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CVS Opens at CityScape in Downtown Phoeinx

In a prior post we mentioned that CVS Pharmacy at CityScape in downtown Phoenix would be opening their doors at the end of July. Well… it is happening and we have the details for your enjoyment direct from the gang at Red Development and CityScape. He is the press release

CityScape welcomes the opening of our second retail tenant, the first one on the Patriot’s Square block Monday morning when CVS/Pharmacy officially opens its doors to the general public.  CVS/Pharmacy will become the first pharmacy in the downtown neighborhood in more than 30 years.

Join us at 9:00am Monday July 26th as we cut the ribbon and open the doors to a much needed store. Mayor Phil Gordon will be on hand to welcome CVS to downtown Phoenix and they will have giveaway bags to hand out while supplies last.
A few of the amenities that CVS/Pharmacy will have will be:

• Photo Department

• Full Liquor Department with beer, large wine selection, and spirits available warm and cold

• Expanded coolers and freezers

• Including sandwiches, lunch items and dairy, and ice

• Expanded grocery set

• ATM

• Souvenir Section

The new CVS Pharmacy will provide some services currently missing for downtown Phoenix workers and dwellers. Too bad it is not a locally owned business, but there are few independents left in the US Pharmacy/Sundry world these days.

If you are free at 9:00 on July 26th come to CityScape in downtown Phoenix for the festivities.

Gene Urban & Ron Urban
The Urban Connection Realty Team
602-234-5777

connecting people to the perfect space

CityScape downtown Phoenix

CityScape Restaurant and News Update for Summer 2010

Our friend Melinda Riley from Red Development just sent over an update on the restaurants and businesses scheduled to open at City Scape in the next few months. Of note is the July 25th opening of CVS and the much anticipated opening of Lucky Strike Lanes in August. Below is the complete list as we have it.

Lucky Strike Lanes (August)

Born in Hollywood, Lucky Strike offers upscale bowling with a chance to “eat, drink, and knock down some pins.” Lucky Strike Lanes offers upscale bowling, dining and cocktailing in a posh lounge setting.

Five Guys Burgers and Fries (August)

Fast-casual burger joint in the mold of In-and-Out Burger.

Vitamin T (September)

Chef Aaron May of Over Easy fame tackles tacos and tequila.

Rasputin Vodka Bar (October)

One of three Jason Doyle projects moving into CityScape, Rasputin will feature Russian caviar, Russian crepes, Old World Russian style and, of course, lots of Russian vodkas.

Oakville Grocery (October)

“Little country store” concept with made-to-order sandwiches and other picnic-style foods. Oakville already operates a store in North Scottsdale.

Le Crepe Nanou (October)

Doyle’s second entry will model the uptown New Orleans Le Crepe location and will offer a café menu of soups, salads, crepes, plus fish, meat and poultry entrees.

BrewPublic Craft House (October)

Craft beers and pub food, also from Doyle.

Huey’s 24/7 Diner (October)

The kitchen will never close at this diner, which promises inexpensive comfort food.

LGO Public House (October)

Gastro pub that should ring familiar with fans of La Grande Orange pizzeria and grocery in Phoenix’s Arcadia neighborhood.

Silk Sushi (Fall)

Jimmy Carlin, the man behind notable Valley restaurants Cajun House, Blue Wasabi and Humble Pie, takes on Pan-Asian fare with this sushi stop.

Sam Fox’s Chop House (Fall)

Beverly Hills-style chop house by Valley restaurant concept giant Fox, who operates over a dozen restaurants in Phoenix and Scottsdale, including Sauce, North, Olive & Ivy, Culinary Dropout, Zinburger, The Greenhouse, Modern Steak, Blanco, and True Food.

Restaurateur Sam Fox will open a Beverly Hills-style chop house in CityScape this fall.

Tilted Kilt Pub & Eatery (Fall)

Celtic-themed sports pub with an impressive beer list and eye-catching staff.

The Breakfast Club (Fall)

Old Town Scottsdale location is famous for Benedict-style eggs, omelettes, waffles and huevos rancheros.

Blu Burger Grille (Q1 2011)

Local mini-chain’s fifth location offers a “unique and high-quality gourmet hamburger experience.”

Cherry On Top (Q1 2011)

Frozen yogurt shop in the spirit of local favorites Mojo and Golden Spoon.

Note: Opening dates were submitted by CityScape and are subject to change

Best to you,

Gene Urban and Ron Urban
The Urban Conneciton Team
602-234-5777
connecting people to the perfect space

CityScape downtown Phoenix

City Scape to Add 3 Restaurants and a Lounge

Welcome to our City Scape update for April 2010. The gang at Red Development just announced additions to the already impressive list of tenants for the downtown Phoenix project. The latest is the addition of three restaurants and a cocktail lounge to the mix.

The Doyle Group, a New Orleans restaurant company is set to bring some fun new offerings touted to be value priced diversions from the norm.  The new places are to include:

La Crepe Nanou: A romantic French bistro with a New Orleams flair featuring a yummy assortment of crepes (both entre and desert), fondue, roasted meats, salads and lots more. It will be based on their existing New Orleans store that has gotten some pretty rave reviews on Yelp.

BrewPublic Craft House: The focus is craft style beers and light food faire in this new concept from the Doyle Group. ( I have a call into the Doyle Group to get more details and will update this post when I hear back from them.)

Huey’s 24/7 Diner: I think the name says it all. Reported to have an inexpensive menu. I hope that is true as we need more affordable venues at CityScape.

Rasputin Vodka Bar: Rasputin was a Russian mystic and sometimes called the Mad Monk. Don’t know what that mean in relationship to a bar/lounge except I have had cryptic thoughts myself after imbibing spirits… mostly from Tequila though, not Vodka. 

The restaurants are scheduled to open in the Fall and provides even more evidence that downtown Phoenix is the place to live, work and play.

Speaking of living… if you need to find a great place to call home in downtown Phoenix, we are here for you. Whether its a condo, historic home or just a sweet house, we’d be honored to help you find the right space.

Gene & Ron Urban
The Urban Connection Team
602-234-5777
connecting people to the perfect space

CityScape downtown Phoenix

City Scape Adds New Tenants To Make Downtown More Fun

RED Development has announced additions to their already noteworthy list of tenants at City Scape in downtown Phoenix, AZ. The latest accords include a comedy club, bank and restaurant.

Stand-up Live will bring live comedy to downtown Phoenix in a 600 seat club that combines theater, restaurant and martini lounge. Stand Up Live is the brain child of Dan Mer of Tempe Improv fame. He is a noted leader in the comedy industry and says he is excited to bring his favorite entertainment art form to the urban core. In addition to shows, Mer says the club will offer comedy classes for kids and adults to help nurture local comedy talent.

Second up on the City Scape scene is LGO Public House a new restaurant concept by LGO Hospitality. LGO Hospitality is best known for their core store line, La Grande Orange. The Public House is described as an urban gastro-pub and will feature updated American fare served indoors and on an outside patio.

Bob Lynn says about his restaurants, “We are not about conformity. We create restaurants for the neighborhoods they’re located.” You’ll have to wait a while to enjoy their food though as the scheduled opening isn’t until this coming December.

Lastly in our City Scape update is the addition of Alliance Bank of Arizona. Alliance is our State’s 13th largest bank and a strong lender for the City Scape project with 40.2 million in loans extended to build the retail space and parking garage. Nice to see someone with skin in the game make an even deeper commitment to the neighborhood.

To wrap things up, lets give you the rest of the current City Scape tenant list and some projected opening dates to look forward to:

• Oakville Grocery – opening in September
• LGO Public House – opening in December
• Urban Outfitters– opening in July
• Fox Restaurant Concepts – opening in November or December
• The Breakfast Club – opening in November or December
• Blu Burger Grille – early 2011
• CVS/pharmacy – opening in July
• Fidelity National Title – TBA
• Kimpton Palomar Hotel – opening in late 2011
• Gust Rosenfeld – TBA
• Polsinelli Shughart PC – TBA
• Lucky Strike Lanes & Lounge – opening in July
• Designer District – opening in July
• Gold’s Gym – opening in May
• Press Coffee – opening in July
• Republic of Couture – opening in July
• Squire, Sanders and Dempsey – moving in June
• Ballard, Spahr, Andrews and Ingersoll – TBA
• Jennings, Strouss and Salmon – TBA
• Alliance Bank of Arizona – TBA
• Aaron May (2 restaurants) – opening in November & December
• RED Development – TBA

I don’t know about you, but I am impressed with what RED Development is doing in downtown Phoenix. At a time when most commercial players are sitting on the sidelines licking their wounds, RED is on the field scoring big goals. The added vitality, job base and hope they’re bringing to our core is important and inspiring.

CityScape downtown Phoenix

Oakville Grocery to open at CityScape in September

The search has been on for the last few months to find a Grocery Store to replace AJ’s who had to back out of the project due to the Bankruptcy filing of their parent company Basha’s.  The search is now over as an announcement was made Monday by RED Development Partner Mike Ebert, Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon and Barbara Henderson, general manager of Oakville Grocery, a company that has it’s roots in a country store that started 120 years ago.

Oakville, headquartered in Napa Valley, California will open it’s second store in Arizona in a 9,000 sq ft space at CityScape.  The company’s first store in Arizona, opened in Scottsdale in January of this year. 

Henderson said shoppers can except to find a wide selection of palate-pleasing delights, including products from 15 local purveyors.

Source: Phoenix Business Journal

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CityScape to open in 2010

2010 will be a very good year for Downtown Phoenix and one of the reasons will be the opening of CityScape.  The project will bring additional life to the heart of Downtown. 
 
The first tenants begin moving into the project in late February, early March.  Grand Opening should take place sometime in late summer to early fall. 
 
Phase 1 of the project will encompass the area from 1st St to 1st Ave, between Jefferson and Washington Streets.

The Tenant List as of this date for Phase 1 includes:
  
.CVS/pharmacy
.Lucky Strike Lanes
.Urban Outfitters 
.Fox Restaurant Concepts  
.Gold’s Gym
.Squires, Sanders and Dempsey
.Ballard, Spahr, Andrews and Ingersoll
.Polsinelli, Shughart
.Fidelity National Title
.RED Development
.Jennings, Strouss and Salmon
.Gust Rosenfeld
.Kimpton Palomar Hotel
.Aaron May (2 Restaurants) – Asian Noodle House & Mexican style restaurant
.The Breakfast Club, a one-of-a-kind breakfast restaurant
.Blu Burger Grille, a unique, high-quality hamburger experience
.Press Coffee, a local coffee, food and wine shop
.Designer District, a Scottsdale-based denim apparel retailer
.Republic of Couture, a world class fashion boutique

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