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NORWALK, CT-The Connecticut Film Center has signed a lease for a"substantial portion" of 345 Ely Ave., a 122-000-sf warehousebuilding in South Norwalk. The building's primary use will to serveas sound stages and support facilities for the motion pictureindustry. Locally based Spinnaker Real Estate Partners LLC and theConnecticut Film Center in a joint venture acquired the formercorporate headquarters of leather goods manufacturer Swank Inc.from TMC Ely LLC, a New York City-based firm, for $9.5 million.

The property had sat vacant for about three years ago when Swankrelocated its corporate headquarters to Taunton, MA. The buildingwas completed in 1974 and renovated in 2002. No financial detailsof the lease transaction were released.

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