbler Factory has opened a 1,400-square-foot restaurant at the property, with restaurant Le’ Zia scheduled to open later this month in a 9,580-square-foot space. Additionally, lifestyle brand J.Jill has signed a 3,840-square-foot lease and is scheduled to open this fall, along with Spirit Halloween, which will occupy 9,980 square feet at the center on a temporary basis. Jim ‘N Nick’s Community Bar-B-Q …
Escondido, Calif. — Axiom Retail Advisors has arranged two leases totaling 20,128 square feet at a shopping center located in Escondido. The tenants, Dollar Tree and Big Blue Swim School, will occupy a former Big Lots property at the center, which is anchored by The Home Depot. Lea Clay Park and Stephanie Skrbin of Axiom represented the landlord, Red Mountain Retail Group, in the lease negotiations. Brian Pyke of Retail Insite represented Dollar Tree, and Andrew Shemirani of Flocke & Avoyer represented Big Blue Swim School. Red Mountain Retail Group acquired …
Houston — Great Big Game Show, a new interactive entertainment concept, will open within a 1,008-square-foot space at CITYCENTRE, a 47-acre mixed-use development in Houston. Developed by the creators of The Escape Game, the venue will offer visitors the opportunity to be contestants in a game show featuring challenges, questions and games. Scheduled to open this fall, the destination will be situated adjacent to an Escape Game facility. TriGate Capital is the landlord.