With Route 110's Plazas Nearly Full, Westford's Changes Come in Smaller Pieces

Cornerstone Square was about 98% leased when it sold this summer, and the plazas along Westford's stretch of Littleton Road have very little open space. That shaped almost everything that happened on Route 110 in 2026. The plazas where people buy groceries, pick up prescriptions and grab a burrito got a new owner, a new name with planned new paint, a new sub shop and a pending lease. The corridor's one newly approved building is at Kimball Farm.

Cornerstone has a new owner, and the owner cites the trade area

The biggest change was a sale. Regency Centers, a Jacksonville, Florida-based shopping center owner, bought Cornerstone Square at 175 Littleton Road from Westford-based RA Ventures for $74 million, as WestfordCAT reported. Regency's second-quarter 2026 results give July 14, 2026, as the acquisition date. The purchase went through a joint venture Regency holds with the State of Oregon.

RA Ventures developed the center, which opened in 2012. It was one of Westford's largest commercial projects, bringing a new Market Basket plus retail, restaurant and medical office space to the Route 110 corridor. According to WestfordCAT, the center covers roughly 236,000 square feet and was about 98% leased at the time of the sale.

In a statement quoted by WestfordCAT, Sean Mirkov, Regency's vice president and market officer, called Market Basket-anchored centers in Greater Boston uncommon acquisitions and said, "Cornerstone at Westford checks every box we look for: a proven grocery anchor, a durable tenant mix, and a supply-constrained trade area." A supply-constrained trade area is one with little room for new competing retail, which describes the whole corridor covered here.

The store list stays the same, and a new look is planned

Regency's property page for Cornerstone at Westford lists the tenants, and most of the names will be familiar to anyone who shops there.

• Groceries and household: Market Basket in a 60,000-square-foot anchor space, Marshalls & HomeGoods, Petco, Westford Wine & Spirits, The UPS Store, Premier Cleaners
• Food: Burton's Grill & Bar, Panera Bread, Evviva Trattoria, The Okipoke, Godly Smoothies, Five Guys Burgers & Fries
• Health and pets: Tufts Medicine, Westford Veterinary Emergency, Westford Veterinary Neurology, Westford Veterinary Specialty, Family Eye Care Center, Cornerstone Dental
• Fitness and personal care: Pure Barre, Wellbeing Fitness, European Wax Center, Great Clips, LaBella Hair Studio, Dalla Nails & Spa, Acupuncture Atelier
• Banking: Eastern Bank, Jeanne D'Arc Credit Union

The same page shows two open spaces, one of 3,100 square feet and one of 2,360 square feet. In a center this size, those are single storefronts. They are not the size of a new anchor.

The planned changes are on the outside. At the Planning Board's September 14 meeting, the new property manager presented a plan to rename the plaza "Cornerstone at Westford" and give it a cosmetic makeover with new exterior paint and murals. The work was expected to take about 45 days, according to WestfordCAT's meeting recap. Market Basket and Burtons Grill & Bar are not part of the painting because of existing arrangements with those tenants. Under the plan, the two storefronts Westford knows best keep their current look while the rest of the plaza gets new paint.

Board members generally supported the new look and attached several requests:

1. Architects should review the Route 110 Master Plan for guidance on materials.
2. Assistant Town Manager Jeff Morrissette and Town Planner Joe Giniewicz should coordinate on parking and traffic impacts during construction.
3. Overnight lighting should be managed carefully because research facilities are nearby.
4. The board should review any future signage changes in advance.

Board members also raised concerns about vehicle access and traffic safety on the internal roadway that runs through the center. They asked whether restriping or other changes could keep large vehicles from blocking access. The paint plan gets the attention, but that roadway concern is the item most likely to affect a Saturday trip to Market Basket.

Cornerstone did get one newer food option this year. The Works Café is listed at 175 Littleton Road, Unit P, and set its grand opening for Saturday, April 25, as WestfordCAT reported.

Across the road, Westford Valley Marketplace filled a storefront

At Westford Valley Marketplace, 160 Littleton Road, the change came the usual way for a full plaza, with one tenant moving into one space. A Jersey Mike's opened there on Wednesday, Oct. 28, according to WestfordCAT. Local independent station The River 92.5 played music from noon to 2 p.m. for the grand opening.

Jersey Mike's joins a list of quick-service tenants that already filled most of the lunch options here. The center's leasing plan, updated Oct. 28, 2026, lists the tenants below.

The same plan lists unit 16 as "Deal Pending." At a plaza this full, the next new name on Route 110 will most likely arrive the same way Jersey Mike's did, by taking a single open unit.

Even the signs go through the town. On Oct. 5, the Planning Board approved a revised proposal for a second Liquor Junction wall sign at 174 Littleton Road. The sign is 23 square feet, measures 92 by 36 inches and reads "Liquor Junction" without the company logo, as WestfordCAT reported.

The corridor's one newly approved building is at Kimball Farm

At the plazas, change came through a sale, planned paint, signs and single storefronts. The larger addition is farther along Littleton Road at Kimball Farm, 400 Littleton Road.

Kimball Farm already runs several attractions on Route 110. Its Westford page lists the Olde Sawmill Arcade, Grill & Seafood, the Outback Tap Shack and the Country Store & Cafe. The farm applied to the Planning Board to add a new arcade building and restaurant. The plan set is titled "Permit Site Plan – Arcade at Kimball Farm." The applicant described the restaurant as a traditional restaurant and event facility.

The hearing opened on December 1, 2025. By the March 2 session, WestfordCAT reported that the Conservation Commission had completed its hearings and a site walk. Brian Geaudreau of Hancock Associates said the revised plans addressed the engineering concerns. Trash would be stored in a full basement and moved by staff to a central dumpster already used elsewhere on the property.

The board spent the most time on traffic. Engineers estimated that the restaurant could add about 19 vehicle trips per hour on busy weekends, which is just below the threshold for a formal traffic impact study. Board members still worried about peak-season congestion on Route 110. They pointed to a past corporate event that backed up traffic because of pedestrian crossings and parking spillover. The applicant said large-event traffic could be sent through an alternate unpaved access from Great Road in Littleton if problems came up. The team committed to monitoring traffic and returning to the board if needed, possibly with police details for pedestrians and vehicles in place of a full study.

On March 16, 2026, the Planning Board minutes record that "the Board voted 5-0-0 to approve the Draft Decisions, as submitted, for PB 2534 – 400 Littleton Road."

Traffic was the town's question at every site

On paper, the Cornerstone makeover, a sign at 174 Littleton Road and a new restaurant at Kimball Farm have little in common. At the Planning Board, they all came back to Littleton Road traffic. At Cornerstone, the board asked about parking during construction and large vehicles blocking the internal road. At Kimball Farm, the questions were weekend trip counts and overflow traffic routed toward Great Road. Regency described the trade area as "supply-constrained." For a 31-acre plaza near Interstate 495, that phrase means a corridor where new retail space is rare and where every change gets reviewed for its effect on the same road.

That pattern also explains this year's errands. Market Basket, Whole Foods, CVS and The Paper Store are still in the same places. The year's changes were the Cornerstone at Westford name with its planned paint and murals, a Jersey Mike's in a single open unit, a 23-square-foot sign, and an approved arcade and restaurant building at Kimball Farm.

Route 110 is part of everyday life for most Westford households, and changes like these also shape the area around the plazas. If you'd like to talk about what the corridor means for a home nearby, from commute patterns to what buyers ask about, the team at O'Connell & Company Real Estate follows these Planning Board decisions closely and is glad to help. Contact Us.