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Shair of M&J Associates brokers 1,030 s/f lease to Get in Shape for Women

According to Mark Shair, president of M&J Associates, Get In Shape For Women has opened at 58 Merrimac St. The space is 1,030 s/f. It is the ground floor of a retail/residential condominium located near downtown and Rte. 1. The tenant is the Tewkesbury Get In Shape For Women franchisee. Get In Shape For Women is a rapidly growing small group personal training chain. It operates 62 locations in Mass. and over 200 across the U.S. New England Development (NED) is the landlord and owns the ground level retail condominium units of the multi story building. NED is one of the largest retail landlords in town and is largely responsible for the re-development of much of downtown. Shair represented the tenant and Ann Lagasse represented the landlord.
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