Campanelli signs 85,000 s/f lease with Stop & Shop in Middleborough

Campanelli, a full-service commercial real estate development and construction company, has signed an 85,000 s/f long-term lease with supermarket chain Stop & Shop at Campanelli's Business Park of Middleborough. Sean Teague, executive managing director of DTZ, and George O'Connor, associate, represented the tenant. The newly renovated space, which includes a 72,000 s/f warehouse and a 4,700 s/f office component, was renovated from the former headquarters and warehouse of Champion, which was originally built by Campanelli Construction in 2001. Campanelli's in-house construction arm performed the interior demolition of the former Champion site and repurposed it based on Stop & Shop's current needs. The Business Park of Middleborough is home to several major Massachusetts-based companies, including headquarters and warehouse for Christmas Tree Shops, NES Clothing, and Sager Electronics. A mature 200-acre business park strategically located on Rtes. 18 and 28, only one quarter of a mile from I-495, the business park is an optimal hub for distribution centers. "Stop & Shop has come a long way since its original market opened its doors in Somerville, Mass. over 100 years ago," said Campanelli Construction president Jeff DeMarco. "Now with close to 400 superstores open throughout all of New England and spreading into New Jersey and New York, Stop and Shop is considered a supermarket pioneer. We are thrilled that they have chosen our business park in Middleborough for their newest warehouse and distribution center."