Image courtesy of O,R&L Commercial.

A hole left by a retiring doctor in an East Hartford building’s tenant roster has been filled following a recent lease.

First Choice Health Centers Inc. signed a lease for the entire 7,114-square-foot second floor of 478 Burnside Ave. Thomas Wilks of O,R&L Commercial represented the landlord, Shafa Building LLC, and procured the tenant.

The Shafa Medical Center’s principal doctor retired and the space was available for another medical group to step in to the already built-out medical space. The Social Security Administration occupies the building’s first floor.

First Choice Health Centers is headquartered in East Hartford at 94 Connecticut Blvd., and the Burnside Ave. shop will be its 14th location. The company offers a wide variety of services, from primary care and dentistry through women’s health and podiatry, and operates school-based health centers.