East Lyme’s Public Works Move

The town of East Lyme has paid $1.5 million to purchase the former JY Sailboat manufacturing facility as the new home for the town’s public works department.

DW Realty sold the 30,000 square-foot high-bay warehouse and two adjacent vacant lots at 8 Capitol Drive.

The facility, built in 2001, sat vacant for about 18 months after JY Sailboat was sold to Hunter Composite Technologies, said O,R&L’s Tim McMahon, who brokered the deal.

The town will use the site as a centralized location for its public works fleet and equipment. The town unanimously approved the sale last September.

Earlier in the year, O,R&L brokered the sale of a 20,000-square-foot building in the same park to American Laboratory Trading, which was relocating from Groton.

Auto Flex takes space

Auto Flex engineering Inc. is leasing 6,000 square feet in Windsor for general office, light assembly and storage space.

Auto Flex, doing business as Sytrama USA, will occupy the space at 900-920 River St.

The Windsor Management Co. represented both the tenant and the landlord, Kennedy Parks LLCk, in the lease.

Madison law firm leases

Madison law firm Leckerling Legal Counsel LLC signed a long-term office lease in Madison.

The firm specializing in national and international business acquisitions and mergers leased 2,000 square feet at 23 Woodland Road.

The Geenty Group, Realtors represented both the tenant and the landlord, 23 Woodland Road Associates LLC, in the lease deal.

Beyond Care’s Guilford lease

Health care operator Beyond Care LLC signed a long-term lease for 3,000 square feet of office space at Heritage Square in Guilford.

The office building is at 2488 Boston Post Road.

The Geenty Group, Realtors represented tenant, Dr. Reza Yavari, and the landlord, Heritage Square Management LLC, in the lease transaction.

Honora enters Old Saybrook park

Jewelry distributor Honora Industries lease 2,700-square feet to house its product-packaging materials in the Old Saybrook Business Park.

The business park consists of eight buildings totaling 243,000 square feet with 27 tenants.

The Geenty Group, Realtors represented tenant and landlord Mill Meadow Development LLC.

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Greg Seay is the Hartford Business Journal Web editor.