Regions Northeast | New York
Kalmon Dolgin Leases 20,000SF in Brooklyn
May 19, 2008

Kalmon Dolgin Affiliates arranged two leases totaling 20,000 square feet at 300 Meserole Street in the East Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn, N.Y. for Heat Makes Sense Inc. and FJ International Ltd. Heat Makes Sense Inc., a beauty product wholesaler specializing in products from the Dead Sea, inked a 10,000-square-foot  third-floor lease in a relocation and expansion from Williamsburg. Kalmon Dolgin represented the owner, Hoffman & Sons Realty Inc., and the tenant in the transaction. FJ International Ltd., a packing, shipping and installation provider of fine art, secured a 10,000-square-foot space on the ground floor, also in a relocation from Williamsburg. Situated between Waterbury and Bogart Streets, 300 Meserole Street 3-story, 47,000-square-foot warehouse is minutes away from the Williamsburg Bridge, and the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway.

 
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