Hopkins has leased 90% of the space at the center, with a tenantroster that includes Panera Bread, Peet's Coffee, Wells Fargo, EricHanan, Blue Eyed Girl, Juice It Up, Paper Annex, Wild's AnimalSupplies, Fitness Together, Talega Cleaners and Verizon.

According to Jeff Hopkins, development manager for Hopkins RealEstate Group, demand for the specialty retailers, services andrestaurants has been strong in Talega and the surroundingcommunities. Irvine-based KKE Architects is designing the center totie in with the Spanish Colonial architecture throughout the area,with the Irvine office of Lee & Associates handling leasing onthe project.

Hopkins is developing Talega Village Center as a joint venturewith Rockwood Capital, an institutional private equity group thatinvests across asset classes, including hotel, residential, office,retail and land. Rockwood is based in San Francisco and Greenwich,CT.