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The Hampshire Cos acquires 61,354 s/f, two-story office building

The Hampshire Companies has acquired a 61,354 s/f office building located at 8878 Barrons Blvd., from Van Schaack Holdings, Ltd. The acquisition was made on behalf of The Hampshire Generational Fund, one of the firm's private equity real estate investment funds tailored to high net worth investors. Situated on 3.3 acres, the two-story office building is fully occupied to Reed Business Information, one of the country's largest magazine publishing companies, and The Trancom Group, a publicly traded Japanese transportation and logistics company. "The building's location and notable tenants made this an excellent opportunity for us to expand our office portfolio," said Norman Feinstein, executive managing director of The Hampshire Companies. "We remain committed to making strategic investments for our investors."
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