Want dinner with that rental car?

Rendering of restaurant space high atop rental car complex shows the panoramic skyline and runway views the new venue will have.

Wanted: Operator for third-story restaurant space with panoramic views of downtown skyline, bay and airport runway. Plenty of rental cars just steps away.

Local broker Location Matters is calling all restaurateurs interested in leasing an unique space atop a planned $316 million rental car complex currently under construction near the San Diego International Airport.

The 7,900-square-foot space, complete with 180 linear feet of floor-to-ceiling windows, will be the only use occupying the entire third level of the new rental car complex that is replacing the existing operation on Harbor Drive.

"I'm trying to find a restaurateur who is somewhat proven but who will bring something in terms of what San Diegans today want, a destination where people will travel not just for the views but also for the food," explained Michael Spilky, president of Location Matters. "This is not a location for someones first restaurant, thats for sure. But if they have one restaurant and its been a smashing success well take a look at that."

Location Matters was selected by the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority to exclusively market the restaurant space, which is expected to open in early 2016. Spilky said the Airport Authority is spending $7.5 million to develop the shell of the venue, which may also include an outdoor patio.

The space would most likely be ready for a restaurateur to take over by next spring at which time tenant improvements could get underway, Spilky said.

His brokerage is looking for a restaurateur that would be able to serve lunch and dinner as well as weekend brunch, he added. Whatever lease deal is struck, it would likely include a base rent, above which the operator would pay a certain percentage of its sales revenue to the Airport Authority, Spilky said.

Located at Pacific Highway and Sassafras Street, the 2-million-square-foot rental car complex, designed by Demattei Wong Architecture of Burlingame, will serve up to 16 rental car brands and will contain 5,300 parking stalls.

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Want dinner with that rental car?