E-commerce giant Amazon.com has purchased two vacant retail plazas along the busy Boston Post Road in Orange for more than $14 million.
The site was the subject of a 2020 redevelopment proposal to turn the former Lowe’s center into a 129,000-square-foot delivery station.
It is unclear what Amazon’s plans are for the property.
The two properties at 48-50 Boston Post Road were bought by Amazon.com Services and principal Michael D. Deal on July 5 for $14.5 million, according to town land records.
Deal is Amazon’s general counsel.
Lowe’s closed its Orange location in 2018 as part of a broader nationwide closure of underperforming stores. The property at 48 Boston Post Road includes more than 128,000 square feet of space and was built in 1998.
It sits on 15.3 acres and has a total appraised value of $11.9 million.
The adjacent plaza at 50 Boston Post Road contains 65,000 square feet of retail space and had been home to an Edge Fitness Club and Guitar Center. It sits on 7.5 acres and has a total appraised value of $5.4 million.
The properties were sold by Boston-based Great Island Development Group Orange LLC, and principals Bernard M. Devine Jr and Charles R. Irving III.
