Franklin, MA Vantage Builders has completed a 5,462 s/f cannabis dispensary for Botera. Botera’s mission is to offer high-quality cannabis products in a comfortable, welcoming and modern environment. Vantage Builders helped deliver on this mission when the firm built Botera’s second dispensary.

A big step in establishing the welcoming environment was to let some light into the windowless, former warehouse space. The project team removed a large, overhead garage door to create a new glass storefront and installed multiple large exterior windows, which allow ample natural light into the store.

Clients are greeted in the reception area, featuring sleek wall-to-wall wood benches. The focal point of the sales floor is a large, custom-wood and lighting “cloud” suspended from the ceiling.

The framework required close coordination among Botera, Vantage Builders and the millworker, particularly to meet sprinkler coverage code requirements while still displaying the style of the piece.

The Vantage Builders team constructed a new, steel-enclosed second floor mezzanine on the former single-floor suite, which has multiple offices, a conference room and additional storage. Polished concrete floors and exposed ductwork, as well as custom millwork throughout, complete the industrial yet contemporary feel of the new dispensary.

The project team included Joe the Architect.