Brueggers Bagels Storefront

Brueggers Bagels Storefront

Iowa City enjoys gains in commercial real estate growth as a result of business interests locating here. One of the newest commercial businesses to locate in Iowa City is Brueggers Bagels. This type of business attracts enhances the city's commercial business base and provides a more diverse, reliable business community with long-term tax ratables. This is one way that commercial real estate agents help Iowa City maintain a stable municipal tax base.

Brueggers Bagels in Iowa City

Brueggers Bagels is a large commercial enterprise located throughout the US. The company was founded in 1983 in Troy, New York by Mike Dressell and Nord Drue. Today, Brueggers Bagels is found in 30 cities with more than 300 bakeries in 26 states. Brueggers Bagels is widely known for its authentic recipe for creating the freshest, most flavorful bagels for bagels lovers everywhere. Municipalities in US states seek this preferred type of real estate for several reasons. These include:

  • Healthy grease free facility
  • Facility sizes of less than 2000 square feet
  • Minimal use of local municipal water and sewerage resources
  • Drive through service
  • Flexible leasing

Brueggers Bagels caters mainly to middle income residents of Iowa City who enjoy Brueggers' breakfast, lunch and weekend menus. It's especially convenient for the business community who can order from a catering menu for office lunches or larger client meetings. In addition to the drive through feature, Brueggers Bagels new facility offers a patio outdoors, a great selection of coffees, bagel sandwiches prepared by an experienced chef.

The Iowa City store will be relocated from 715 S. Riverside Drive to a vacant site across the street at 708 S. Riverside Drive in the city's business district. The relocation is part of redevelopment, a result of the 2006 tornado destruction. The former Brueggers Bagels site will be redeveloped by the landlord. The new site will be rezoned within the West Riverfront sub-district and comply with Riverfront Crossings District's requirements that include a special exception for the drive through feature and other aesthetic improvements including pedestrian sidewalk access. Construction is expected to be completed by the summer of 2015. It's hoped that the relocation of Brueggers to the new site will attract customers to the newly revamped area that is also enjoys heavy traffic. For Brueggers Bagels and Iowa City residents, the new location provides renewed business stimulus to an area devastated by the tornado.

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New Location:

708 S Riverside Dr.
Iowa City, IA 52246