UConn Health Center plans move forward
Architects of Perkins Eastman”™sStamfordoffice have been selected to design a new, 300,000-square-foot outpatient care center at the University of Connecticut Health Center inFarmington, the design and architecture firm announced Dec. 11.
TheUConnHealthCenterfeatures prominently in the Bioscience Connecticut initiative being spearheaded by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy.
The $50 million outpatient center is estimated to be completed in December 2014.
Separately, UConn is scheduled to break ground Jan. 17 on the 189,000-square-foot Jackson Laboratory Genomic Medicine Facility, also on the UConn Health Center”™s campus.
The $25 million project was designed by a team comprising Centerbrook Architects in Centerbrook, Tsoi/Kobus & Associates in Cambridge, Mass., BVH Integrated Services in Bloomfield, and BR+A in Watertown, Mass.
The project manager for the Jackson Laboratory facility is Gilbane Inc., which has an office in Glastonbury, with construction management services being provided by Whiting-Turner Contracting Corp., which has an office in New Haven.
The Jackson Laboratory is a nonprofit research institute based in Bar Harbor,Maine.
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Three sign on at High Ridge Park
Three leases totaling to 17,000 square feet were signed at High Ridge Park Corporate Center in Stamford, CBRE Group Inc. announced.
The six-building office park sits on 40 acres just off the Merritt Parkway.
Asset management firm Lake Partners signed a seven-year lease for space at 4 High Ridge Park and will be relocating from Greenwich.
Law firm Pastore, Shofi & Dailey L.L.C. has also signed a lease at 4 High Ridge Park, while High Ridge Brands signed a lease to move into a larger space than the one it currently occupies at 5 High Ridge Park.
CBRE Group Inc. oversaw the transactions for the property owner, George Comfort & Sons Inc.
Wilton facility signs technology and consulting businesses
Two tenants have signed on for more than 13,000 square feet of space at 187 Danbury Road in Wilton.
The facility includes a fitness center, concierge service, shuttle service to the South Norwalk train station and a backup power generator.
Bottomline Technologies, a business cloud-based payment, invoice and banking solution headquartered in Portsmouth, N.H., will open a new office in the building. SiriusDecisions, a sales and marketing consulting agency, will double the space it already occupies in the building with a renewed agreement.
Davis Marcus Partners represented the landlord during the agreements while Cresa and CBRE Group Inc. represented the tenants.
“For the past five years,187 Danbury Road has been a great location for us to maintain our corporate headquarters and grow the company,” said Rich Benvenuto, SiriusDecisions vice president, in a press release. “Davis Marcus Partners understood our needs, and the improvements they made to the property coupled with their competitive pricing made our decision to stay an easy one.”
Second FitClub opens
A second Fairfield County Koko FitClub opened inRidgefieldDec. 13.
A national franchise, Koko FitClub is the first and only automated personal training club, which analyzes gym members”™ fitness levels and designs customized workouts. Entrepreneur Magazine ranked the company as a best franchise of 2012.
Peter Buckley, who owns the two Fairfield County locations, became interested in health after his son was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, according to a release. Buckley”™s first location is in Westport.
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L”™OCCITANE opens in Stamford Mall
L”™OCCITANE opened a store in the Stamford Town Center Dec. 3, just in time for the holidays.
The skin care product and fragrance brand was originally sold in the open-air markets of France and in recent years has been expanding its reach in American malls.
“We are delighted to welcome this great brand to Stamford Town Center,” said Meredith Keeler, the mall”™s general manager, in a press release. “The holiday season is the perfect time to pamper yourself or someone special in your life with these luxurious skin and hair care items.”
Catering company renews Stamford lease
David”™s Soundview Catering renewed its lease at 463 Elm St. in Stamford.
After operating at the location for 12 years, the company has signed another 12-year agreement with commercial real estate firm Signature Group.
Bob Gillon, Signature Group president, represented both the landlord and tenant in the transaction.
Patrick Gallagher and Jennifer Bissell contributed to this report.
