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Posted: November 25, 2016
Mace of KeyPoint Partners secures two leases totaling 37,078 s/f
Don Mace, KeyPoint Partners
Walnut Hill Plaza - Woonsocket, RI
Woonsocket, RI KeyPoint Partners has negotiated a lease with Planet Fitness for 20,555 s/f at Walnut Hill Plaza. Vice president of leasing Don Mace negotiated the transaction on behalf of the landlord, according to Robert Lemons, managing partner of the firm.
Walnut Hill Plaza is a 298,600 s/f shopping center on Diamond Hill Rd. (Rte. 114). Tenants at the center include Sears, Ocean State Job Lot, Savers, Olympia Sports, Payless, and the Walnut Hill Bowl.
In another transaction, KeyPoint negotiated a lease with PetSmart for a 16,523 s/f outparcel at The Crossings in Newington, N.H. Mace negotiated the transaction on behalf of the landlord.
The Crossings is a 475,000 s/f destination shopping center at Woodbury Ave. and Gosling Rd., serving the tri-state seacoast region. Tenants at The Crossings include Kohl’s, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Michaels, Trader Joe’s, ULTA Beauty, Best Buy, Barnes & Noble, and Regal Cinemas. PetSmart will occupy a new building on the site of the former Sullivan Tire at The Crossings.
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