Cushman & Wakefield named leasing agent for Shelton building

Cushman & Wakefield in Stamford announced it is the exclusive leasing agent for 1000 Bridgeport Ave., a five-story, 134,035-square-foot, Class A office building in Shelton.

The building was acquired in May by Boston-based Fairfield Realty Group, which plans a multimillion-dollar improvement program to revamp it. It is near exit 11 of Route 8 and close to the Merritt Parkway and Interstate 95.

1000 Bridgeport Ave. in Shelton.
1000 Bridgeport Ave. in Shelton.

Cushman & Wakefield”™s Kevin Foley, executive director, and Michael Dillon, director, are the exclusive leasing agents for the property. The Foley/Dillon team was the leasing agent for the building for the previous owners, Fairfield-based Abbey Road Advisors LLC.

The building features a full-service cafeteria, a bank with ATM and a printing and copy shop.

Renovations include upgrades to the lobby, elevators, common corridors, bathrooms and landscaping.

George Selca, Fairfield Realty Group partner, said in a statement, “We immediately saw enormous potential in 1000 Bridgeport Ave. It has a great location and great ”˜bones.”™ We are confident that once our modernization program is complete, the demand to lease space in 1000 Bridgeport Ave. will be stronger than ever before.

“We chose Cushman & Wakefield, and Kevin Foley and Mike Dillon in particular, as our leasing agent because of their incredible depth of knowledge in the Shelton submarket,” Selca said. “They have an excellent handle on the leasing activity in the market and I know that 1000 Bridgeport Ave. will benefit from their long-standing relationships with tenants and brokers alike.”