JB Sullivan completes updates to retail plaza on Rte. 1 Saugus, Mass.
Design-build contractors, JB Sullivan Construction Inc. of Bedford, N.H., has completed the transformation of the outdated retail plaza located at 1069 Broadway, Rte. 1, into a retail destination which incorporates facilities for CVS, Jo-Ann Fabrics, and a third retail facility awaiting its new tenant.
Partnering with site owners, Rte. One Saugus, LLC, Simeone Saugus, LLC, and Nomist Realty/1069 Broadway/Saugus, LLC and project architects, BKA Associates of Brockton, Mass., the Sullivan team, under project manager Rob Johnstone, was responsible for site demolition, clean up, building construction, tenant fit up, HVAC, electrical and plumbing utilities, security and sprinkler system installation, landscape, and site pavement construction along the busy corridor.
West Roxbury, MA Prescott IOS has arranged an industrial outdoor storage lease for Eastern Bus Company at 151 Rivermoor St. David Skinner and Devon Wagner of Prescott IOS represented the tenant, while Caroline Munn nd Rob Byrne of CBRE represented the landlord, Feeney Brothers Real Estate. The 40,000 front foot site gives the bus operator secured yard space close to the routes it serves across Boston and the inner suburbs.
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