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Posted: February 4, 2009
Waters of McLaughry Commercial leases 4,000 s/f to Lighting Designs
Bruce Waters, CCIM, senior broker for McLaughry Commercial negotiated the long-term lease between 227 Mechanic Street Properties and Lighting Designs.
Lighting Designs will occupy one third of the newly constructed 12,000 s/f retail and design center located at 227 Mechanic St.
The space is being built and fitted-up by Trumbull Nelson Construction Company.
227 Mechanic St. is the final building to be built on the re-developed "Honey Gardens" property and joins the newly built Service Credit Union building and Jake's Coffee Shop and a car wash.
Lighting Designs, owned and operated by Brian Horan will offer a showroom of residential/commercial fixtures, as well as consulting services to the market place.
McLaughry Comm'l. represented the landlord and assisted the tenant.
Shown (from left) are: Edward Kerrigan, 227 Mechanic Street Properties, landlord, Brian Horan of Lighting Designs, tenant and Bruce Waters.
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