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Student-housing developer Scape has acquired a string of storefronts on Elm Street that are home to several longstanding neighborhood institutions.
The British firm, which builds privately run dorms, last month paid nearly $10 million for buildings that house Irish pub The Burren, McKinnon’s Market, the Sligo Pub, and several restaurants, according to a long-term lease filed in Middlesex County earlier this month.
Executives with Scape wouldn’t say what they have planned, but the firm specializes in building privately run student housing that is independent of any particular school.
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