Friday, September 14, 2012
The building -- which will house the Wegmans, Equinox gym, medical officies, a restaurant and retail shops -- received its final steel beam yesterday.
Crews hoisted the final steel beam on to the first Chestnut Hill Square building yesterday, marking a major construction milestone in the Route 9 development. This first building, which is one of three that will be constructed on the site, will house a Wegmans supermarket, an Equinox fitness club, a Brio Tuscan Grille restaurant and specialty shops, according to a press release issued by New England Development. Now that the final beam is in place for the 200,000-square-foot building, the structure's "skin" -- the glass and masonry -- will be added next. In addition to the retail, restaurants and supermarket, this first building will also feature 60,000 square feet of "premier" medical office space. New England Development is expecting …
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
The property is reportedly going to be sold for $50 million.
The Boston Herald reports this morning that the ailing Atrium Mall is under agreement to be sold for $50 million and will eventually be turned into medical offices. Sourcing a person "close to the deal" the Herald says Needham-based Bullfinch Cos. is buying the property and the deal should close later this month. For more information, check out the story in the Boston Herald. The Simon-owned Atrium Mall, which opened in 1989, has recently dropped to roughly 20 percent capacity, with ten retail stores left in the mall and just two restaurants. Earlier this month the mall lost one of its anchor eateries, Bertucci's. Since January, a slew of stores have exited the property including Gap, GapKids, Pottery Barn Kids and Creatoyivity. Some …
Friday, June 1, 2012
According to the restaurant's answering machine, the Bertucci's closed May 14.
The Atrium Mall lost one of its anchor restaurants this month as Bertucci's has closed up shop in the ailing Chestnut Hill retail center. According to a report in Boston Business Journal, the restaurant's exit brings the mall's occupancy rate to under 20 percent, with less than 12 stores and two restaurants left in the space. The answering machine at the Atrium Mall Bertucci's says the restaurant closed on May 14. The message thanks customers for "all the memories" over the last decade in Chestnut Hill. The closing of Bertucci's is the most recent blow to the struggling property, which has seen a number of stores close or relocate across the street to the Mall at Chestnut Hill. Over the last few months, stores including Gap, GapKids, …
Karla Vallance
9:09 am on Thursday, June 7, 2012
I'm just hoping The Cheesecake Factory stays. After all, all those medical types need to eat lunch, right? more ›