September 2015 Greetings, Friends! As we say Goodbye to Summer and Hello to Fall, our team at Location Matters eagerly anticipates the promise of the new season and what it has in store for us. We look forward to building onto our past achievements and developing new opportunities to bring you the best of the best in Restaurants, Retail and Commercial Property Investment Sales. Best wishes to you and yours as we enter into a Fall full of success. Happy Reading! 627 8th Avenue - For Lease Space 1 – 4,000 SF Space 2 – 3,500 SF Located in San Diego’s East Village Neighborhood Extensive Renovation underway of an 1800s era building with tons of character Public parking lot next door to building and plenty of off-street parking Foot traffic and nearby successful restaurants and bars include: Neighborhood, Café Chloe, Bootlegger, Kebab Shop, Cowboy Star, Knotty Barrel, JWok and many more! Michael Spilky (858) 792-5521 Email 2029-2031 El Cajon Boulevard, San Diego, CA We are pleased to announce the sale of a mixed-use property in the urban community of North Park on El Cajon Boulevard, aka The Boulevard, whose evolution populates it with a myriad of hip bars, restaurants, trendy boutiques and art galleries, making it a favorite San Diego stomping ground. The total building area, which includes two retail storefronts and a detached duplex, is 3,756 square feet and sits on a 7,118 square foot lot. The sellers, Emad and Sarah Mirgoli, originally purchased the building in 2012, for $700,000 and sold it this month, for $1,065,000. Limor Spilky, Senior Associate of Commercial Property Investment Sales, represented the sellers in this transaction. Lucky’s Pizza & Ale – 1691 Melrose Drive, San Marcos, CA  A San Marcos area family favorite, Lucky’s Pizza & Ale, recently sold to another local pizza operator, John Crosser, the former owner of City Pizzeria located in the CBD of Downtown San Diego. John was attracted to the extensive amount of improvements in infrastructure that the owners of Lucky’s Pizza invested into the space when they built the restaurant. The new Pizzeria will be named Ray’s Famous Pizza and Wings, offering New York style pizza, calzones, strombolis, chicken wings, oven toasted subs and salads. Paul Ahern represented the buyer and seller in this transaction. raysfamouspizzaandwings.com → Belle Avenue Salon and Beauty Lounge – 215 S. Coast Highway, Oceanside, CA Downtown Coastal Oceanside will become the new home to Belle Avenue Salon and Beauty Lounge. The salon and lounge space consists of 3,500 square feet in a two story building located directly on the Coast Highway. The upscale full service salon offers an array of services from haircare to facial care and is slated to open Q4 2015. Marc Karren represented the landlord and tenant in this transaction. Crazy Goose Bar & Lounge - 789 6th Avenue, San Diego, CA A CoStar Top 5 Retail Deal for Q3 2015, Crazy Goose Bar & Lounge in the Gaslamp District opened their doors this month and are now serving up all-American high end comfort food like no other. They remodeled the 7,180 square foot space on 6th Avenue, formerly Quality Social, boasting 30 new flat screen TV’s, for all of you sports fans, and live DJ entertainment, if music is what you’re after. Mike Spilky represented the landlord and Anthony Villasenor of Sierra West represented the tenant in this transaction. crazygoosebar.com → Read the article on eater.com → Mike Spilky Invited to Be Restaurant Real Estate Expert for San Diego Magazine It comes as no surprise that Marie Tutko, Custom Content Editor of San Diego Magazine, invited Mike Spilky to be a Restaurant Real Estate Expert for their online Restaurants Section. Having grown up in the restaurant real estate industry for most of his life, Mike also pioneered much of the hip restaurant scene growth in Little Italy and continues to bring major restaurant players to Southern California. He will be providing insight and expertise on restaurant real estate industry trends. Keep your eyes peeled the next time you peruse their website. sandiegomagazine.com/restaurants → ICSC Western Conference and Deal Making - San Diego, CA Location Matters attended this year’s ICSC Western Conference & Deal Making event held in swanky Downtown San Diego from September 16-18. We networked and rubbed shoulders with industry greats while also taking full advantage of the lively cocktail parties in the evening. A big thank you to the companies who hosted receptions. Learn more about ICSC and the conference → 6 New Restaurant Concepts Likely to Make a Splash This fall brings with it a slew of restaurant openings from notable members of the industry. Just don’t ask them to nail down an opening date quite yet… Read more → More Retail Developers Adding 'Live/Work' Elements to Lifestyle Center Plans Lines Blurring Between Retail Formats as Landlords and Retailers Look for Right Formula for Appealing to Affluent Baby Boomers and Tech-Savvy Millennials… Read more → About Us  /  Properties  /  Contact This email was sent to you from   Location Matters 2010 Jimmy Durante Blvd., Ste 205, Del Mar, CA 92014 (858) 792-5521