Robuta

Oct 14, 2025 - We are a real estate development and urban design firm focused on complex ground floor leasing + activation projects. Our approach embraces a local-first...

Nov 5, 2025 - 13th Annual Graffito (it’s not just a) Food Crawl last week. Destination: Raleigh Durham.

May 29, 2020 - At this point, I’ve picked up food from a lot of restaurants. But it occurred to me that I haven’t thought much about their spatial distribution across the...

Apr 25, 2020 - With improved effort on policy execution and consideration towards better UX practices, grocery shopping in the time of COVID-19 could be a vastly better...

Jun 23, 2022 - Unique retail opportunity that is part of the 40 Thorndike Class A office and mixed use development that transforms the former Sullivan Courthouse into an...

Jun 24, 2025 - Welcome to The Graffito Podcast.

May 22, 2020 - The efforts of Bagelsaurus - whether intentionally or not - is cultivating even deeper brand loyalty. It’s probably stating the obvious here, but the net...

Dec 1, 2025 - The Graffito team has experience leasing retail space on behalf of landlords at various scales: from grocery stores, music venues and restaurants to coffee...

Dec 16, 2024 - Our real estate projects are located in mixed-use environments adjacent to mass transit. We are exclusively focused on the ground floor; at those places where...

Sep 1, 2020 - Ghost kitchens seem to be thriving in this current pandemic environment, particularly the larger restaurant groups and chains who have already established...

Aug 19, 2020 - Restaurant owners are doing whatever they can to increase revenue, especially going into the colder, non-patio months. Ghost Kitchens shift the focus from...

Apr 25, 2022 - If you're curious about how rising food costs (in restaurants) impact dishes, check out this analysis of a cheeseburger's ingredients.

Oct 15, 2025 - We're proud of the great work by Angela and Dave to bring Danny Meyer and Union Square Hospitality to Boston.

Dec 5, 2024 - At the beginning of this year, we launched our Neighborhood Investments + Partnerships practice with the goal of intentionally translating our...

Apr 24, 2020 - We have, and always will, fly the local-first piece proudly in our messaging. Because it is core to our approach, our world-view, and the way we understand...

Oct 29, 2024 - Last week, I got a chance to attend Small Scale Development Forum (SSDF) #22 in Kansas City, Missouri. SSDF is my favorite real estate-based event of the year,...