GVA Williams signs Butterfield 8 to 10,080 s/f at 112 Bedford St., Stamford owned by Marlo Assoc.

GVA Williams of Connecticut has signed a 10,080 s/f lease for Butterfield 8 at 112 Bedford St. in downtown Stamford. Butterfield 8 will take over the former Temple Bar in the heart of downtown. According to Stacy Libby, vice president, and the broker who represented the landlord, Marlo Associates, "The building owner was extremely selective in regards to the type of tenant they wanted for this important location in downtown Stamford. Butterfield 8 was the perfect tenant for this historic building. They had the high-end sophistication that this part of Bedford St. warranted." Serving American Bistro, the first Butterfield 8 opened in mid-town Manhattan. According to the owners, Chris Coco and John Gazzola, the name was inspired by a list of old Manhattan phone codes (Butterfield was the neighborhood code until the 1960s); they were further intrigued by Elizabeth Taylor."