Author Archive: Matthew Darling

Stafford, CT – Tractor Supply will be opening its 18st store in the state this fall. The store, located at 54 West Stafford Rd., is being developed by Penny Lane LLC a subsidiary of New England Retail Properties, Inc. Mark D’Addabbo and Matthew Darling are spearheading the development, taking the property through the zoning process and construction phases to store completion.  The store consists of 19,097 s/f of retail space along 15,000 s/f of outdoor storage and sales space, totaling 34,097 s/f.

Financing is being handled by Matt Krokov of Peoples Bank, the architect is Glen Oxford of Oxford Architecture, civil engineering is being handled by Jim Cassidy of Hallisey, Pearson and Cassidy Engineering, WR Newman is building the store and Tom Moriarty of Moriarty, Paetzold & Sherwood is legal counsel.

New England Retail Properties would like to extend a special thank you to the Stafford, CT [...]

Southington, CT — In a special meeting Wednesday afternoon, the Planning and Zoning Commission approved a Wendy’s restaurant on Meriden-Waterbury Turnpike.

The short meeting was held to avoid delays with the restaurant’s construction, according to commission Chairman Michael DelSanto. At its meeting last week, the commission delayed a decision on the Wendy’s application after one member raised concerns about the building’s placement on the property.

It is planned for the east side of the AMC movie theater entrance at 1799 Meriden-Waterbury Turnpike

Vice Chairman Paul Chaplinsky wanted the restaurant built farther back from the road to match surrounding buildings. David Sacco, an engineer with TPA Design Group of New Haven, said the Wendy’s owners didn’t want to push the building back because they wanted it easily visible to drivers on Meriden-Waterbury Turnpike.

On Wednesday, DelSanto said [...]

Steve Becker, Broker at New England Retail Properties, Inc., has brokered a deal on the expansion of the Aldi Supermarket on Foxon Boulevard at 466 Foxon Boulevard in New Haven, Connecticut. Aldi is expanding their current store by 3,253 square feet. Aldi is joined in this shopping center with AutoZone and TD Bank. Construction on this project is now under way.
ALDI, one of America’s favorite grocers, operates more than 1,600 stores in 35 states. They take a simple, cost-effective approach to grocery shopping that saves shoppers on their grocery bills. In fact, smart shoppers have found that switching from national brands to ALDI exclusive brands can save them up to 50 percent on their weekly must-haves. Aldi customers benefit from the ALDI streamlined approach, bringing shoppers the highest quality products at the lowest possible prices every [...]

Matt Halprin, Vice President (halprinm@newenglandretail.com) and Steve Becker, Broker (sbecker@newenglandretail.com) at New England Retail Properties, Inc., are proud to announce that New England Retail Properties has been hired to Exclusively Represent the owner of 1295 Blue Hills Avenue in Bloomfield, Connecticut in leasing/selling their property, which consists of 2 commercial buildings (8,000 SF and 2,750 SF) on 1.96 Acres of Land.

This property is located in a high traffic retail/industrial area boasting 24,751 businesses within a ten mile radius. The property can be leased as-is or as a redevelopment opportunity. High profile surrounding tenants include Amazon Headquarters, HomeGoods Headquarters, Home Depot, Walgreen’s, Cumberland Farms, Dunkin Donuts and more.