NAI Realvest Closes New Retail Lease for Fred’s Southern Market Restaurant at former Macaroni Grill property in Lake Mary

ORLANDO, Fla. --- Two NAI Realvest broker teams recently joined forces to negotiate a long-term lease agreement for the former Macaroni Grill property at 835 Currency Circle in the northeast quadrant of Interstate 4 and Lake Mary Blvd. NAI Realvest principals Kevin O’Connor and Matt Cichocki who represent Fred’s Southern Market, said the restaurant group that started in the Plant City Farmer’s Market some 50 years ago leased the facility and plans to open its doors during the first quarter of this year. Kim Manson, director of retail and investment sales at NAI Realvest and Jeff Tanner, senior VP of investment sales and leasing, represent the John and Golda Cohen Trust, owners of the 6,612 square foot freestanding restaurant building and its 1.6+ acre site. O’Connor said Fred’s Southern Market opened two additional locations - one in Riverview near Tampa, one in Lakeland, and they will be opening another one this year in Sarasota. “Lake Mary is their first venture outside their immediate region,” he added.