Class A office tower opens in Bronx

 
The first of two Class A office towers planned for the 42-acre Hutchinson Metro Center complex in the Pelham Bay section of the Bronx officially opened yesterday. The 13-story, 280,000-square-foot Tower One at 1250 Waters Place is nearly 45 percent leased, said Joseph Simone, president of the New Rochelle-based Simone Development Companies, which is developing the office project. A second tower with an additional 280,000 square feet is planned next door. Newman Design Group, based in Huntington, Long Island, is the architect for the office project. The complex is already home to a 460,000-square-foot office building, opened in 2003. It was the first Class A office building in the Bronx in more than 10 years. TRD