For brands opening 1–100+ new locations

The Expansion Engine for Multi-Site Growth

Firststreet is the expansion platform for multi-site retail and QSR brands.

Firststreet identifies and secures qualified sites 3× faster than a traditional approach.

Site selection takes months.We take weeks.

Our platform finds, scores, and underwrites every viable site in a market, and our team takes each deal to signature.

The Old Way

Site brief sent to local agents

Day 0

Local shortlist

Still searching
Day 18

First site tours

Rescheduled twice
Day 41

LOI submitted

No response
Day 73
Total elapsed73 days

Based on typical expansion timelines.

The Firststreet Way

Brief
Sites Found
Tours Booked
LOI Signed

Illustrative examples

Example QSR

Brossard, QC

Base rent$45 psf
TI allowance$60 psf
Term10 yr

Example retailer

Montréal

Base rent$38 psf
TI allowance$50 psf
Term7 yr

The expansion challenge

The traditional expansion playbook is broken

You need to open 50 locations this year, but you're reliant on fragmented local workflows, limited market data, and a painfully slow pipeline.

Traditional real estate treats retail expansion as a series of disconnected, local transactions. The result? Stalled deals, compromised locations, and missed growth targets.

See how we fix it
  • ONE MARKET AT A TIME
  • HIDDEN PRIME SITES
  • UNCONFIRMED AVAILABILITY
  • GUT-FEEL DECISIONS
  • WEEKLONG DELAYS

Brands always had to grow.
The platform finally caught up.

Local teams know their markets, but a single regional deal rarely gets priority. Firststreet works every site in your rollout the same way.

The economics of real estate just flipped

Working a regional deal used to require hours of calls, research, and follow-up, so smaller opportunities often got overlooked. AI makes it possible to work every market systematically, giving each site the attention it deserves.

Site selection is now hard math

Demographics, traffic counts, co-tenancy, and daytime population — scored against your criteria for every candidate site. Decisions that used to run on gut now run on evidence, before you commit to a 10-year lease.

Off-market is finally reachable

Most prime sites trade without ever being listed. AI can now parse parcels, zoning, and ownership records at scale and reach thousands of property owners directly, surfacing deals the traditional model never reaches.

The best space is scarce

Retail vacancy is near historic lows and quality corners get multiple offers. The brand that confirms availability first usually gets the site.

Your Expansion Partner

One unified platform that manages your entire real estate lifecycle from market planning to lease execution.

Firststreet's site review platform showing a shortlisted retail location, fit score, aerial view, and trade-area map for ABC Entertainment Inc.
Platform capabilities

Intelligent Site Sourcing

Identify every viable parcel in a market. We score on-market listings and surface high-probability off-market targets.

A clearer way to compare sites

How scoring works

We use your criteria to help identify site opportunities that fit your business.

01

Criteria you set

Your team defines its footprint, requirements, and priorities.

02

Sources used

Market, property, traffic, demographic, and co-tenancy data inform each score.

03

Adjustable weights

Weights reflect what matters most to your rollout.

04

Team-reviewed

Our team reviews every surfaced site before it reaches you.

Common Questions

The Expansion Engine for Multi-Site Growth

Put an AI-native expansion platform behind your growth.

Servicing your retail real estate needs 24/7 — so your growth never stops.