Linear Retail Properties, LLC purchased the 48,300 s/f Amherst St. Village located at 550 Amherst St. (Rte. 101A) for $9.73 million.
The recently developed shopping center consists of three retail buildings: two free-standing, single tenant buildings leased to Walgreen's and PetSmart, and a 12,800 s/f strip center with eight tenants including Cold Stone Creamery, Verizon Wireless, Allcare Dental, Beneficial Insurance and Hair Cuttery.
The fully occupied center is adjacent and connected to the Nashua Village Shopping Center, anchored by Target and including TJ Maxx and Panera Bread.
The transaction was brokered by CBRE with Christopher Angelone, executive vice president and Leslie Farasci, vice president representing the seller, Regency Centers. Colliers Meredith & Grew has been retained to provide property management services for Linear Retail.
Melrose, MA Dennis Kelleher and John Pentore of Horvath & Tremblay have facilitated the sale of 47 units spread across two multi-family properties in totaling $13.7 million. Kelleher and Pentore facilitated the sale of 333 Main St. and 447 Pleasant St.
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.
This may seem self-serving, and I’ll be the first to admit it. But unlike some of the artificial intelligence tools now reshaping our industry, I am fully aware of my own bias. So, hear me out. The rise of AI in commercial real estate is not a distant threat or a speculative headline.