Jul 23
Several restaurant chains are heading out to southeast Houston near Baybrook Mall.
Hopdoddy Burger Bar, Snooze, an A.M. Eatery, Mod Pizza and Main Squeeze Juice Co. inked leases at a new shopping center at 820 Bay Area Blvd., according to a press release. Houston-based Baker Katz, a commercial real estate brokerage company, acquired the 2-acre property in 2017.
The site is home to two buildings totaling about 15,000 square feet. According to marketing materials on Baker Katz’s website, Snooze, Main Squeeze and Mod Pizza will be in one building, while Hopdoddy will be in the other structure, which includes another 3,500-square-foot space.
Construction was completed in the first quarter of 2018, per the release. Houston-based Levinson Alcoser Associates LP was the architect, but a general contractor was not provided. Lunden McGill with Baker Katz represented the landlord in all of the deals.
Here are more details about the leases, according to the release:
- Hopdoddy signed a 10-year, 4,000-square-foot lease. Frank Seely represented the Austin-based burger joint. It will be the sixth Houston-area location for Hopdoddy — a store in CityCentre is expected to open this fall.
- Snooze signed a 10-year, 3,700-square-foot lease. Jason Baker of Baker Katz represented the Denver-based brunch eatery. This will be its fifth location. The newest store in the Heights opened in January.
- Mod Pizza signed a 10-year, 2,800-square-foot lease. Chris Reyeswith Shop Cos. represented the Seattle-based pizza chain. There are more than 20 greater Houston locations of Mod Pizza, which first entered the Houston market in late 2014,per its website. In January, the brand raised $33 million and secured a $40 million line of creditto fuel its rapid expansion.
- Main Squeeze signed a five-year, 1,340-square-foot lease. Chace Henke and Ryan Holliday with Transwestern represented the juice chain. When Jeff Drost and Tabatha Jones were announced as local franchisees for the New Orleans-based company, this was expected to be their first location. One location of Main Squeeze is currently open in Katy, and at least five more are on their way to Houston, per the brand’s website.
The restaurants are expected to open in late 2018, a Baker Katz spokesperson confirmed.
“This has been a tremendous project for our team from start to finish,” Baker Katz Principal Jason Baker said in the release regarding the project at 820 Bay Area Blvd. “Our decision initially to purchase this property stemmed from the limited supply of quality retail product in the area, and we knew we could create a unique setting to attract leading restaurant concepts who could utilize the amenities these two buildings provide — prominent glass throughout the buildings, large wrap-around patios and visibility to Bay Area Boulevard.”
Another local Baker Katz project includes redeveloping a 17,000-square-foot historic property at 1919 Washington Ave. with Houston-based Braun Enterprises.
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