OXFORD, Conn., Jan. 17, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Washington Trust’s Commercial Real Estate Group recently provided $1.75 million in financing to MCG Oxford, LLC, for the construction of a multi-tenant retail space in Oxford, Connecticut. Located on a 1.1 acre parcel along CT Route 67 in Oxford, the new retail property will include a 7,500 square foot Dollar General store as well as a 2,500 square foot free standing retail building that can accommodate one to two tenants. Dollar General was founded in 1939 and operates more than 13,600 stores across 44 states.

“Washington Trust is pleased to continue the expansion of our relationship with Gary Eucalitto,” said Julia Anne M. Slom, Senior Vice President & Team Leader of Washington Trust’s Commercial Real Estate Group. “The Dollar General will be joined by another retailer fortunate to take advantage of this well-placed opportunity in Oxford.”

MCG Oxford, LLC, is a single owner limited liability company.

Washington Trust’s Commercial Real Estate Group provides commercial real estate mortgages for the construction, refinancing, or purchasing of investment real estate projects. Financing ranges in size from several hundred thousand dollars up to multi-million dollar projects. For more information, contact Mary Ettinger, Vice President, Commercial Real Estate Group, at 401-348-1415 or 1-800-475-2265 ext. 1415.

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