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Posted: November 25, 2016
Pliskin Realty & Development acquires 8,700 s/f Westbank Shopping Center
Jeffrey Pliskin, Pliskin Realty & Development
Westbank Shopping Center - Westport, CT
Westport, CT According to Jeffrey Pliskin, president & CEO of Pliskin Realty & Development, a prominent New York-Metropolitan area retail real estate brokerage, property management and investment firm, the company has purchased the Westbank Shopping Center located at 221 Post Rd. West. The seller’s representatives in the transaction were Stephen Westerberg and Kim Mowers of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank (NGKF).
The 8,700 s/f retail property, situated on .69 acre, has parking and is located at a four-way signalized intersection where Post Rd. West meets with Sylvan Ave.
According to Pliskin, the center is fully-occupied with longstanding tenants. Among the current tenants are a racquet sports store, nail spa, wine and liquor store, dry cleaners and the Senor Salsa Restaurant.
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