Fellah of HK Group completes five leases totaling 12,076 s/f
Franco Fellah, executive vice president at HK Group has completed the following leases:
* Glastonbury-based United Bank leased 6,590 s/f of office at 55 Greens Farms Rd. The Fairfield County expansion is led by Maureen Hanley-Bellitto.
* Eyeglasses.com, a high-end optical shop, leased 2,555 s/f at Blue Back Square Shopping Center, West Hartford, Conn. This is the second location for Eyeglasses.com, that already has a retail store downtown Westport at 147 Post Road East.
* Francois DuPont Jewelers leased 800 s/f of retail space at Sconset Square Shopping Center, Westport. They moved from Main Street Westport due to the redevelopment of the property where they were located.
* XT Capital Partners of NYC, a financial company, leased 500 s/f of office at 311 Post Road East, Westport.
* CueScript, Inc. leased 1,631 s/f of office at 1525 Kings Highway East, Fairfield. The company produces tele-prompters that are used throughout the world.
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