Larken Associates on May 6 announced it negotiated a new lease with Chen’s 22 for 1,085 square feet of retail space at Echo Plaza Shopping Center located at 901 Mountain Avenue in Springfield.
A Larken Associates tenant for over 25 years, Chen’s 22 has long been a source of dine-in, takeout and delivery options for the surrounding Springfield community. Boasting friendly, accommodating staff and generous side dishes, Chen’s 22 features Chinese, Thai, and Japanese cuisine, as well as all-you-can-eat sushi. Now under new ownership, Chen’s 22 will continue operating out of its current location in Echo Plaza Shopping Center.
Located in the heart of the most heavily trafficked retail corridor in northern New Jersey, Echo Plaza Shopping Center is a 66,567-square-foot community retail center with ample highway frontage along Route 22 and Mountain Avenue. The shopping center features superior visibility and accessibility making it a highly attractive destination for a diverse range of tenants.
The center also includes Larken Associates’ Echo Executive Plaza, a 41,000-square-foot Class-A office building that is home to a wide range of financial, insurance, medical and professional services companies.
“We pride ourselves on fostering long-term relationships with our tenants and are dedicated to supporting them throughout all stages of their businesses, including major transitions such as this one,” said Victor Kelly, executive vice president of Raider Realty, the in-house brokerage division of Larken Associates. “We are thrilled that the new owners of Chen’s 22 recognized Echo Plaza Shopping Center’s easily accessible, high-visibility location as an ideal destination to carry on the 25-year legacy of this local restaurant and look forward to working with them in the years to come.”
