A new Taco Bell project is being planned for an existing restaurant property at 3828 Hamner Ave. in Eastvale, with construction documents revealing a tenant improvement project. The building, which has previously housed F&B operations and already has a drive-thru lane, will be transformed to make way for the QSR chain.
Leasing documents show the restaurant will span approximately 2,743 square feet and have a total occupant load of 96 people. The provided plans break the space into approximately 1,083 square feet of dining area, 96 square feet of ordering space, 59 square feet of dry storage, 799 square feet of kitchen area, and 476 square feet for the restrooms.
The scope of the work needed includes new dining-room wall finishes, furniture and fixtures, minor back-of-house equipment adjustments, new drive-thru equipment, and new signage. A construction start date and bid/site-walk date are still listed as to be determined.
The project team includes Diversified Restaurant Group (DRG) as the franchisee, Progressive Real Estate Partners as the landlord, Globeateliê as the project consultant responsible for the site plan, Kathryn Culley-Rapata as architect, and Dialectic as the MEP engineer.
Diversified Restaurant Group is one of the country’s largest Taco Bell franchise operators. DRG’s website says the company operates 341 Taco Bell restaurants and 26 Arby’s locations across five states, with approximately 9,122 employees.
Sierra Burk, Sr. Manager Marketing & Communications for Diversified Restaurant Group, told What Now OC they are “excited about this opportunity” but “not quite at a point where we are able to share details about the location just yet.”
