Portsmouth Book & Bar has leased 3,000 s/f of retail space on the first floor of the Customs House Building at 40 Pleasant St. Portsmouth Book and Bar anticipates a September opening as a bookstore cafe with an old-world ambience.
Janet Faulkner of Bean Group Commercial represented Portsmouth Book and Bar in this transaction. Arthur Pappas of Prudential Verani represented the landlord.
Little Compton, RI Mott & Chace Sotheby’s International Realty sold 17 Ferolbink Way, for $4.5 million. The sellers were represented by Cherry Arnold, sales associate of Mott & Chace
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Now what? As the year comes to a close, the state of retail is always in the news. The answers vary greatly depending on who in the various related industries you ask, each offering a unique lens on the challenges and opportunities ahead.