Category: Retail

Chatham, MA Chatham Boat Company, a renowned full-service boatyard, founded by Paul Avellar and Paula St. Pierre in 2002, has recently sold. The sale of Chatham Boat Company, Beachcomber Boat Tours, and the real estate located at 174 Crowell Rd. was finalized on May 22. Coordinating the sale was Brad Kuhrtz and Craig Campbell, both of Commercial Realty Advisors.

Tilton, NH Summit Realty Partners, Inc. arranged the sale of a 6,098 s/f, 135-seat, full-service restaurant building on 3.32 acres. 18 Lowes Dr.(Rte. 3) sold for $1.4 million on June 1, 2023.  Summit Realty Partners, Inc. was approached by the property owner in January 2023 with a requirement to sell or lease the property after discovering that their current tenant was not planning to renew its lease.

Portland, ME East Brown Cow and Malone Commercial Brokers are welcoming the arrival of Bella Funk, a local clothing and gift boutique, to Portland’s historic Old Port. Bella Funk has signed a four-year lease for street-level retail at 43 Exchange St. The 1,717 s/f space is open to the public. The lease was brokered by Pete Harrington of Malone Commercial Brokers. 

Boston, MA Old Corner Christmas, a holiday-themed gift and Boston souvenir store, has leased space in the historic Old Corner Bookstore complex owned and operated by Historic Boston Inc., the active preservation nonprofit organization, in Downtown Crossing. Old Corner Christmas is owned and operated by New York-based N&F Global Corporation and will occupy 1,245 s/f on the ground floor of 11 School St., on the Freedom Trail. 

York, ME Saint Thomas, LLC purchased 317 U.S. Rte. One from MCG Warren, LLC for $3.825 million. Built in 2022, the property consists of two newly-constructed, freestanding retail buildings totaling 10,717 s/f, leased to O’Reilly Auto Parts and Sherwin Williams. The deal closed on June 5. 

Boston, MA Project Paulie, a community-focused organization dedicated to bringing people together through food and culture and a recurring tenant of the retail incubator The Current, expands its partnership with Boston Seaport to launch its newest venture – The Project Paulie Bocce Club.

Avon, MA A new retail concept — BinStar — is gearing up to help consumers find great deals and save the landfills at the same time. BinStar opened its first store on the South Shore on Sunday, June 18^th at 10 a.m. at 20 Stockwell Dr.

Dennis, MA Three former Sundae School summer employees have put together a partnership to purchase both Sundae School Homemade Ice Cream locations in Dennisport and Harwich Port on Cape Cod. As teenagers, Michelle White, Michael Kelly and Robert DeMarco worked summers together at Sundae School.

Wareham, MA Barnes & Noble is opening a new bookstore location. The location showcases the highly lauded bookstore design seen in the most recent Barnes & Noble store openings. The new Barnes & Noble is located at 2421 Cranberry Hwy., in the Wareham Crossing shopping center, across from Yankee Candle and Cape Cod Coffee.

Leominster, MA MassDevelopment has provided a $1.25 million loan to Bisousweet Confections, LLC to renovate and buy equipment for its new facility at 554 Willard St., where the company relocated in October 2022. The 20,000 s/f facility is four times the size of its previous location in Shirley, providing needed space for the company to expand operations amid a tripling of sales between 2019 and 2022.

Hingham, MA - Drybar Shops, the premier blowout and styling brand, is opening one of its newest locations and its first on the South Shore at Derby Street Shops. The new location is set to open its doors this fall.  Drybar is known for providing the ultimate blowout experience, offering a range of signature styles, from classic and sleek to beachy and tousled.