STAMFORD, CT—The developer of the sprawling mixed-use Harbor Point development reports more than 66,000 square feet of recent lease deals at the Stamford waterfront property, not including its own relocation and 10,000-square-foot expansion inside the complex.
The recent lease transactions were for space at BLT's One Harbor Point and Two Harbor Point office buildings, which total more than 400,000 square feet of office space, according to Carl R. Kuehner III, CEO of Building and Land Technology, owner and developer of Harbor Point.
“This continues to be a great year for Harbor Point, with tremendous commercial and residential leasing activity complementing the continued activation of the restaurant scene and public waterfront over the summer,” says Kuehner. “Harbor Point's live-work-play concept has proven compelling in drawing new tenants from outside Stamford, and providing existing tenants with a great base for expansion. We're extremely pleased that the market has embraced our state-of-the art office properties, set within this beautifully planned mixed-use environment with outstanding access to transportation and Stamford's thriving waterfront.”
At Two Harbor Point (100 Washington Blvd.), global insurance company XL Global Services, a unit of XL Group plc, now occupies 47,838 square feet of leased office space. Kevin McNeil of Weir Real Estate LLC represented XL in the transaction.
Employment services firm Insight Global leased 7,345 square feet at Two Harbor Point, relocating from Atlanta to Stamford. Jeff Williams and Hollis Pugh of Colliers International represented Insight Global in the transaction.
Eka Software Solutions, a leader in providing smart commodity management software, leased 10,872 square feet for its new world headquarters at Two Harbor Point. Torey Walsh of Cushman & Wakefield of CT represented Eka in the transaction.
In addition to the three deals at Two Harbor Point, BLT will relocate its current headquarters from Two Harbor Point to One Harbor Point, expanding its footprint from 23,000 square feet to 33,000 square feet once the move is complete.
The Harbor Point waterfront neighborhood also offers restaurant and retail offerings as well as approximately 1,800 luxury residential apartments, with another 500 under construction for completion in 2015.
In May of this year, Building and Land Technology announced that Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. had signed a new 430,000-square-foot, 20-year lease for its expanded global headquarters at One StarPoint in Harbor Point. Starwood, one of the leading hotel and leisure companies in the world with nearly 1,200 properties in 100 countries, relocated its global headquarters from White Plains, NY to Connecticut in January 2012, bringing more than 800 jobs to Stamford. The new lease enables Starwood to accommodate 1,320 jobs at One StarPoint. The State of Connecticut provided Starwood with tax credits and financing incentives in support of the company's plans to expand and add the additional jobs.
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