Colliers Houston completes consulting firm lease

Real Estate Weekly, July 23, 2008

Colliers Houston & Co., a full-service commercial real estate firm providing strategic corporate real estate solutions to clients on a local, national and international level, has completed a 10,000 s/f lease for Blessing-White, a global consulting firm, at 23 Orchard Road in Montgomery Twp., a submarket of the greater Princeton area.

The Colliers Houston team consisting of Milt Charbonneau, SIOR; Warren Searles, Charles Parmelli, SIOR and Douglas Twyman, SIOR, represented the building owner, JER/Herring Orchard, LLC, a joint venture between JER Partners and Herring Management.

"We are pleased that Blessing-White is continuing to operate at 23 Orchard Road," said Charbonneau. "Blessing-White also consolidated and relocated its offices to one floor."

23 Orchard Rd., a 238,000 s/f Class A office building, is located at the intersection of Route 206 and Orchard Rd. Situated within a short distance of several retail centers and numerous restaurants, 23 Orchard Road is within close proximity to NJ Transit train service at the Princeton Junction train station.

The $3 million capital improvement program at 23 Orchard Rd. included a new glass atrium with water feature in cafe seating area; an updated glass elevator overlooking 70 acres; new wall and floor coverings and lighting fixtures in common areas; and a new granite-step entryway.

This newly repositioned facility is intended for multi-tenant use, and appeals particularly to biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies.

Other features of the building include visible signage from Route 206, a full building atrium, modern fitness center, conferencing center, cafe, a regulation softball field, picnic areas, running trail, volleyball court and basketball court. Additionally, the facility offers 24/7 security, including card key access, CCTV monitoring systems with 24 cameras and local and off-site monitoring.