Award-winning restaurant group to showcase chophouse and raw bar offerings
CHESAPEAKE, Va. – (September 14, 2021) – Summit Pointe Realty, LLC is pleased to announce that M&M Hospitality Group has leased 10,148 square feet of signature restaurant space at Summit Pointe.
Bringing fine dining at Summit Pointe with, Cork & Bull, will be a true American chophouse and gathering place for thick, succulent cuts of prime, dry-aged Hereford beef. The menu will also include seafood and raw bar specialties from the Eastern Shore, Chesapeake Bay and other regional providers in addition to fresh Maine lobster. Private dining space will be available for private and corporate events.
M&M Hospitality Group is well known for its award-winning restaurants. The company, owned by Brian and Teresa Mullins, has brought four distinctive restaurants to the region including Vintage Tavern, River Stone Chophouse, Decoys Seafood and Amedeo’s Ristorante in Suffolk. The company also opened Bennett’s Creek Marina adjacent to Decoys Seafood and Amedeo’s Bakery. The new restaurant will be its first in Chesapeake.
Cork & Bull, located at 600 Belaire Avenue, will occupy a dramatic space in the vibrant Mosaic quarter of Summit Pointe, which is currently under construction. This latest addition includes $68 million of new construction with 270 luxury apartments, restaurants, shops and a public parking garage. The new restaurant space will be a focal point at the intersection of Belaire Avenue and Summit Pointe Drive. The distinctive space will complement other unique restaurants being created on the other corners of this intersection. The street-level space will include a colonnade with a plaza and outdoor dining.
“The development at Summit Pointe is a perfect fit for our style and philosophy of hospitality,” said Ken Dodd, partner, director of operations for M&M Hospitality Group. “It is the natural next step to bring our chophouse and raw bar expertise to Chesapeake. We can’t wait!”
“We are committed to bringing exceptional local restauranteurs and chefs to Summit Pointe,” said Chris Williams, senior vice president with Summit Pointe Realty, LLC. “Cork & Bull plays a key role in creating a vibrant dining and entertainment scene for our community. M&M Hospitality Group brings their own unique flavor to the dining experience and is a very welcome addition to Summit Pointe.”
Construction on Mosaic is currently under way, and it is anticipated Cork & Bull will open in fall 2022.
Chris Read, senior vice president, and Jeff Parker, senior vice president with Colliers, negotiated the lease on behalf of Summit Pointe Realty, LLC.
Summit Pointe is Coastal Virginia’s newest $330 million metropolitan center and lifestyle community, located on 69 acres in Virginia’s second most populous city. When complete, Summit Pointe will include more than one million square feet of office space, up to 500,000 square feet of retail space, approximately 250,000 square feet of hospitality and conference space, and 1,400-plus residences. Completion and occupancy of Helix, the first apartment building with 133 residences, was achieved in summer 2020. 555 Belaire, a six-story, 150,000-square-foot office building, was completed in early 2021. Construction was started on Mosaic, a $68 million multi-use development, in March 2021 to include 270 apartments, restaurants, shops and additional structured public parking for 500 cars. For more information, visit summitpointeva.com.
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Summit Pointe Realty, LLC oversees the planning, development and leasing operations at Summit Pointe in Chesapeake, Virginia.
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