Tenant Update

Lakeland, Fla. -- Columbus, Ohio-based Casto announced that Burger 21, headquartered in Tampa, will open a fast-casual burger and shake restaurant at Casto’s Lakeside Village property, in Lakeland, Fla.

The 2,559-sq.-ft. restaurant, which is slated to open spring 2012, will feature outdoor patio seating plus interior space for 70-80 customers. It will be located across from GrillSmith Lakeland and next to Cobb Theatres – Lakeside Village 18.
 

Chicago -- General Growth Properties announced the addition of Von Maur department store as an anchor to Perimeter Mall, Atlanta, which has sales of more than $550 per square foot.

The department store is projected to open in fall 2012. Von Maur will replace the soon to be vacant Bloomingdale's location. Von Maur joins a retailer line-up that also includes Apple, Nordstrom, Michael Kors, Sur La Table, and Forever 21 among many others. Perimeter Mall is a 1.6 million-sq.-ft. two-level center north of downtown Atlanta.

Chicago -- General Growth Properties announced the addition of Von Maur department store as an anchor to Perimeter Mall, Atlanta, which has sales of more than $550 per square foot.

The department store is projected to open in fall 2012. Von Maur will replace the soon to be vacant Bloomingdale's location. Von Maur joins a retailer line-up that also includes Apple, Nordstrom, Michael Kors, Sur La Table, and Forever 21 among many others. Perimeter Mall is a 1.6 million-sq.-ft. two-level center north of downtown Atlanta.

Phoenix -- Sprouts Farmers Markets plans to close three of its six stores in Austin, Texas.

Sprouts announced the closings via Twitter. In the tweet, it said that employees of the three stores that are closing would be assigned to other locations.
 

Seattle -- Nordstrom announced plans to open a Nordstrom Rack in Huntington Beach, Calif.

The approximately 34,000-sq.-ft. location is scheduled to open during fall 2012 at Edinger Plaza, where it will join anchor tenants Dick's Sporting Goods, Michaels and PetSmart. The center is owned and managed by Watt Companies with Wilson Commercial Real Estate handling leasing.

When it opens, the Edinger Plaza store will be the fifth Nordstrom Rack in Orange County. Nordstrom also operates six full-line stores in the area.

Cherry Hill, N.J. -- Philadelphia-based Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust said that fashion brand Bijoux Terner has opened a new store at Cherry Hill Mall, located in Cherry Hill, N.J.

The 767-sq.-ft. value-priced accessories store is an expansion of an in-store presence at Italian Treasures, located at PREIT’s Voorhees Town Center property, in Voorhees, N.J.
 

Lompoc, Calif. -- Brixmor Property Group announced a 24,050-sq.-ft. lease has been executed with Marshalls at Lompoc Shopping Center, located in Lompoc, Calif. 

Marshalls will join other national retailers including Vons, Michael’s, Pier 1, Petco and Staples. 

Brixmor, based in New York City, is the owner of Lompoc Shopping Center.

Philadelphia -- Forever 21 recently relocated and expanded to a two-story location in the newly developed wing at Willow Grove Park, located in eastern Montgomery County just north of Philadelphia. The mall is owned and operated by Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust.

Alameda, Calif. -- Japanese discounter Daiso has opened its eleventh Bay Area location – a pop-up store – at Alameda South Shore Center, a shopping center owned by Jamestown.

The new 1,400-sq.-ft. shop will open for an initial period of three months.

South Bend, Ind. -- Indianapolis-based Kite Realty Group said that Biggby Coffee has leased space at Eddy Street Commons at Notre Dame, located South Bend, Ind.

The coffee retailer leased 1,501 sq. ft. for its first Indiana location and will open spring 2012.

Eddy Street Commons is a mixed-use development located adjacent to the University of Notre Dame campus and featuring 90,000 sq. ft. of retail space, 266 apartments, 49 condos, 20 courtyard townhomes, 60 flats, 62 city homes and 82,000 sq. ft. of office space.