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Posted: March 24, 2017
Summit Realty Partners leases 20,045 s/f to American Freight Furniture
Chris McMahon, Summit
Realty Partners
Independence Park Shopping Center - Cranston, RI
Cranston, RI Summit Realty Partners, Inc. completed a new lease transaction with American Freight Furniture & Mattress for 20,045 s/f at Independence Park Shopping Center. Chris McMahon represented the landlord.
American Freight Furniture & Mattress is a retail store offering quality brand furniture. Founded in Lima, Ohio, in 1994, American Freight now operates over 100 stores selling a variety of mattresses and furniture, including bedroom, dining room and living room furniture in the promotional to middle price ranges.
Independence Park is a 216,794 s/f Super Walmart anchored shopping center located in a densely populated area. Other tenants include Planet Fitness, Dollar Tree, Cricket Wireless and McDonalds. The last space available for lease at Independence Park is 9,028 s/f and Summit is actively seeking prospective tenants.
With over 25 years of experience, Summit Realty Partners is a full-service commercial real estate firm headquartered in Lexington, Mass.
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