Friday, June 02, 2006

Jones Lang LaSalle


Two Leases Gain on Void Left by Aetna
By Marita Thomas


FORT WASHINGTON, PA-Leases aggregating 27,395 sf take occupancy in the 65,000-sf office building at 475 Virginia Dr. to 60%, gaining on a void left by Aetna Insurance, which vacated the building as it downsized. The three-story, class A property was built in 1996 and 1997.

Without disclosing the terms and individual values of the transactions, Eric K. Gorman of the King of Prussia-based Jackson Cross Partners tells GlobeSt.com, both are long-term, "and the aggregate value of the two transactions is in excess of $2.5 million." Gorman represented the owner, the Newton, MA-based HRPT Properties Trust.

The largest by far is by Information Resources Inc., which is taking 25,000 sf. The Chicago-based IRI provides market analysis to the consumer package goods, retail and healthcare markets. Benjamin Bader of the Philadelphia office of Jones Lang LaSalle represented IRI.

The Parsippany, NJ-based First Managed Care Options has leased 2,395 sf in the building. It is relocating and expanding from a facility at 467 W. Pennsylvania Avenue here. First MCO provides medical management services, including claims control, to the healthcare industry.

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