Real Estate

In a recent press release, commercial real estate firm Meriwether Partners announced that it acquired Wallingford Plaza -- the office building on the corner of Stone Way and N. 45th St. Part of the space, including the ground floor, has been leased to Walgreens: Wallingford Plaza is a 3-story, 30,554 square foot building with ground floor retail and two floors of office located at the corner of Stone Way North and North 45th Street in the heart of the Wallingford neighborhood…

Last week we told you about the construction over at the former 7-Eleven spot on Stone Way and 47th. A few of you have even told us that folks over at the Post Office mentioned that Bill the Butcher and Zaw Pizza were planning to take the space, and someone in the Twitterverse actually had the chance to talk to a construction worker onsite. So we tried reaching out to Bill the Butcher corporate, and so far, no luck; but last…

It's only been a few weeks since we reported the good news about our neighborhood's beloved festering pit being transformed into Stoneway Village; but folks close by have already witnessed some action down there and, by gosh, it's a beautiful thing.  Reader Denny sent us a few pictures, including the one featured on the right here, and added in e-mail that "the work appears pretty modest but it's becoming an active construction site. At this point it's just moving dirt around."…

Here's some (okay, two) bite-sized pieces of real estate news around the neighborhood: The Matchless Building (3640-3650 Wallingford Avenue N.) has been sold for $2.15 million.  Co-Star Realty reports that the 1924 8-unit, two-story building, which houses Cantinetta and the Oasis Art Gallery on the ground floor, was sold to private investors. Key Bank is opening a Wallingford branch on May 16, 2011.  The branch will be located at 1702 N. 45th St., which was formerly offices for the commercial real…