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McGuire and Warner of Mack-Cali and O’Callaghan and Jacobs of JLL team up for 14,316 s/f lease

Elmsford, NY Keystone Property Group has completed a long-term 14,316 s/f lease with the Westchester Library System at 570 Taxter Rd. The lease comprises the property’s entire fourth floor and a portion of the first floor.

Ownership was represented by Mack-Cali vice president of leasing Carol McGuire and senior vice president of leasing Jeff Warner. The Westchester Library Center was represented by the Jones Lang LaSalle team of managing director Chris O’Callaghan and associate Mark Jacobs.

570 Taxter is a six-story office building located near the intersection of Rtes. 87 and 287. The full-glass building features a continuous window line, bringing significant sunlight to interior spaces. The well-appointed property contains an elegant lobby with granite flooring, mahogany doors and a cafe.

“This building offers the ideal balance of amenities and technological infrastructure that makes it an idyllic headquarters location for corporations and non-profits, alike,” said Thomas J Sklow, Keystone’s vice president of development and leasing. “Located just minutes from the Tappan Zee Bridge and in proximity to the Metro-North White Plains station, 570 Taxter offers an easy commute to workers residing in New York City, Connecticut and other areas in and around Westchester. We’re confident that the property will provide library staff with an ideal work environment that will support the success of the system’s 38 libraries.” 

Westchester Library System collaborates with libraries across Westchester County to provide access to educational resources and to enhance and support library service in the county. The organization serves as a center of innovation for the Westchester County library community, providing model programs, affordable and easy-to-use information technology, and support services that enable libraries to continuously improve service to their communities.

“We are very excited to be moving our offices to 570 Taxter Road,” said Terry L. Kirchner, Executive Director of the Westchester Library System. “The new space will provide us with the opportunity to expand our services to the community and to add programs to support our member libraries.”

570 Taxter’s location provides access to a wide range of restaurants, hotels, retail shops and business services establishments. It is also located less than 20 minutes away from Westchester County Airport.

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