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| Chef Damiano Carrara |
Moorpark, CA – DAUM
Commercial Real Estate Services has directed a 10-year lease on behalf of TV
Celebrity Chef Damiano Carrara and Massimiliano Carrara. The brothers are
expanding their bakery, Carrara Pastries, into a new, larger location in
Moorpark, California’s Tuscany Square retail center.
The bakery, which will
encompass 5,000 square feet in a former Fresh & Easy location, offers
authentic Italian delicacies including pastries, cakes, coffees, house-made
gelato, and wine, as well as breakfast, lunch, and dinner food offerings.
“Carrara Pastries is a
true destination in Southern California, attracting guests from all over the
region to enjoy Chef-driven, authentic Italian offerings,” says Bram White, an Executive Vice President
in DAUM’s Ventura County office, who represented Carrara Pastries as the lessee
in the transaction. “Chef Carrara was
seeking a location with strong visibility, active ownership, and increased
parking, and we identified Tuscany Square as the right fit.”
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| Bram White |
Damiano Carrara gained a
local following in Moorpark and opened Carrara Pastries with brother
Massimiliano in 2012, before appearing as a contestant and judge on several
Food Network shows, including Spring Baking Championship, Guy’s Grocery Games,
and Food Network Star.
“By relocating to Tuscany Square, we will be
able to further our vision to share a customary taste of our home and culture
with our neighbors in Moorpark,” Carrara says. “Moorpark is where we got our
start, and our connection to the community has helped to drive our
success. Thanks to this local support,
we are growing rapidly, and we expect to open new Southern California locations
in the near future.”
The owner of Tuscany
Square, Milan Capital Management, Inc., was represented by Lisa Engel-Shields of Radius Group/Hagelis Retail Advisors in the
lease transaction.
“This is an
‘out-of-the-box’ lease and a perfect example of how landlords are getting creative
in the changing retail climate,” says Engel-Shields. “We see this as a
fantastic opportunity to help Carrara Pastries grow and flourish in its
hometown of Moorpark.”
Chris Nichelson,
President of Milan Capital Management, says: “Our team recognized the value in
this lease from the start. With an offering that is as much an experience as it
is food, Carrara Bakery is loved in the Moorpark community, and people travel
for miles for a taste of their unique offerings. This new addition will
strengthen the existing tenant mix and drive new foot traffic to our
center.”
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| Lisa Engel Shields |
“We hope that the addition
of this tenant helps us to attract other experience-based, artisanal retailers,
who can bring something truly unique to the Moorpark marketplace,” he
continues.
Carrara Pastries expects
to complete its move to the new location at 144 West Los Angeles Avenue in January
of 2018. The bakery will be relocating from its current location at 476 West
Los Angeles Avenue.
Carrara Pastries has a
second location at 28914 Roadside Drive in Agoura Hills, CA.
For more information, please contact:
Elisabeth Manville / Jenn
Quader
Brower, Miller & Cole
(949) 955-7940
