"It was a fulfilling deal for everyone involved," Campanellidirector of leasing Peter Brown says of the assignment. Theinitiative was launched when Mygrant's requirement could not be metin any of Campanelli's business parks and the real estate firm wasasked to help the client find a viable alternative. Once thelocation was identified, Campanelli hammered out the agreement withD'Amico affiliate York Trust II. Normally, his firm would seek toacquire the land, says Brown, but D'Amico preferred to retaincontrol, leading to the efforts in crafting an agreement onMygrant's behalf.

As a result, Mygrant will be relocating later this summer fromBraintree to the new warehouse, a building designed by Campanelli'sregular architects, R+K Architectural Associates of Braintree.According to Mygrant zone manager Tom Higginbottom, the structurewill be efficient in energy consumption and other ways, including a30-foot clearance that boosts storage capacity by 76% despite amere 10% increase in the building footprint from its currentaddress. That will cut storage costs per cubic foot by an averageof 10% over the lease term, says Higginbottom, who calls theoutcome "a fantastic result" for Hayward, CA-based MygrantGlass.

"Campanelli produced a complete service platform with bothbrokerage and design/build capabilities for our new Randolphfacility," says Higginbottom, a parcel he terms "aneedle-in-the-haystack site." Equally impressed is Mike Lenihan, J.D'Amico's general manager. "Pete Brown pulled together acomplicated transaction with a national tenant and the highlyrespected Campanelli Cos., delivering a triple win for allparties," says Lenihan, although Brown praised the others involved."It took a lot of coordination, but everybody did their part, andthe D'Amico family was very good to work with," says Brown.