Norwalk, CT – January 23, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — For the second year in a row, MerrittView, Malkin Properties’ trophy office building in Norwalk, Conn., has earned the nationally recognized Energy Star designation from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Energy, announces Jeffrey H. Newman, executive vice president of Malkin Properties, the marketing and managing agent for the building.
The rating signifies that the property meets the EPA’s strict energy performance standards and causes fewer greenhouse gas emissions, is less expensive to operate, and uses less energy than buildings that haven’t received the designation.
“It’s very rewarding to have MerrittView recognized with this distinction for the second straight year,” says Mr. Newman.
“Malkin Properties has long been committed to energy efficiency and sustainability,” Mr. Newman notes, citing the firm’s innovative property operations and development initiatives, including those promoting reduced water usage, high indoor environmental quality, recycling of tenant waste and construction debris, use of ‘green’ pest control and cleaning solutions, and use of recycled-content carpeting and low/no off-gassing wall coverings and adhesives in building common areas and pre-built suites.
“An increased focus on sustainability produces a positive effect on tenants’ quality of life,” he adds. “Healthier workers are more productive and more likely to stay with their employers for longer terms, taking fewer sick days along the way. Tenants recognize that our initiatives help increase employee satisfaction and benefit their businesses.”
Built in 1985, MerrittView is an eight-story, 255,000-square-foot Trophy office building located at the intersection of Route 7 and the Merritt Parkway, near the Norwalk/Wilton border, with immediate access to Route 7, Exit 40A and 40B of the Merritt Parkway, and the Metro-North Commuter Railroad.
MerrittView features on-going building-wide enhancements, including recently redecorated lobby and common area corridors, and a renovated main entrance plaza; spectacular river and woodland views; in-house concierge service; MerrittView Grille dining facility and catering service; recently re-finished, tenants-only fitness center with locker room facilities; tenants-only multimedia conference center; free on-site parking within structured garage; 24/7 security; broad range of telecommunications systems; ATM; and tenants-only shuttle van service for tenants to the South Norwalk Transportation Center and the Metro North Danbury Spur.
Malkin Properties is the real estate management, marketing and acquisition arm of the Malkin family, which has commercial, retail and residential operations in seven states. The company’s portfolio of suburban Trophy office buildings totals 1.85 million square feet of prime space in Westchester County and in Fairfield County, Conn.
In addition to MerrittView, other Malkin Trophy properties in Fairfield County are: First Stamford Place, a three-building, 810,000-square-foot office complex located along I-95, adjacent to the Stamford Transportation Center; and Metro Center, a 285,000-square-foot property at the Stamford Transportation Center. In neighboring Westchester County, Malkin Trophy properties are: Ten Bank Street, a 225,000-square-foot, 12-story office building located in White Plains, one block from the White Plains Transportation Center; and 500 Mamaroneck Avenue, a five-story, 285,000-square-foot multi-tenant office building located between the Hutchinson River Parkway and I-95 in Harrison.
Malkin Properties provides full turn-key deal-making and management services, including marketing, lease negotiations, design, construction, management and cleaning services, all performed in-house. The firm is committed to sustainable property operations and development, including energy efficiency, water use reduction, waste and recycling and indoor environmental quality initiatives. 500 Mamaroneck, Metro Center and Ten Bank Street have all also earned the Energy Star designation; the balance of the Malkin Properties suburban Trophy portfolio is undergoing Energy Star review.
Broker commissions are paid in full upon lease signing.
FROM: MALKIN PROPERTIES
Metro Center, One Station Place
Stamford, CT 06902
Website: malkinproperties.com
CONTACT: LVM Group Inc.
Mike Odenthal, (212) 499-6571, mike (at) lvmgroup (dot) com
