Retail

Long of Capstone Props. leases 8,020 s/f at Chepachet Plaza

Family Dollar was represented by Jane Long of Capstone Properties in the leasing of 8,020 s/f in the Chepachet Plaza, 1155 Putnam Pike. The ...

Stonemar Properties leases 9,000 s/f to Dollar Tree at Milford Plaza

Dollar Tree Stores Inc. has signed a 10-year lease for 9,000 s/f at Milford Plaza. The transaction marks the first step by shopping center o...

Leonard, Lee & Company leases 2,000 s/f at DJ Sq. to NH Power Yoga

Leonard, Lee & Company Commercial Real Estate of Amherst has leased 2,000 s/f at DJ Square on Rte. 101A to NH Power Yoga, LLC. NH Power Yog...

The importance of shopping centers to the market offers opportunities to those with ready capital

With the winding down of one of the most erratic real estate markets in recent history, the question remains as to the direction the market ...

With each new season retailers are challenged with the same question: What's the next big idea?

Earlier in my career, I was the Director of Store Planning for ShopKo Stores in Green Bay, WI. As each selling season approached, everyone i...

The benefits of hiring a construction management firm: A strong, qualified and competitive team

More than a decade ago, cm&b's founder and CEO, Kevin Puopolo, prepared an article for the NEREJ describing the philosophy of and listing th...

Callahan, Inc. positions itself well in the current economy due to its diverse clientele and experience

Webster defines the term retail as "selling items in small quantities directly to consumers." The current retail construction trend is distu...

Introducing horticulture and landscape elements into the shopping center experience

Introducing horticulture and landscape elements into the shopping experience is not a new concept. The malls that my mother dragged me throu...

Good bones: It pays to look for small signs that signal larger issues in older buildings

We often hear our retail clients tell us that such and such a building has "good bones." Their implication is that since it appears to be st...

Richetelli and Messore of Colonial Props. lease to Advance Auto

According to Michael Richetelli, president of Colonial Properties, Inc., the 6,300 s/f free standing building at 1422 Boston Post Rd. has be...