11 Businesses Opening At New Mixed-Use Development Being Built In Anne Arundel County

ANNAPOLIS, MD — A new mixed-use development in Anne Arundel County on Wednesday announced 11 businesses that will open when construction finishes next year.

The tenants will all be part of Beacon Square, the living and shopping destination. The site is currently under construction in Parole across from the Annapolis Town Center. Beacon Square will replace an office park off Riva Road.

This first batch of businesses to sign leases include:

• Arhaus (Furniture store)
• Circa Lighting (Light store)
• Firebirds Wood Fired Grill (American restaurant)
• Mighty Quinn's BBQ (Barbecue restaurant)
• Meg Fox Aesthetics (Botox spa)
• GNC (Vitamin and supplement store)
• Aspen Dental (Dentist)
• Inspire Nails (Nail salon)
• Cold Stone Creamery (Ice cream parlor)
• Eggspectation (Breakfast and brunch restaurant)
• Jersey Mike's (Sandwich shop)

An unnamed grocer will anchor Beacon Square, which is owned by developer SJC Ventures.

Vertical construction at Beacon Square started last August.

The development will host 52,000 square feet of retail and office space. The grocery store will span an additional 43,000 square feet.

A total of 508 multi-family units will round out the neighborhood.

The first openings are expected in late 2024.

Justin Latone, the senior vice president of leasing at SJC Ventures, is "thrilled with how the market has responded to the introduction of Beacon Square."

"This will be a transformative, tech-savvy mixed-use center in an energetic and well-established area in Annapolis," Latone said in a Wednesday press release. "We're currently negotiating several more leases for this project that will bring the center to 100 percent occupancy, and we're excited to unveil those new additions in the coming months to the public."

Related: New Mixed-Use Development Named Beacon Square Coming To Annapolis

Maryland real estate records show that Beacon Square LLC bought the land from 2500 Riva Trust.

The sale closed in January 2022 at a final price of $3 million. The 7.5-acre property is located at 2500 Riva Road, explaining the seller's name.

SJC Ventures partnered with local brokers Ray Schupp, Suzanne Katz and Bryan Davis with H&R Retail.

Businesses interested in leases at Beacon Square can contact Tina Howard by emailing Tina@SJCVentures.com or calling (404) 375-5626.

Do you know a business that's opening, expanding or closing in Anne Arundel County? Email jacob.baumgart@patch.com with the details.

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