Beverly Resident Retires From Cummings Properties

Beverly resident Lou Albiero is both a master plumber and a master storyteller, which makes his retirement from Cummings Properties, after 12 years, a big loss for the Company and its clients.

Albiero knows the location of every water meter in the 2 million-square-foot Cummings Center campus, according to Tim Parziale, Cummings Properties field division manager. And he is always willing to help patrons of the Center find their way.

“Lou knows this place inside and out,” said Parziale. “He has a knack for spotting things before they become a problem, and he can seemingly make things work by waving a magic wand.”

Albiero has many stories about Cummings Center, from being startled by a mysterious brown, white, and red spider in a pipe to finding dusty old liquor bottles in the site’s underground tunnels. He remembers when the City turned off a water main, causing every toilet in Cummings Center to flush.

Albiero played a large part in many major client buildouts in Beverly, especially at 500 Cummings Center.

“Lou has a well-earned reputation throughout the campus for his helpful service, and great rapport with clients,” said Parziale. “It will be tough to fill his shoes.”

A U.S. Army veteran, Albiero served in Vietnam. His expertise was in cryptology, maintaining and repairing secure voice communications equipment. When he returned to civilian life, he planned on pursuing a career in electronics, but a friend’s father had an immediate opening in his plumbing business, so he gave it a try.

Albiero went on to become a master plumber, serving for years as the only plumber for Leeder Management. He was responsible for more than 300 units in Boston, Jamaica Plain, Brookline, and Cambridge.

A Peabody native, Albiero always lived on the North Shore and commuted to the Boston area. The move to Cummings came after he had occasion to visit a Cummings Center client firm.

“I liked the campus, and the area and commute appealed to me, so I applied for a plumbing position,” said Albiero. “The idea of being part of a team, rather than the only plumber also appealed to me.”

Albiero has been married to his wife, Cindy, a Beverly native, for 26 years. They have two grown children: Amy, who lives in Danvers and works in the jewelry business, and Lou Jr., who is a lieutenant colonel in the Marine Corps, soon to be stationed in Florida.

Albiero and his wife plan on driving to Florida with their toy poodle, Henri, to spend some of their retirement time visiting Lou Jr., their daughter-in-law, and their two grandchildren. He plans to catch up on some home repairs and will also pursue some of his hobbies, which include fishing for Stripers and target shooting.

Recently named one of North of Boston Business’ 25 Best Places to Work, Cummings Center offers first-class, fully built out space for a wide range of commercial uses, including executive offices, healthcare facilities, laboratories, retail storefronts, industrial space, and more.