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10 Hartford Business Journal • June 20, 2016 www.HartfordBusiness.com Plaza at Buckland Hills to undergo major facelift A retail-anchored strip center adjacent to Manchester's Buckland Hills mall is preparing to undergo a major face- lift, beginning next spring, its landlord says. The Plaza at Buckland Hills is a 309,000-square-foot shopping center at 1470 Pleasant Valley Road, at the north- west corner of Pleasant Valley and Buck- land Roads, at I-84. Maryland realty investment trust WP Glimcher is the property's mas- ter landlord. According to Glimcher's Development Vice President Steve Nikel, the renova- tion will begin next April, with comple- tion set for that fall. New York's Create Architecture Planning & Design LLC is the designer. Glimcher declined to say how much it's investing in the lat- est renovations, though it says the upgrade will be the first since a 1993 "refresh'' at the time the landlord acquired the prop - erty. Glimcher does not own the larger The Shoppes at Buckland Hills mall. "W.P. Glimcher routinely evaluates its assets to assure that properties have a clean, fresh, modern look for our consumers and tenants,'' Nikel said via email. "We want to remain competitive in the market." According to Manchester Planning Director Mark Pellegrini, the town awaits filing of Glimcher's formal application to the planning and zoning commission for review and approval of its proposed reno- vation of some of the plaza's buildings that it owns, and others owned by tenants. Among the plaza's department-store and specialty-retail tenants occupying about 240,000 square feet total: Toys R Us; Jo-Ann Fabrics; PetSmart; Michael's Arts & Crafts; and Big Lots. Smaller retailers occupy another 68,000 square feet or so in the plaza, according to Glimcher's online filings. As previously reported, a pair of nation- al chains have opened or will in the plaza. Five Guys Burgers & Fries recently opened in a 6,000-square-foot, multi-tenant build- ing on the grounds. Haircut franchise Sport Clips is slated to open this summer. $1.5M S. Windsor listing A 26,970-square-foot industrial-ware- house building in South Windsor is on the market with a $1.495 million list price, brokers say. The metal building on 1.69 acres at 3300 Nutmeg Road was erected in 1982 and remodeled in 1990, according to list- ing broker Sentry Commercial. Included in its footprint is 2,970 square feet of office space. It also features a pair of 14-foot by 14-foot drive-in doors; four dock doors; and parking for 30 vehicles. $810K Bristol sale A multi-tenant Bristol professional office building has sold for $810,000, brokers say. Bristol Properties Inc. sold the 11,702-square-foot building at 1001 Farm- ington Ave./Route 6 to optometrist Dr. Helen Zervas, according to seller's broker Advance Realty CT. Damato Realty represented the buyer. First Student renews School-transportation provider First Student Inc. has renewed its Bloomfield bus-barn lease in an industrial park at 522 Cottage Grove Road. First Student occupies 12,270 square feet of office and warehouse space in the 64,000-square-foot, multi-building park on 22.3 acres. Kinneret Associates L.P. is landlord. Sentry Commercial was sole broker. SNE's E. Granby renewal SNE Building Systems Inc. has renewed its lease on 10,560 square feet at Airport Business Center in East Granby. The temperature control and auto- mation contractor has occupied the 48,480-square-foot business center at 29 Kripes Road since 1999. Airport Business Center III LP is landlord. Sentry Commercial was sole lease broker. n Deal Watch wants to hear from you. E-mail it, along with contact informa- tion to: gseay@HartfordBusiness.com. Gregory Seay is the Hartford Business Journal News Editor. Gregory Seay DEAL WATCH 330 Nutmeg Road, South Windsor. P H O T O | C O N T R I B U T E D 1001 Farmington Ave./Route 6, Bristol. P H O T O | C O N T R I B U T E D CTrides can help with free resources for commuters. Rest your car, relax your mind & save some money. Give it a rest. 1-877-CTrides | CTrides.com WALLINGFORD? ✓ PlugIn2Wallingford.com and click on 'New Businesses' or call 203-294-2062 56 New Businesses Opened in 2015! Convenient Central Location Affordable ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Lowest Electric Rates in CT! Qualified Workforce > To s e e t h e l i s t , v i s i t W hy