Following a comprehensive site selection and market analysis, Brown Commercial Group negotiated two retail leases that will bring the first Parlor Doughnuts franchises to the Chicago market.
Broker Luke Dummitt, working with Brown Commercial President and Managing Partner Dan Brown and Partner Trinity Scurto, represented a private investor in leasing two Chicago suburban retail locations that will be used for high-end doughnut and coffee shop locations.
Parlor Doughnuts is a specialty craft doughnut concept that was started in Evansville, Indiana, in 2019 and has spread to more than 70 locations across the country. The Chicago area stores will be located at 1301 Algonquin Road in Rolling Meadows and 227 Weber Road in Bolingbrook. Each store will include nearly 3,000 square feet of retail space.
During the site selection process, the Brown team evaluated multiple locations that could support the franchisee’s goals of creating high impact retail destinations while also being efficient with construction and ongoing operating costs.
The team also advised the investor on property renovations and helped secure contractors and other vendors for the site preparations. The Rolling Meadows location is being extensively renovated to fit the Parlor Doughnuts theme and branding, while the Bolingbrook site was already a restaurant establishment and will require only minor updates. The locations are expected to be open by year-end.
