Downtown’s Residential Boom and the Retail Ripple Effect

Baltimore’s Downtown area represents the city’s fastest growing neighborhood in terms of population. The consequence of Downtown’s explosive residential growth is far-reaching, as this influx of “human capital” is of tremendous benefit to employers seeking talented, young professionals who want to work and play where they live. Of course with this significant residential growth follows…

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Ocean City Attraction Coming to Baltimore

Popular Ocean City restaurant and brewery, Ocean City Brewing Company, will be making its Baltimore debut at The Boulevard at Box Hill project in Abingdon, Harford County, Maryland this fall. Ocean City Brewing Company will be taking the place of Joe’s Crab Shack that just announced their upcoming closing on September 9, 2015. MacKenzie Retail’s…

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Nationally Recognized Planet Fitness Continues Regional Expansions

Planet Fitness, one of the largest and fastest-growing franchisors and operators of fitness centers in the U.S., has signed a 20,880 square foot lease for a new Harford County location at Aberdeen Marketplace, situated at 1010-1026 Beards Hill Road, Aberdeen, Maryland. MacKenzie Commercial Real Estate Services’ Vice President Chris Walsh and Real Estate Advisor Mike…

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2nd Quarter Retail: Improvements All Around, Especially Millenials

Now at the halfway point of the year, the state of the retail market seems to be improving and it was evident that the industry and State of Maryland share this viewpoint. The second quarter plays host to the International Council of Shopping Centers’ (ICSC) global real estate convention, RECon, in May in Las Vegas.…

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Moe’s Southwest Grill’s First Entry to the Baltimore Metro Area

MacKenzie Retail, LLC is proud to announce that Moe’s Southwest Grill, a fast-casual restaurant serving a wide variety of fresh, made-to-order Southwest fair, has signed a lease for a 2,700 square foot end-cap at Landsdowne Station on Washington Boulevard in Baltimore County. Represented by Real Estate Advisors Henry Deford and Mike Gioioso of MacKenzie Retail,…

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Highly-Anticipated Restaurant Breaks Ground in Abingdon

ABINGDON, Md. – Boston’s Restaurant & Sports Bar (Boston’s), a casual-plus dining concept that combines two experiences under one roof, announced today that their newest location in Abingdon, Maryland has officially broken ground. Located at 3459 Merchant Blvd. in the Boulevard at Box Hill Shopping Center, Boston’s will offer the perfect place for local community…

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MacKenzie Grows 18ǀ8 Presence in Baltimore Region

MacKenzie Contracting Company is pleased to announce the completion of their latest project 18ǀ8 in Quarry Lake. The fine men’s salon hosted a grand opening on Friday, March 13th and is the first location in the greater Baltimore region. The quickly expanding firm is set to open a second location in Annapolis in mid-April. Dedicated…

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2014 End of year Retail Market Report

DOWNLOAD REPORT The good news is the U.S. economy appears to be growing again. The Washington Post reports that GDP is the best in a decade. For the three months ending in September the economy experienced a five (5 percent) percent annualized growth. This is combined with robust consumer spending, low levels of personal debt,…

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Planet Fitness

On behalf of our client, Planet Fitness of Maryland, MacKenzie Commercial Real Estate Services, LLC is proud to announce that the locally owned and operated fitness franchise of Planet Fitness Corp has received national recognition for its development and operational efforts, opening 11 new locations along throughout the Eastern United States over the course of…

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