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Minnerly of NAI Hunneman brokers 21,232 s/f lease to The Penny Candy Store, Inc. at 10 Merchant Street

NAI Hunneman has brokered a new 21,232 s/f lease at 10 Merchant St. The Penny Candy Store, Inc will use the space as its new packaging facility and will open a wholesale store there. The firm's specialty is old fashioned penny candy—some dating back to the late 1800s and early 1900s. Cathy Minnerly, executive vice president/partner at NAI Hunneman, represented both the tenant, the Penny Candy Store, and the landlord, John D. Murphy Management Company, in the transaction. "We're looking forward to moving to our new quarters in March," said Elias Fares, president of the Penny Candy Store. "It's a perfect location for our wholesale store as well as for our packaging facility. Cathy of NAI Hunneman found an ideal location for us." Located off Rte. 1, 10 Merchant St. is a 53,478 s/f warehouse/office building on a 3.2-acre site.
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