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Posted: July 30, 2021
Jacobs and Whittredge of NAI Glickman lease 2,900 s/f of retail space
Worcester, MA Michael Jacobs, principal, and Tim Whittredge, vice president at NAI Glickman Kovago & Jacobs, have negotiated the lease of 2,900 s/f of retail space (formerly leased by Verizon) at 17 E. Mountain St. The property’s landlord, Proko Realty, Inc., granted the seven-year lease to Munro Associates, LLC, a Massachusetts limited liability company doing business as “The Vault.” On a mission to be one of the Northeast’s finest cannabis establishments, The Vault’s E. Mountain St. shop is the third the company has opened in recent months. The flagship store is located in Webster. The dispensary offers a wide array of high-quality cannabis and non-cannabis products.
Jacobs and Whittredge represented both landlord and tenant.
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