Mi Pueblo Mexican Grill has opened in the Belgate Center at 7003 University City Blvd., near IKEA. This regional chain of restaurants began 20 years ago in Winston Salem – the realization of a longtime dream by Jesus and Maria Ruiz. Mi Pueblo now has 10 locations...
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Firenza Pizza opens June 5 at Belgate
University City's newest restaurant, Firenza Pizza, opens June 5 near IKEA in the Belgate shopping center. The Virginia-based chain offers dough made in-house daily, nearly 40 toppings, and a 5-minute bake time in an open-flame stone-hearth oven. The new Firenza is...
Chipotle opening in late March at Belgate
Chipotle Mexican Grill is expected to open on March 29 in Belgate's growing restaurant cluster on University City Boulevard. Chipotle will be located at 6925 University City Blvd, near a store for AT&T authorized retailer Portables. They and four other businesses...
New Belgate buildings to offer dining and more
Two retail buildings near IKEA in the Belgate shopping center will soon come to life with shops and restaurants. Chipotle Mexican Grill and AT&T authorized retailer Portables recently received building permits for their stores at 6925 University City Blvd. Four...
Belgate shopping center adding Outback Steakhouse, more retail space
The expansive Belgate retail and residential development continues to grow. Work will start this spring on an Outback Steakhouse, and by late spring or summer on two retail buildings near I-85. DDR, which owns and manages the center, plans to add two multi-tenant...
Belgate continues to add shops, services and apartments
Belgate shopping center - home to the only IKEA store in the Carolinas - continues to add tenants. The 156-acre retail hub at I-85's University City Boulevard exit has construction under way for two national retailers, a hotel and a 266-unit apartment community. More...
2013 in review: Real-estate deals and new apartments heat up
University City saw several major property purchases, leases and rezonings plus extensive multifamily construction in 2013. Lincoln Harris in December bought a Tryon Street property zoned for 1 million square feet of offices. The long-vacant former Walmart property at...