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A mixed-use development under construction in Newington will include grocery-anchored retail space, a new location for Sally’s Apizza and 269 apartments.

Framingham, Massachusetts-based Grossman Development Group has broken ground on the 24-acre Meadow Commons project in a partnership with Callahan Inc. and Boston-based private equity firm Long Wharf Capital.

Washington Trust provided debt financing for the retail portion of the development, which also includes 269 apartments by Criterion Development.

The 78,000-square-foot retail portion is scheduled to open in mid-2023 and has confirmed leases with a national grocer, Sally’s aPizza, Shake Shack, cookie chain Crumbl and the first Connecticut location for PJ’s Coffee.

“Meadow Commons is a reflection of our overall strategy to focus on experiential and essential retail, curating the best of local dining and services with coveted national brands in a grocery-anchored setting,” said Jeremy Grossman, principal of Grossman Development Group. “This is a prime site combining new housing with fresh retail concepts to create synergies and a fantastic consumer experience,” Grossman Development Group Principal Jeremy Grossman said in a statement.