TRB Development Group, Inc., general contractor, consultant, and design builder based in Hooksett, N.H., has completed two CVS Pharmacies in Malden and Springfield.
The Malden store is 13,679 s/f and Springfield is 13,225 s/f. Both are stand-alone, new buildings; Malden is in the coliseum style and Springfield is a modified coliseum style with "Old Chesapeake" brick veneer. Both stores have drive-through pharmacy drop-off and pick-up windows, and photo labs.
The design for Malden was provided by BKA Architects in Brockton and Springfield was designed by the Larson Design Group in Williamsport, Pa.
What projects, initiatives, or types of work have been keeping your team busiest during the first half of 2026? With the ever-rising cost of real estate, it tends to push regular maintenance of the roofs into the “deferred maintenance” category. This, overall, lessens the value of a purchase on the buyer’s side as well.
This may seem self-serving, and I’ll be the first to admit it. But unlike some of the artificial intelligence tools now reshaping our industry, I am fully aware of my own bias. So, hear me out. The rise of AI in commercial real estate is not a distant threat or a speculative headline.
Now what? As the year comes to a close, the state of retail is always in the news. The answers vary greatly depending on who in the various related industries you ask, each offering a unique lens on the challenges and opportunities ahead.