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Trammell Crow to Build Piscataway Business Center
July 8, 2008

Trammell Crow Co. received township approval for the construction of Piscataway Business Center, a two-building industrial project totaling 538,050 square feet located in Piscataway, N.J. Piscataway Business Center 1 will be comprised of 307,800 square feet and Center 2 will be  231,000 square feet. Each building will have more than 550 parking spots. The 44-acre site is located at South Washington Avenue and Centennial Avenue and has easy access to the New Jersey Turnpike and the Garden State Parkway. Only 35 miles outside of New York, construction is expected to begin spring 2009. Each building will be available for sale or lease. Mindy Lissner, Lou Belfer and Stacey Weinberg with CB Richard Ellis’ New Jersey office have been appointed to oversee the leasing team for the project.


 
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