Seabrook, NH DeStefano & Associates, Inc. (DAI) has begun the construction of a ground up 900 s/f Aroma Joe’s at 270 Lafayette Rd. TK Architects is the architect. Anticipated completion is December 2023.
Franklin, MA R.W. Holmes has negotiated a new 21,843 s/f industrial lease for its client NEFAB Packaging. NEFAB, a global industrial packaging provider that offers packaging solutions and logistics
Leominster, MA MassDevelopment has provided a $1.25 million loan to Bisousweet Confections, LLC to renovate and buy equipment for its new facility at 554 Willard St., where the company relocated in October 2022. The 20,000 s/f facility is four times the size of its previous location in Shirley, providing needed space for the company to expand operations amid a tripling of sales between 2019 and 2022.
The hospitality market in 2023 is a mixed bag. For the traveler, the experience is amazing. Hotels have reopened and restaurants are bustling, with business back in full force to compensate for the economic downturn due to the pandemic. However, hotel developers face a situation that is less promising, with deals becoming increasingly difficult to pencil.
Wareham, MA Barnes & Noble is opening a new bookstore location. The location showcases the highly lauded bookstore design seen in the most recent Barnes & Noble store openings. The new Barnes & Noble is located at 2421 Cranberry Hwy., in the Wareham Crossing shopping center, across from Yankee Candle and Cape Cod Coffee.
The discovery during the pandemic that aerosolized pathogens, such as infectious bacteria and viruses including COVID-19, can float in the air for hours totally upended the prevailing thinking regarding how the clean air that streams from room air purifiers should be directed.
Boston, MA West Shore has promoted Courtney Retzky Wolf to vice president of marketing. In this elevated role, Wolf is responsible for the creation and implementation of the corporate and property marketing and advertising strategy for West Shore’s growing national portfolio of multifamily assets.
Dennis, MA Three former Sundae School summer employees have put together a partnership to purchase both Sundae School Homemade Ice Cream locations in Dennisport and Harwich Port on Cape Cod. As teenagers, Michelle White, Michael Kelly and Robert DeMarco worked summers together at Sundae School.
Avon, MA A new retail concept — BinStar — is gearing up to help consumers find great deals and save the landfills at the same time. BinStar opened its first store on the South Shore on Sunday, June 18th at 10 a.m. at 20 Stockwell Dr.
Shrewsbury, MA Bob Horvath and Todd Tremblay of Horvath & Tremblay have completed the sale of Walgreens (leasehold interest). Horvath & Tremblay exclusively represented the seller and procured the buyer to complete this transaction at a sale price of $4.56 million.
Boston, MA Project Paulie, a community-focused organization dedicated to bringing people together through food and culture and a recurring tenant of the retail incubator The Current, expands its partnership with Boston Seaport to launch its newest venture – The Project Paulie Bocce Club.
New Haven, CT Elm City Bioscience Center, a lab and research building in Yale’s university and medical complex, will add two new life science organizations to its 55 Church St. location. The Hurley Group, owner, developer and manager of Elm City Bioscience Center,
York, ME Saint Thomas, LLC purchased 317 U.S. Rte. One from MCG Warren, LLC for $3.825 million. Built in 2022, the property consists of two newly-constructed, freestanding retail buildings totaling 10,717 s/f, leased to O’Reilly Auto Parts and Sherwin Williams. The deal closed on June 5.
North Attleborough, MA James Keefe of Greater Boston Commercial Properties, Inc. represented the seller, Stahoo Properties, in the sale of 57 George Leven Dr. to ORH Capital.
Hamden, CT Stephen Press, SIOR, co-principal of Press|Cuozzo Commercial Services signed a long-term lease at 2518 Whitney Ave., a newer 20,000 s/f mixed-use building with ground level retail and office
Avon, MA Insa, Inc., an independent, Massachusetts-based medical and adult-use cannabis company, has opened its fifth cannabis dispensary in Massachusetts. This medical dispensary will be Insa’s first location on the South Shore. Committed to offering the broadest selection of crafted, premium cannabis products,
Boston, MA Old Corner Christmas, a holiday-themed gift and Boston souvenir store, has leased space in the historic Old Corner Bookstore complex owned and operated by Historic Boston Inc., the active preservation nonprofit organization, in Downtown Crossing. Old Corner Christmas is owned and operated by New York-based N&F Global Corporation and will occupy 1,245 s/f on the ground floor of 11 School St., on the Freedom Trail.
East Boston, MA Marcus & Millichap has completed the sale of four mixed-use buildings. The portfolio traded for $4.275 million, which included a seven days a week 2 a.m. liquor license.
Portland, ME Portland Art Gallery owner, Kevin Thomas, and gallery director, Emma Wilson, purchased 154 Middle St. for $1.35 million from Peak 5 Equities, LLC. They have operated in this location since 2011. Greg Boulos of the Boulos Company represented 154 Art Ventures, LLC in the transaction.
Providence, RI Providence Barbell Club, LLC purchased 479 Washington St. for $865,000. The 4,934 s/f building with the associated parking area will serve as the clubs new location. Providence Barbell Club was located at 715 Branch Ave.