Fantini & Gorga arranges loan for shopping center

Fantini & Gorga, a Boston real estate investment banking firm and an affiliate of Eastern Bank of Boston, said it arranged $11.1 million in interim financing for Plaza 188, a 71,500 square foot retail center in Malden.

Plaza 188 is anchored by grocer Super 88, and other retail tenants include Ace Hardware, Brookline Bank, and Dunkin' Donuts, said Fantini & Gorga, which added that the Social Security Administration is in the process of moving one of its offices to the center.

Fantini & Gorga noted that there is 3,400 contiguous square feet of space still available at Plaza 188.
(By Chris Reidy, Globe staff)