Virginia Beach Town Center has 5 new tenants, including Nando’s, Legal Sea Foods and Cinnaholic
VIRGINIA BEACH — The storefronts in Virginia Beach’s Town Center have several new occupants and more on the way.
On Tuesday, AH Realty Trust Properties announced five new tenants soon to occupy the mixed-use center, but a spokesperson wasn’t able to provide opening dates or addresses.
They are:
• Legal Sea Foods, a Boston-based restaurant and oyster bar chain, will offer casual dining in an 8,000-square-foot site. While there is a location in Arlington at Reagan National Airport, this will mark the first for Hampton Roads.
• Nando’s, a South African fast food chain that specializes in flame-grilled chicken with peri-peri pepper and sauce flavors, has leased a 3,000-square-foot space. Nando’s has multiple locations in Northern Virginia and Washington, D.C.
• Madewell, known for its jeans, will open a 3,000-square-foot store at 4525 Main St., according to the Town Center directory. The women’s and men’s clothing store, which has a location in Richmond, also features T-shirts, handbags, jewelry and shoes.
• Cinnaholic Bakery features 100% vegan plant-based and dairy-free handcrafted gourmet cinnamon rolls and desserts. It will occupy a 1,500-square-foot shop at 209 Central Park Ave., according to the Town Center online directory.
• Bath & Body Works, the body care and home fragrance store, will open in a 2,000-square-foot spot. The retailer has 11 other locations in Hampton Roads.
These retailers will join the center’s four recent additions: Nike, Three-Notch’d Brewing, Drybar, and Benny’s pizza shop.
Town Center of Virginia Beach encompasses 545,000 square feet of retail space, which is now 97% leased, according to developer AH Realty Trust.
AH Realty Trust President and CEO Louis Haddad said in a news release that the company used Hampton Roads’ coastal appeal and business community to attract a new generation of retailers. The company has focused on bringing brands that have yet not invested in the city or Hampton Roads.
“We continue to prove that mixed-use developments, which constitute a large portion of our portfolio, have shown sustained growth coming out of the last several recessions, and tenants recognize this advantage,” Haddad said.
