A Sacramento-area native who operates an Italian-American restaurant in New York City is bringing her concept back home with plans to occupy a vacant restaurant space in Midtown.

Pazza Notte has a location in Manhattan that opened in 2000. The restaurant’s recipes are inspired by Italian and American comfort food.

Owner Tove Nord, who grew up in Curtis Park, said some of the restaurant’s most popular items include its penne carbonara, brick oven thin crust pizzas, and Tapas Italiana, which are smaller, shareable dishes such as grilled shrimp skewers and four-cheese bruschetta. Another big draw for the restaurant is its two-for-one happy hour martini program, which runs every day.

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SACRAMENTO—The Press at Midtown Quarter is a 277-unit class-A multifamily property located in Midtown. Its recent sale at $118 million marks the largest single-asset market-rate apartment trade in Sacramento history in terms of deal size.

CBRE’s Marc Ross brokered the sale between the seller, DeBartolo Development from Tampa, FL, and its local partner SKK Developments, and the San Rafael buyer, Oakmont Properties. Andrew Behrens with CBRE’s debt and structured finance group arranged the financing.

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With a new project, SKK Developments is returning to a Midtown Sacramento intersection near two other projects by the firm from over a decade ago.

On the southwest corner of 18th Street and Kayak Alley, SKK has proposed a seven-story project of apartments, retail, and office space on a .14-acre parcel.

Developer Sotiris Kolokotronis of SKK said he knows the neighborhood as well as the site, which has an address of 1116 18th St.

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The Tsakopoulos name is prominent on some admired Downtown landmarks, with good reason. A gift from Angelo Tsakopoulos in his wife’s honor closed a financing gap at The Sofia B Street Theatre complex on Capitol Avenue. Not far away, he helped fund the Tsakopoulos Library Galleria on I Street.

But another member of the family, Angelo’s nephew Sotiris Kolokotronis, who freely admits he moved from his native Greece to Sacramento because the California capital seemed like a good place to make money, has had more to do with shaping Downtown’s renaissance than just about anyone.

For the irrepressibly upbeat and optimistic Kolokotronis—he took a hard fall in the last recession when the market wasn’t as enthusiastic as he was—his recent success is as sweet as a slice of baklava.

“You never know how things come together,” the 60-year-old developer said during a recent interview at a Midtown restaurant.

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Midtown’s food scene will soon make room for another pizza destination — and this one comes all the way from the Manhattan borough of New York City.

Set to open spring 2023 at 1801 L St., Pazza Notte Restaurant’s second location will feature a 2,891-square-foot space with three outdoor patio sections, a brick oven, happy hour, and a DJ, according to a news release. Owner Tove Nord, a Sacramento native, said she always dreamed of opening an eatery in her hometown.

“This neighborhood really spoke to us, it has all the elements we were looking for, great local culture, super charming streets, diverse residents, and great restaurants and bars…we are in good company,” Nord said in the news release.

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