Potbelly Sandwich Shop will hold its official grand opening of its first location in Tucson, Tuesday, June 3^rd, 5545 E. Broadway Boulevard, #103 in Tucson, in the recently-renovated and now 100% leased center anchored by Hobby Lobby and Stein Mart at the northeast corner of Broadway & Craycroft.

Nancy McClure, First Vice-President of CBRE in Tucson handled the 100% lease-up for the landlord. Zach Pace of Phoenix Commercial Advisors represented Potbelly in this transaction.

Photos shown were taken Monday at the company’s invitation-only “soft opening”.  McClure told us, she thinks the place looks great. “They had a fleet of people behind the counter and the crowd flowed well with a line that started out the door,” said McClure.

Potbelly Sandwich Shops have their humble beginnings from an antique store, long before the sandwiches were toasted and cookies were on straws. There was a young couple who owned an antique shop on Lincoln Avenue in Chicago, Illinois. This quirky shop of memories was doing well, but the determined couple knew they could always do better.

They decided to start serving lunch to their curious, collecting customers. As time passed the “little antique shop that could” was slowly turning into quite the lunchtime getaway, complete with toasty warm sandwiches, homemade desserts and even live music.

Then in 1996, an ambitious, entrepreneurial young man named Bryant Keil bought the original store in Chicago, Illinois. Together with his team, Bryant set out to spread the Potbelly love across the country, creating shops with the same neighborhood feel as the original.

Today, the magic continues with more than 280 Potbelly Sandwich Shops in neighborhoods around the country.

In addition to the Broadway location, a second Potbelly Sandwich Shop will open soon at 1031 N Park Avenue, south of Speedway on Park in Tucson.

McClure should be reached at (520) 323.5117 for more information.

The following leases were reported to the Real Estate Daily News from the Phoenix metro are for the week March 17 – 21, 2014.

Chris Gerow, Shelby Tworek, and Gabe Ortega of NAI Horizon represented the tenant, Six Fingers, LLC, in a 10 year retail lease transaction for a 7,800 SF space at 9397 East Shea Boulevard in Scottsdale, AZ. Zach Pace with Phoenix Commercial Advisors represented the landlord, 94 Hundred Shea, LLLP.

Chris Gerow, Shelby Tworek, and Gabe Ortega of NAI Horizon represented the tenant, Ziegler’s NYPD, LLC, in a 10 year retail lease transaction for a 2,746 SF space at 222 South Mill Avenue in Tempe, AZ. Summer Jackson with Cushman & Wakefield of Arizona, Inc. represented the landlord, PKY 222 S. Mill, LLC.

Isy Sonabend of NAI Horizon represented the tenant, Finishmaster, Inc., in a 7 year industrial lease renewal for a 12,520 SF space at 3033 North 35^th Avenue in Phoenix, AZ. The landlord was Arizona Industrial Properties.

Chris Gerow, Shelby Tworek, and Gabe Ortega of NAI Horizon represented the landlord, LNR Partners, in a 6 year retail lease transaction for a 4,504 SF space at 21141 North John Wayne Parkway in Maricopa, AZ. The tenant was Plaza Bonita Family Mexican Restaurant, Inc.

Chris Gerow, Shelby Tworek, and Gabe Ortega of NAI Horizon represented the landlord, Boardwalk Chandler, LLC, in a 10 year retail lease transaction for a 1,681 SF space at 1949 West Ray Road in Chandler, AZ. Larry Miller with Velocity Retail represented the tenant, MS Chandler, LLC.

Peggy Johnson of NAI Horizon represented the landlord, AAAA Properties, LLC, in a 3 year office lease transaction for a 6,940 SF space at 8130 East Cactus Road in Scottsdale, AZ.  Michelle Gardner with Shell Commercial represented the tenant, Gencor Mortgage.

Laurel Lewis of NAI Horizon represented both the landlord, HB Foothills Gateway, LLC, and the tenant, PCB Group Sales Company, Inc., in a 39 month office lease transaction for a 1,742 SF space at 4505 East Chandler Boulevard, Chandler, AZ.

Chris Gerow, Shelby Tworek, and Gabe Ortega of NAIHorizon represented the landlord, CP6GT, LLC, in a 5 year retail lease transaction for a 1,200 SF space at 5870 West Thunderbird Road Glendale, AZ. The tenant was Nancy L. Khiel.

Peggy Johnson represented the landlord, Glonek Scottsdale Properties, LLC, in a 2 year office lease transaction for a 1,425 SF space at 10505 North 69^th Street in Scottsdale AZ.  The tenant was Urman Investments, LLC.

A lease for 1,430 square feet in Coconut Grove Retail Center to Radiant Love Yoga was recently consummated.  The location of the property is 2820 E. University Dr.,  Mesa, AZ.  The owner of the center is Coconut Grove Investment, LLC.  Jared Lively of Rein & Grossoehme Commercial Real Estate represented the owner and the tenant.

A lease for 1,583 square feet in Kings Inn Retail Center to Mr. D’s Salon was recently consummated.  The location of the property is 10659 W Grand Ave., Sun City, AZ .  The owner of the center is Kings Inn of Sun City, LLC.  Jared Lively of Rein & Grossoehme Commercial Real Estate represented the owner and the tenant.

A lease for 998 sq. ft. in Greenway Village Square to Holistic Healthcare was recently consummated. The location of the property is 3361 W. Greenway Rd., Phoenix, AZ. The owner of the center is Southwestern Holdings, LLC. Jared lively of Rein & Grossoehme Commercial Real Estate represented the owner.

A lease for 2,995 square feet at 19209 N. 83^rd Ave in Peoria, AZ to DA8 Training was recently consummated.  The location of the property is on 83^rd Ave just north of Union Hills.  The owner of the center is Mohr Property, LLC.  Jared Lively of Rein & Grossoehme Commercial Real Estate represented the owner and the tenant.

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