Market Basket plaza owners still searching for tenants for new construction

A new building going up at 96 Tower Road behind the Jake n Joes Sports Grille does not yet have designated tenants, according to the plaza’s owners.

Rick Vallarelli, the real estate development manager of J & Co. LLC — the company listed on the special building permit for the site filed with the city and a company associated with 1265 Main St LLC, the plaza’s owner — said that the company has not yet found a tenant for the building but has received some interest.

Initial building plans dated last June label the building as a single-story 9,000-square-foot space “intended for restaurant tenants.” The developer has not yet requested any special permits for nonstandard use of the land at City Council public hearings; the land is zoned for commercial use.
This building is a part of the commercial space at 1265 Main St., which contains the Market Basket plaza. 1265 Main St LLC has requested a zoning change to allow residential as well as commercial construction on the lot. Vallarelli told the City Council that the company intends to build residentially in the north of the lot in currently unused areas.