Larken Associates signed a 1,500-square-foot industrial lease with specialty food importer and wholesale supplier Metal Marvels LLC at the Hillsborough Business Center, the commercial and residential real estate firm announced Wednesday.
Victor Kelly, executive vice president of Larken Associates’ Commercial Division, negotiated the transaction for the space on Stryker Lane in Somerset County.
Metal Marvels, a New Jersey-based wholesaler, imports specialty food items sourced from India—including makhana (fox nuts) and other dry grocery products—for food manufacturers, private-label brands, and commercial buyers in both bulk and packaged formats. The company will utilize its new Hillsborough facility for dry grocery storage.
“Hillsborough Business Center offers companies like Metal Marvels quality warehouse space in a location that’s particularly well-suited for importers and distributors,” Kelly said in a statement. “We’re pleased to welcome Metal Marvels as a tenant and provide a space that meets its operational needs while delivering the value and functionality a growing business requires.”
Situated one block east of Route 206 with access to Routes 1 and 22 as well as Interstates 78 and 287, the Hillsborough Business Center spans 596,315 square feet across 27 flex industrial and warehouse buildings on 100 acres. Buildings across the complex feature 18- to 20-foot clear ceiling heights, heavy floor loads, tailboard and drive-in loading doors, full wet sprinkler systems with central station monitoring, and separate tenant entrances and utilities. The campus also includes on-site parking, a fitness center, and a self-storage facility.
