For Release: March 18, 2008
McMullen Company Signs Car and Driver Magazine to Lease
for New Office Space in Eisenhower Commerce Center
ANN ARBOR, MI – McMullen Company, an Ann Arbor commercial and residential real estate development and management firm, has signed Car and Driver Magazine to a lease for new office space in the McMullen-owned Eisenhower Commerce Center on Ann Arbor’s south side.
The 10,000-square-foot space will house Car and Driver’s 35-person editorial staff, including the growing team behind the magazine’s online edition,www.caranddriver.com. Car and Driver has increased its Web staff by about 10 people over the past two years.
The new office space will also feature a testing area where Car and Driver writers can inspect, weigh, and assess vehicles for reviews and reporting in the magazine.
Car and Driver signed the new lease with McMullen Company in January, and expects to move into its new offices in Eisenhower Commerce Center in May.
“For 30 years, we have been in another property manager’s building, where our people and facilities have been spread through three suites,” notes Csaba Csere, the editor in chief of Car and Driver. “Pulling all of this together under one roof is a primary motivation.”
Csere adds, “In the McMullen property, we will all be under one roof with added space for our new testing area, extensive library, and online team. We will also have plenty of parking and easy freeway access. The McMullen property best fits our needs.”
Car and Driver is the world’s largest automotive enthusiast magazine with a monthly circulation of 1.3 million. The magazine also publishes six global editions along with buyers guides for cars and trucks. Each month, over 200,000 people visit www.caranddriver.com for more than 1 million page views.
Car and Driver is part of Hachette Filipacchi Media, U.S., Inc. (HFMUS), the largest publisher of special-interest magazines. HFMUS publications include Road & Track, Boating, Flying, Cycle World, American Photo, ELLE, Woman’s Day, and others. HFMUS is a division of Lagardere, a worldwide media company based in France.
More information is available from Car and Driver Magazine, 1585 Eisenhower Place, Ann Arbor, MI 48108. Phone: (734) 971-3600. Email: editors@caranddriver.com.
Eisenhower Commerce Center, conveniently located near I-94 and State Street, offers a total of 216,300 sq. ft. of single-story office/flex space. Its buildings have attractive brick exteriors and are nestled within a quiet, natural setting with highway visibility. Tenants enjoy ample free parking and easy access to highways and airports, along with close proximity to downtown Ann Arbor and the University of Michigan. The nearby Briarwood area has Ann Arbor’s highest concentration of hotels, dining, and shopping.
McMullen Company will modify space in its Eisenhower Commerce Center buildings to suit a tenant’s specific requirements.
McMullen Company is a family owned and operated company now in its fourth
generation of developing and managing commercial and residential real estate
in the Ann Arbor area. The McMullen team constructs, leases, and manages only
properties that it owns. This includes over 25 projects including office buildings,
multi-family apartments, residential condominiums, and motels/hotels.
More information is available from McMullen Company, 825 Victors Way, Suite 230, Ann Arbor, MI 48108, phone: (734) 769-1800, email: ted@mcmullencompany.com.