The Sept. 27 Shopping Center Business webinar “Market Outlook — Insights on Retail, Consumers, REITs, NNN & Shopping Centers” covered the state of the retail industry, focusing on consumer behavior and the financial health of retailers. Be sure to tune in to the 6-minute mark of this webinar for a clear-eyed, informative breakdown of key retail trends from moderator Dana Telsey of Telsey Advisory Group. Panelists discussed a shift in consumer spending toward value and discount retailers, with a slowdown in luxury goods consumption. The webinar also explored challenges in the retail sector, including increased …
Restaurants
Providence, R.I. — Marsella Development Corp. is underway on Track 15, an 18,000-square-foot food hall situated within the historic Union Station building in Providence. Scheduled to open in February 2025, the Track 15 will feature the food vendors including Little Chaska, Tolia, Dune Brothers, Dolores, There There, Giusto PVD and Mother Pizzeria PVD. In addition to the vendor spaces, the $25 million development will feature indoor and outdoor seating for roughly 600, an entertainment venue and a 10,000-square-foot plaza.
Cambridge, Mass. — Two new concepts have joined the lineup at CanalSide Food + Drink, a new food hall scheduled to open this month in Cambridge. Eateries Juicygreens and Far Out Ice Cream have joined the vendor lineup, which also includes anoush’ella, Caffé Nero, Chilacates, DalMoros Fresh Pasta to Go, Fresh, InChu, Lala’s Neapolitan-ish Pizza, Nu Burger, Sapporo Ramen and Teazzi Tea Shop. New England Development is the developer of the property, which was designed by RODE. The project team also includes general contractor Whiting Turning.
San Antonio — MLSA Ventures has announced plans to redevelop the historic La Villita Assembly Hall in San Antonio into a food and beverage project featuring 49,993 square feet of leasable space. Renovations to the building, which was originally constructed in 1958, are scheduled to begin in the second quarter of 2025. In addition to space for food and beverage concepts, the redevelopment will include public patios and a large outdoor bar with a beer garden. Completion is expected for 2027. The project team includes Ford, Powell and Carson as the …
Newport Beach, Calif. — California-based pizza chain Mountain Mike’s has signed three multi-unit franchise agreements in Texas. The agreements include plans for five restaurants in Austin, three restaurants in metro Houston and three restaurants in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metro. Franchisees Rajeev Dewan, Ajay and Karina Gorde and Tim Fogarty will own and operate the units in Austin, metro Houston and the Dallas-Fort Worth area, respectively. Mountain Mike’s current portfolio includes four existing restaurants in the Dallas-Fort Worth metro and one in Greater Houston.
Fort Lauderdale, Fla. — BurgerFi International (NASDAQ: BFI) has filed for voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The Fort Lauderdale-based company operates under two brands: BurgerFi and Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza & Wings. The two entities have a total of 144 restaurants open across the United States, Puerto Rico and Saudi Arabia. The filing pertains to 67 corporately owned locations operating under both the BurgerFi and Anthony’s banners. The remaining 77 franchisee-owned locations are excluded from the filing, with the company’s total portfolio expected to remain open and continue normal operations. BurgerFi …
Fort Worth, Texas — Cheeseburger slider chain Smalls Sliders has signed a new, six-unit franchise deal in the Fort Worth metro. Franchisee Brett Stewart will own and operate the restaurants, which are dubbed “Cans.” The first of the new units is scheduled to open in 2025. Locations will include Fort Worth, White Settlement, Weatherford, Granbury, Cleburne and Stephenville. Smalls Sliders was founded in 2019 and now has a portfolio of more than 300 restaurants currently open or under development.
Cordova, Tenn. — Bojangles has broken ground on a new restaurant property situated on an outparcel within Market at Cordova Shopping Center in Cordova. Completion of the development is scheduled for early 2025. John Reed and Hurston Reed of The Shopping Center Group (TSCG) negotiated the lease between Bojangles and the outparcel owner, The Life Church. A 55,000-square-foot Grand Super Market anchors Market at Cordova Shopping Center, which N&L Holdings acquired this past July.
Atlanta — Atlanta-based Chick-fil-A has announced plans to open 25 to 30 new restaurants in Michigan by the end of 2028. Plans include locations in metro Detroit and Ann Arbor, as well as in the Lansing, Jackson, Flint-Saginaw and Benton Harbor areas. Openings are scheduled to begin later this year. The brand first entered the state in 2015.
FCPT Purchases 20 Bloomin’ Brands Restaurant Properties for $66.4 Million
Mill Valley, Calif. — Four Corners Property Trust (FCPT) has purchased 20 restaurant properties occupied by Bloomin’ Brands concepts for $66.4 million dollars. Located in Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, North Carolina, Nevada, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Tennessee, the portfolio includes 10 Outback Steakhouse restaurants and 10 Carrabba’s Italian Grill restaurants, with one dual-tenant property occupied by both concepts. The properties are leased to corporate Bloomin’ Brands entities on two master leases. This transaction makes Bloomin’ Brands the third largest tenant for FCPT, accounting for 3.3 percent of cash rent for …