HILLSBOROUGH, N.J. — Larken Associates has signed two new leases totaling nearly 12,000 square feet of space at the newly-renovated Echo Executive Plaza Office, the 40,880 square foot, three-story Class A office building located at 899 Mountain Avenue in the Union County, N.J. Town of Springfield.
Walgreen’s, the nation’s largest pharmacy and health wellness chain, has reserved 8,242 square feet at the building and Community First Bank has signed a ten-year lease to occupy 3,638 square feet, according to Victor Kelly, Vice President of Raider Realty, the exclusive leasing agent for Larken Associates, who arranged both lease signings.
“We purchased Echo Executive Plaza Office a year ago and immediately began renovations to modernize and provide the building a significant advantage in the area’s commercial and office marketplace,” Mr. Kelly says. “This included new exterior paint and significant upgrades to the, lobby, common bathrooms and corridors.
“The addition of a prominent national retailer and respected local bank to the growing roster of tenants at Echo Executive Plaza Office building is evidence that businesses have quickly taken notice of the opportunity we’ve created here.”
Office suites currently available for lease at Echo Executive Plaza Office building range from 1,000 to 8,000 square feet which can be divided.
The Echo Executive Plaza Office building lies on a 2.39-acre landscaped site which features 160 surface parking and 20 covered parking spaces. The building offers modern amenities, including 10-foot first-floor ceilings, second and third floor balconies and extensive frontage along Route 22 and Mountain Avenue.
Echo Executive Plaza Office is part of is part of Echo Executive Plaza which also consists of Echo Plaza Shopping Center, a 66,568 square-foot community retail center located at 901 Mountain Avenue that has also undergone extensive upgrades, including a new exterior façade and roof, new tenant signage, new marquee sign and exterior landscaping.
Echo Plaza Shopping Center features suites ranging in size from 1,500 to 5,458 square feet. Health Club, No Body Denied, recently opened a 21,500 square foot fitness center which serves as co-anchor for The Echo Shopping Plaza. The company joins current tenants, including Outback Steakhouse, Sherwin Williams, Echoqua Italian Bistro and Chen’s 22 Chinese restaurant. Stew Leonard’s Wines and Spirits – which also recently signed a 12,680 sq-ft. lease at Echo Shopping Center – will serve as the other co-anchor.
“The comprehensive renovations and improvements have made Echo Plaza Shopping Center and the Echo Plaza Office building state-of-the-art properties complete with all the modern amenities and conveniences tenants desire,” adds Mr. Kelly. “Retailers and professional offices now have the best-of-both-world scenario – fully modernized suites and a sought after and highly trafficked location on one of northern New Jersey’s primary highways.”
Situated directly on Route 22 in one of the most heavily traveled retail corridors, the Echo Plaza Shopping Center offers an ideal opportunity for national or regional retailers who want to enter a market with heavy traffic. With the business epicenters of northern New Jersey a quick trip away and New York City just a 60-minute commute, Echo Executive Plaza has major draw for area financial, insurance and service companies looking for state-of-the-art facilities that are easily accessible.
“Tenants here enjoy the advantage of operating in a center bordered by two major roadways and surrounded by densely populated communities where a strong consumer base already exists,” says Robert Marek, another Raider Realty Vice President. “It’s a prime retail location evident by the number of retail power centers, neighborhood shopping complexes and free-standing retailers located within a three-mile radius.”
For additional information on Echo Executive Plaza and other Larken professional office and commercial buildings, call Robert Marek or Victor Kelly at (908) 874-8686. Also, be sure to visit Larken’s web site at http://www.larkenassociates.com. For leasing information on Echo Plaza Shopping Center, please contact Levin Management Corporation at 908-226-5268.
Based in Hillsborough, N.J., Larken Associates owns and manages commercial projects totaling approximately 2 million square feet in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania.
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