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Gilkie of NAI Hunneman brokers 13,853 s/f lease at 377 Ballardvale Street on behalf of L.J. Smith Inc.

NAI Hunneman has brokered a new 13,853 s/f lease at 377 Ballardvale St. on behalf of L.J. Smith Inc. NAI Hunneman senior vice president David Gilkie represented the tenant, L.J. Smith, in the transaction, while property owner, Howland Development, negotiated the deal with in-house representation. L.J. Smith is an Ohio-based designer of custom stair systems, parts and tools. The company has been in business for more than 125 years. "We are pleased to help L.J. Smith find a location that allows them the facilities that best serves their operations," said Gilkie. 377 Ballardvale St. is a 48,000 s/f industrial/warehouse building. The single-story structure features 24-foot ceiling heights and six loading docks. About NAI Hunneman: Headquartered in Boston, NAI Hunneman is a leading provider of commercial real estate services to corporations, institutions and the private market. NAI Hunneman is a member NAI Global, the premier network of independent commercial real estate firms and one of the largest commercial real estate service providers worldwide. NAI Global manages a network of 5,000 professionals and 350 offices in 55 countries throughout the world. NAI professionals work together with its global management team to help clients strategically optimize their real estate assets. NAI offices around the world complete over $45 billion in transactions annually, and manage over 200 million s/f of commercial space.
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