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Posted: April 22, 2016
DeStefano & Associates completes renovation and tenant fit-up projects
Margaritas Restaurant,211 Moody Street - Waltham, MA
Waltham, MA DeStefano & Associates, Inc. completed the interior demolition and renovation of the existing full-service 258-seat Margaritas Restaurant located at Cronin’s Landing, 211 Moody St. They worked within an aggressive thirty day shutdown to complete and put the restaurant back in service. They have also been selected as the construction manager for a new 7,000 s/f Margaritas at 10006 Shops Way, Northborough, Mass. Construction will be complete by this summer. Whitlock Design Group of Waltham, Mass. is the architect and designer for both projects.
DeStefano & Associates, Inc. also completed the tenant fit-up of the new 2,800 s/f Orangetheory Fitness facility at the Southgate Plaza, 2454 Lafayette Rd., Portsmouth, N.H. This facility is owned and managed by Portsmouth native Sherri Ritz. Orangetheory Fitness is a national franchise that continues to accelerate in growth.
The physiology behind the Orangetheory Fitness workout involves heart rate monitored training designed to keep heart rates in a target zone that stimulates metabolism and increases energy. The result is the Orange Effect – more energy, visible toning and extra calorie burn for up to 36 hours post workout.
Orangetheory Fitness at Southgate Plaza - Portsmouth, NH
“Not only are we proud of the successful and timely completion, but have become members in this amazing fitness concept,” said John DeStefano, president of DeStefano & Associates, Inc.
Other notable DeStefano & Associates, Inc. projects completed at The Southgate Plaza include Shio Restaurant, McKinnon’s Supermarket, Petco, Roger’s Redliner Diner, and Peachwave Frozen Yogurt. DeStefano & Associates, Inc. is pleased to announce it has been awarded the construction of a new 94-unit apartment complex to be built at the Southgate Plaza.
DeStefano & Associates, Inc. offers comprehensive construction management services, on a turnkey or build only basis to clients in commercial, industrial, health care, retail, restaurants, sports, multifamily and institutional markets in N.H., Maine, and Eastern Mass.
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