Construction is well underway at
CityLine Market Phase II with a new CVS
Pharmacy and a multi-tenant building that will include four restaurants: Jimmy
John’s Gourmet Sandwiches, Super Chix, Pho is for Lovers, and Piada Italian
Street Food (like a Chipotle for Italian food). The center owner, Regency
Centers, expects to have the development completed by summer. Smashburger, Taco Diner and Modern Market
(formerly Mod Market) are now open.

The remaining restaurants – Pei Wei, Luna Grill, and a Starbucks
with Wells Fargo Bank and the retail and service businesses – Reef Yoga,
CityLine Dentist, The Joint Chiropractic, Lash Lounge & Boutique, 18/8 Men’s
Salon – will also open this spring. The long awaited Whole Foods will open
April 13.

To find updates on both CityLine
and CityLine Market for dining, retail, apartments, etc., visit www.citylinedfw.com.

More restaurant activity:

West Campbell/75 area

• Snuffer’s will be coming to Richardson
  in space next to Tokyo Joe’s and Torchy’s Tacos.
• The Campbell Way Center on Alamo
  Dr., north of Campbell
  Road continues to attract new tenants for
  this renovated three- building complex. Mattison
  Avenue Salon Suites and Spa at 2100
  Alamo Dr has opened and Palapas
  Seafood Bar will be located in the end cap at the same address. Three additional
  food businesses will be announced shortly: a tea house, a Mexican and a Vietnamese
  restaurant.

West Belt Line at Coit
Road

·       
Dal-Rich Towne
Square continues to thrive with Richardson
Mercantile anchoring the center. 2015 saw several new restaurants and
retailers open including Las Brazas Mexican Cuisine, the popular WingBucket
and a new Sleep Central location. The latest addition to this center
is Royal China, a long time, family-style restaurant located in north Dallas
at Preston and Royal. They will open this second
location in the restaurant space next to Sleep Central in the southeast corner
of the center.  Royal China
is known for their hand-pulled noodles and house-made dumplings. The addition
of Royal China makes a total of eight restaurants at Dal-Rich. Herb Weitzman of The Weitzman Group said they have several more prospects that should announce this spring.

West
Campbell Road near Coit
Rd.

·       
Snap Kitchen took over the former
Starbucks space at Pavilion East. They offer “heat and eat” meals and snacks
along with fresh made, cold-pressed juices. “We
are passionately picky when it comes to the choices we make. From our internal
team of chefs and dietitians to our trusted farmers, ranchers, and food
suppliers, we aim to create stores that reflect our guests’ values towards
health, community, and sustainability,” the restaurant’s website reads.

·       
A new Starbucks with a drive-thru and Pei
Wei are enjoying their new digs on W. Campbell in
front of Sprouts.

Richardson Heights – Southwest
corner of US 75/Central and W. Belt Line Road         

·       
Phenix Salons now has about a dozen hair,
nail and spa-type service providers.  

·       
The new Thai restaurant Bangkok at Belt Line
opened next to Masami. It is the second location for restaurateurs Joe &
Sunny who began with their Bangkok City
restaurant on Greenville Avenue
at SMU Blvd
in 2005. They offer a special afternoon Thai Tea on Saturdays at 2:00 p.m; reservations are required. Dallas-area
foodies & diners are truly in for a real treat with this unique afternoon
Thai Tea menu that can’t be found anywhere, including curry stuffed dumplings, Thai-inspired sandwiches to
pastries and desserts like Thai Tea Macaroons or Passion Fruit Caramel Chocolate Ganache Tartlette, made especially
for Bangkok by local Haute Sweets Patisserie.

·       
Watch for several more announcements coming this
spring to this popular center.

Three more restaurants
announcements should be made shortly – one at Heights, one at Block 24 and one
at Promenade Center at 400 N Coit. Two are seafood and one is home-style.

What else is new?

• The former Walmart Neighborhood Market building at 400
  N Coit Road was purchased by a specialty retailer
  that will be announced shortly, keeping much needed sales tax revenue in Richardson!

• 2015
  was a record year for restaurant announcements and openings in Richardson
  with approximately 58 announcements and openings. In addition to all the
  announcements at CityLine, Restaurant
  Park and W Campbell
  that are being redeveloped, one of the year’s highlights was the opening
  of the Richardson Food Truck Park at 522
  Bishop St behind the Gold Star Lighting and
  Appliance Store. The popular concept generated lots of social media
  attention for Richardson.

• This
  past year, a number of unique entertainment/play and fitness venues opened
  or announced:

·       

·       
I Love Kickboxing Studio at Heights
Shopping Center features classes in
fitness training for both men and women. It’s one of the hottest fat-burning
fitness workout programs!

·       
In the same building, Gold’s Gym is
finishing out a 40,000-square-foot gym in the former Bally’s space in Richardson
Plaza. This is the first new Gold’s
Gym concept in the DFW area in seven years and will be their top venue format.

·       
K1Speed Karting, an indoor go-kart
facility at 677 W Campbell (former
NCTX event center). Features electric go-karting for all ages and skill levels.

·       
YouFit Health Club leased 25,000 SF of
the former Albertson’s at Belt Line/Plano Rd. YouFit features a low-cost
$10/mo. basic program for those that want to handle their own workout routine.
Other benefits and services of this full-service health club have additional
charges.

·       
North Dallas Martial Arts opened at 420
N. Coit Rd at the Promenade
Business Park.
In addition to classes in Karate and Tae Kwon Do for both children and adults,
programs include bully talk (teaching kids how to respond to bullying), group
self-defense classes for women, scout badge training, fundraiser and birthday
party programs, and classes for special needs children.