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Montesanto and Janelle join SRS Real Estate Partners - to lead leasing at 62,000 s/f Merchants Row

Hanover, MA SRS Real Estate Partners to represent Merchants Row in leasing activity. Located at 2053 Washington St., Merchants Row is a new redevelopment retail center.

Currently under construction and scheduled to open spring 2019, this South Shore location will include 62,000 s/f of mixed retail, including restaurants, cafes, fitness, boutique shops and other services. The developer is Frank Giglio with FP Giglio Properties.

Leading the leasing for Merchants Row will be SRS Real Estate Partners new Boston additions, Peter Montesanto and Christian Janelle.

As principal and market leader, Montesanto has 30 years of commercial real estate experience and is a prominent figure in the Boston real estate industry. He focuses on retail and restaurant leasing, tenant advisory services, and landlord representation. He co-leads the SRS Boston office alongside Jonathan Lapat.

As first vice president, Janelle joined SRS with five years of experience in commercial real estate. His primary areas of focus have been retail, restaurants, mixed-use, land and redevelopment opportunities. Beyond his leasing experience, he has also gained expertise in development, merchandising, and property management. He is extremely active within the real estate community as part of the ICSC NextGen program committee, the developing leader program committee for NAIOP, and the Urban Land Institute’s young leaders group.

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