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Posted: August 23, 2019
Code Ninja to open 1,683 s/f at Northborough Crossing
Northborough, MA According to Capital Group Properties, Code Ninja is the newest tenant to sign a lease at Northborough Crossing, a premier open-air retail development. Code Ninja will join the property’s existing tenants, including St. Vincent Medical Group, Pure Barre, Sport Clips, Margaritas, Jimmy Johns, Mooyah Burger and Fries, Med Post Urgent Care and U-Break I Fix.
Code Ninja’s new 1,683 s/f location will offer a place where kids can learn to code in a safe, encouraging environment through a game-based curriculum that teaches teamwork, logic, math, and problem solving. Code Ninja also opened new locations in Wellesley, Medfield, and Canton, Mass.
“We are thrilled to announce Code Ninja as Northborough Crossing’s newest addition that will open next month,” said William Depietri, president of Capital Group Properties.
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