Novi, Mich. — Gerdom Realty & Investment has negotiated two leases at Thomasville Centre in Novi. Alchile Mexican Grill & Bar and Pho Mai Vietnamese restaurant are the newest tenants to join the center, which is located on Grand River Avenue. Alchile opened this spring, leasing 5,130 square feet. Pho Mai will open during the second half of this year and occupy 1,680 square feet. Joel Karboske of Gerdom represented the landlord, Mclaughlin Family Properties.
Much of the spotlight surrounding in-demand tenants at today’s shopping centers is focused on food and beverage and entertainment users. This is a solid strategy, agrees Steven Maksin, founder and CEO of Moonbeam Capital Investments, but it should not be the only initiative. Instead, these tenants should round out a larger roster that includes other internet-resistant industries. This can boil down to services and alternative uses, as Maksin explains. Maksin and his team have had great success introducing everything from DMVs to creative offices, police academies, colleges and medical users …
Technology is omnipresent in nearly every aspect of our daily lives — and it is changing rapidly, but retail real estate players don’t have to reinvent the wheel to keep up with the latest and greatest. Bryan Cornelius, president of X Team and principal at Dallas/Fort Worth-based Venture Commercial, values the convenience, information and speed technology brings to his teams, but believes the secret sauce for a successful practice is local market knowledge. X Team has built its streamlined platform on this notion and the group plans to continue integrating …
Fontana, Calif. — Progressive Real Estate Partners has signed Chuze Fitness to a 45,000-square-foot lease with Morningside Marketplace in Fontana. Chuze Fitness will occupy the space of a former Ralphs Grocery, leaving 12,000 square feet of space for a soon-to-be-named co-tenant. Morningside Marketplace is a 90,000-square-foot retail center located at 14574 Baseline Ave. The center is fully leased to tenants including Chase Bank, Great Clips, Chevron, KFC, Pizza Hut, Baskin Robbins, Togo’s and Wienerschnitzel. The new Chuze Fitness is scheduled to open early next year. Paul Su of Progressive represented the …
Minneapolis — Eleven Artisans, a brew pub and entertainment venue, has signed a 3,500-square-foot lease at the historic Handicraft Guild Building and Assembly Hall adjacent to the new City Club Apartments. The name Eleven Artisans comes from a community of 11 female artists who pioneered a creative movement in downtown Minneapolis in the early 1900s. They created their art in the Handicraft Guild Building and Assembly Hall, which dates back to 1907. The brew pub, designed by Minneapolis firm Shea Design, will offer a range of craft beers, rotating handles, wine …
Corey Bialow, CEO of Bialow Real Estate, is extremely optimistic about this next phase of retail. As a tenant representative, he has seen this sentiment shared throughout industry events like RECon, and among his clients. There are plenty of tenants looking for shopping center space, Bialow contends — though there is a caveat. These tenants are looking for high-quality, welcoming spaces in today’s top centers. This places the onus on landlords to ensure their spaces remain competitive with the rest of the market. Having worked with digitally native brands for quite …
New York City — The Feil Organization has completed the leasing of 488 Madison Ave., a 23-story, 447,000-square-foot building in New York City. The Feil Organization signed Mephisto Shoes to a 1,854-square-foot lease and Mighty Bowl to an 800-square-foot lease. Both are expected to open this fall. The building was originally delivered in 1948 and was formally known as the “Look Building,” for the defunct magazine. The Feil Organization completed a renovation of the building in 2016 and has since signed tenants including Indochino, Bonobos Guideshops, UNTUCKit, City Hats and …
Landover Hills, Md. — Nellis Corp. has signed five new retail tenants to Capital Plaza Shopping Center in Landover Hills, Maryland. The five retailers include Starbucks Coffee, AT&T, Tropical Smoothie Café, Quickway Hibachi and Inspire Nail Bar & Spa. The tenants will join Walmart, McDonald’s and an under-construction Royal Farms. Capital Plaza is situated at 6200 Annapolis Road, eight miles east of downtown Washington, D.C. The center offers 180,000 square feet of developed retail space. The site is under redevelopment, and Nellis Corp. expects the first of three pad sites …
Chicago — Brown Bag Seafood Co. will open its newest location in Willis Tower in Chicago. The fast-casual seafood concept will be located in Catalog, the 300,000-square-foot dining and retail area at the base of the office tower, currently under construction. Willis Tower is undergoing a $500 million renovation project, the biggest transformation in the building’s 46-year history. The first phase is expected to be open to the public in late 2019. Brown Bag Seafood Co. joins Convene, Urbanspace, Shake Shack, Sweetgreen, Starbucks Coffee and Market Creations as a tenant. …
Columbus, Ohio — Bonobos has signed a new lease to occupy 1,500 square feet at a mixed-use development in Columbus. The Pizzuti Cos. is the developer for the property, which is located in the Short North Arts District. Founded in 2007 as an online-only retailer for men’s clothing, Bonobos began opening brick-and-mortar locations in 2012. This is the company’s first location in Columbus and third in Ohio. Bonobos will join office tenant Industrious at the four-story building. Industrious, a coworking space provider, will occupy 30,000 square feet on the third …
