Bring Nash & Smashed to Lowell, MA
Serve the Merrimack Valley's university and tech hub at the I-495 / US-3 junction — spanning UMass Lowell, Drum Hill / Chelmsford Street, Downtown Merrimack Street and Route 38.
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As Massachusetts's fifth-largest city, Lowell anchors the Merrimack Valley where I-495, US-3 and the Lowell Connector meet. UMass Lowell's North, South and East campuses weave 18,000+ students and Tsongas Center hockey/concert crowds throughout Pawtucketville, University Avenue and Downtown Merrimack Street, while defense, semiconductor and medical-device employers line I-495 and Cross Point.
High-traffic shopping plazas at Drum Hill, Chelmsford Street (Route 110) and Bridge/Rogers Street (Route 38) give franchisees prime 1,600+ sq ft spaces serving Lowell, Chelmsford, Dracut and Tewksbury families.
Merrimack Valley anchor powered by UMass Lowell and I-495 / Route 3 tech parks
- UMass Lowell Campuses — University Ave, Pawtucket St & Tsongas Center: Concentrated student dorms, River Hawk game nights and Middlesex Community College foot traffic.
- Chelmsford Street (Route 110), Drum Hill & Lowell Connector / US-3: High-volume grocery and big-box shopping strips serving southwest Lowell, Chelmsford and Cross Point offices.
- Rogers Street (Route 38 East) & Bridge Street / Dracut Border: Busy commuter plazas off I-495 Exit 94 drawing Eastern Lowell, Tewksbury and Dracut households.