A lease has been executed between Veteran Business Project, Inc., a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that owns and operates Rosie’s Home Cookin’, and 2155 CityGate Lane LLC, represented by Calamos Real Estate LLC. The agreement facilitates the relocation of the retro-style diner to a 4,015 square-foot restaurant space at Calamos Property Holdings LLC-owned CityGate Centre in Northwest Naperville.
Rosie’s honors veterans by serving as a “Living Business School” providing hands-on training for armed-forces veterans with entrepreneurial aspirations. The seven-year lease term will commence on or before Nov. 1 of this year and the restaurant is planned to open in the high-visibility, end-cap space at the Ferry Rd. entrance to CityGate Centre this fall.
Rosie’s, established in Naperville in 2022, quickly became a local and regional favorite breakfast and lunch destination. Founded by Naperville resident and Vietnam Marine Veteran Lynn Lowder, Rosie’s celebrates and holds a space for all U.S. veterans who proudly and bravely served. The restaurant is among many success stories of Veteran Business Project, co-founded by Lowder and restauranteur Dale Eisenberg, to promote small business opportunities for military, veterans and spouses…