MILFORD, CONN. — Pennsylvania-based investment firm Merion Realty Partners has purchased Halstead Milford, a 246-unit apartment community located in southern coastal Connecticut. Virginia-based REIT AvalonBay Communities originally developed the three-story, garden-style property in 2004. Amenities at Halstead Milford include a pool, fitness center, coworking space, game room, outdoor grilling and dining areas and a leasing office. Simon Butler, Biria St. John, Jeff Dunne, John McLaughlin, Eric Apfel, Stuart MacKenzie and Brian Bowler of CBRE represented the seller, an affiliate of The DSF Group, in the transaction. The team also procured Merion Realty Partners as the buyer. The sales price was not disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — Affiliates of Centerbridge Partners LP and GIC Real Estate Inc. have entered into an agreement to acquire INDUS Realty Trust Inc. (Nasdaq: INDT) in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $868 million. Participating members of INDUS’ board of directors have unanimously approved the deal. Under the terms of the merger agreement, INDUS stockholders will receive $67 per share in cash. That figure represents a premium of 17 percent to the company’s closing stock price on Nov. 25, the date of Centerbridge’s initial public announcement that it intended to issue a takeover offer with GIC to acquire INDUS. “The transaction delivers immediate and significant value to our stockholders, and we believe it validates the quality of the platform and portfolio we have built over INDUS’ long history,” says Michael Gamzon, president and CEO of INDUS. INDUS, a New York City-based industrial REIT, owns 42 buildings totaling roughly 6.1 million square feet in Connecticut, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, South Carolina and Florida. The deal is expected to close this summer and is subject to customary closing conditions. Upon completion of the transaction, INDUS’ common stock will no longer be listed on Nasdaq and INDUS will become a privately held …
NEWINGTON, CONN. — Northmarq has arranged $37.5 million in financing for The Pike, a 151-unit multifamily project in Newington, located in Hartford County. The financing, which represents about 85 percent of the total project cost, consists of a $25 million construction loan from an undisclosed bank and $12.5 million in private equity from an undisclosed partner. The Pike will offer 65 one-bedroom and 86 two-bedroom units, with 10 percent of the residences to be designated as workforce or affordable housing. Amenities will include a fitness center, community room and an outdoor recreation area. The borrower and developer is Florida-based Smith & Henzy. Construction is expected to last about 24 months.
NEW HAVEN, CONN. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 64,418-square-foot self-storage development site in New Haven. The site is fully approved for the development of a four-story facility that will feature 45,525 net rentable square feet of climate-controlled space across 456 units. Luke Dawley, Nathan Coe, Brett Hatcher and Gabriel Coe of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction. Both parties were limited liability companies that requested anonymity. John Krueger of Marcus & Millichap assisted in closing the deal as the broker of record.
NORWALK, CONN. — Locally based brokerage firm Angel Commercial has negotiated the $6 million sale of a 34,583-square-foot mixed-use building in Norwalk, located in the southern coastal part of Connecticut. The property at 430 Main Ave. comprises 14 retail and office units and nine apartments. Brett Sherman of Angel Commercial represented the seller, an entity doing business as C&H Lew LLC, in the off-market transaction. Sherman also procured the undisclosed buyer.
WALLINGFORD, CONN. — New York-based investment firm BEB Capital has acquired a 32,745-square-foot industrial property in Wallingford, a northern suburb of New Haven. The sales price was $2.3 million. James Panczykowski of JLL represented the seller, National Filter Media Corp., in the transaction. Ben Fischer, Dan Penaro and Keyvan Ghaytanchi represented BEB Capital on an internal basis.
SHELTON, CONN. — Locally based brokerage firm Vidal/Wettenstein has arranged the sale of a 32,325-square-foot office complex in Shelton, located outside of New Haven in southern Connecticut. According to LoopNet Inc., the property was built on 3.1 acres in 1967 and renovated in 1987. Bruce Wettenstein of Vidal/Wettenstein represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Wettenstein also procured the buyer, an affiliate of New York-based investment firm Kirchhoff, which plans to redevelop the property into a self-storage facility.
WESTPORT, CONN. — Crate & Barrel has signed a 37,253-square-foot retail lease renewal in Westport, located in southern Connecticut’s Fairfield County. The furniture and home décor retailer will continue to occupy space at a 58,196-square-foot center at 1200 Post Road E. that was recently renovated. Adam Klimek and Jim Fagan of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord, an entity doing business as 1200 Post Road LLC, in the lease negotiations. The representative of the tenant was not disclosed.
MANCHESTER, CONN. — A joint venture between Virginia-based investment firm Harbor Group International and Cammeby’s International Group has acquired The Pavilions, a 932-unit apartment community in Manchester, an eastern suburb of Hartford. Built in phases between 1990 and 1992, the property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units. The amenity package comprises multiple pools, fitness centers, resident lounges and tennis courts, as well as outdoor grilling and dining areas, a sand volleyball court and a dog park. The new ownership plans to invest $21.2 million in upgrades to unit interiors, common areas, amenity spaces and building exteriors.
STAMFORD, CONN. — Urby, a joint venture between Ironstate Development and Brookfield Properties, is nearing completion of a 176-unit apartment complex in Stamford, located in the southern coastal part of Connecticut. Designed by Concrete Amsterdam, the project represents the latest phase of Stamford Urby, a development that will ultimately consist of 641 units across 11 buildings. Residences are available in studio, one- and two-bedroom formats, with rents starting at approximately $2,000 per month for a studio. Amenities include a pool, outdoor grilling and dining areas, a fitness center, dog park, central courtyard and a coworking lounge. The first move-ins will begin in February.