EVERY TIME I WOULD DRIVE ROUTE 16, I WOULD STOP AT THE INTERSECTION OF ROUTE 16 AND MAIN STREET (ROUTE 153).  WHILE AT THE RED LIGHT, I WOULD GAZE OVER TO THE NORTH WEST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION AND SEE AN OLD ABANDONED MULTI-UNIT HOUSE FOR SALE.  I KEPT THINKING TO MYSELF, WHAT A GREAT LOCATION FOR A TRAVEL STOP RETAIL CENTER.  A DUNKIN' OR A FOOD RETAILER OR SOMETHING THAT OFFERS A COMMUTER OR TRAVELER A CHANCE TO STOP AND STRETCH THEIR LEGS WOULD BE AWESOME TO HAVE HERE.  THOSE FREQUENT STOPS AT THE RED LIGHT GAVE ME THE INSPIRATION TO BEGIN A THREE YEAR JOURNEY TO DEVELOP WAKEFIELD CROSSING.  DUNKIN' WAS THE FIRST TENANT TO SIGN UP (ALTHOUGH WITHOUT A DRIVE TRHU).  WE WORKED VERY CLOSELY WITH THE TOWN AND VARIOUS STAKEHOLDERS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE GOING TO BUILD A SHOWPIECE FOR THE TOWN THAT HAD AWESOME CURB APPEAL, FIT THE NEW ENGLAND COLONIAL ARCHITECTURE AND TOOK ITS DESIGN CUES FROM THE NEARBY OLD TRAIN STATION.  AS YOU CAN SEE, WE WERE ABLE TO DO THIS AND MORE!

DUNKIN' OPENED IN DECEMBER OF 2015 TO MUCH FANFARE AND SUCCESS!  GUESTS WERE VERY PLEASED WITH THE BUILDING, THE PROPERTY AND THE SERVICE.  ONE THING THOUGH WAS MISSING IN THEIR MINDS...A DRIVE THRU!  WE KNEW GOING IN THAT ZONING DID NOT PERMIT A DRIVE-THRU AND WE WERE OK WITH THIS,  BUT AFTER SO MANY REQUESTS FOR A DRIVE-THRU WE WENT BACK TO THE TOWN A YEAR AND A HALF LATER AND BEGAN THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO GET A DRIVE-THRU FOR OUR TENANT.  THE REQUEST NEEDED TO BE APPROVED BY THE TOWN VIA A REFERENDUM.  WE WERE ABLE TO GATHER ENOUGH SIGNATURES TO GET ON THE BALLOT AND WHEN ALL THE FINAL VOTES WERE COUNTED, THE DRIVE-THRU WAS VOTED IN WITH A LANDSLIDE VICTORY!

FOLLOWING THE VOTE, WE WORKED WITH THE TOWN AND ENGINEERS TO DESIGN AND APPROVE A SITE PLAN TO INCORPORATE THE DRIVE-THRU.  WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE IT WORK AND CONSTRUCTION BEGAN IN THE EARLY FALL OF 2017.  THE DRIVE-THRU OPENED IN NOVEMBER OF 2017 AND TRAFFIC AND GUEST SATISFACTION WERE EVEN HIGHER THAN BEFORE AND OUR TENANT, DUNKIN', COULD NOT BE HAPPIER.  

WAKEFIELD CROSSING IS A CASE WHERE LONG TERM THINKING, PLANNING AND PERSEVERANCE PAID OFF.  WE ARE NOW IN THE PROCESS OF SEEKING OUT THE RIGHT TENANTS TO FILL UP THE REST OF THE SPACE.  WE HAVE 1,500 - 3,000 SQUARE FEET THAT COULD BE YOUR NEXT SHOWPIECE RETAIL OR OFFICE LOCATION!