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Status Update: Philz, Snooze, Sender One among new shops coming to Bella Terra

July 10, 2023

Bella Terra signed a handful of leases with new tenants bringing new eats and treats to the bustling shopping center in Huntington Beach.

Signed leases include:

Philz Coffee, opening this month; Fogo De Chão (August), Jan’s Health Bar (coming this fall), Snooze AM Eatery (fall debut), The Golf Bar, indoor golf experience (opens this winter)

Philz Coffee is opening in July at Bella Terra shopping center in Huntington Beach. (LiPo Ching/Staff)

Coming next year is the popular indoor rock climbing gym, Sender One.

The restaurant previously known as Puesto has reopened as Marila’s Mexican restaurant.

There will be much change coming to Bella Terra in the months ahead as property owner DJM and partner PGIM add even more retail and apartments to the mix.

The companies are tearing down the 149,000-square-foot structure Burlington Coat Factory and an adjacent retail commercial building, which will be replaced with retail and restaurants on the ground floor under 300 new apartments.

The project should be completed by late 2023, DJM said.

New tenants have signed leases, joining Trader Joe’s at The Square Cypress, a mixed-use retail center under development in Cypress. (Courtesy of Shea Properties)

The Square taking shape in Cypress

A retail center under development in Cypress has added several retail merchants due to open this year.

The Square at Cypress, a project by Shea Properties in Aliso Viejo, is anchored by Trader Joe’s, which opened in early May.

Also due to join the 30,000-square-foot retail property are BLK Dot Coffee, Board & Brew Specialty Sandwiches, Dr. Footman, El Zarape, The Kebab Shop and YogaSix.

In the future, the property at 5251 Katella Ave. also will have a sprawling, 251-unit apartment complex, a movie theater, a medical office building and a 128-room Homewood Suites by Hilton.

The Lestonnac Free Clinic in Orange is expanding to add a free surgery center. The Lestonnac Surgery Center was funded with a $3 million donation by the Thompson Family Foundation. (Courtesy of Lestonnac Free Clinic)

The Lestonnac Free Clinic in Orange is expanding to add a free surgery center. A wall-breaking ceremony was held recently ahead of construction on The Lestonnac Surgery Center, which was funded with a $3 million donation by the Thompson Family Foundation. (Courtesy of Lestonnac Free Clinic)

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Clinic in Orange expanding to offer free surgeries

The Lestonnac Free Clinic in Orange is expanding to add a free surgery center.

The nonprofit, which was founded by Sister Marie Therese in 1979, recently celebrated the project with a “wall-breaking” ceremony. The center is gaining 4,000 square feet for the Lestonnac Surgery Center, which will offer free procedures for non-life-threatening issues such as colonoscopies, hernia repairs, and eye surgeries. All of the procedures are free to low-income patients.

The center should be open by spring 2024.

“There is a critical need for more non-life-threatening surgeries among financially vulnerable populations,” explained Edward Gerber, executive director of Lestonnac Free Clinic.

Gerber said the surgery center will have dual operating rooms, helping volunteer doctors boost the number of procedures monthly to 64 from 13.

The clinic works with 300 physicians from Orange County and Southern California hospitals who all donate their time.

The surgery center was funded with a $3 million donation by the Thompson Family Foundation.

Tax preparers helped 16K filers this year

Remember all those volunteers lining up to help prepare and file tax returns?

Well, the folks behind the OC Free Tax Prep program hosted by Orange County United Way say volunteers helped 16,127 tax filers this year.

Here are some of the key numbers:

—23 local organizations helped make it happen at 522 free tax prep events across the county.

—Eligible taxpayers who earned less than $60,000 annually had their taxes prepared free of charge. Volunteers also helped them figure out if they qualified for various state and federal tax credits.

—The average gross income of taxpayers helped was just under $29,000 per year.

—More than 16,152 volunteer hours were contributed by 727 virtual and in-person volunteers.

For more information on the program, go to ocfreetaxprep.com.

Men with localized prostate cancer have a new treatment option at Hoag. Focal One uses a noninvasive robotic High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) technology to target and eliminate the diseased tissue. (Courtesy of Hoag Hospital)

Milestones

There’s a new option for men with localized prostate cancer at Hoag in Newport Beach. The procedure called Focal One uses a noninvasive, robotic high-intensity focused ultrasound to target cancerous prostate tissue. Surgeons use the tool to ablate or destroy just the diseased portion of the prostate. For more information, go to hoag.org/hifu.

The 19th annual Destination Independence Walk + Family Fair raised more than $65,000 for Santa Ana-based Beyond Blindness’ programs and services. More than 500 supporters and volunteers, including the Johnson & Johnson Vision team walkers seen here, participated June 3 in the non-competitive walk and family fair. (Courtesy of Beyond Blindness)

Fundraiser updates

Irvine-based Human Options raised nearly $500,000 at its annual Serious Fun Gala at the Balboa Bay Resort in Newport Beach. The money will help the organization provide programs and services such as legal advocacy support, therapy and counseling, elder abuse prevention and emergency shelter and transitional housing programs.

The 19th annual Scholarship Luncheon benefiting Orangewood Foundation raised $413,000 to support programs and services for youth in foster care. A highlight of the luncheon at the Balboa Bay Resort in Newport Beach came during a call for contributions, when Shirley Pepys, Renee Pepys Lowe and Dan Houck matched donations up to $75,000.

The 19th annual Destination Independence Walk + Family Fair raised more than $65,000 for Santa Ana-based Beyond Blindness programs and services. More than 500 supporters and volunteers participated June 3 in the non-competitive walk and family fair.

Grants

Community Action Partnership of Orange County (CAP OC) has been granted $150,000 by SoCalGas, as part of the company’s 2023 ‘Fueling Our Communities’ $4 million initiative to help address food insecurity through partnerships with nonprofit organizations in central and southern California.

The Orange County Register’s 16th annual Top Workplaces program opens for nominations Sunday, May 28. (Southern California News Group)

Top Workplaces nomination period extended

The nomination period for the Register’s 16th annual Top Workplace program has been extended to Aug. 11.

Any organization with 35 or more employees in Orange County is eligible to participate and includes public, private, nonprofits and government agencies.

Participation is free.

Workplaces are evaluated by their employees using a 24-question survey.

The list of winners will be announced in late 2023

To nominate online, go to ocregister.com/nominate or call 714-442-2768.

SEE MORE: See all 169 Orange County company winners in 2022

Status Update is compiled from press releases by contributing writer Karen Levin and edited by Business Editor Samantha Gowen. Submit items and high-resolution photos to [email protected]. Allow at least one week for publication. Items are edited for length and clarity.

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