160,000 square foot neighborhood shopping center is now 100 percent leased
(Photo credit: Hill Management Services, Inc.)
Locally-owned Peruvian restaurant El Gran Pollo has chosen Bel Air Plaza in Bel Air as the site for its first location in Harford County and sixth in the greater Baltimore metropolitan area. Owner Walter Chavez signed a lease with Hill Management Services, Inc. for 2,520 square feet of space at Bel Air Plaza, a 160,000 square foot neighborhood shopping center located at 513-599 Baltimore Pike. Anchored by ALDI, La-Z-Boy, Ross Dress For Less, Starbucks Coffee and Value City Furniture, the center is 100 percent leased. Danielle Bridge, Leasing Manager for Hill Management Services represented the landlord in this transaction.
El Gran Pollo, which operates Baltimore County locations in Owings Mills, Pikesville, Owings Mills, Reisterstown, and Towson recently opened for business at Bel Air Plaza. Specialty menu items feature charbroiled chicken, seafood items such as seafood medley stew and seafood alfredo, chicken and shrimp alfredo, submarine sandwiches, wraps, tacos, burritos, fajitas, salads, and wings.
Bel Air Plaza features a mix of more than 20 restaurants, retailers, healthcare groups and professional services providers, including honeygrow and The Joint Chiropractic. Located near the intersection of US Route 1 and MD Route 24, nearly 120,000 consumers reside within a five-mile radius of the center, including nearly 45,000 households with an average household income approaching $142,000.
“Locally-owned retailers and restaurants help differentiate shopping centers and, in El Gran Pollo, we have attracted a strong operator with a track record for success in our marketplace,” stated Danielle Beyrodt, Vice President, and Chief Operating Officer of Hill Management Services. “We believe ethnic-inspired menu items, especially ones as diverse as what El Gran Pollo specializes in, become true traffic generators and destinations.”
Founded in 1976, Hill Management Services, Inc. is a privately-owned, full-service real estate development company. Located in Timonium, Maryland, Hill Management owns more than four million square feet of office, industrial and retail space as well as several hotel and self-storage facilities. Hill Management Services seeks to provide long-term investments, exceptional customer service, and develop long-lasting tenant-landlord relationships. For more information visit www.hillmgt.com.
