Long Island

Computer Network Solutions has leased approximately 35,000square feet for its corporate headquarters and managed networkoperations at 131 Hoffman Ln. in Islandia, NY. Scott Berfas andChuck Tabone of Newmark Knight Frank represented CNS in leasenegotiation, and Newmark’s Jack O’Connor, Brian Lee and Berfas alsorepresented ownership, Matteau! Matteau! Matteau! Realty, LLC. “The114,000-square-foot office building is being repositioned throughcomprehensive renovations,” Berfas says in a release. “CNS ismoving its headquarters due to demand it is seeing from its accountbase in the area of colocation datacenter services.”

St. Joseph’s College, with campuses in Brooklyn and Patchogue,NY, has signed a long-term lease for the entire 27,500-square-footsecond floor of the new 300 Building at Metropolitan RealtyAssociates’ Sunrise Business Center in Great River, NY. Theprivate, non-sectarian college founded in 1916, plans to use theGreat River space for administrative operations. Christopher E.Stack of CB Richard Ellis represented St. Joseph’s in thetransaction. Metropolitan was represented in-house by EricEnglander and by a Cushman & Wakefield leasing team includingDavid Leviton, Robert Kuppersmith, Marisa Karmitz and ZacharyPrice. Metropolitan’s deal with St. Joseph’s follows the company’srecent announcement that University Support Services, anadministrative affiliate of St. George’s University in Grenada, hadleased 50,000 square feet at the same property.