Baywick Plaza on Route 9 in Bayville — Courtesy: R.J. Brunelli & Co.
By Tina Traster
Dollar Tree and sister chain Family Dollar have secured two of their first combination locations in New Jersey, according to a leasing team with R.J. Brunelli & Co.
In a news release, the Old Bridge-based brokerage firm said the brands are expected to open under one roof later this summer in a 21,642-square-foot inline space at Baywick Plaza on Route 9 in Bayville, where Dollar Tree already operated a store. To pave the way for the combination concept’s Ocean County debut, the company leased the shopping center’s former 10,582-square-foot Rite Aid store, which adjoined Dollar Tree, and is demolishing the wall between the two spaces.
The combo will co-anchor the 156,000-square-foot center that includes Retro Fitness and The Goodwill Store & Donation Center.
R.J. Brunelli President and Principal Danielle Brunelli represented the retailer in the transaction, while Shane Wierks of Jeffery Realty represented the landlord.
In Middlesex County, Dollar Tree and Family Dollar will occupy a 19,482-square-foot freestanding building at 1620 Park Ave. in South Plainfield, which previously housed an Aldi supermarket, the news release said. The combo store is expected to open later this year, following a deal in which Brunelli and Senior Sales Associate Pete Nicholson represented the tenants and Vanessa Fernandez-Kelty of Levin Management Corp. represented ownership.
Tina Traster is a freelance writer and the editor of Rockland County Business Journal. She is also a former business writer for Crain’s New York Business, real estate writer for the New York Post and staffer at the Bergen Record.