A New York nonprofit focused on supporting children and adults with autism has moved and expanded its Bronx center.
Quality Services for the Autism Community’s Bronx education facility is now in an approximately 25,300-square-foot space at 1200 Zerega Ave. in Unionport, a neighborhood in the northeastern portion of the borough. The new location includes roughly 12,900 square feet of space on the second floor and 12,400 square feet of outdoor space that the organization will use to support its programs and operations in the Bronx.
The nonprofit, which was founded in 1978 and serves more than 2,700 people in the New York area, was previously in a smaller space at 1950 Eastchester Road in Morris Park. It officially moved into the Zerega Avenue location in the spring, bringing the two-story, roughly 95,600-square-foot building to full occupancy.
A representative for landlord Simone Development Cos. declined to share the asking rent or specific length for the lease, noting only that it is a long-term deal. Industrial asking rents at 1200 Zerega Ave. range from $15 to $19 per square foot, according to CoStar data.
Simone Development was represented in-house for this deal alongside DY Realty’s Mathew Diana.
Simone Development President Joe Simone said in a statement that the company is “thrilled to welcome [Quality Services for the Autism Community] to 1200 Zerega Avenue and to see this site now fully leased with a mission-driven organization that brings real added value to the Bronx.”
Colliers’ Josh Kleinberg represented the nonprofit in the deal. He cited the building’s ample parking spots as one of the reasons the organization was interested in the building, noting that “They have a hard time finding parking space in the boroughs.”
Quality Services for the Autism Community President and COO Cory Polshansky did not respond to a request for comment before press time.
In October, the organization signed an approximately 42,000-square-foot lease to open a new Queens center at 222-25 Jamaica Ave. in Jamaica. It joins a tenant roster at 1200 Zerega Ave. that also includes construction materials distributor Kamco Supply Corp. and furniture manufacturer Anthony Lawrence Belfair.