Matrix Development Group Signs 132,410-Square-Foot Lease at Perth Amboy Business Park
Transaction Leaves Just 51,015 Square Feet Available in Light Industrial Complex
PERTH AMBOY, N.J. – Matrix Development Group, one of the Northeast’s most active and well-regarded real estate investment and development companies, announced that it has signed a 132,410-square-foot lease at Perth Amboy Business Park, a 450,000-square-feet industrial complex it owns in partnership with Morgan Stanley.
Bunzl Northeast, a national distributor of outsourced food products, disposable supplies and cleaning and safety products, signed a seven-year lease and was represented by Cassidy Turley’s Jonathan B. Tesser, SIOR, Senior Vice President, Principal; and Mark T. Sonnenberg, SIOR, CCIM, Principal, Director of Industrial Sales and Leasing.
The space features approximately 8,000 square feet of office space, a 32-foot clear height in the warehouse, 23 loading dock positions with nine-foot by ten-foot door openings, seven-feet by eight-feet manual dock levelers, one 12-foot by 14-foot drive-in door and 30 battery-charging stations. The site also features 71 parking spaces for cars as well as 24 trailer parking spaces.
Matrix’s Perth Amboy Business Park consists of two, state-of-the-art distribution and light industrial facilities totaling 450,000 square feet on 26 acres of land. The complex is less than one-half mile from Route 440 and close to main road arteries such as Routes 287, 1 and 9, the New Jersey Turnpike and the Garden State Parkway. The site also offers outstanding proximity to Port Newark/Port Elizabeth.
“The strategic location of this property continues to be a strong factor in attracting tenants to this complex,” said Russell Tepper, Vice President – Development at Matrix Development Group. “We are confident that Bunzl’s distribution operations will directly benefit from the complex’s proximity to numerous main thoroughfares and the port.”
“We see this activity as further indication of the improving industrial market in Central and Northern New Jersey,” Tepper added.
The remaining suite in the complex is 51,015 square feet with an office area of 800 square feet. The warehouse has a 32-foot clear height and there are eight loading dock positions with nine-foot-by-ten-foot door openings, and seven-feet-by-eight-feet manual dock levelers. The site has four battery-charging stations and 19 parking spaces for cars.
Matrix Development Group
Matrix Development Group is a privately held, full-service real estate investment and development company with offices in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. The company is active in the commercial, industrial, urban, residential, golf and hospitality markets throughout the Northeast and mid-Atlantic regions. Since its founding in 1979, the company has developed real estate valued in excess of $1 billion and has been recognized for its leadership by numerous charitable, community and real estate organizations.
For more information on Matrix Development Group, please contact the company’s Cranbury, N.J., office at 732-521-2900 or visit www.matrixcompanies.com.