What Restaurants Want in a LEASE Space

Looking to attract top restaurant tenants in Austin? Discover what makes a leasing space irresistible for today’s culinary innovators. From flexible layouts and built-in essentials to that unmistakable East Austin vibe, learn how landlords at 2422 East 7th can offer the Better, Special, Different edge that helps restaurants thrive in a competitive market. Here’s how to create a standout space that’s a perfect fit for Austin’s vibrant food scene.

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Retail Space in Austin - Low Retail Vacancy & High Demand

Times are surely changing and there’s no place like Austin for retail. Driving across America, you may likely find some vacant retail strips or ghost towns with empty stores but definitely not in Austin! Austin is just the opposite of a typical US city, with a surprisingly lower retail vacancy since 2020. The capital of Texas now has the lowest retail vacancy rate for any city in the State of Texas and is also one of the lowest in the country.  Competition is fierce in major Retail Areas such as the Domain and other trendy shopping streets like South Congress, 2nd street Downtown, Burnet Rd, and East Austin. Properties command high rent and spaces have multiple businesses looking at each sight and competing with each other to be selected by the Landlord.

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REDNews | 3rd Annual Austin CRE Forecast 2022

This is not DeLea’s first rodeo, she has sat on the Red News Forecast Retail panel before. This is her 3-peat performance and the 1st time was the day before the pandemic shut down the world and she recalls an uncommon prediction that was in line with the outcome. Read about it in her blog below. You won’t want to miss DeLea talk about retail numbers, strategies, adaptive reuse, e-commerce impact, and trend analysis predictions.

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East Austin gets a Chili's on East 6th Street

Chili's Restaurant coming to East 6th Street and Waller in East Austin.  Is it true or a hoax?  Records show the property sold in 2016.  Keep Austin Weird?

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Why I still Love Representing Tenants in Commercial Leases

A Leasing Expert knows the intangible qualities to location and building/space types that speak to owners, employees and customers to match the culture that fits their vision.

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