A roundup of Maine's commercial leases for the month of February 2023

File photo / Matthew Cardente Greater Portland Landmarks subleased 1,775 square feet of office space at 511 Congress St. in Portland from Embrace Home Loans.

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By Peter Van Allen

Here’s a roundup of commercial leases in Maine first published in the weekly Mainebiz Real Estate Insider in February.

The information is provided by brokerages, and thus does not include privately managed transactions.

Leases from Feb. 2

Pine Tree Recovery Center LLC leased 8,715 square feet of office space at 100 Gannett Drive in South Portland from Jefferson Mill LLC. The deal was brokered by Kirk Butterfield and Craig Church of KW Commercial/Magnusson Balfour and Chris Sullivan of Vitalius Real Estate Group.

Concentra Health Services renewed its lease of 7,200 square feet of office space at 42 Gilman Road in Bangor from JBN Properties Inc. The transaction was arranged by Drew Sigfridson of the Boulos Co. and Searcy Ferguson of CBRE.

Systems Engineering Inc. leased 5,866 square feet of office space at Pineland Center in New Gloucester from October Corp. The landlord was represented by Drew Sigfridson and Claire Richardson of the Boulos Co.

MedMatrix LLC leased 4,200 square feet of retail space at 198 Maine Mall Road in South Portland from Ward Hill Realty Associates LLC. The tenant was represented by Sasha Bogdanovics of the Boulos Co. The landlord was repped by Mark Malone and Marie Gresik of Malone Commercial Brokers.

Green Street Holdings Maine LLC leased 1,861 square feet of retail space at 1364-1372 Congress St. in Portland from CP Westgate LLC. The deal was brokered by Frank Carr of Maine Realty Advisors and Noah Stebbins of the Boulos Co.

Saco Bay Physical Therapy leased 1,830 square feet of office space at Rock Row in Westbrook from Waterstone Properties Group Inc. The landlord was represented by Mark Malone of Malone Commercial Brokers. The tenant was repped by Jason Blank of Jackson Cross Partners.

SCORE leased 1,654 square feet of office space at 22 Free St. in Portland from J.B. Brown & Sons. The tenant was represented by John Doyon of Malone Commercial Brokers. The landlord was repped by Chris Romano of the Boulos Co.

Leases from Feb. 9

511 Congress Street LLC leased 126,000 of office and retail space at 511 Congress St. and a 256-car parking garage at 48 Brown St. from Ocean Gate LLC. Joe Porta, Vince Ciampi, and Peter Gwilym of Porta & Co. represented all parties for a master lease.

Spectrum renewed its lease of 7,979 square feet of office space at 37 Alfred Plourde Parkway in Lewiston from TRE LLC. The transaction was arranged on behalf of the tenant by Derek Miller of the Boulos Co. and Marcie Patchett of CBRE.

Colliers Engineering & Design Inc. leased 5,152 square feet of office and retail space at 234 Main St. in Biddeford from 4A Property LLC. The landlord was represented by Brandon Mitchell of Malone Commercial Brokers. The tenant was repped by Mike Cobb of Colliers International.

The Cake People LLC dba Maine Needham Co. leased 4,370 square feet of industrial space at 42 Industrial Park Road in Saco from Jordan Family Holdings Inc. The landlord was represented by Andrew Ingalls of Malone Commercial Brokers. The tenant was repped by Suzanne McKechnie of Investcomm Commercial Group.

Joy Family Dentistry LLC leased 3,066 square feet of retail space at Pine Tree Shopping Center in Portland from Portland Pinetree LLC. The transaction was arranged by Chris Gallagher and Joe Italiaander of the Boulos Co.

Cornerstone Government Affairs Inc. leased 2,900 square feet of office space at 77 Sewall St. in Augusta from Seventy-Seven Sewall Street Associated LLC. Matthew Pouliot of Pouliot Real Estate brokered the deal.

JAR Consulting LLC leased 1,536 square feet of retail space at 140 Park St. in Rockland from an undisclosed landlord. The tenant was represented by Noah Stebbins of the Boulos Co. The landlord was repped by Judson Colby of Maine Country and Coast Real Estate.

Leases from Feb. 16

Summit Natural Gas leased 6,881 square feet of office space at 68 Commercial St. in Portland from Maine Wharf LLC. The landlord was represented by Peter Gwilym of Porta & Co. The tenant was represented by Tony McDonald and Sasha Bogdanovics of the Boulos Co.

Two Sigma Investments leased 6,370 square feet of office space at 100 Commercial St. in Portland from Soley Wharf LLC. The tenant was represented by Peter Gwilym and Joseph Porta of Porta & Co. The landlord was represented by Peter Harrington of Malone Commercial Brokers.

Knickerbocker Ice Co. leased 2,015 square feet of retail space at 91 County Road in Scarborough from Old Port Realty LLC. Karen Rich and Cheri Bonawitz of Malone Commercial Brokers brokered the transaction.

Ashley Kate Beauty leased 2,000 square feet of retail space at 681 Bath Road at the Wiscasset Marketplace from 681 Bath Road LLC. Peter Gwilym of Porta & Co. brokered the deal.

Foreside Behavior Associates leased 2,000 square feet of office space at 1321 Washington Ave. in Portland from Gikas Properties Inc. Peter Gwilym of Porta & Co. brokered the deal.

Haberdashery Resale Clothing Co. LLC leased 1,987 square feet of retail space at 305 Commercial St. in Portland from Baxter Place LLC. Peter Harrington of Malone Commercial Brokers brokered the transaction.

Quest Diagnostics leased 1,450 square feet of office space at 1 Cumberland Place in Bangor from MRM Bangor LLC. The lease was brokered by TC Haffenreffer and Sylas Hatch from the Dunham Group and Chris Romano and Derek Miller from the Boulos Co.

Monarch Information Security Consulting ISC leased 1,355 square feet of office space at 22 Free St. in Portland from J.B. Brown & Sons. The tenant was represented by Nate Stevens and Sam Marinko of the Boulos Co. The landlord was repped by Derek Miller of the Boulos Co.

Lolita Alters leased 1,273 square feet of retail space at 350 Commercial St. in Portland from Baxter Place LLC. Peter Harrington of Malone Commercial Brokers brokered the transaction.

The Pint and the Pawn leased 2,249 square feet of restaurant and bar space at 28 Pearl St. in Biddeford from the Draft Room LLC. Peter Gwilym of Porta & Co. brokered the deal.

Stanford Management leased 500 square feet of office space at 188 State St. in Portland from Port Property. Peter Gwilym of Porta & Co. brokered the deal.

Sydney Coolong dba Primordial Bodyworks leased 371 square feet of office space at 650 Main St. in South Portland from 650 Main LLC. The transaction was arranged by Claire Richardson of the Boulos Co.

Leases from Feb. 23

Insight-Premier Health leased 7,801 square feet of retail space at Rock Row Medical Building in Westbrook from Dirigo Center Developers LLC. The landlord was represented by Mark Malone of Malone Commercial Brokers. Frank Richie of Transwestern represented the tenant.

Soul Food Paradise leased 2,835 square feet of retail space at 24 Preble St. in Portland from Preble Street Acquisitions LLC. The landlord was represented by Mike Anderson of Malone Commercial Brokers. The tenant was repped by Amanda Melnick of Maine Realty Advisors.

The RC Group Inc. leased 2,000 square feet of industrial space at 48 Manuel Drive in Portland from Capital Endeavors LLC. Kirk Butterfield of KW Commercial/Magnusson Balfour brokered the deal.

Casco Bay Electric LLC leased 1,235 square feet of office space at 4 U.S. Route 1 in York from 4 US HWY 1 LLC. The deal was brokered by Craig Church of KW Commercial/Magnusson Balfour and Ethan Ash of Coastal Land & Commercial Group/KW Commercial.

KFI leased 1,100 square feet of office space at 1321 Washington St., Suite 308, in Portland from Gikas Properties Inc. Peter Gwilym of Porta & Co. represented both parties in the deal.