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Capital Group Properties arranges lease at Northborough Crossing - 3,000 s/f

Northborough, MA Capital Group Properties has arranged a lease for a new location for the School of Rock, a music education school for all ages, at Northborough Crossing, a premier open-air retail developmen. School of Rock will occupy 3,000 s/f in the development’s out-parcel pad building, and the new location is anticipated to open in late 2023.

School of Rock’s patented performance-based curriculum teaches students music techniques and theory while helping them apply these skills in performances with other musicians for music proficiency. There are 60,000 total students of all ages and skill levels enrolled across 325 School of Rock locations world-wide.

This new location comes on the heels of the new Club Champion location opening earlier this week at Northborough Crossing. These new tenants will join a diverse array of existing tenants comprised of national retailers and lifestyle tenants, including St. Vincent Medical Group, Pure Barre, Code Ninjas, Sport Clips, Margaritas, Mathnasium, Jimmy John’s, Anzio’s Brick Oven Pizza, Mooyah Burger and Fries, Anytime Fitness, and Asurion.

Northborough Crossing is an over 650,000 s/f mixed-use regional shopping center that is located at the intersection of Rte. 9 and Rte. 20. The property is anchored by Wegmans, BJ’s Wholesale Club, TJ Maxx, Homesense, Dick’s Sporting Goods, and Kohl’s. Northborough Crossing also includes Avalon Northborough, a 375-unit luxury residential community.

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