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