Avison Young has secured a new long-term lease for 15,172 sq.ft. at North 40 in the Park at Broken Sound in Boca Raton, a two-building office complex. Meisner Electric, Inc. the tenant will relocate its corporate headquarters from Delray Beach to the space at 901 Yamato Road to accommodate future growth. During the lease transaction Avison Young Principals Keith O’Donnell and Gary A. Gottlieb represented the landlord, PG Mainstreet North Forty, LLC, a joint venture between Mainstreet Capital Partners, Inc., and Partners Group. Meisner Electric also has offices in Miramar and Sarasota with a strategy to expand in other Florida markets in the future.

“North 40 offers the opportunity for us to upgrade our corporate headquarter facilities to an ideally-located, high-quality space,” said Todd Gurne, President and COO of Meisner Electric. “After 43 years in Delray Beach, and now relocating to Boca Raton, we look forward to our continued growth as part of Palm Beach County’s business community.”

Boca Raton is one of the largest and more desirable office markets in Florida’s Palm Beach Country. According to Avison Young research, leasing activity was up countywide by a little less than 40% at the close of the third quarter following a tough second quarter with the country on a pandemic lockdown. COVID friendly office space is also now in high demand.

“Along with its convenient location, North 40 is known for its efficient floor plate design, large air-conditioned atrium lobby allowing for social distancing, and on-site conference center, which were particularly attractive to Meisner Electric,” said Gary A. Gottlieb. “The tenant sought to consolidate its current multi-building corporate offices into one space that could accommodate future growth, and North 40 delivered.”

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