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Posted: November 28, 2014
Avison Young secures 10,000 s/f
Avison Young, the world's fastest-growing commercial real estate services firm, completed a 10,000 s/f long-term lease at Cambridge Hanover's 100 Trap Falls Rd. with Option Care Enterprises, Inc., a subsidiary of Walgreens.
Sean Cahill, Avison Young principal and managing director of the firm's Fairfield/Westchester office, represented Cambridge Hanover in the transaction, while Christina Blair of CBRE represented the tenant.
Cambridge Hanover purchased the 81,526 s/f property in July 2013, and has completed major capital improvements to convert the building from a single-tenant industrial property to a modern, multi-tenant flex building. The capital improvements have also included significant upgrades to the property and tenant spaces.
The property provides access to Rte. 8 by nearby Exits 11 and 12.
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