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MELVILLE, NY-Rechler Equity Partners has signed more than300,000 sf of deals in the industrial/flex market here. The dealsbring total occupancy to 97.4%.

"We anticipate a continuation of this trend for the remainder ofthe year and a further tightening of the market, especially for topquality industrial and flex space," says Mitchell Rechler. Thelargest transaction was a 128,517-sf new lease by Elm Freight at2002 Orville Drive in Bohemia. Marchon inked a 25,000-sf renewal at265 Spagnoli Rd. here.Other large-scale transactions includedSchoolwide Inc.'s 21,600-sf renewal at 65 Orville Dr.; JointApprentice's 21,554-sf extension at 85 Engineers Rd. in Hauppauge;Interpharm's 20,000-sf new lease at 85 Adams Ave. in Hauppauge; anda 15,000-sf new commitment by Rogan Loomstate at 180 Orville Dr.Rechler says the deals "ran the gamut from large, multi-faceted" torenewals and expansions by existing tenants "looking to takeadvantage of Long Island's strong business environment."