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Vacca of Conway Commercial sells former Brooks Lumber Yard for $1.65 million

Holbrook, MA Tony Vacca of Conway Commercial has sold the former Brooks Lumber Yard for $1.65 million. The Yard, consisting of over 50,000 s/f of industrial/warehouse space on four acres of land, has been in operation for more than 60 years. Vacca represented the seller, the Cartulo Family, who has owned the property for close to 100 years. He also procured the buyer, 84 Lumber Company, owner and operator of more than 250 locations nationwide specializing in lumber, kitchens, and baths.

Conway Commercial was established in 1956 as a division of Jack Conway & Co., Inc., one of the largest independently owned real estate companies in New England. 

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