R. CALABRESE AGENCY AND THE PROTO GROUP LEASE FORMER SHAW’S SUPERMARKET

Southington, CT -- A Shop Rite grocery store will open at 750 Queen Street where a Shaw’s supermarket was the anchor tenant in the Southington Plaza Shopping Center. The 60,000 square foot grocery store was leased by SuperValu as a Shaw’s and closed approximately two years ago. Wakefern Food Corporation will open a Shop Rite grocery store in the space after completing renovations. SuperValu negotiated a lease termination with the Landlord, Southington/Route 10 Associates Ltd and Wakefern entered into a new lease with the property owner.

In the transaction, SuperValu was represented by Bob Bowden of the R. Calabrese Agency from Waterbury, CT. The Proto Group of North Haven, CT represented Wakefern Food Corporation with Lisa Antoniewicz of Wakefern and Attorney Richard Rendeiro of Kroll, McNamara, Evans & Delehanty, LLP. The Landlord was represented by Bruce Fishman and Joe DeMaio and legal counsel was John Mellitz of Chase Enterprises.