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Posted: December 27, 2012
Royal Properties leases 4,400 s/f to Panera Bread in Norwalk
According to Royal Properties, Inc., Panera Bread has leased 4,400 s/f at The Wal-Mart Center located at 652 Main Ave.
This center is anchored with a 120,000 s/f Wal-Mart. Other tenants include Staples, Aspen Dental, Elmer's Wines & Spirits, Vision World and Bank of America.
"Panera Bread is a welcomed addition to Rte. 7 and the Wal-Mart Center. There is enormous visibility here with a traffic count of 32,963 cars per day," said Jeff Kintzer, principal of Royal Properties who along with Craig Benson represented the landlord in this transaction. Jason Wuchiski of RHYS Commercial Real Estate represented the tenant.
Royal Properties, Inc. is a retail brokerage and consulting company specializing in the placement of retailers throughout New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.
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