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Posted: January 27, 2023
Soley and partners of Maine Realty Advisors broker three transactions
Freeport, ME Maine Realty Advisors has completed the following transactions:
EJA LLC purchased 6 Mill St., a 2,500 s/f retail building, from 6 Mill LLC for $280,700. Josh Soley of Maine Realty Advisors and Mark Malone and Loren Ayer of Malone Commercial Brokers and Harborview Properties brokered the deal.
Main Street Leasing purchased 126 Main St. in Topsham, ME, an 18,600 s/f retail/office building from Zenith Investment Group LLC for $1.45 million. Soley also brokered the deal.
1240 Main St., LLC leased 3,300 s/f of retail building from 1616 Post Road LLC for $350,403. Amanda Melnick of Maine Realty Advisors and Joe Italiander with Chris Gallagher of The Boulos Company brokered the deal.
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