A pair of Meriden buildings, one of them home to BL Companies, sold for $6.32 million.
Sleeping Giant Research Parkway Inc. sold 355 and 367 Research Parkway to SYI LLC.
BL Companies, an architecture, engineering, surveying and environmental-services firm, occupies 355 Research Parkway.
The Tucker Mechanical subsidiary of Norwalk’s Emcor Group is housed in 367 Research Parkway.
Both buildings are fully leased with long-term tenants, officials said.
Colliers International was sole broker in the sale.
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Putnam Park makeover
Wethersfield’s Putnam Park Office Center at 100 Great Meadow Road is preparing to undergo renovation, authorities say.
Funding for the work is part of a recent $10.5 million commercial mortgage refinancing for 100 Great Meadow Associates LLC, owner of the 155,645-square-foot multi-tenant office building.
Rhode Island’s Washington Trust is the lender.
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Donnelley’s Avon site sold
A 78,600-square-foot industrial building housing R.R. Donnelley & Sons at 60 Security Drive in the Avon Industrial Park sold recently for $3.3 million, realty authorities say.
Crag Seeger LLC sold the property on 11.08 acres to Stag Avon LLC.
Colliers International represented the seller. Cassidy Turley represented the buyer.
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El’s Stratford expansion
El’s Kitchen is moving its production of gluten-free snack foods from Weston to larger quarters in Stratford.
El’s has leased 3,000 square feet of flex space at 300 Benton St. The move is expected to be completed this fall, leasing agents said.
Eleanor and Jim Smith started El’s Kitchen in 1998 producing dry rubs for barbecuing, then later expanded into flavored snacks.
Angel Commercial LLC was broker for both tenant and landlord, 300 Benton LLC.
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Advanced Biomedical relo
Advanced Biomedical Treatment Center signed a 10-year lease to move its Bloomfield operations to 3,000 square feet at 35 Jolley Drive, also in Bloomfield.
Physician Eileen Comia currently runs her practice at 701 Cottage Grove Road.
RM Bradley Brokerage Co. represented Comia and Jones Lang LaSalle represented landlord Progressive Medical Services LLC in the lease talks.
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Kratos’ Hartford lease
Kratos Public Safety & Security signed a three-year lease for 2,000 square feet at 92 Weston St. to house its Hartford operations.
RM Bradley Brokerage Co. represented Kratos and CBRE New England represented the Landlord Albemarle Weston Street LLC.
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Culligan’s Windsor lease
Culligan by Waterco has leased 6,000 square feet at 530 Hayden Station Road in Windsor for its residential-commercial water treatment operations.
Sentry Commercial represented Culligan. Windsor Management represented the landlord.
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Berlin’s $885K sale
A 59,000-square foot industrial building at 100 Harding St. in Berlin recently drew an $885,000 sale price, authorities say.
MF Harding LLC bought the property from Anthony Niro.
Colliers International represented the buyer in the sale. OR&L represented the buyer.
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J&J’s S. Windsor space
J&J’s Tri-State Delivery Service Inc. entered a long-term lease for 124,373 square feet at 1640 John Fitch Blvd. in South Windsor.
Cohen Properties is the landlord.
Colliers International represented J&J’s. Sentry Commercial represented landlord Cohen Properties.
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Praxair’s Hartford space
Praxair Distribution Inc. leased 3,000 square feet at 98-100 Meadow St. from Hartford Ferro Realty LLC.
Colliers International represented the landlord.
Stergos Realty represented Praxair Distribution, a division of Danbury industrial-gas supplier Praxair Inc.
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Wells Fargo’s Blue Back site
Wells Fargo Advisors has opened a West Hartford full-service office in Blue Back Square.
The office at 75 Isham Road, Suite 310, houses 26 employees.
Pamela Nichols heads the approximately 7,000-square-foot, third-floor operation in space that had been occupied by UBS Financial Services.
Landlord is Ronus Properties.
Wells Fargo Advisors retains its downtown Hartford office.
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