Powers & Company represents landlord in six transactions
Leslie Cotter of Powers & Company has brokered two new leases totaling 36,160 s/f. Representing the landlord, CGI Companies, Big Lots, a national discount retailer, has leased 27,650 s/f at Raynham Crossing on Rte. 44, and Especially for Pets, a strong local business catering to the retail of high quality pet supply, grooming, and training, has leased the former Blockbuster and Only Flooring building for a total of 8,510 s/f, on Rte. 20 in Sudbury. Ria McNamara represented Especially for Pets.
Cotter of Powers & Company represented the landlord at Adams Plaza in Quincy. InSync Center of the Arts has leased 7,863 s/f and will be joining Walgreens, UPS, Curves and Quiznos. In addition to all styles of dance classes, art and music classes, and birthday parties, In Sync also offers a Me Too class that caters to special needs students with autism, down syndrome and other disabilities.
Powers & Company represented the landlord, Centercorp Retail Properties, in the leasing of a new development at 980 Paradise Rd. in Swampscott. T-Mobile and Five Guys Burgers and Fries will open this summer in the new class A neighborhood retail center built on the site of a former Sunoco gas station. Ed Gerwig of National Commercial Brokers represented T-Mobile and Cotter worked with Adam Conviser of the Conviser Property Group who represented Five Guys Burgers & Fries.
Powers & Company represented the owner in the redevelopment of Ames Plaza on Rte. 18 in Abington. Formerly an Ames anchored center with small shop space, the 19.6-acre site was redeveloped into a free standing Lowe's Home Improvement Center. Lowe's was represented by The Dartmouth Company.
Powers & Company exclusively represents landlords throughout New England.
Westborough, MA According to Marianne Sullivan, president of Sullivan & Sullivan Auctioneers, her firm will be bringing Westboro Executive Park to foreclosure auction on Friday, October 23, 2026 at 12PM. The offering consists of three buildings on three separate parcels totaling 244,335 s/f of mixed use space on 14.9 acres in the MetroWest Business Corridor.
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