JLL Snags Exclusive Listing for Huge 1.4M SF Connecticut Office Park

Real Estate Investment Managers Clarion Partners, LLC and Marcus Partners, have retained JLL as the exclusive leasing agent for Merritt 7, a six-building, 1.4 million-square-foot, Class-A corporate park in Norwalk, Connecticut.

Under the eye of world-renowned architecture firm Gensler, Merritt 7 is nearing completion of an extensive repositioning project for the property, which included enhancing on-site amenities and services to improve tenants’ work-life balance and manage the needs and complexities of employees returning to work post-Covid.

The property holds LEED Gold, Fitwel and WiredScore Gold certifications, with current amenities including in-building cafes, catering, two food halls with indoor and outdoor seating, 10,000 sq. ft of flexible, state-of-the-art conferencing, lounge and event space, 60,000 sq. ft. of curated outdoor plazas, courtyards and seating areas, a full-scale fitness center, hair salon, and car detailing.

Merritt 7 is located at the nexus of the Merritt Parkway and Route 7, offering easy access to the entire tri-state area. Metro-North rail service provides travel to New Haven and Manhattan.

Current tenants include Frontier, IBM, Aon, Xerox, M&T Bank, Siemens, Mercer, The Hartford, and Mass Mutual. Datto, a cybersecurity and data storage firm, is the largest tenant, leasing 135,000 square feet.

Senior Vice President Betsy Buckley, and Managing Directors Edward Tonnessen and Gil Ohls, with JLL, will lead the leasing team for the property.