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Mr. Fries Man Preferred Sq. Footage: 850-1,700 s.f. 12-Month Anticipated Openings: 20 The quick-service chains bets on rapid growth with new units planned for Salt Lake City, Houston, New Orleans, Sacramento, Calif., and throughout Southern California. Freestanding pad and shopping center sites are targeted. The chain is known for its loaded fries that include choice More

Barre3 has signed an NNN lease to open a unit at an outparcel three-tenant building in the White Oak Northwest Regional Center, by early- to mid-fall of 2021. Build-out costs will be approximately $200K for improvements to the cold dark shell unit. There was a potential issue with the location being an inline space between More

Today’s younger consumers, namely the Generation Z and millennial audiences, are very much into health and fitness, and are utilizing environmentally conscious, cruelty-free lifestyle choices whenever possible. All of these interests contribute to the recent rise of vegan restaurants, many of which mimic standard fast-food menus, but with plant-based ingredients. Look for lifestyle centers, mixed-use More

Boxing-based workout studios have exploded with expansion, and new brands in this fitness category are popping up with strong national franchising goals. This boutique fitness concept works well in all types of retail spaces — lifestyle centers, power centers, street-front retail and the ground floor of mixed-use spaces. Boxing fitness studios have even successfully taken More

Last month, Lidl signed a lease to take over a 30,808-s.f. space formerly occupied by Stein Mart, located in the Mayfair Shopping Center, a regional power center in Commack, a suburb of New York City in Long Island’s Suffolk County. The space became available in the fall of 2020, shortly after Stein Mart announced its More

We asked: What are you doing to bring shoppers back into retail centers? Steven Levin, Founder/CEO – Centennial Real Estate At Centennial, we are reimagining retail. We are redefining the mall of the future by creating a multitude of experiences that make our guests feel comfortable while delivering an energetic and sensory-rich excursion. At Fox More

Although COVID-19 lockdowns are easing up, customers have gotten used to the convenience and safety of takeout foods, even from their beloved full-service, dine-in restaurants. Many of these chains have taken heed of their customers’ preferences and are ramping up the opening of new branded offshoot versions of their restaurants that provide a fast-casual set More

When it comes to recent mixed-use multifamily development/retail projects, the main objective appears to be creating a “town center” feel. This seems to be a direct reaction to the isolation so many felt during the height of COVID-19 lockdowns, resulting in a renewed yearning for connectedness. Today’s mixed-use, live-work-play developments are cognizant of the restorative More