News: Connecticut
Posted: June 18, 2015
George Comfort & Sons leases 15,713 s/f
George Comfort & Sons has completed its first lease signing at 290 Harbor Dr., the newly renovated 5-story, 185,000 s/f office building within the 17-acre Shippan Landing waterfront office park.
The property's initial tenant is Stamford-based Workpoint, a provider of coworking environments geared to the needs of media firms along with independents and professionals.
Workpoint leased a total of 15,713 s/f, including a 1,000 s/f multicamera studio with greenscreen, control room, and editing facilities.
Dana Pike of George Comfort & Sons represented the development's ownership in the long-term office leasing transaction.
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