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Posted: July 26, 2024
The Boulos Company introduces Blaze Pizza to ME with 2,920 s/f lease
Scarborough, ME Blaze Pizza is coming to 451 Payne Rd., leasing 2,920 s/f from Miser Investments, LLC. The Boulos Company’s Joe Italiaander and Chris Gallagher arranged the transaction on behalf of Blaze, concluding a multi-year search across the greater Portland market.
The location, at the corner of Payne Rd. and Gallery Blvd., is next to a new Starbucks, right in front of Mardens, at the entrance to the Scarborough Gallery.
Blaze Pizza is known for its “fast-fire’d,” build-your-own pies, offering artisanal ingredients and options for those with dietary restrictions.
Jeff Martin’s Wildefire Restaurant Group is the local franchisee behind the new Blaze, which is slated to open by early fall, 2024.
Blaze plans to continue its expansion in Maine.
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