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Delgorio of Cohen handles 10,000 s/f lease renewal at 333 Westchester Ave.

MacSteel International USA Corp. has signed a long-term renewal for 10,000 s/f of office space at 333 Westchester Ave. The property is the former General Foods headquarters complex that developer/owner Charles Cohen has transformed into an elite multi-tenant corporate center. The move comes on the heels of Amalgamated Life Insurance's 132,000 s/f relocation to the park as well as recent lease renewals by Total Renal Care and Epilepsy Neurophysiology Medical Consulting. MacSteel was represented by Craig Ruoff and Rick Rakow of Rakow Commercial Realty Group. Fran Delgorio, senior VP of leasing and marketing for Cohen Brothers Realty Corp., represented the landlord. In addition to the big Amalgamated Life Insurance space commitment, Endurance Reinsurance Corp./Endurance U.S. Holdings recently expanded to over 44,000 s/f in the park. Anchored by four interconnected mid-rise office buildings surrounded by landscaped gardens and courtyards, 333 Westchester Ave.'s on-site amenities include a 15,000 s/f, freestanding, fitness center with exercise equipment, personal trainers and a half-basketball court; over 2,000 parking spaces; Bistro 333, a catering and business eatery; and a conference center with meeting space for 200. Cohen, president and CEO of Manhattan-based Cohen Brothers Realty Corp., heads a multi-faceted real estate development company that owns and manages over twelve million s/f of prime Manhattan, west side Los Angeles, Florida and Houston commercial space. The firm has been active for over 40 years in real estate investment, ownership, management, and development.
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