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JRT Realty Group and Cushman & Wakefield handle 23,595 s/f in leases at Wilton Woods Corp. Campus

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Wilton, CT JRT Realty Group – working in conjunction with Cushman & Wakefield – has arranged four leases totaling 23,595 s/f at Wilton Woods Corporate Campus, a two-building, class A office park owned by TIAA-CREF.

The first tenant, Property Group Partners, has taken a five-year, 6,874 s/f lease on the third floor of 20 Westport Rd., one of the office park’s two buildings. Property Group Partners, originally a subtenant at the space, represented itself in the transaction and serves as property manager for the entire complex.

In addition, Stonebridge Advisors LLC signed a 6,642 s/f, ten-year lease on the first floor of Wilton Woods’ building at 10 Westport Rd. Stonebridge Advisors was represented by Thomas Pajolek of CBRE.

Lastly, Sierentz Fund renewed 5,879 s/f of space on the second floor in building C. In conjunction, the Louis Dreyfus Family Office (LDFO) renewed 4,200 s/f on building C’s second floor as well. Both tenants hold five-year leases and are located at 10 Westport Rd.

The landlord was represented by Greg Smith of JRT Realty Group along with Kevin Foley and William Montague of Cushman & Wakefield.

20 Westport Rd. is a 341,207 s/f, fully glassed, state-of-the-art building. Its companion building, 10 Westport Rd., is 197,512 s/f and has recently undergone renovations.

“Wilton Woods is a highly desirable office campus situated in a unique natural setting,” said Patrick O’Reilly, senior director of asset management for TIAA-CREF Global Real Estate. “Offering modern amenities amidst a pond, streams and walking trails, the property is attractive to both tenants and their employees.”

“TIAA-CREF enjoys an excellent reputation as an owner of top-tier properties” Greg Smith, president of JRT Realty Group said. “Wilton Woods is conducive to workforce productivity and is tremendously appealing to elite tenants such as Property Group Partners and Stonebridge Advisors.”

Located on a 60-acre expanse of land at the junction of Rtes. 7 and 33, Wilton Woods was designed by prize-winning architect Kevin Roche. The property’s two buildings offer offices with inspiring, woodland views and the campus features covered parking, a café, and an amenity space with a fitness center, full-service cafeteria and modern dining rooms with indoor and outdoor seating.

JRT Realty Group Inc., the nation’s largest certified woman-owned commercial real estate services firm, provides a full-range of customized services, including strategic planning, corporate real estate portfolio management, tenant representation, leasing and property marketing, financing, and investment sales.

The company has an industry-unique strategic alliance with Cushman & Wakefield to assist clients in achieving their supplier diversity goals by expanding their vendor base to include Minority- and Woman-Owned Business Enterprises.

JRT Realty has a proven record of success in helping Fortune 500 and institutional clients, as well as federal, state and city governments, achieve aggressive, multi-million dollar diversity spending goals through innovative business solutions.

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