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Boston & New England  + Metro Boston  + Retail  |  February 19, 2025
Paul Bubny
By: Paul Bubny

World Market Fills Last Vacancy at Assembly Square Marketplace

Federal Realty announced that World Market will open its second Massachusetts location this year at Assembly Row in Somerville. The new 18,361-square-foot showroom will fill the final vacancy in Assembly Square Marketplace and sit adjacent to Ashley Furniture. Good Time Golf (4,804 square feet), a new golf simulator and lounge; Pop-Up Bagels (1,395 square feet), the second Boston location of one of the region’s most popular bagel concepts; and Verizon Wireless (2,003 square feet) are also due to open this year.

“With the addition of World Market, the Marketplace will deliver a truly comprehensive group of home décor and furnishing options alongside Ashley Furniture, Bob’s, T.J. Maxx & HomeGoods and Raymour & Flanigan,” said David Middleton, VP and general manager of Assembly Row. “Good Time Golf and Pop-Up Bagels are both great additions that we hope will spark a lot of excitement amongst our residents, employees, visitors and neighbors.”

In addition, longtime tenant River Bar recently closed and is refreshing the concept. Set to open this spring/summer is Cocolee, a Pan-Asian concept.

Pictured: Good Time Golf.

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About Paul Bubny

Paul Bubny serves as Senior Content Director for Connect Commercial Real Estate, a role to which he brings 16-plus years’ experience covering the commercial real estate industry and 30-plus years in business-to-business journalism. In this capacity, he oversees daily operations while also reporting on both local/regional markets and national trends, covering individual transactions across all property types, as well as delving into broader subject matter. He produces 7-10 daily news stories per day and works with the Connect team and clients to develop longer-form content, ranging from Q&As to thought-leadership pieces. Prior to joining Connect, Paul was Managing Editor for both Real Estate Forum and GlobeSt.com at American Lawyer Media, where he oversaw operations at both publications while also producing daily news and feature-length articles. His tenure in B2B publishing stretches back into the print era, and he has served as Editor in Chief on four national trade publications. Since 1999, Paul has volunteered as the newsletter editor of passenger rail advocacy groups (one national, one local).
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