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Illinois-based Crate and Barrel, a leading U.S. home furnishings retail chain, has signed a lease with New York City”s Rockefeller Group Development for a 650,000-sq.-ft. build-to-suit distribution center complex in Cranbury.To be located at the Rockefeller Group Foreign Trade Zone, the project comprises two buildings: a 300,000-sq.-ft. “furniture” building and a 375,000-sq.-ft. “tabletop” building for housewares distribution. The transaction also provides Crate and Barrel 275,000-sq.-ft. for future expansion. Located at Exit 8A of the New Jersey Turnpike, Rockefeller Group Foreign Trade Zone/8A is a 150-acre warehouse/distribution park offering 2 million sq. ft. of build-to-suit opportunities for clients wishing to take advantage of foreign trade zone status and the park”s location. Positioned midway between Boston and Washington, D.C. and 30 minutes from Port Newark, the area is a major distribution center for the east coast.Cushman & Wakefield of New Jersey represented Crate and Barrel as well as Rockefeller Group Development.