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Posted: June 23, 2017
Summit Realty Partners leases 2,400 s/f to For Eyes in Saugus
Summit Realty Partners
Saugus, MA Summit Realty Partners, Inc. completed a lease transaction with For Eyes Optical at 600 Broadway (Rte. 1). For Eyes signed a lease for a 2,400 s/f retail space.
Chris McMahon of Summit Realty Partners represented the landlord, Saugus MZL LLC, and Matt Giokas of Paramount Partners represented the tenant.
Currently leased to FedEx Office, For Eyes and Mattress Firm, 600 Broadway is an 11,500 s/f retail strip center, which experiences traffic counts of nearly 107,500 VPD. This highly visible property is located in the center of the super regional retail corridor in front of Home Depot and in close proximity to a new Super Wal-Mart and the Square One Mall. For Eyes is a nationwide company with nearly 116 stores across the U.S.
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