A New Haven industrial building has become the home of a growing empanada business.
New York-based 145 Hamilton LLC, the landlord of 145 Hamilton St., has leased the 20,280-square-foot building to Pikalo Foods LLC, of Yonkers, N.Y.
Financial terms of the multi-year lease were not disclosed. The property is also known as 150 Wallace St.
Pikalo is a family-operated business that started in New York in 2021 with one restaurant and is now providing products to delis, markets and restaurants in the Northeast.
The need for a new location in Connecticut was precipitated by the company’s expansion of its wholesale empanada business, brokers for the deal said.
Pikalo was represented by Mark Glassman of Milford-based Arnold Peck’s Commercial World.
The landlord was represented by Barbara L. Pearce, chair and CEO of Pearce Real Estate, along with Senior Commercial Broker Carl Russell, and Senior Commercial Associate Chris Nolan.
