Dunkin’ is now open at 4091 Concord Creek Place in Henrico. (Jack Jacobs photo)
Fresh off opening a new location in eastern Henrico, a Dunkin’ franchisee remains in expansion mode with a couple more local shops in the works.
The coffee-and-donuts chain earlier this month opened in a new commercial strip at 4091 Concord Creek Place, which is an outparcel at the Springdale Park development near Richmond Raceway.
The 1,850-square-foot store has a drive-thru and seating for 20 people. The location is operated by franchisee Gregg Nigro, who runs dozens of Dunkin’ locations in Virginia and North Carolina.
The outparcel is owned by an LLC tied to Nigro, which acquired the then-undeveloped property for $700,000 last year, according to online Henrico records. Also slated to open in the strip, which was developed by Nigro, are barbershop Clippers and a Wingstop restaurant, and the restaurant had “coming soon” signage out front Friday.
Nigro is also planning to open two more local Dunkin’ shops, both in Hanover County, in 2024.
In Mechanicsville, construction has started on a store at 8257 Meadowbridge Road, which per Hanover records was acquired last year by an LLC tied to Nigro for $395,000.
And in Ashland, Nigro said work is underway at 802 England St. He said the Loan Max building there was torn down to make way for the Dunkin’ project.
Nigro bought the England Street property for $740,000 earlier this year. He said both Hanover locations had gone vertical and were expected to open later this year. He estimated that it costs him about $1 million to $1.5 million to build and equip a Dunkin’ location in the Richmond region. The range doesn’t include site acquisition.
Andrew Thacker, Nathan Shor and Thomas Clarkson of S.L. Nusbaum handled the land acquisition deals on behalf of Nigro.
The recently opened Henrico spot, as well as the two Hanover shops, are what Dunkin’ refers to as “next generation” stores, which Nigro said features better equipment and a revamped color scheme among other improvements compared to the previous iteration of the chain’s store design.
“We have a larger pick-up counter and the tap system. You’re getting iced beverages out of the tap system, so it changes the flavor profile and makes for a more consistent taste for the guest,” he said. “Visually, it is an enhanced color palette. There are different tones and not as much bright orange. I think it’s more in line with what is currently on trend.”
Nigro said the new Henrico location is among the first Dunkin’ locations in the Richmond region to be designed per the new concept. He’s underway on a project to remodel his older Dunkin’ locations in the Richmond region in line with the new concept, which was unveiled with the opening of a Massachusetts store in 2018.
Over in western Henrico, a drive-thru-only Dunkin’ opened Saturday at the Tower Plaza shopping center at the corner of Three Chopt and Cox roads. That Dunkin’ is franchised by Lou Cabral of THG Management Inc.
Nigro’s franchise group Restaurant Services of the Outer Banks, which is based in Nags Head, owns and operates more than 50 Dunkin’ locations in Virginia and North Carolina. The company also franchises Little Caesars locations in southeastern Virginia and North Carolina.
Dunkin’ is now open at 4091 Concord Creek Place in Henrico. (Jack Jacobs photo)
Fresh off opening a new location in eastern Henrico, a Dunkin’ franchisee remains in expansion mode with a couple more local shops in the works.
The coffee-and-donuts chain earlier this month opened in a new commercial strip at 4091 Concord Creek Place, which is an outparcel at the Springdale Park development near Richmond Raceway.
The 1,850-square-foot store has a drive-thru and seating for 20 people. The location is operated by franchisee Gregg Nigro, who runs dozens of Dunkin’ locations in Virginia and North Carolina.
The outparcel is owned by an LLC tied to Nigro, which acquired the then-undeveloped property for $700,000 last year, according to online Henrico records. Also slated to open in the strip, which was developed by Nigro, are barbershop Clippers and a Wingstop restaurant, and the restaurant had “coming soon” signage out front Friday.
Nigro is also planning to open two more local Dunkin’ shops, both in Hanover County, in 2024.
In Mechanicsville, construction has started on a store at 8257 Meadowbridge Road, which per Hanover records was acquired last year by an LLC tied to Nigro for $395,000.
And in Ashland, Nigro said work is underway at 802 England St. He said the Loan Max building there was torn down to make way for the Dunkin’ project.
Nigro bought the England Street property for $740,000 earlier this year. He said both Hanover locations had gone vertical and were expected to open later this year. He estimated that it costs him about $1 million to $1.5 million to build and equip a Dunkin’ location in the Richmond region. The range doesn’t include site acquisition.
Andrew Thacker, Nathan Shor and Thomas Clarkson of S.L. Nusbaum handled the land acquisition deals on behalf of Nigro.
The recently opened Henrico spot, as well as the two Hanover shops, are what Dunkin’ refers to as “next generation” stores, which Nigro said features better equipment and a revamped color scheme among other improvements compared to the previous iteration of the chain’s store design.
“We have a larger pick-up counter and the tap system. You’re getting iced beverages out of the tap system, so it changes the flavor profile and makes for a more consistent taste for the guest,” he said. “Visually, it is an enhanced color palette. There are different tones and not as much bright orange. I think it’s more in line with what is currently on trend.”
Nigro said the new Henrico location is among the first Dunkin’ locations in the Richmond region to be designed per the new concept. He’s underway on a project to remodel his older Dunkin’ locations in the Richmond region in line with the new concept, which was unveiled with the opening of a Massachusetts store in 2018.
Over in western Henrico, a drive-thru-only Dunkin’ opened Saturday at the Tower Plaza shopping center at the corner of Three Chopt and Cox roads. That Dunkin’ is franchised by Lou Cabral of THG Management Inc.
Nigro’s franchise group Restaurant Services of the Outer Banks, which is based in Nags Head, owns and operates more than 50 Dunkin’ locations in Virginia and North Carolina. The company also franchises Little Caesars locations in southeastern Virginia and North Carolina.
The folks in Tractor Supply on Route 623 near the Rockville I64 exit say that the site work underway next to them is also a Dunkin’ Donuts…can you verify?
I would love to see another location inside the city limits, but I understand finding a location where they could put one in with a drive thru lane is difficult in the more densely developed areas.
Best of luck; and just my thoughts, but the bright orange color scheme, store layout, and the old name was not the reason I (and others) stayed away from the one in Carytown that closed.