Northborough, MA Capital Group Properties has arranged a lease for a new location for the School of Rock, a music education school for all ages, at Northborough Crossing, a premier open-air retail developmen. School of Rock will occupy 3,000 s/f in the development’s out-parcel pad building, and the new location is anticipated to open in late 2023.
Boston, MA Architecture and interior design firm PCA, working in partnership with celebrated chef and TV personality Tiffani Faison and her Boston-based restaurant group, Big Heart Hospitality, completed design for the 70s-and-80s-inspired restaurant Tenderoni’s Fenway.
Chestnut Hill, MA The Street Chestnut Hill released a new pop-up experience by Onyx Boutique, now open at the property through 2023. Shoppers will discover the latest in women’s fashion and accessories curated by local entrepreneur and owner of Onyx Boutique, Kristen Beauvais.
New Britain, CT Sherwin-Williams has opened its newly constructed store at 972 West Main St. The store officially opened its doors on March 21st of this year, offering a modern retail experience and a wide range of high-quality paint and accessories for both residential and commercial projects.
Lynnfield, MA MarketStreet celebrates its 10th anniversary the entire month of September, after opening in 2013. The property unveils Mi Casa Your Casa 2.0, an interactive art installation, as well as a series of family friendly activities, limited-edition birthday bash swag, and special offers from a number of MarketStreet businesses.
Portland, ME The Vermont Flannel Company has opened a new location leasing 1,377 s/f of retail space at 432 Fore St. In May, the company opened its first Maine location at 47 Main St. in Freeport. Expansion into the state is a milestone for the company, marking its first venture beyond the borders of Vermont, where the company currently operates six stores.
Northborough, MA Custom golf club fitter Club Champion has opened its new fitting studio, located at 10010 Shops Way. The store is open and accepting fitting appointments. This is Club Champion’s third location in Massachusetts. Capital Group Properties arranged the 3,100 s/f lease last spring.
Portland, ME Reveler Development and their commercial broker, Porta & Company, have arranged a two-year lease for Matcha Mood – a brand-new, matcha-focused café. Matcha Mood at 654 Congress St., with the 640 s/f, street-level space is scheduled to open in September.
South Portland, ME Malone Commercial Brokers has arranged the sale of 725 Bdwy., a 13,650 s/f retail building. The property, previously owned by FT Holdings, LLC, has been acquired by C725 Broadway LLC in a transaction of undisclosed value. Joe Malone and Jennifer Small of Malone Commercial Brokers brokered the deal, which closed on August 22, 2023.
Newport, RI RODE Architects has unveiled five new hospitality projects during summer and fall 2023, showcasing modern interior design trends for restaurants in Massachusetts and Rhode Island: Mother Pizzeria, in Newport, RI; Gufo, in Cambridge, MA; Bueno Malo, in Andover, MA; Baleia, in Boston; and Drawdown Brewing Company, in Boston.
Boston, MA Hospitality architects from HFA Architecture + Engineering have advised that quick-serve restaurants (QSR) can ramp up performance with drive-thru innovations like upstream ordering, automatic doors, larger canopies and dedicated lanes for mobile orders.
Norton, MA Marcus & Millichap brokered the sale of CVS Pharmacy a 10,125 s/f net-leased property. The asset sold for $4.62 million. “CVS has operated for over 20 years at this strategic location within the small college town,” said Laurie Ann “L.A.” Drinkwater,
Orange, CT Hitchcock Plaza, formerly known as Loehmann’s Plaza, a landmark shopping center at 185 Boston Post Rd. has been sold for an undisclosed amount by Arnold Peck of his brokerage Arnold Peck’s Commercial World. The property had been listed by Peck for the listed price of $8 million
Boston, MA Newmark Group, Inc. (Newmark) have hired five retail real estate experts — executive managing director Matt Curtin, senior managing director Greg Covey, and directors Nicole Nielsen, Alden Bush and Ela Hazar. These professionals form Newmark’s Urban Retail Group, specializing in retail tenant and landlord representation in the city; Curtin and Covey co-lead the team.
Whitman, MA JJManning Auctioneers have completed the $2.7335 million sale at an August 29th auction of property on behalf of “Peaceful Meadows”, a 2nd generation family-owned/operated ice cream business on Rte, 18. After many decades in business since 1962, the family chose to divest of these landmark assets owned since the 1920s.
Providence, RI Compass negotiated the sale of ‘Moses Brown Ives House’, 10 Brown St., on the East Side for $4.325 million. Bob Walsh, sales associate of Compass Providence, represented the seller. According to data maintained by the Rhode Island Statewide MLS, this transaction represents one of the top three residential sales ever in Providence, and the highest sale in Rhode Island’s capital city, year-to-date.*
Lynn, MA North Shore Realty Advisors Inc. brokered the sale of The School House Apartments located at 505-509 Chatham St. The property has not been available to the open market since 1984. The School House Apartments is a three-story residential brick 12-unit with 12 off-street parking spaces, and an on-site laundry facility.
East Bridgewater, MA The Conrad Group has completed the sale of 68 Old Bedford Rd. for $1.35 million. The 4,752 s/f automotive sales and service facility is on 2.437 acres and is equipped with six drive-in doors, floor drains, lifts and has visibility on Rte. 18. The building formerly served as the showroom of Marquis Motor Cars.
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