NY Fold – Pizza like it oughta be
With 10 restaurants in the New York area, our client Bruno DiFabio is coming to London with NY Fold, an exciting new brand designed for the UK. Bruno has vast pizza and food industry experience and legendary celebrity status in the USA.
Lewis Craig acting as retained property advisers, have been given the brief to secure premises suitable for the first restaurant to open ideally in the next 3 to 4 months, with exciting plans to grow the brand during 2015/2016.
Born out of the old school genuine love and art of pizza making , the hallmark feature is the tossing of the tough, with NY Fold being all about theatre, performance and showmanship. Original New York pizza characteristics are a full-bodied crust with a bread-like consistency and extremely flavourful.
Areas under consideration include Spitalfields, Liverpool Street, Shoreditch, London Bridge, Soho, Camden, Clapham, Putney and similar profile locations. The space will ideally comprise 1500/2500 sq ft, although smaller opportunities considered in higher footfall locations.
Please speak to Richard Grossman with any interesting ideas.
Indian Gastronomy comes to Weybridge
Lewis Craig acquires Shiraz Ali’s latest restaurant at No.7 Temple Market, in Weybridge, Surrey. Lewis Craig negotiated a new sublease from the former tenant Gondola group.
Shiraz has taken the Indian restaurant scene in Surrey by storm, having already operated Addlestone’s Mystica restaurant for several years. No.7 opened at the end of June, and has already received tremendous praise for their Indian gastronomy.
Since early April 2014, Shiraz and his team have been designing something rather special for Weybridge, we are delighted they have now opened for business, and we wish them every success.
Shiraz Ali comments, “Theo Benedyk and the team at Lewis Craig were highly instrumental in assisting us acquire and negotiate the terms of the lease on our new restaurant. We were impressed with the level of professionalism and bespoke service offered to us.”
“Mange” from Finsbury Park to Clerkenwell East
Lewis Craig recently advised high-end caterer client Mange, on a relocation of their production kitchen and head office, from Finsbury Park to a new state-of-the-art facility in Central Street, EC1, part of Silvertown Properties impressive Clerkenwell East development, located between City Road and Old Street.
Following an extensive search, Clerkenwell East was identified as the perfect solution, offering an opportunity to purchase vacant commercial premises on a long leasehold basis in a central location providing easy access to service client events throughout London. The premises, located alongside the new home for the Contemporary Art Society, offer just under 3,200 sq ft of open plan space arranged over two levels.
Established in 1993, Mange has forged a reputation in the London events scene for stylish, innovative food and imaginative event design. An approved caterer at some of the capital’s notable venues, including the Southbank Centre and the Design Museum, the company has forged long-standing relationships with a diverse range of clients including American Express, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Bloomberg, Land Securities, LVMH Group, Hugo Boss, Sony and Selfridges.
Richard Grossman says “It has been an absolute pleasure working with Mange on this project and we wish Anthony and his team continued success.”
Fashion retailers move to Park Royal
On behalf of longstanding client Sandpiper Securities, Lewis Craig have concluded lettings on two high specification distribution warehouse units at Gorst Road, Park Royal, to the West of London.
The units each comprising some 6,500 sq ft, have been let to American retailer Forever 21 and to specialist retailer Trotters Childrenswear & Accessories who currently operate from 6 stores in Central London, South West London and Surrey.
Andrew Taylor, who heads up the Lewis Craig Management Department, comments, “We were delighted with the level of interest in the units which our client Sandpiper only recently redeveloped. It is apparent that there is a shortage of this quality of distribution warehouse space located close to Central London. The units are particularly attractive to the retail sector given that communications here are excellent with easy access to the A40 Western Avenue therefore providing easy road access to the West End and Westfield London”.
In addition to letting the units, Lewis Craig will continue to manage Sandpipers estate at Gorst Road as well as their wider property portfolio which includes retail parades in Victoria, Kilburn and Westbourne Grove.
For further information on our highly pro-active management service please contact Andrew Taylor or Jeffrey Craig.
bareMinerals open at Jubilee Place, Canary Wharf
Our client bareMinerals recently opened their latest boutique in the new Jubilee Place Shopping Mall extension at Canary Wharf.
The extension comprises 44,000 sq ft of retail space, has delivered 25 new stores to Canary Wharf further strengthening their highly successful existing retail offer.
The boutique comprising some 850 sq ft is extremely well located, putting bareMinerals in fine company within the new line-up with other occupiers including Banana Republic, COS, The White Company, Emmett Shirts, Rituals and Le Pain Quotidien along with a range of other exciting brands.
Lewis Craig, retained property advisers for bareMinerals UK, are delighted to have advised in the negotiating process.
Please contact Richard Grossman for further information in relation to bareMinerals on-going UK retail property requirements.
Home House Estates London expansion project
Lewis Craig are pleased to have been solely retained by London-based estate agents, Home House Estates to advise on their expansion project.
Home House Estates (HHE) specialise in residential property sales, lettings and investment in the capital’s high end addresses and postcodes. HHE are a British-owned independent company with a head office in Thayer Street, just off Marylebone High Street in London’s West End. During 2013 they opened their Westbourne Grove, Earls Court Road and Thayer Street offices, having previously successfully traded from their first office on Woodstock Street in Mayfair. Other offices within Central London are currently under negotiation.
HHE was established in response to the directors identifying a growing demand from buyers for prime central London property, combined with a different, more bespoke, considered and personalised approach to sales, lettings and property promotion. Their highly experienced senior team also have wider knowledge of the other property micro-markets within the various postcodes that comprise Zone 1 and 2 in inner London.
They have been trading successfully in Central London for the last 3 years and are now looking to expand their presence within Central London; they have also recently opened a new Moscow office.
Please contact Theo Benedyk at Lewis Craig for further information.
Just Falafel continue to falafuel the UK!
With over 40 restaurants trading Globally, our client Just Falafel is right on track in keeping with the trend of more and more people on the move looking for a healthy alternative to fast food.
Just Falafel have exciting plans for the UK, with 2013 alone seeing the opening of their first six UK restaurants. The sixth opened in December 2013 at 7 Fulham Broadway (see below). Comprising approximately 700 sq ft at ground floor with a similar sized basement, in an excellent location adjacent to a shortly to open Wholefoods, and close to Fulham Broadway Station.
The seventh restaurant opened last week at 104/106 South Street, Romford. Several further locations are currently under negotiation, please click here for Just Falafel’s Property Requirements flyer.
Please contact Theo Benedyk at Lewis Craig for further information.
Just Falafel on track with expansion plans
The UK’s 6th Just Falafel will open in December 2013 at 7 Fulham Broadway, London SW6. Located alongside the new Whole Foods store, which is scheduled to open in Spring 2014.
This new Just Falafel restaurant will comprise just over 1,400 sq ft arranged over ground and basement floors. It will feature Just Falafel’s latest designs, in keeping with their Authentic Inspired Eating ethos.
Additional A3 and/or A5 sites from 650-2,000 sq ft are now required in prominent locations, offering strong footfall with an all-day offer, in major cities and university towns in UK and Ireland.
Latest property requirement PDF
Opportunities considered in high density office districts, shopping areas, leisure venues, transport hubs and zones containing complementary food offerings.
Contact Theo Benedyk or Richard Grossman with opportunities or for further information.
We Grill on target to open early 2014
We Grill is an exciting new fast casual restaurant operation developed by our client Tarek Yafi. The offer is a unique selection of very healthy marinated seared skewers, original seasonal side dishes, newly developed salads and homemade soups, in a comfortable, modern, sophisticated and vibrant environment. The core customer is the 20-50 year old professional seeking a healthy tasty reasonably priced meal whether at lunchtime or in the evening.
With the first site lined up and scheduled to open in a high profile City location in early 2014, we are now keen to look at opportunities for the next one, with locations of interest including Marylebone, Soho, Covent Garden and Canary Wharf. The plan is to establish eight We Grill restaurants over the next 5 years, in key locations throughout the capital, then to take the operation throughout London and into 3 major UK cities.
Contact Richard Grossman or Ben Pistol with opportunities or for further information.