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Siburn of Cushman & Wakefield reps Lee Farm Partners, LLC in 29,211 s/f in leases

According to Cushman & Wakefield, three deals were signed at Lee Farm Corporate Park, located at 83 Wooster Heights Rd., totaling 29,211 s/f. Navigators Management Company, Inc., an international specialty insurance holding company headquartered in Stamford, renewed its lease and expanded from 3,400 s/f to 16,074 s/f. Lenovo, a Chinese multinational computer technology company with headquarters in Beijing, and Morrisville, N.C., leased 10,665 s/f. Energy USA Inc., a natural uranium trading company that supports nuclear power plants in the United States, Japan and other countries and is headquartered in Washington, D.C., leased 2,472 s/f. Energy USA is relocating from 100 Mill Pond Rd., while Lenovo is establishing its first CT office. As the exclusive leasing agent, Cushman & Wakefield's Meredith Siburn, director, represented the landlord, Lee Farm Partners, LLC, a joint-venture between Summit Development of Southport, and the Grossman Companies of Quincy, Mass. Navigators Management was represented by Ed Tonnessen, managing director, and Patrick Lennon, senior vice president, at Jones Lang LaSalle. Energy USA was represented by Maureen O'Boyle, senior director at Cushman & Wakefield. Lenovo was represented by Thomas Pajolek, executive vice president at CBRE. Felix Charney, principal of Summit Development, said "We're very excited to welcome Lenovo and Energy USA to Lee Farm and to thank Navigators for its continued tenancy at the Park. We're particularly pleased with our partnership with Cushman & Wakefield, which has yielded almost 40,000 square feet of new leases in the 13 months since we took ownership of the property. In addition, we have leases out with another two tenants for approximately 13,000 s/f." "We are pleased to welcome Lenovo and Energy USA Incorporated to Lee Farm," Cushman & Wakefield's Meredith Siburn said. "These companies join a prestigious roster of tenants who enjoy first-class building amenities with unparalleled views." Since becoming Lee Farm's exclusive leasing agent, Cushman & Wakefield has attracted prominent new tenants including Sandviks, MCMC and Comcast to the Park's Class-A office environment. Lee Farm, a five-story, 215,649 s/f office building located at 83 Wooster Heights Rd., at the intersection of Interstate 84 and U.S. Rte. 7 in Danbury, Conn., is considered to be Danbury's premier class-A office environment. It is conveniently located across from the Danbury Municipal Airport and the Danbury Fair Mall and is situated on a beautiful hilltop, offering panoramic views of the countryside. Lee Farm has a host of on-site amenities including a café, a fitness center and a conference center. The lobby and café are currently being redesigned and renovated. The property also features on-site property management, ample parking, and has earned an Energy Star rating of 90 out of a possible 100.
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