Thursday

CA to sell last U.S. property, in Central Islip

this what CA had to say to newsday, gee do CA know how man employees working for them, I guess not because thers mor then 10 people in the 1150 Motor Pkwy office.
well it show how much CA is on top of thing. mybe there get it right next time and yes there will be a next time there just geting started !


CA to sell last U.S. property, in Central Islip


An unassuming advertisement for a 100,000-square-foot warehouse at 1150 Motor Pkwy. in Central Islip might have blended in with those for other sale properties in western Suffolk, but this one will mark the end of an era.

The building, which was described in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing as a "distribution center," is the last remaining piece of North American real estate in the portfolio amassed by the former Computer Associates under the leadership of founder and former chief Charles Wang. When it is sold, all of the company's non-European properties will be leased, according to its most recent annual report.

CA Inc. spokeswoman Michelle Healy said the building, which was advertised in Long Island Business News, is no longer needed because the company is "outsourcing records management and print shop." She also said that only 10 employees would be "affected" and that the sale is part of CA's effort to become more efficient.

"CA is constantly evaluating its cost structure to ensure it is competitive with its industry peers and making the most effective use of its capital," she wrote in an e-mail. Part of that effort, she wrote, is "working to better align our real estate portfolio with our business needs."

As of March 31, 2006, the company owned 965,000 square feet of office and warehouse space in North America. The year before, CA's annual report read, "We own an approximately 850,000- square-foot corporate headquarters in Islandia, N.Y., as well as various facilities throughout the United States ranging from 15,000 to 235,000 square feet."

Healy declined to confirm information from a popular commercial real estate listings Web site that the asking price for the Central Islip warehouse is $9million.

She wouldn't comment on specific questions about longer-term plans for CA, many of whose top executives live off-Island, except to say, "We remain committed to Long Island."