February, 2010 - Gerry D. Matthews, Principal of Matthews Commercial Properties, represented both parties in the sale of Lauro Crest Plaza, 741-757 Wolcott Street, Waterbury, CT. The 12,724 square foot, fully leased, retail center on 1.14 acres of land sold for $1,237,500. The Seller was Sunbeam Paratners, LLC and the Buyer was Chin Min Kwok of New Jersey.

January, 2010 - Gerry D. Matthews represented both parties in the sale of 63 Golden Street, Meriden, CT. The 14,668 square foot free-standing building and 1.17 acres of land sold for $607,500. The well maintained warehouse/ manufacturing building was purchased by Prokonian, Inc. from JaxJoe Co., LLC. Prokonian is a manufacturer of high quality electric fireplaces, mantels and electric convection heaters. The purchase is an expansion from their facility in Wolcott.

December, 2009 - Gerry D. Matthews completed the sale of 1183 New Haven Road, Naugatuck, CT. The property consists of two buildings (18,716 s/f and 4,760 s/f) and 1.10 acres of land. Gerry Matthews represented the Sellers, Robert and Charles LaFlamme. The property was purchased for investment purposes by Chin Min Kwok of New Jersey for $2,637,500.

December, 2009 - Ed Godin Jr. SIOR represented both parties in the sale of the former New Haven Copper and Brass facility at 79 Main Street in Seymour, CT. The 95,000 square foot manufacturing building is situated on 3.2 acres and included an additional adjacent .5 acre parcel of land. The building and land sold for $1,300,000. The Buyer, Group EAG LLC, a local investor purchased the property from Olin Corporation.

November, 2009 - Gerry D. Matthews was the sole broker involved in leasing 24 Chase River Road, Waterbury, CT. The 3,900 square foot building was leased to Family Intervention Center, Inc. The long term, 10 year lease, represents an expansion of Family Intervention's counseling services and offices. 24 Chase River Road is a well maintained building owned by Robert Lenkowski, Trustee.

November, 2009 - Gerry D. Matthews and Ed Godin Jr. SIOR were the sole brokers involved in the sale of 58 Commercial Street and the adjacent 6 acre parcel located in Watertown, CT. Both properties were owned by PM Engineered Solutions.
58 Commercial Street, a 25,494 square foot manufacturing facility situated on 2.81 acres was purchased by Global Machine Brokers for $1,100,000. Global Machine Brokers purchased the building for the relocation and expansion of their business from Thomaston, CT.
The 6 acre parcel located at the corner of Commercial Street and Bunker Hill Avenue was purchased for $200,000 by the Valenti Auto Group for future investment purposes.

November, 2009 - Ed Godin Jr. SIOR represented both parties in the long term lease of 49,536 square feet at Roundhouse Industrial Park located at 567 South Leonard Street, Waterbury, CT. The Tenant is DSA Encore, based in Brookfield, CT. DSA Encore is a leader of date equipping centers, engineering solutions and re-manufacturer of equipment. This facility is a relocation and expansion of their warehousing and a portion of their remanufacturing operation. Roundhouse Industrial Park is a 150,000 square foot business park owned and managed by Benerofe Properties. Mr. Godin continues as Exclusive Agent to market a remaining space of 31,000 square feet.

September, 2009 - Gerry D. Matthews completed the sale of 91 Great Hill Road, Naugtauck, CT. The 36,500 square foot industrial building and 4.57 acres of land was purchased for $1,485,000. Gerry Matthews represented the Seller, Pomeroy Enterprises, who had purchased the property last year for investment purposes. The Buyer, The 91 Great Hill Co., LLC will use the facility for the warehouse and distribution of high-end, exotic car parts. Gerry Matthews has been named the Exclusive Broker for the 14,668 square foot warehouse/ manufacturing building located at 63 Golden Street, Meriden, CT, which had been occupied by the Buyer of 91 Great Hill Road.

July, 2009 - Ed Godin Jr. SIOR and Brian Godin represented the Buyer in the sale of the 28,100 square foot facility at 7 Great Hill Road, Naugatuck, CT. The modern building situated on 4.4 acres of land in the Naugatuck Industrial Park sold for $1,275,000. The Buyer, Northeastern Communications, is headquartered in Waterbury, CT and will relocate their operations to accommodate their continued growth.

July, 2009 - Brian Godin and Ed Godin Jr. SIOR recently completed the sale of 461 Watertown Avenue, Waterbury.  Brian Godin represented the Buyer, The Dover Benedict Group, LLC and Ed Godin represented the Seller, CPT Associates.  The two buildings, whick total 4,500 square foot, and .65 acres of land sold for $345,000.  Dover Benedict Group purchased the property for investment purposes.

June, 2009 - Gerry D. Matthews is pleased to announce that the "United States Census 2010" has recently signed a lease with Midex Corporation to occupy space in the former Timex World Headquarters located at 199 Park Road Extension, Middlebury, CT. The Government Office will occupy 6,500 +/- square feet on the lower level of the property. The site was chosen after an extensive search lasting over five months.

June, 2009 - Ed Godin Jr. SIOR and Brian Godin represented the Buyer in the sale of a 28,100 square foot industrial facility at 7 Great Hill Road, Naugatuck, CT.  The modern building is situated on 4.4 acres of land in the Naugatuck Industrial Park and sold for $1,275,000.  The Buyer, Northeastern Communications will relocate their operations from Waterbury to Naugatuck to accommodate their continued growth.

June, 2009 - Ed Godin Jr. SIOR represented the Seller in the sale of a 5,038 square foot industrial condominium facility at 3 Morse Road in Oxford, CT which sold for $528,000.  This high quality facility was built and developed by Claris Construction of Newtown, CT and has one unit remaining at 3,950 square feet.  The unit was purchased by BC Flynn Contracting Corporation.

June, 2009 - Matthews Commercial Properties is pleased to announce that CoStar Group has for the sixth consecutive year selected the firm as a CoStar Power Broker Award winner.  This is an annual award recognizing the “best of the best” in commercial real estate brokerage by spotlighting the U.S. firms and individual brokers who closed the highest transaction volume in commercial property sales or leases for the entire year of 2008.  Matthews Commercial Properties qualified as one of the top brokerage firms in Westchester & Southern Connecticut based on its total leasing transactions closed during 2008.  Ed Godin Jr, SIOR, a partner in the firm, was selected for the sixth consecutive year as a CoStar Power Broker Award winner in Westchester & Southern Connecticut based on his total industrial leasing transactions closed during 2008.  To achieve this honor, Ed Godin Jr, SIOR was measured against other commercial real estate brokers in the region and was subsequently ranked among the top brokers in the market.

May, 2009 - Gerry Matthews represented both parties in the sale of 1082 Southford Road, Middlebury, CT.  The 2.2 acre site was purchased by a retail developer for $479,000.  The use for the 2.2 acre site has not yet been reveled.

April, 2009 - Ed Godin, SIOR represented both parties in the leasing of 11,000 SF at the Roundhouse Industrial Park which is located at 567 South Leonard Street in Waterbury, CT.  The tenant Pack-All, Inc. does packaging and warehousing for many companies and is relocated from Beacon Falls.

April, 2009 - Edward F. Godin, Jr., SIOR of Matthews Commercial Properties has achieved the SIOR Industrial Specialist designation awarded by the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors, an international association of professional commercial real estate brokers.  Edward F. Godin, Jr., SIOR, a Partner of Matthews Commercial Properties and licensed broker, has over 20 years of full time industrial and commercial real estate experience.  He has also been awarded CoStar’s Power Broker Award for the past five consecutive years as one of the Top 20 Industrial Brokers in Southern, CT and Westchester County, NY.

April, 2009 - Brian Godin and Ed Godin completed a long term lease for 454 Wolcott Street in Waterbury, CT.  The property consists of a 4,589 square foot free standing Office / Medical Building.  The new tenant, Allied Medical Associates (Physical Therapy, Chiropractic) has been serving the Waterbury Area for ten years.

April, 2009 - Gerry Matthews and Ed Godin are pleased to announce that the "United States Census 2010" has recently signed a lease with Midex Corporation to occupy space at the former Timex World Headquarters located at 199 park Road Extension, Middlebury, CT.  The Government Office will occupy 6,500 +/- square feet.  The site was chosen after an extensive search lasting over five month.  Nearly 40 full-time and up to 1,000 part-time jobs will be created.  Occupancy is scheduled for August of this year.

March, 2009 - Gerry Matthews represented the Owner, Innovative Properties LLC, in leasing 5,350 S/F of second floor office space at 61 Interstate Lane, Waterbury, CT.  The space has been leased to HRinterax, Inc. dba HR411.com.

HR411.com, is a web based, on demand Human Resources support and information portal designed specifically for small and mid-sized businesses. HR411.com contains everything a small or mid-sized business needs to protect their business and to manage, develop and grow their workforce.

March, 2009 - Gerry Matthews represented both the Owner and the Tenant in the leasing of 21 Tremont Street, Waterbury, CT.  RayPax Manufacturing has entered into a long term lease for the 3,274 S/F facility.  RayPax Mfg moved their operations from Prospect to the Waterbury address.

March, 2009 - Brian Godin has recently completed a long term lease for the property located at 572 Middlebury Road, Middlebury, CT.  The property consists of 2,500 square foot retail space.  The tenant Natural & Organic Pet LLC will be opening in May, 2009.

February, 2009 - Brian Godin and Ed Godin completed the sale of 21 Church Street, Waterbury, CT.  Brian Godin represented the Seller, Ames & Whitaker.  The Buyer, CIL Realty Inc., was represented by Ed Godin.  CIL Realty purchased the 3-story 6,500 square foot building for $475,000.00.  CIL Realty has entered into a long term lease with Mental Health Association of Connecticut for the building.