Under construction: New Popeyes restaurant takes shape on Highway 58

Workers install sign on new Popeyes restaurant, which will open early next year on Highway 58.
Workers install sign on new Popeyes restaurant, which will open early next year on Highway 58.

- Project: Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen.

- Location: 4428 block of Highway 58.

- Owner: Daanish 107 LLC, which bought the site for $450,000 in June.

- General contractor: Kirby Cordell.

- Local presence: The new restaurant will be the fifth Popeyes in Chattanooga by the National Restaurant Development Inc., based in Decatur, Ga.

- Schedule: The restaurant will open in 2017.

- Building value: The construction permit lists the value of the contract work at $350,000.

- Size: 3,149 square feet.

- Developer: Founded in 1996 by Aziz Hashim, National Restaurant Development, Inc. (NRD) started in downtown Atlanta and has grown to become one of the top 200 largest restaurant franchisee companies with Popeye's, Checkers, Subway and other franchised units in its portfolio.

- Compiled by Business Editor Dave Flessner, who may be contacted at dflessner@timesfreepress.com or 423-757-6340.

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