Brick Township, N.J. — First Watch will open a 3,846-square-foot restaurant in Brick Township. Scheduled to open in 2024, the property will be situated on a pad site within Brick Commons, a 278,145-square-foot retail center. Amy Staats and Hugh Scullin of Katz & Associates represented the tenant in the leasing negotiations.
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High Bluff Capital to Acquire 81-Restaurant Hardee’s Portfolio
San Diego — High Bluff Capital Partners will assume ownership of a portfolio comprising 81 Hardee’s locations following an auction. Located in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, South Carolina and Wyoming, the restaurants were previously owned by franchisee Summit Restaurant Group, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in May of this year. The transaction is expected to close in August. Dave Dixon will oversee operation of the restaurants. “High Bluff is the ideal partner to support our efforts…while making critical investments in restaurant remodels and other initiatives to boost traffic …
New York City — SAGA Hospitality Group will open a 7,000-square-foot restaurant at 360 Park Avenue, a 450,000-square-foot office property in New York City. BXP, which acquired the building in December 2021, is the landlord. Upon opening, the concept will offer coffee and pastries throughout the day and seafood dishes at night.
El Segundo, Calif. — Oath Pizza will open a 799-square-foot restaurant within The Works shopping center in El Segundo. Scheduled to open Aug. 5, the location will mark the first in the state for the brand, which was founded in 2015. The El Segundo restaurant is the first of three locations to be developed in California by franchise group Brothers Empire. Brothers, comprised of partners Mandeep Singh, Kulwant Jafal and Garish Talwar, is also considering storefronts in Orange County and Carlsbad.
Albuquerque, N.M. — Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of a 3,331-square-foot single-tenant retail property located in Albuquerque. Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers occupies the building on a 15-year, triple-net lease. Bill Asher, Jeff Lefko and Jeremy McChesney of Hanley represented the seller and developer, TradeCor LLC, in the transaction, in association with ParaSell Inc. Greg Swedelson and Jon-Eric Greene of SSG Realty Partners represented the buyer, an undisclosed private investor.
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Necessity Retail REIT Sells 44 Bob Evans-Leased Properties for $93 Million
New York City — The Necessity Retail REIT Inc. (RTL) has completed the sale of 44 properties leased to Bob Evans restaurants for a total $93 million. The restaurants are located in Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia and Maryland. “With this sale, we have intentionally reduced our total portfolio exposure to fast casual dining to less than 2 percent from 4 percent, based on annualized straight-line rent,” says Michael Weil, chief executive officer of RTL.
San Diego — Fruit juice concept Sip Fresh has entered a three-unit franchise agreement with operator Kevin Tam for locations in metro San Diego. The deal includes the acquisition of an existing store located in the Westfield UTC Mall and plans for two additional locations in the area. Tam’s previous experience includes concepts Wetzel’s Pretzels and Sweetgreen, as well as other quick service restaurant brands and food trucks. Sip Fresh plans to sign 35 new franchise agreements by the end of the year.
Atlanta — Hospitality group 200 Peachtree is underway on the development of two restaurants located at 200 Peachtree Street in downtown Atlanta. SKOL Brewing Co., a craft brewery, will comprise 5,000 square feet and is expected to open later this year. Food, beverage and entertainment hall Valhalla Social is scheduled to open in spring or summer 2024 and will total 15,000 square feet, with seating for roughly 300 people. CNNA Architects is the architect for both projects.
Avon, Ind. — SRS Real Estate Partners has arranged the $2.6 million ground lease sale of a 7,000-square-foot restaurant property in Avon, about 13 miles west of Indianapolis. Bubba’s 33 occupies the newly constructed property on a 15-year triple-net lease that is corporate guaranteed by parent company Texas Roadhouse Inc. Founded in 2013, Bubba’s 33 is an expanding sister brand of Texas Roadhouse. Morgan Merrill and Sarah Shanks of SRS represented the seller, Texas Roadhouse Inc. A California-based private investor was the buyer.
Walnut, Calif. — Progressive Real Estate Partners has arranged a 2,366-square-foot, 10-year lease with The Habit Burger Grill in Walnut. Paul Su of Progressive represented the landlord in lease negotiations. The tenant plans to execute a significant renovation of the building, which is situated across from Mt. San Antonio College and features a drive-thru.