24-Hour CVS/Pharmacy in Saugus, MA Brings $11.34 Million

Jennifer Athas

SAUGUS, MA – Marcus & Millichap (NYSE: MMI), a leading commercial real estate investment services firm with offices throughout the United States and Canada, announced the sale of a 24-hour CVS/pharmacy located approximately 13 miles north of Boston in Saugus, Mass.

The $11,340,500 sales price equates to $879 per square foot.

            Laurie Ann “LA” Drinkwater, vice president investments in Marcus & Millichap’s Boston, Mass. and New Haven, Conn. offices, along with Seth Richard in the firm’s Manhattan office, represented the seller, a national net-lease investor.

Steven Siegel in Marcus & Millichap’s Manhattan office represented the buyer. Jennifer Athas, senior associate in Boston, is the firm’s broker of record in Massachusetts.

            “The new owner took advantage of an excellent opportunity to acquire a strategically developed CVS drugstore on a long-term double-net lease with increases,” says Siegel.

Laurie (L.A.) Drinkwater

“This Route 1 corridor location north of Boston has some the highest traffic counts in the region,” adds Drinkwater.

“The site was originally acquired with redevelopment in mind. 

The three-tenant building that formerly occupied the property was demolished and three new buildings were constructed, each on its own tax parcel.”

“New development in this submarket is challenging as the rocky topography makes site work costly and municipal approvals for development are not easily obtained,” Richard concludes.

           

 The freestanding drugstore is located on the southbound side of Route 1 near the Main Street interchange at 1075 Broadway St. in Saugus. 

More than 115,000 vehicles per day pass the site. The property shares cross easements with a 22,500-square-foot JoAnn Fabrics store, a freestanding Bank of America branch and a 6,100-square-foot building occupied by North Shore Medical.

There are attached condos and apartments to the immediate rear of the site. Square One Mall, a 650,000-square-foot regional mall anchored by Filene’s, Filene’s Basement, Best Buy, Sears and Gold’s Gym is nearby.

The 24-hour CVS /pharmacy was built on 1.27 acres in 2008.

For a complete copy of the company’s news release, please contact:

Gina Relva

Public Relations Manager

Marcus & Millichap Capital Corporation

(925) 953-1716