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Griffin Land Pursues First LEED Certified Space and Leases 4,000 SF to Comfort Systems USA Energy Services at 7 Waterside Crossing, Windsor, CT
Windsor, CT - Griffin Land is pleased to announce that Comfort Systems USA Energy Services has signed a lease for 4,000 square feet at 7 Waterside Crossing in Windsor, CT. Comfort Systems USA Energy Services is the wholly owned Energy Services subsidiary of Comfort Systems USA. They deliver lower operating costs to clients by reducing energy consumption with engineered solutions that deliver more efficient building systems.
As part of a company-wide commitment to sustainable work environments, Comfort Systems USA Energy Services has elected to acquire Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design for Commercial Interiors (LEED® CI) certification forits office space. LEED certification isthe internationally recognized green building certification system from the U.S.Green Building Council. Working togetherwith Griffin Land, Comfort Systems USA Energy Services has applied for agold-level rating, one of the highest LEED certifications available. “Working with Comfort Systems USA EnergyServices on the LEED certification has been a fascinating and rewarding process”, said Tim Lescalleet, Senior Vice President of Griffin Land. “Many of our building components and systems, and also our green oriented management practices, are applicable for LEED
certification. This has provided much leverage to Comfort Systems USA Energy Services in their goal to achieve the LEED Gold designation.”
”The Griffin team has been great to work with and frankly their expertise was a deciding factor when we were looking to relocate our office. Their strong knowledge and experience in green and sustainable buildings was very attractive to us. We have been very pleased with the outcome so far and are hopeful that we secure a LEED Gold certification,” remarked W. Brewster Earle, President of Comfort Systems USA Energy Services.
7 Waterside Crossing is an 80,500 square foot first-class office building located within Griffin Center, a 600-acre master business park that was planned and developed by Griffin Land. The park is easily accessed from Exits 37 & 38 off Interstate 91; just south of Bradley International Airport. Area amenities include restaurants, hotels and office-service businesses that are located within minutes of the park. In-park amenities include Vito’s by the Water restaurant & function facility, and the recently reopened SS&C SummerWind Performing Arts Center.
This year, Griffin Land has welcomed ABB, Vertafore and Oakbridge Insurance to its portfolio of tenants within Griffin Center.Additional corporate neighbors within the park include Accellos, Aetna,Comcast, Connecticut Light & Power, Johnson Controls, KMC Music, KamanIndustrial, Great American Insurance, Philips Medical, T-Mobile, TRCEnvironmental Solutions, and the U.S. Postal Service.
Patrick Mulready and Anna Kocsondy of CB Richard Ellis, exclusive leasing agents to the property, represented the landlord, a real estate subsidiary of Griffin
Land & Nurseries, Inc. Bill Bronson
and John McCormick, also of CB Richard Ellis acted as the leasing representatives for Comfort Systems.
About Comfort Systems USA Energy Services ( www.csusaenergyservices.com )
Comfort Systems USA Energy Services is the wholly owned Energy Services subsidiary of Comfort System USA (NYSE:FIX). Comfort Systems USA is the premier provider of business solutions addressing workplace comfort, with 80 locations in 72 cities around the nation. Comfort Systems USA provides the best value HVAC and mechanical systems installation and service, principally in the mid-market commercial industrial and institutional sectors, while caring for their customers, employees and the environment and realizing superior returns for their stockholders. For more information, visit the Company’s website at www.comfortsystemsusa.com.
About Griffin Land ( www.griffinland.com )
Griffin Land is the real estate division of Griffin Land & Nurseries, Inc., a publicly traded company (GRIF). Griffin
Land is the developer of more than three million square feet of commercial space on land holdings totaling more than 4,000 acres in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania. Griffin Land is an owner operator providing development, marketing, construction, management and maintenance of its portfolio.
Developments include the Griffin Center business park in Windsor & Bloomfield, CT, the New England Tradeport industrial park in Windsor & East Granby, CT, and the Lehigh Valley Tradeport industrial park in Bethlehem, PA. In addition, Griffin Land also develops residential communities including Walden Woods, a 435 unit master-planned community in Windsor, CT, and has municipal approvals for Meadowood, a 299 unit master-planned development in Simsbury, Connecticut.
In addition to its real estate business, Griffin Land & Nurseries also operates a landscape nursery business, Imperial Nurseries, Inc.
As part of a company-wide commitment to sustainable work environments, Comfort Systems USA Energy Services has elected to acquire Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design for Commercial Interiors (LEED® CI) certification forits office space. LEED certification isthe internationally recognized green building certification system from the U.S.Green Building Council. Working togetherwith Griffin Land, Comfort Systems USA Energy Services has applied for agold-level rating, one of the highest LEED certifications available. “Working with Comfort Systems USA EnergyServices on the LEED certification has been a fascinating and rewarding process”, said Tim Lescalleet, Senior Vice President of Griffin Land. “Many of our building components and systems, and also our green oriented management practices, are applicable for LEED
certification. This has provided much leverage to Comfort Systems USA Energy Services in their goal to achieve the LEED Gold designation.”
”The Griffin team has been great to work with and frankly their expertise was a deciding factor when we were looking to relocate our office. Their strong knowledge and experience in green and sustainable buildings was very attractive to us. We have been very pleased with the outcome so far and are hopeful that we secure a LEED Gold certification,” remarked W. Brewster Earle, President of Comfort Systems USA Energy Services.
7 Waterside Crossing is an 80,500 square foot first-class office building located within Griffin Center, a 600-acre master business park that was planned and developed by Griffin Land. The park is easily accessed from Exits 37 & 38 off Interstate 91; just south of Bradley International Airport. Area amenities include restaurants, hotels and office-service businesses that are located within minutes of the park. In-park amenities include Vito’s by the Water restaurant & function facility, and the recently reopened SS&C SummerWind Performing Arts Center.
This year, Griffin Land has welcomed ABB, Vertafore and Oakbridge Insurance to its portfolio of tenants within Griffin Center.Additional corporate neighbors within the park include Accellos, Aetna,Comcast, Connecticut Light & Power, Johnson Controls, KMC Music, KamanIndustrial, Great American Insurance, Philips Medical, T-Mobile, TRCEnvironmental Solutions, and the U.S. Postal Service.
Patrick Mulready and Anna Kocsondy of CB Richard Ellis, exclusive leasing agents to the property, represented the landlord, a real estate subsidiary of Griffin
Land & Nurseries, Inc. Bill Bronson
and John McCormick, also of CB Richard Ellis acted as the leasing representatives for Comfort Systems.
About Comfort Systems USA Energy Services ( www.csusaenergyservices.com )
Comfort Systems USA Energy Services is the wholly owned Energy Services subsidiary of Comfort System USA (NYSE:FIX). Comfort Systems USA is the premier provider of business solutions addressing workplace comfort, with 80 locations in 72 cities around the nation. Comfort Systems USA provides the best value HVAC and mechanical systems installation and service, principally in the mid-market commercial industrial and institutional sectors, while caring for their customers, employees and the environment and realizing superior returns for their stockholders. For more information, visit the Company’s website at www.comfortsystemsusa.com.
About Griffin Land ( www.griffinland.com )
Griffin Land is the real estate division of Griffin Land & Nurseries, Inc., a publicly traded company (GRIF). Griffin
Land is the developer of more than three million square feet of commercial space on land holdings totaling more than 4,000 acres in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania. Griffin Land is an owner operator providing development, marketing, construction, management and maintenance of its portfolio.
Developments include the Griffin Center business park in Windsor & Bloomfield, CT, the New England Tradeport industrial park in Windsor & East Granby, CT, and the Lehigh Valley Tradeport industrial park in Bethlehem, PA. In addition, Griffin Land also develops residential communities including Walden Woods, a 435 unit master-planned community in Windsor, CT, and has municipal approvals for Meadowood, a 299 unit master-planned development in Simsbury, Connecticut.
In addition to its real estate business, Griffin Land & Nurseries also operates a landscape nursery business, Imperial Nurseries, Inc.
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