by zapolski | Nov 14, 2023 | Uncategorized |
The New York Times featured Mike D’s BBQ at our East Durham site in their feature. Read more here! “The evolution of Durham from a faded tobacco town to a diverse cultural and culinary destination has been years in the making. But the ongoing development of this central North Carolina city seems to have reached a new stage. The resurgent downtown area — long a transitional neighborhood with pockets of progress — is now brimming with new restaurants, boutiques, bars and breweries. And while construction continues apace amid the historic brick warehouses, tobacco factories and textile mills — for good and ill — visitors today have reason to venture farther afield, to emerging hotspots in East Durham and the Old Five Points neighborhood. This season, only the brilliant fall foliage can compete with all the terrific food, drink and local color there is to discover across Dur’m, as residents affectionately call the dynamic Bull...
by zapolski | May 20, 2022 | Uncategorized |
With 26 New Leases Since 2020, Property Is Approaching 90% Occupancy New Tenants Include Grammy Award Winning Recording Artist John Legend’s LVE Lounge Wine Collection, Anthropologie, Chateau Buena Vista, Vineyard 29, and Todd Humphries’ Kitchen Door NAPA, CA, MAY 20, 2022 — Zapolski Real Estate today announced that retail traffic has increased 129% for the TTM 2021 at its First Street Napa retail property located in downtown Napa. Zapolski has been re-developing First Street Napa as a “destination experience” concept. With a combined 26 leases signed since 2020 and leases to date, First Street Napa will achieve approximately 90% occupancy by this fall. The property continues to see exceedingly strong demand from national and local retail tenants as travel to Napa Valley continues to increase. Zapolski Real Estate announced new and expanded leases at its First Street Napa property: lululemon is doubling the size of its current footprint to 4,773 square feet to create a dynamic retail presence along First Street in downtown Napa that will open in September Grammy Award winning recording artist John Legend’s Legend Vineyard Exclusive (LVE) Wine Collection, known as LVE Lounge, will open in late fall Napa favorite Compline Restaurant is expanding its presence after signing a second lease for 1,845 sf for its first-ever Compline Wine Shop and opens in October Chef Todd Humphries’ Kitchen Door restaurant opens June 7 Mecox relocated to a new permanent suite at 1300 First Street State & First has opened in a new, upgraded location Habituate is relocating to a new upgraded and permanent suite at 1300 First Street Mason Verbena is leasing 1,970 sf and...
by zapolski | Apr 27, 2022 | Uncategorized |
Zapolski Real Estate Announces Arhaus Studio Coming to Asheville Market Arhaus’ Compact Store Concept Is Being Introduced in Smaller U.S. Markets ASHEVILLE, NC, APRIL 26, 2022 — Zapolski Real Estate LLC, one of the nation’s specialty developers of premier shopping and neighborhood lifestyle destinations, today announced that Arhaus Studio has signed a lease to open its first store in the Asheville area. Arhaus Studio is a new retail concept being introduced by its parent, Arhaus Inc. The new store will occupy 7,215 square feet of space at Asheville Market, located at 4 South Tunnel Road in the South Tunnel Road Corridor of Asheville. Arhaus Studio expects to open in late October or November of this year in time for the holidays. “We are thrilled to announce that Arhaus Studio, a new compact retail concept being introduced by Arhaus in smaller U.S. markets, is joining our strong mix of national and local retail tenants at Asheville Market,” said Bruce Lynch, director of East Coast Leasing Management, Zapolski Real Estate LLC. “Arhaus Studio brings exceptional quality and stylish home furnishings which will nicely complement the neighborhood shopping experience we have created at our newly renovated Asheville Market property.” Zapolski Real Estate is developing the new Arhaus Studio with several attractive features: Front lit signage Trespa Pura Rainscreen System with wood facade Natural quarried stone veneer Charcoal colored aluminum storefront system One inch thick insulated clear low-E glazed glass Pre-weathered Corten rainscreen panels Charcoal colored ALUCOBOND metal rainscreen system In the transaction, Jeff Mason at Mason Retail Group served as tenant representative for Arhaus. Tim Bramley, vice president at Dewey Property Advisors, represented the...
by zapolski | Sep 15, 2020 | Uncategorized |
By Jennifer Huffman, North Bay Business Journal Plans to create downtown Napa’s largest private development — one that could cost $250 million and displace Kohl’s department store — are moving forward. Developers Zapolski Real Estate has come to an agreement with the city to purchase the parking lot on the north side of the Kohl’s building. That clears the way to start the redevelopment process for a 2.2-acre site. Zapolski Real Estate already owns the Kohl’s building — along with the adjacent Gordon Building at First and Browns streets and the entire First Street Napa project, formerly known as the Napa Town Center, that stretches two blocks to the west. This new effort is known as the Napa Parkway Plaza project. A total of 120 apartments for rent, a 210-room hotel and 35,000 square feet commercial space for lease will replace the existing Kohl’s building and parking lot. If all goes as planned, the downtown Napa Kohl’s will eventually move to a site at 333 Soscol Ave. near Auto Row. According to the developer of that site, Ronmor, the Kohl’s lease is in the process of being completed. “We’re hoping by this fall to have something concluded” with the Kohl’s lease, said Doug Porozni, vice president at Ronmor. “I don’t see anything in the way right now to prevent us from doing that.” $200M downtown Napa project a ‘game-changer’ After years of work redeveloping First Street Napa, “We’re finally getting momentum,” said Andrew Mazotti, director, Zapolski Real Estate. The company wants to continue that progress at the “underused” Kohl’s site, he said. A few other things have to happen...
by zapolski | Aug 21, 2020 | Uncategorized |
By Craig Smith, Napa Valley Register If you’ve wondered when the shops in First Street Napa would fill up, wonder no more – it’s happening now. “We’re 70% leased,” said Andrew Mazotti of Zapolski Real Estate, “and 70% of those are locally owned.” A number of new businesses are still under construction and interest in the property is high. “We signed five new leases in just the last six weeks,” added Mazotti. Some of the tenants will be nationally owned, which is important to create a good offering for locals. “We’ll sign some national tenants, in order to create a good balance.” The five most recent tenants to sign – Honey Whiskey boutique, Habituate Lifestyle + Interiors, Tay & Grace, I Elle and C’est La Paire – are all women-owned. Some of those owners are young and/or new to retail, but they know what they are doing. “These women are all professionals and we believe in them. We’re proud to provide them an environment in which to succeed,” said Mazotti. One of those five businesses is Honey Whiskey, owned by Alexis Macias, who is Latina and 23 years old. She describes Honey Whiskey as “a lifestyle, contemporary boutique.” Macias believes that all women deserve to look their best. She carries sizes from extra small to 3XL. Honey Whiskey offers a variety of lines, including Lovestitch and Olive & Pique. She laughed and added that her other lines are a secret. “You have to come in to see everything.” Her jewelry is handwoven by Soul Rebel in Berkeley, a black-owned LGBTQ business owned by artist Fred Lewis. Macias has been...
by zapolski | Jul 9, 2020 | Uncategorized |
Napa artist Mikey Kelly works on a new mural at First Street Napa. The mural uses what Kelly called a “cipher based” design system. “I selected to use Napa as the keyword and the lines of the mural will be the visual representation of the words ‘We Love You’ in the shape of a big heart. I thought that with the shelter-at-home order and the environment that we are all living in now that a bit of caring and love is what we all need,” said Kelly. Photo by Sarah Anne Risk for the Napa Valley...
