Dickinson/White Complete Market Basket

New Bned out for the grand opening of the new Market Basket supermarket in edford, MA – Thousands of people turNew Bedford on October 6.
New Bedford Mayor Scott Lang told attendees he viewed the opening as “a catalyst to boost business in the entire city.”
Officials credited Mark Dickinson, President of Dickinson Development of Quincy and Mark White, President of D.W. White Construction of Acushnet, for their visionary and bold decision to assemble and purchase the six-parcel, 14-acre site that for a century had been home to the Fairhaven Mills.
The 97,000sf supermarket is the anchor tenant for what Dickinson plans as a mixed-use plaza adjacent to the Acushnet River.
Phase II includes a 2.25 acre outparcel/pad site that Dickinson says would be an ideal location for a restaurant and bank.
Throughout the planning process, Dickinson and Mark White insisted that the new development incorporate the architecture and materials reminiscent of New Bedford’s rich history. The market building replicates the old mill’s appearance. The exterior’s red brick, granite, masonry and glass recall the old mill style. Granite ‘seat walls’ along property lines are made of granite removed from the Fairhaven Mill building. The walls’ short height will be an inviting place for shoppers and neighbors to relax.