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Stamford, CT According to Choyce Peterson, Inc., 2009 Summer St. has been fully leased. The Choyce Peterson agency team, led by vice president Charlene O’Connell, has been the exclusive listing agent since 2020 representing the landlord, The Field Group (TFG), in each transaction for 2009 Summer St.

Southport, CT Choyce Peterson, Inc., a full-service commercial real estate brokerage and consulting firm, has completed lease negotiations on behalf of Southport Family Dental for a 4,047 s/f office at 3530 Post Rd. Choyce Peterson vice president Charlene O’Connell represented Southport Family Dental in this transaction.

The owner of Rick’s Main Roofing’s has bought a 4,200-square-foot office building on Byington Place that has suffered since the Norwalk Courthouse closed.

In early 2013, 9 W. Broad St. on the edge of downtown Stamford languished as an empty and neglected property. Today, it hums with activity as some 400 workers stream in and out of a refurbished nine-story structure. Stamford and other communities in southwestern Connecticut still grapple with office vacancy rates hovering above 20 percent. But the revitalization of 9 W. Broad St. and the turnaround of similar buildings show how property owners’ capital investments and the draw of central locations can make corporate hubs attractive to tenants in a challenging market. “There is a little reticence in the market to being that first tenant in, so the owner has to prove themselves,” said, principal of in Norwalk, a firm that represents tenants in commercial real estate transactions.

John Hannigan is not only the co-founder and principal of Choyce Peterson, Inc. (www.choycepeterson.com), a full service commercial real estate brokerage and consulting firm, he is also a committed volunteer with the Saint Joseph Parenting Center (SJPC). Hanngian’s leadership was recently recognized at SJPC’s annual benefit dinner where Hannigan and his wife, Joan, received the Catherine A. Klie award which is given to volunteers who exemplify the characteristics of the founder of the original Saint Joseph Parenting Center in Akron, OH. They are passionate about making a difference in the world of child abuse prevention. They are willing to give of their time in support of programs that work towards breaking the cycle of child abuse and neglect, and they understand the importance of working with parents in an effort to protect the children.

Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., through a subsidiary the new owner of one of Norwalk’s Class A office complexes, is emphasizing the building’s amenities to help lure new occupants after acquiring it in a foreclosure.

Bridgeport, CT Choyce Peterson, Inc. sold the 30,000 s/f free-standing office building at 430 State St. to PioneerKids LLC which is affiliated with Adam J. Lewis Academy. In mid-2021, Choyce Peterson was appointed by Courtland Street Partners LLC as the exclusive listing agent for this office building situated on a main thoroughfare. The building is near CT Transit bus routes and the Metro North train station, as well as Rte. 8 off I-95 and the Merritt Pkwy. The Choyce Peterson capital markets team was made up of vice presidents Scott Peterson and Charlene O’Connell.

A long-vacant office building that once was an icon in the Stamford central business district seems finally on the verge of having a new owner.

Choyce Peterson announced lease for Sperry Rail Inc., the largest provider of Rail Health services in the world, at 5 and 9 Research Drive, Shelton, CT.

By Richard Lee, Staff Writer, The Advocate – Vacancy levels of Class A office buildings in much of Fairfield County remain at more than 20 percent, forcing corporate landlords to go to extra lengths to retain their tenants and lure others from their competition.