Parish signs 3 acre deal to develope office tower.In the largest real estate transaction in the 50-year history of the Diocese of Bridgeport, Saint John Saint John, city, Canada Saint John, city (1991 pop. 74,969), S N.B., Canada, at the mouth of the St. John River on the Bay of Fundy. A major year-round port, it has an excellent harbor, large dry docks, and terminal facilities and maintains extensive the Evangelist Parish has signed a ground lease with a developer to build an office tower on land owned by the parish. The 320,000 s/f 15-story building, called "Trinity Place," will be constructed on 2.8 acres of property behind Saint John's Saint John's, city, Antigua and Barbuda Saint John's, city (1991 pop. 21,514), capital of Antigua and Barbuda, in the West Indies. St. John's, at the head of a harbor formed by an inlet, is the commercial center of the country. Tourism is important. Church, on Atlantic Street between Tresser Boulevard and Bell Street in Stamford. The new tower will be opposite some of Stamford's largest Class A office buildings, including 300 and 400 Atlantic Street and the UBS UBS Union Bank of Switzerland UBS United Bible Societies UBS United Blood Services UBS United Buying Service UBS Used Bookstore UBS University Business Services UBS Universal Building Society (UK) UBS Ulaanbaatar Broadcasting System North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. headquarters complex. The church property is currently leased to the City of Stamford for use as a municipal parking lot, with free parking provided for parishioners during Mass. Trinity Place will be built by Lowe Enterprises, Inc., a California-based firm active in commercial, hospitality, and residential property investments in the U.S. Construction of the Stamford tower, Lowe Enterprises' first office development in the New York metropolitan area New York–Northern New Jersey–Long Island is the most populous metropolitan area in the United States and the third most populous in the world, after Tokyo and Mexico City. , could, pending approvals, commence as early as 2006. Cushman & Wakefield, Inc., which played a key role in the negotiations, will oversee the search for tenants for Trinity Place. Frank P. Liantonio, Executive Managing Director, and Stephen P. Olvany, Director, of Cushman & Wakefield's Advisory Group represented the Diocese of Bridgeport and Saint John's Parish. "Lowe Enterprises and its project was selected after a local and nationwide search of the most qualified developers desiring to expand in the sought after Fairfield County Fairfield County is the name of three counties in the United States:
Added Mr. Liantonio, "Cushman & Wakefield is pleased to have advised the Diocese of Bridgeport and Saint John's Parish in securing a long-term ground lease with a developer having the national reputation and reach of Lowe Enterprises. The project's excellent location, overall scale, and attractive floor plates will be well-received by prospective tenants as the office market continues to improve." Designed by the architectural firm An architectural firm is a company which employs one or more licensed architects and practices the profession of architecture. History Architects (master builders) have existed since early in recorded history. The earliest recorded architects include Imhotep (c. of Kohn Pedersen & Fox Architects, Trinity Place will feature street-level restaurant/ retail space. Landscaped plazas will create substantial new green space around the tower, the church, and the parish rectory--in a section of downtown Stamford Downtown Stamford, Connecticut is an economically thriving section of Stamford, Connecticut with major retail establishments, a shopping mall and the headquarters of major corporations, as well as other retail businesses and offices. where there is very little open green space. The project will also provide free parking in the building garage for parishioners during Mass, as well as office space for parish activities. |
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