Environmental engineering firm Wright-Pierce has expanded its downtown Middletown offices to 8,150 square feet.
The 3,200-square-foot expansion at 169 Main St. added work spaces, a new reception area, and a custom-designed spiral staircase that now connects the two-story office space it first leased 14 years ago.
The employee-owned firm says it expects to expand its 23-person staff to support its growing New England client base. The company recently named John W. Braccio as its new president and CEO. He replaced William E. Brown, who had been with the firm for 35 years.
Wright-Pierce is working with neighboring municipalities on water-facilities upgrades, including the $100 million Mattabassett project in Cromwell set for completion in 2015.
Landlord Midfield Corp. designed and built Wright-Pierce’s space expansion, the tenant said.
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BOM’s E. Hartford HQ
Construction has begun on Bakery On Main’s new $10 million, 111,443-square-foot East Hartford headquarters.
The new facility at 127 Park Ave. includes installation of state-of-the-art food-processing equipment and expanded facilities that will push employment to 75, officials said.
The baker is leasing the building from landlord Winstanley Enterprises, whose construction management unit is general contractor.
The Dennis Group is the designer. TD Bank is financing the project, with state aid and incentive packages.
The Hart Group International represented Winstanley.
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Cheshire solar lease
Trinity Solar Systems is opening a Connecticut/southern New England solar-installation headquarters in Cheshire.
Trinity long-term leased the 20,780-square-foot facility at 611 W. Johnson Ave., in Cheshire Commerce Park, brokers said.
Pearce Commercial’s North Haven office represented Trinity.
CBRE-New England represented landlord The Hampshire Cos.
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Trevisan’s Suffield build
East Granby machine assembly, distributor and servicer, Trevisan USA LLC, bought a 3.94-acre Suffield tract for $260,000 on which the company plans to build a facility.
Construction will start in coming months on a 17,000-square-foot industrial facility at the corner of Austin and South streets.
Trevisan purchased the site from Marketing Research Park LLC.
Sentry Commercial represented Trevisan in the transaction.
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Sky Zone’s Wallingford play
The operator of a planned Wallingford indoor trampoline park has leased a 44,615- square-foot former manufacturing facility on North Colony Road to house it, brokers say.
B.O.B. Entertainment Inc., doing business as Sky Zone Indoor Trampoline Park, signed a long-term lease on the space at 805 N. Colony Road with landlord Slomkowski Family Realty LLC.
B.O.B. plans extensive renovations to the interior of the vacant building erected in 1964, including demolishing nearly half the structure to get it down to 25,316 square feet of usable area, brokers said. The site also will have parking for more than 100 vehicles.
Sentry Commercial represented the landlord in this transaction.
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Rocky Hill lease
Social worker Karen Calcaterra leased 364 square feet of office space at 2264 Silas Deane Highway in Rocky Hill.
Pearce Real Estate Co. represented Calcaterra.
O,R & L Commercial represented landlord 2264 SDH LLC.n
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Somers nail spa
The owner of Today’s Nail & Spa leased 1,440 square feet in Lord Somers Plaza at 11 South Road for a salon.
Quong Liu offers manicures, spa pedicures, acrylic and gel nails, nail art and waxing.
Somers 32 LLC is landlord.
Connecticut Commercial Realty and Select Homes brokered the lease.
