2013 was another great year for Richardson retail. The “coolest movie theater in the world” opened
this past August, KDC selected
boutique retail consultants Retail Street Advisors for
its upcoming CityLine
development, and 15 new restaurants were opened or announced.
Here’s a look back at 2013:
| Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Richardson, a homerun for their first DFW location! | |
| Haystack Burgers & Barley at Richardson Heights, W. Belt Line at Central Expressway next to Alamo Drafthouse Cinema. Owners are local residents and offer a wide range of handcrafted beers and awesome burgers. | |
| Apollonia’s Italian Kitchen at The Shire, a restaurant/office development on the Bush Turnpike at |
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| Snappy Salads , a Dallas-based salad restaurant, selected the end cap space in |
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| Zoës Kitchen, a popular Greek restaurant chain, leased and remodeled the former Carl’s Jr on |
II Creeks Plaza, located in one of
most popular neighborhoods, Canyon Creek, at
Road
welcomed several new tenants:
- an expansion
of Frankie’s Mexican Cuisine - a new
burger concept created by several local residents Shady’s Burger Joint - a renown coffee bar, Pearl Cup Coffee
- and
the special Sweet Firefly shop,
offering gourmet ice cream and candied treats.
Add the well-established Marcus Café with its
beautiful outdoor patio and continental cuisine, and you’ve got a uniquely
dining destination.
Kampong Asian Fusion, opened at Eastside (75
and Campbell) across the street from Twisted Root Burger Co. and Urban
Eatz and is joined by two other new Asian restaurants: Pho Crimson, a Vietnamese
fast casual restaurant and Yoshi Shabu Shabu, a Japanese
fondue restaurant.
On the development side, there were several key sales and
announcements:
- Sale of former Albertson’s store at Belt
Line and Plano Road to Dallas-based Leon Capital. They will develop
several restaurant pads and will remodel the former grocery store later
this year.
- Sale of former Furr’s Cafeteria site
on S. Plano Road across from Super Target to Edge Realty Partners. A new Raising Cane’s pad was approved by
the City of Richardson as well as the redevelopment of the 10,000-square-foot
building for multi-tenant use.
- Proposed 15,000-square-foot building
on E. Renner at North Star, which will complete Doug Huey’s development of
the 12-acre site that is now occupied by: Kids R Kids Richardson day care
center, Evergreen Richardson, an independent senior living complex, a new
7-Eleven convenience store and gas station, and the new home of Breckinridge
Park Animal Hospital. A second
building next to the animal hospital is also for lease.
- Palisades,
a new mixed use development on 56 acres adjacent toPalisades
I & II buildings at 2435 N. Central Expressway, was recently approved by
the Richardson City Council. Plans show 600 multi-family and 80 single
family residential, up to 200,000 square-feet of retail, a 300 room full
service hotel and 1.957 million square-feet of office.
Watch for a new Central
Texas-style BBQ restaurant announcement to be made next week!