Article originally posted on Phoenix Business Journal on September 8, 2026

A rising project in downtown Gilbert announced Tuesday a handful of new restaurant tenants.

Heritage Park — a 10-acre, mixed-use development that spans an entire city block at Gilbert Road and Juniper Avenue and is being developed by Phoenix-based real estate development firm Creation — will soon be home to Popup Bagels, La La Land, Hudson House and Salt & Straw. National fitness brand [solidcore], also leased a space in the new development.

The newly announced tenants are taking the place of three restaurants from Omaha, Nebraska-based Flagship Restaurant Group, that originally signed on to open in Gilbert back in 2024 before construction started on the development.

It is unclear when Flagship and Creation parted ways.

The new tenants are expected to start opening in “early second-quarter 2027,” according to Creation’s announcement.

“Downtown Gilbert already has a strong base of great restaurants and retail, and this lineup is about layering in something the East Valley hasn’t seen yet,” said Alex Bez, COO of Creation. “The interest we’re getting from groups making their first move into this market speaks to Heritage Park’s ability to weave new, sought-after concepts into the fabric of this community.”

Popup Bagels, which started in Connecticut, will open its first Arizona location in Heritage Park in a 1,994-square-foot space.

Hudson House, an elevated neighborhood eatery from Dallas-based Vandelay Cos., will open in a 7,882-square-foot space. The company announced earlier this summer it has signed on to open two locations in the Phoenix area in coming years.

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