{"id":31028,"date":"2026-07-14T20:35:05","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T00:35:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lee-associates.com\/new-york\/?p=31028"},"modified":"2026-07-14T20:37:03","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T00:37:03","slug":"dod-lease-1-old-country-road-carle-place","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lee-associates.com\/new-york\/2026\/07\/14\/dod-lease-1-old-country-road-carle-place\/","title":{"rendered":"Department of Defense Carle Place Lease Totals 24K SF"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"><strong>Lee &amp; Associates NYC&#8217;s Kelly Koukou Brokers 24K SF Department of Defense Lease at 1 Old Country Road<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\">Commercial Observer reports that Kelly Koukou, Executive Managing Director and Principal at Lee &amp; Associates NYC, brokered a 10-year, 23,600-square-foot lease at 1 Old Country Road in Carle Place, New York, to the U.S. Department of Defense on behalf of landlord DBD Realty Group. CBRE&#8217;s Ralph Guiffre, Vince Lamatta and Richard Freel represented the tenant. The five-story, 320,000-square-foot Nassau County office building \u2014 most recently home to 1-800-Flowers before it relocated to Jericho in 2020 \u2014 recently underwent a $22 million repositioning that included a new facade, windows, lobby, upgraded infrastructure and a new 1,600-vehicle parking deck. The Federal Aviation Administration already occupies more than 74,000 square feet across the fourth and fifth floors under a 15-year lease signed in 2023. DoD occupancy is expected in early 2027 following buildout.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"><em>&#8220;The Department of War&#8217;s commitment further validates the extensive repositioning of the building and reflects the continued momentum we&#8217;re seeing as the property fills following its post-pandemic leasing surge,&#8221;<\/em> said Kelly Koukou of Lee &amp; Associates NYC.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"><a class=\"underline underline underline-offset-2 decoration-1 decoration-current\/40 hover:decoration-current focus:decoration-current\" href=\"https:\/\/commercialobserver.com\/2026\/07\/department-of-defense-lease-1-old-country-road-long-island\/\">Read the full story on Commercial Observer \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lee &amp; Associates NYC&#8217;s Kelly Koukou Brokers 24K SF Department of Defense Lease at 1 Old Country Road Commercial Observer reports that Kelly Koukou, Executive Managing Director and Principal at Lee &amp; Associates NYC, brokered a 10-year, 23,600-square-foot lease at 1 Old Country Road in Carle Place, New York, to the U.S. Department of Defense on behalf of landlord DBD Realty Group. CBRE&#8217;s Ralph Guiffre, Vince Lamatta and Richard Freel represented the tenant. 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