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Belsito and O’Brien of O’Brien Commercial Properties handle $600,000 sale - formerly Hatch Jennings corporate headquarters

187 Ayer Road - Harvard, MA 187 Ayer Road - Harvard, MA

Harvard, MA O’Brien Commercial Properties has sold a 2.8 acre, commercially zoned lot, and 4,800 s/f block building, formerly Hatch Jennings corporate headquarters and showroom at 187 Ayer Rd. O’Brien Commercial had previously relocated Hatch Jennings to their new 14,000 s/f building at 249 Ayer Rd.

Brokers Joseph Belsito and Eric O’Brien of O’Brien Commercial represented the seller, the Brown Family Trust and directly procured the buyer Thampy Kurian. This land parcel is considered a critical component to several large scale retail masterplans that have been proposed for the Harvard commercial district in the past. The sale price of the lot and building was $600,000.

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