Deshler of CRE Mgmt. leases 1,500 s/f

CRE Management has leased 1,500 s/f to Weight Watchers of Maine at the Auburn Plaza at 730 Center St. Will Deshler, managing partner, CRE Mgmt., represented the tenant and the landlord, GFI Partners. Other tenants at Auburn Plaza, include Bed Bath & Beyond, T.J. Maxx, and Flagship Cinemas, Family Dollar, Big Lots!, Craft Mania, Jo-Ann Fabrics, China Wok, Dollar Tree, Legala Nails, Sally Beauty, Elder Independence of Maine, Family Dentistry, Uniforms Express, Bedderest, U.S. Army Recruiting, H&R Block and US Cellular. "We are happy to have Weight Watchers join an already dynamic group of tenants at the Auburn Plaza," Deshler said. "The improved location, coupled with the retail traffic the plaza already receives, will make an excellent fit for Weight Watchers." GFI Partners is a full-service real estate development company based in Boston. Since 1997, GFI has completed more than 50 real estate transactions with more than $500 million in cumulative value. GFI's portfolio spans the U.S. and is focused on opportunistic, value-added development projects. GFI has successful executed projects across the risk spectrum, including: corporate sale-lease back; speculative industrial construction; build to suits; and commercial and retail repositioning. GFI managed more than 1.2 million s/f of industrial, office and retail space.