WOODBRIDGE, NJ–Two lease deals totaling 37,632 square feet will bring CENTRA Metropark in Woodbridge, NJ to 95 percent occupancy. The Hampshire Companies completed lease deals with Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (21,911 square feet, including 7,611 square feet on the garden level and 14,300 square feet on the third floor) and JP Morgan Chase Bank (15,721 square feet on the second floor.) The Class-A, LEED Platinum certified headquarters quality office building at 186 Wood Avenue South now has just 4,736 square feet of available space remaining. 

“CENTRA continues to be one of the most sought after office locations in New Jersey for some of the region's most established and reputable companies,” says Todd Anderson, a principal of The Hampshire Companies.  “Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and JP Morgan Chase Bank join an exciting tenant roster at CENTRA, including Grant Thornton LLP and NetApp, Inc. The building boasts a superior location close to mass-transit and major highways as well as the numerous benefits of sustainable design and excellent onsite amenities.”   

CENTRA is a 110,700-square-foot, state-of-the-art office building with floor to ceiling glass, sunken gardens, and a full amenity package including a fitness center, conference center and a recently renovated world-class café with expanded services and seating areas.

Jones Lang LaSalle's team of Jodie Matthews and Peter Politi represented Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. JC Giordano and Craig Eisenhardt of JLL represented JP Morgan Chase Bank. David Simson, vice chairman and COO, and Jamie Drummond, senior managing director of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank's New Jersey operations represented The Hampshire Companies in the transactions.