Larken Associates on Wednesday said it signed a 13,500-square-foot lease expansion with Bluestar Direct LLC at Hillsborough Business Center located on Stryker Lane in Hillsborough.
Larken was represented by Victor Kelly, executive vice president of Raider Realty, the firm’s in-house brokerage team, in the transaction.
Bluestar Direct is a wholesaler of premium quality nuts, raisins, seeds, spices and dried fruits. It has been a tenant at Hillsborough Business Center since 2020. In 2021, the company recognized its need for a larger space and relocated from a 1,500-square-foot unit to a 5,000-square-foot space within the complex. With its latest expansion, Bluestar will occupy all of Building 21 at Hillsborough Business Center and add 13,500 square feet of roasting, packaging and general office space to their existing footprint at the property.
“As we’ve continued to grow our business operations over the past four years, Larken Associates has helped us meet our needs for increased space every step of the way,” Swaroop Khandagale, managing director of Bluestar Direct LLC, said. “We are excited to leverage our space at Hillsborough Business Center to drive the continued success of our rapidly growing company.”
Kelly added: “We are pleased to have helped Bluestar Direct secure the space they need to support the continued growth of their business. Their success story at Hillsborough Business Center speaks to the tremendous adaptability of the property, which has made it one of the most sought-after locations for companies in the central New Jersey area.”
Hillsborough Business Center is a 27-building, 596,315-square-foot flex industrial/warehouse center situated on 100 acres of professional managed and landscaped grounds in Hillsborough. The center is ideally located just one block off Route 206 and is easily accessible from several major highways including Routes 1 and 202 and Interstates 78 and 287.
Each building at the property features 18- to 20-foot clear ceiling heights, a full wet system with central station monitoring, heavy floor load, tailboard and/or drive-in doors and separate utilities and entrances for each tenant. In addition, the center boasts abundant parking throughout as well as an on-site fitness center and self-storage facility.
