Commercial landlord Griffin Land has found three corporate tenants to occupy almost 67,000 square feet in the Griffin Center business park in Bloomfield and Windsor.
ABB Inc. leased about 21,000 square feet in one of the park’s office buildings at 5 Waterside Crossing in Windsor. ABB is relocating from another building along Windsor’s Day Hill Road corridor.
Work inside the 26-year-old building is under way to prepare for ABB’s expected June move in, according to Griffin Land, one of Connecticut’s biggest private landowners and a unit of Griffin Land & Nurseries Inc.
The build-out will include private offices and workstations, a robotics lab, archive rooms, and accessory work areas.
CB Richard Ellis’s Hartford office represented Griffin Land. ABB was represented by Cushman & Wakefield’s Hartford office.
At 7 Waterside Crossing in Windsor, Vertafore Inc. has leased approximately 25,700 square feet as the insurance industry software and services provider prepares to move in August from another building within the park.
Tenant improvements under way inside the edifice built in 1985 include renovating all office areas, an expansion of the information-technology room, and a fitness area with showers.
CB Richard Ellis represented the landlord. Vertafore was represented by Cushman & Wakefield.
Earlier in the first quarter, Griffin said it signed a lease with an unnamed large insurer for about 19,000 square feet of offices at 340 West Newberry Road in Bloomfield. The insurer is moving from a location along Windsor’s Day Hill Road Corridor. Work is wrapping up on tenant improvements, including renovations to the office areas, installation of a backup generator, and wireless Internet services.
Maury Smith of Cushman & Wakefield represented Griffin Land. The tenant was represented by Larry Levere of Sentry Commercial of Hartford and UGL Equis out of Chicago.
Griffin Center, with 977,000 square feet of office space in 17 buildings, is the Hartford region’s second largest office park after Founder’s Plaza in East Hartford, which has 1.26 million square feet in 12 buildings.
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Stone & Paddle to Manchester
The owner of the Stone and Paddle Restaurant in Vernon plans to open a second, larger eatery in Manchester by summer.
Owner Neil Sharp said he signed a lease for 5,050 square feet to serve pizza, pasta and sandwiches in the CVS Pharmacy Plaza on West Middle Turnpike. Sharp also is leasing 3,000 square feet for headquarters offices. Sharp says the operation has been run out of his home.
Pending issuance of building permits, the restaurant will demolish and renovate space that was previously used by a flooring store. Opening is set for late June.
Sharp, a former executive with Margarita’s restaurants, opened his first Stone and Paddle at 40 West St. in Vernon a year ago.
The larger Manchester location will offer a full-service bar and an expanded menu that includes burgers and fries, he said.
Levy Properties LLC is the landlord of the center that also includes Dunkin’ Donuts, Pet Supplies Plus, Hardy’s Hardware, Hall’s Arrow and 3rd Dimensions Hair Salon.
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Apogee Training’s Hamden Lease
Apogee Personal Training leased a 2,000-square-foot building at 1340 Whitney Ave. in Hamden for a health and fitness facility.
Renovations are under way to prepare for mid-spring opening.
Connecticut Realty Group LLC represented landlord 1340 Whitney Avenue Associates.
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