Jacksonville, Fla. — The Ferber Co. has entered into a contract to acquire Brooklyn Place, a vacant building that sits on 1.5 acres in downtown Jacksonville. The initial tenant lineup at the 11,500-square-foot site includes Panera Bread and Bento Asian Kitchen + Sushi. There is a 1,520-square-foot space available. Ferber expects the land acquisition to close this summer and will begin construction immediately after. Completion is scheduled for summer 2020. A sales price and seller for the land acquisition were not disclosed.
Dallas — Eataly, a concept that offers Italian-inspired food and drink in a marketplace setting, has signed a lease to open a 48,000-square-foot space at NorthPark Center, an enclosed shopping mall in Dallas. This location will be the company’s first in Texas. Scott Muller, Katie Rambie, Kiley Pipkin, Zach Ballenger, Justin Rasansky, Sydney Muller and Jack Gosnell of CBRE represented Eataly in the lease negotiations.
Manhattan Beach, Calif. — Two new restaurants are joining the tenant roster at Manhattan Village, a 573,000-square-foot indoor/outdoor mixed-use dining and retail property located in Manhattan Beach. The restaurants are: • dan by ROC (Republic of China), a new concept from ROC that offers home-cooked Chinese food, specializing in dumplings and noodles. Situated within the Village Shops, the 3,500-square-foot location is scheduled to open in fall 2020. • edo Little Bites, which is the newest creation of Chef Edoardo Baldi, creator of e.baldi. Located in Village Shops, the 642-square-foot eatery …
Algonquin, Ill. — SVN | Chicago Commercial has arranged the sale of a 7,549-square-foot restaurant property in Algonquin for $1.1 million. The freestanding building is located at 2561 County Line Road. Tim Rasmussen and Olivia Czyzynski of SVN brokered the transaction. The buyer, an operator of Mexican restaurants, plans to open a casual Mexican concept, according to Rasmussen.
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. …
Scottsdale, Ariz. — Capital One is scheduled to open its first Capital One Café location in Arizona at Macerich’s Scottsdale Fashion Square in early 2020. As the first of its kind in Arizona, Capital One Café integrates digital tools and in-person interactions focused on customer needs. Open to both Capital One account holders and non-account holders, the café will offer customers a place to get help with their accounts, learn about new digital and financial tools, free Wi-Fi, and coffee and pastries made by a local baker. The 5,792-square-foot Capital …
Logan, Utah — Four Corners Property Trust (FCPT) has purchased three restaurant outparcel properties located adjacent to a mall in Logan, Utah. The aggregate acquisition price was $4.9 million. The name of the seller was not disclosed. The properties are occupied by Texas Roadhouse, Olive Garden and Arby’s, and each property is leased to corporate operators under triple-net leases with approximately seven years of weighted average term remaining.
Nashville, Tenn. — Bearded Iris Brewery and Barista Parlor, both local to Nashville, have signed leases to join the tenant lineup at Sylvan Supply in Nashville. Third & Urban and FCP are renovating the 96-year-old mill on Charlotte Avenue into a six-building, 130,700-square-foot mixed-use development that will feature office space, outdoor areas and 32,850 square feet of retail and dining space. Bearded Iris Brewery, named for Tennessee’s state flower, will brew experiential batches exclusive to the location, as well as its full portfolio of beer. Barista Parlor will offer coffee …
Gainesville, Fla. — Celebration Pointe developers have signed a lease to bring in The Keys, a fresh seafood restaurant and entertainment venue. The Keys is locally owned by Tony Espetia, a real estate professional with Coldwell Banker M. M. Parrish Realtors and former owner of Rum Runners and Fat Tuesday in Gainesville, Florida; Brad Heron, the current owner of Rockeys Dueling Piano Bar; and Diego Ibanez, who has more than 25 years of restaurant experience and is the co-owner of Emiliano’s Café, a longtime family-owned restaurant that started as a …
Tampa, Fla. — The Bromley Cos. has signed True Food Kitchen to a 5,000-square-foot lease in Midtown Tampa, a $500 million, 22-acre development in Tampa. This marks True Food’s first west central Florida location. Integrative medicine expert Andrew Weil co-founded the Oprah Winfrey-backed health-driven restaurant that operates several locations in Jacksonville, Naples and Boca Raton, Florida. The Bromley Cos. — in collaboration with Casto Southeast Realty Services, Jeffrey Anderson Real Estate Co., Crescent Communities and Concord Hospitality —has also signed Whole Foods Market to a 48,000-square-foot space within the project.