Retail

The future of the ground floor - by Michael Wang

Ground floor spaces in mixed-use buildings have long been charged with the responsibility of shaping a meaningful dialogue with urban streetscapes, helping to ensure their vibrancy, as well as provide human scale and safety.

Blue Back Square sold to Charter Realty - purchased from Starwood Retail Partners

West Hartford, CT According to Charter Realty & Development Corp., they have acquired Blue Back Square, one of the most sought-after destinations in the region, boasting some of the finest entertainment, restaurant, retail, and housing experiences in the Greater Hartford area.

Night Shift Brewing opens at Assembly Row

Somerville, MA At Assembly Row, the city’s fast-growing neighborhood, Night Shift Brewing launches an Owl’s Nest beer garden location this summer with food by The Smoke Shop BBQ, serving as the centerpiece of a newly activated greenspace.

Cisco Brewers and Tuscan Kitchen to open outside venues at Seaport

Boston, MA Known for creating some of the best outdoor experiences in the city, Seaport announces two of its most popular outdoor food and drink destinations will return for an extended season. The Cisco Brewers Seaport Beer Garden came back for its fourth year

Koury of IPA handles $15.8 million of 25,349 s/f retail unit sale at Vita

Jamaica Plain, MA Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has completed the sale of 25,349 s/f of ground floor retail in Vita, a newly constructed condominium and retail development.

New 24,000 s/f Roche Bros. opens in Watertown at Arsenal Yards

Watertown, MA Roche Bros., the locally-owned and family-operated grocer, is open for business at Arsenal Yards. The new grocery store, located at 96 Arsenal Yards Blvd., marks the first Roche Bros. location in town.

Starbucks now open at Fairfield Commons

Somerset, MA A Starbucks coffee shop is now located on Rte. 6 next to the new Fairfield by Marriott and across from the Home Depot and KFC restaurant. The new Starbucks is part of a 14.3-acre commercial site development known as Fairfield Commons.

Summer Street Grocers leases 3,200 s/f at The Shops at Summer Street Crossing

Chelmsford, MA Summer Street Grocers has committed to occupy 3,200 s/f for the next 10 years at The Shops at Summer Street Crossing located at 7 Summer St. The retail storefront was leased by Eric Szczepkowski, partner

Aron of Metrowest Commercial Real Estate handles 7,000 s/f lease to Party Express Rentals

Framingham, MA Marlene Aron, senior broker at Metrowest Commercial Real Estate, has completed one of the largest retail leases in downtown since Sweet Home Furniture renovated the 9,000 s/f former CVS space several years ago.

Senie of EAC Properties and Febbraio of The Compass Commercial handle 3,100 s/f lease

Fairfield, CT Andreas Senie of EAC Properties at The Higgins Group and Tom Febbraio of The Compass Commercial-Febbraio Group, have brokered the lease of 3,100 s/f of retail space in Fairfield Woods Plaza on Black Rock Tpke.