Tag: retail
MassDev Bond Helps Plenus Expand
Lowell, MA – MassDevelopment has issued a $4.6 million tax-exempt bond for Plenus Group Inc., a family-owned manufacturer of soups, sauces, and gourmet frozen foods based in Lowell. MassDevelopment enhanced the financing with a mortgage guarantee and an export guarantee. Plenus Group is using bond proceeds to buy and renovate the site it currently occupies […]
HRI Completes $3.5 Million Refresh
Minneapolis, MN – HRI Properties, LLC (HRIP) has completed a multi-million dollar refresh at DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Hotel Minneapolis. Under the guidance of Dallas-based design firm Studio 11 Design, the $3.5 million transformation of the 229-suite hotel includes guestrooms, the lobby, restaurant, business center and meeting space. The new look captures the energy of downtown Minneapolis […]
Vantage Builds New Tasting Room for Boston Beer Company
Waltham, MA – Vantage Builders, Inc., based in Waltham, recently announced that it completed a renovation project for Boston Beer Company at the brewer’s Jamaica Plain location. The work included a new tasting room, training rooms, barrel storage space, new offices and a mixed blend laboratory for mixing and tasting beers. The project totaled approximately […]
Polar Design Finishes Steel Frame of Auto Dealership
Braintree, MA – Polar Design Build announced that it has finished the structural steel frame of the 40,000sf automobile dealership under construction for Sullivan Toyota in Kingston. The project team includes owner’s representative Richard Vazza, architects The Curtis Architectural Group, civil engineers McKenzie Engineering Group, structural engineers Flood Consulting, and MEP engineers CBC Engineering. Polar […]
Cobb Hill Helps Revitalize Concord Retail Project
Concord, NH – Cobb Hill Construction Inc., of Concord, N.H., is managing construction of the revitalized retail space on Loudon Road in Concord. The new 7,800sf building, made up of three retail units, is a new steel structure with a modern façade built on the existing building’s footprint. Additionally, a new parking lot and walkway […]
GTC to Build Family Dollar
Bedford MA – GTC, Inc. recently announced that it will be working with Family Dollar on a new 9,000sf ground-up build-out in New Bedford. Family Dollar is a standalone store that provides cost-effective merchandise and offers great new jobs for the community. FWH Architects from Holiday, Fla. served as architect for the project. James McGrath, senior project manager, […]
Mirak Automotive Group Installs 540 kW Solar PV System Through Partnership with Solect Energy
Arlington, MA – Mirak Automotive Group, a new and pre-owned car dealership and service center, has partnered with Hopkinton-based Solect Energy to install a 540 kilowatt (kW) solar energy system on the roof of its Mirak Service Center. The solar array consists of 1,440 photovoltaic (PV) panels and is expected to produce 639,042 kilowatt hours […]
Cutting-Edge Technology Trends in Retail and Hospitality
by Michael Kerwin Technology is enabling dramatic changes in the retail and hospitality industries, allowing customers to shop how and when they want. These changes disrupt the traditional parameters of place and set store hours, giving way to the convenience of shopping from anywhere at any time, even incorporating social media and friends’ participation in […]
TFMoran Works with Texas Developer on Multi-Use Complex
Bedford, NH – Reconstruction of the former Macy’s site is underway on South River Road in Bedford, making way for a new “Lifestyle Center,” a high-end multi-use complex featuring a deluxe movie theater, office building, hotel, retail shops, and a variety of vibrant restaurants. The 350,000sf complex was approved by the town in late 2016. […]
Reebok Unveils Interiors of New Global HQ
Gensler Architects Boston – On Friday, July 14, Reebok unveiled the first interior visuals of its new global headquarters — the Home of Fitness — in Boston’s Seaport District. Located at 25 Drydock Ave. in the Innovation & Design Building, Reebok plans for the space to be among the most innovative and healthiest workplaces in […]
