News: Rhode Island

MG Commercial completes two sales totaling $3.025 million

Mike Giuttari, SIOR of MG Commercial Real Estate and Pete Hayes, SIOR of Cushman & Wakefield|Hayes & Sherry, both of Providence, completed the sale of an 18,000 s/f building in the Jewelry District of Providence to Johnson & Wales University for $2.8 million. The building will be renovated and used for Johnson & Wales new physician assistant's program that will begin within the next two years. The seller was Claverick Realty Company, a multi-generational jewelry company that originally built the building back in the mid-1950s. Mike Giuttari represented Claverick Realty on the sale and Pete Hayes represented Johnson & Wales. In another transaction, Gerry Surprenant, SIOR, executive vice president at MGC, representing the seller, Stor-More Associates 1, LLC, sold a 33,300 s/f self-storage facility and an abutting 8.4 acre land parcel to Churchill & Banks Companies, LLC. The two parcels are located at the intersection of Veazie St. and Woodward Rd., in the north end. Churchill & Banks expect to continue to operate the self storage facility and hold the additional land for future development. The sale price was $405,000.
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The New England Real Estate Journal presents<br> the First Annual Project of the Year Award! Vote today!

The New England Real Estate Journal presents
the First Annual Project of the Year Award! Vote today!

The New England Real Estate proud to showcase the remarkable projects that have graced the cover and center spread of NEREJ this year, all made possible by the collaboration of outstanding project teams. Now, it's time to recognize the top project of 2024, and we need your vote!
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