//September 18, 2014
Merritt Properties announced this week that it has entered into a joint venture with NAFCO & Congressional Seafood Co. on an 88,000-square-foot seafood distribution facility in Jessup. The facility will serve as the company’s new headquarters. The single-story building, located at 7775 S. Chesapeake Bay Court, adjacent to the Maryland Seafood Market, is being built on 5.5 acres of land purchased from the Maryland Food Center Authority. The lot and building will be jointly owned by Merritt Properties and Stanley Pearlman, president of NAFCO. NAFCO & Congressional has been leasing space at the Seafood Market. Construction is expected to be complete in February.